The ASAQS plays an important advocacy role in industry and public sector.

The ASAQS has a strong voice within the built environment and actively represents our profession on numerous important committees and government bodies.

The ASAQS also advocates for the QS profession by replying to “calls for comment” on construction sector policies put out for public discussion and comment by various government agencies.

We continuously lobby with government departments on behalf of our membership, writing to ministers and civil servants - albeit sometimes more successfully than other times. We continue to raise matters of concern with these various government agencies. Whilst we raise many red flags and lodge complaints, we also ensure that we are able to offer solutions to the self-same matters of concern that we raise.

We represent the interests of the QS profession on the BEP grouping (Built Environment Professions Grouping) comprised of senior executives from the other professions within the construction sector. This forum allows the professions to wherever possible take a unified approach when seeking to comment on proposed policy and engage with various government agencies.

We are fully aware of how important it is to actively promote QS’ing not only as a career choice for young students, but also promote the tangible value that a QS brings to a project. We are fully aware of the need to carry a strong message to all government departments to insist that the services of a QS are used in every project over a certain value.

The association plays an active role on various boards and technical committees. We advocate and represent our profession with the:

• AAQS (Africa Association of Quantity Surveying)
• BER (Bureau for Economic Research)
• BEPSA (Built Environment Professions South Africa)
• CASA (Construction Alliance South Africa)
• CBE (Council for the Built Environment)
• CIDB (Construction Industry Development Board)
• CSCC (Construction Sector Charter Council)
• DPW (Department of Public Works)
• GBCSA (Green Building Council of South Africa)
• ICEC (International Cost Engineering Council)
• ICMS (International Cost Management Standard)
• JBCC  (Joint Building Contracts Committee)
• MBA (Master Builders Association)
• PAQS (Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors)
• PROCSA® (Professional Client / Consultant Services Agreements Committee)
• RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors)
• SACQSP (South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession)
• SACPCMP (South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions)
• SAPOA (South African Property Owners Association) 

 

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Statutory Councils 

SACQSP The Act for the Quantity Surveying Profession (Act 49 of 2000) supports significant representation by professional quantity surveyors on the South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession (SACQSP).		CBE Quantity surveyors should participate in influencing and monitoring matters affecting the practice of their profession Quantity surveyors are also represented on the Council for the Built Environment (CBE), a statutory council over-arching the six professional councils within the built environment.
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International Partners

 

International Cost Engineering Council (ICEC)	Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors (PAQS)
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)