QUANTITY SURVEYING DIVISION
Chief Quantity Surveyor:
A. F. EVANS, A.R.I.C.S.
Quantity Surveying Division
2.08. This division is under the control of the Chief Quantity Surveyor and consequent upon the approval of increases in establishment during the year, it was divided into four sections, each under the control of a Senior Quantity Surveyor. The sections deal with capital projects exceeding $0.5 million each; Resettlement and Government Low Cost Housing projects; minor works; maintenance and grant-in-aid schools; statistical and cost advisory information; materials and the provision of stores. The sections are staffed with varying numbers of Quantity Surveyors and Assistants and supporting technical staff for 'working up' and site measurement duties.
2.09. The division is responsible for the preparation of estimates, bills of quantities, specifications, contract documents and for the measurement and valuation of all building projects. A total of 137 contracts valued at $178 million were let during the year, including 13 Resettlement and Government Low Cost Housing projects to a total value of $112 million and 20 major projects totalling $60 million. Of the latter, private quantity surveyors assisted in the preparation of bills of quantities for 11 contracts totalling $24 million. The maintenance contract section, consisting of 18 Surveying Assistants, carried out detailed checking of some 4,000 accounts of a total value of $12.25 million.
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DIVISION
Chief Structural Engineer:
A. E. CLAASSEN, M.I.Struct.E., A.M.(S.A.)I.C.E.
2.10. This division, under the control of the Chief Structural Engineer and sub-divided under two Senior Structural Engineers, had 8 structural engineers, 11 assistant engineers and 22 engineering assistants. It is responsible for the structural design of new buildings, and additions and alterations undertaken by the office which, during the year, numbered over 500 separate buildings.
2.11. Much time was also devoted to the inspection of foundations and the structural framework of buildings under construction. This is the responsibility of the structural engineers and they were kept particularly busy on the large and expanding programme of Resettlement and Government Low Cost Housing.
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