Ellen Lau 博士，香港城市大学
EMPIRICAL FINDINGS OF THE INVOLVEMENT OF QS IN PERFORMING THE COST MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS： A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVEFOR BUILDING AND ENGINEERING PROJECTS
Ellen Lau and Betty Chiu
City University of Hong Kong
Abstract：In a building contract， the major role of quantity surveyors in cost management generally covers cost planning， value management， feasibility studies， lifecycle costing， cost benefit analysis， tendering， valuation and cost estimation. It is the intention of this study to find out how these cost management activities involve QS and how QS functions in a typical engineering contract. The research would employ both quantitative and qualitative techniques to provide a comparative dimension of QS involvement in building and in engineering projects. Data collected are analysed with correlation matrix and factor analysis. The findings suggest that the market conditions are the most significant factor affecting cost. The results conclude that external factors and contractor capability are the two main areas requiring attention for engineering projects.
Keywords： cost function， engineering projects， building projects， QS role
造价工程师在成本管理过程中的参与：工建和安装工程实证的对比研究
Ellen Lau和Betty Chiu
香港城市大学
摘要：在建筑合同中，造价工程师在成本管理中的主要工作通常涉及成本规划、价值管理、可行性研究、生命周期成本控制、成本效益分析、招投标、评估与成本估算。本文旨在探讨上述成本管理活动如何与造价工程师发生关联，造价工程师如何在典型的工程合同中履行职能。本文将采用定量和定性分析法，以对比造价工程师在建筑和工程项目中的参与维度，并使用相关矩阵和因素分析对采集到的数据进行分析。分析结果表明，市场条件是影响成本的最重要因素。本文得出的结论是：外部因素和承包商能力是工程项目需要注意的两个主要方面。
关键词：成本职能，安装工程，工建工程，造价工程师角色