KUCHING: Quantity surveying plays an integral role in the country’s construction industry as it is holistic, said Works Minister Baru Bian.
“It is instrumental in the success of a construction project especially with the implementation of cost management throughout the procurement process,” he said to delegates during a congress of Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors (PAQS) at a hotel here yesterday.
Baru observed that the QS industry is similar to being ‘jack of all trades’ as the profession requires synthesising inputs from design team procurement documents and calculating project costs.
“This is coupled with preparing tender documentation and monitoring the work value undertaken during the construction phase,” he said.
He also lauded the role of Construction Industry Transformation Programme 2016-2020 (CITP) in shaping the country’s national agenda.
“This transforms the construction industry to be highly productive, environmentally sustainable, with globally competitive players while focusing on safety and quality standards,” he said.
“CITP and its predecessor, the Construction Industry Master Plan 2006-2015 (CIMP) was in line with Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s vision in 1991 for the nation to be a developed economy by the year 2020.
“This was having balanced development in all aspects including economic prosperity, social well-being, world-class education, and political stability.”
Baru highlighted that the ultimate goal of both CIMP and CITP is to raise the standards of the Malaysian construction industry to be on par with that in
developed nations.
“This is so that we are resilient to challenges for both today and tomorrow. We have certainly seen tremendous progress throughout the years and various challenges have arisen in the global economic environment.
“However, with the introduction of Industry 4.0 the adoption of new technologies and methodologies is no longer an option.
“It is necessary for future survival in the digital world. Industries have to adapt to the fast-changing technological trends.”
