Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Re: Re: architects

[Harry Pasternak (Harry_Pasternak]

Diane

* Quantity surveyors/project managers are found in the yellows pages in large
centers under Surveyors-Quantity in Canada and in the USA under Cost
Engineers-- in Canada the association is the Canadian Institute for Quantity
Surveyors and in the USA its the American Assoc. of Cost Engineers. --there
are also international associations.
 In a small centre, a consulting engineering firm might have qualified
quantity surveyors/project managers on staff.

* Quantity surveyors/project managers can be hired by the hour; but typically
work for a set fee for the project. 

* These folks have university or college degrees in Cost Engineering or
Quantity Surveying. In addition, (in Canada) they have to write an entrance
exam after they graduate--as well there is a test to professional experience
whereby for two years they must keep a log of all their work and then write
an exam on material takeoff, scheduling, and construction law.


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