| Summary: | The quantity surveying profession in Nigeria has made tremendous progress
since the country gained independence in 1960. Quantity surveyors (QS) provide
various kinds of services to a multitude of clients in the building industry.
However, empirical researches focusing on the kind or category of services that
they provide are somewhat inadequate and far between. This sometimes caused
a rift among construction experts doubting what the QS actually do, vis-a-vis in
providing clients with the necessary support and undertaking. Therefore, this
paper seeks to determine the kind of services QS provide for their clients and
benchmark it against established international standards. Distinguishing their
scope of work will provide a clear direction for improvements and enable their
special contribution to be better understood and appreciated. To achieve its
objectives, the paper combined literature reviews and questionnaire survey.
Henceforth, thirty six (36) general services expected of the QS in projects were
identified and solicited among 200 respondents. The findings revealed that
majoirty of the services were provided the quantity surveyors in nigeria.
Howevere, a substantial percentage within the profession were not providing the
required services to the clients. Therefore, the paper recommends for QS in
Nigeria to strive for a more client-focused services in order to catch up with
international standards and, along the way, improve service quality to meet the
clients’ expectation.
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