QUANTITY SURVEYING DIVISION
Government Quantity Surveyor:
H. MILLER, F.R.I.C.S.
M. M. LUXTON, A.R.I.C.S. (Acting)
Chief Quantity Surveyor:
M. M. LUXTON, A.R.I.C.S.
E. D. MOTH, A.R.I.C.S. (Acting)
3.11. This Division is under the control of the Government Quantity Surveyor, assisted by a Chief Quantity Surveyor and is divided into five sections each under the supervision of a Senior Quantity Surveyor, dealing respectively with new projects generally; special projects (e.g. large hospitals, Kai Tak Airport etc.); Resettlement and Government Low Cost Housing; maintenance of buildings; and estimates, materials supplied through Government Stores Department, cost statistics and Architectural Office library. The Division is staffed by 37 Quantity Surveyors and professional assistants; supporting technical staff is engaged on preparation of contract documents for minor works, computing, checking, 'working-up', site measurement and similar duties.
3.12. The Division is responsible for the preparation of estimates, bills of quantities, contract documents, valuations for interim payments and final accounts for all Architectural Office projects. It is also responsible for arranging contracts and checking accounts for the maintenance of Government buildings and British Armed Forces buildings, including checking of the measurement for all works orders for Forces buildings exceeding $1,600 in value.
3.13. During the year under review, 162 contracts were placed to a total value of $168 million and some 7,550 accounts were checked for work executed under the Maintenance Contracts to a total value of approximately $26 million. The engagement of the services of private quantity surveyors was necessary for certain very urgent work as well as for projects undertaken by private architects.
3.14. The Division has, in addition, been responsible for the collation of statistical and cost advisory information relating to buildings and building materials, maintenance of the library and for providing advice to other departments on grant-in-aid and subsidized schools to the total value of some $33 million and on co-operative housing schemes.
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