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Message du Prsident
lcoute de ses membres

Herv Couture, ECA
u cours des dernires
annes, les diffrents
conseils ont convenu
que lInstitut canadien
des conomistes en construction
(ICEC) se devait de se rapprocher
davantage de ses membres et
dy assurer un support national
tous les niveaux. Lemphase
a t initialement mise sur
lducation. La rvision des syllabus
et laccrditation de nouvelles
institutions devraient aussi
favoriser la reconnaissance de la
profession et laccroissement des
adhsions.
la dernire assemble gnrale
annuelle, on nous a demand
de mettre de lavant un plan
marketing, et une augmentation
des frais de cotisation annuelle a
t vote afin de librer un budget
suffisant pour son implantation
court terme. Cette anne, tous
les membres actifs au 31 mars
2011, ont reu directement lavis
de renouvellement par un envoi
lectronique massif. Quelques
petits problmes techniques
sont survenus mais ils seront
rapidement corrigs.
Le conseil dadministration
a tenu une runion spciale le
vendredi 18 mars dernier afin de
rencontrer Mme Erin Brand de
la firme Parcel Design, retenu
titre dexpert-conseil en marketing,
Le premier audit
fut un succs et
ceci dmontre le
professionalisme de
nos membres.
afin de recevoir les rsultats et les
conclusions tires du sondage ralis
au dbut du mois.
la sance de travail qui a suivi,
une kyrielle dides a t lance et
nous laisse entrevoir de grandes
possibilits. La prochaine tape
est de recevoir vers la mi-avril une
premire illustration de ce qui
pourrait tre le plan marketing et
ses options potentielles. La revue de
notre image (logo) et lchancier
dimplantation feront aussi partie des
discussions lordre du jour de cette
prochaine rencontre. Les objectifs
viss et le budget correspondant
seront prsents la prochaine
assemble gnrale annuelle, le 13
juin prochain.
Nous sommes aussi aujourdhui
laube dune nouvelle tape du
programme de formation continue.
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celle qui a marqu lobligation de
fournir le pointage minimum de 50
points acquis au cours de lanne
2009 pour le renouvellement de
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votre accrditation ECC ou ECA.

Le premier audit fut un succs et
ceci dmontre le professionnalisme
de nos membres. Je tiens vous
rappeler que tout membre qui
naura pas soumis son pointage
ne pourra renouveler son
accrditation par voie lectronique
et pourrait tre exclu de la liste des
membres en rgle de lICEC. Ds
lors, il ne pourra plus utiliser les
abrviations PQS/ ECA ou ECC/
CEC certifiant sa qualification. Ce
programme vise assurer tous
les clients et autres professionnels
de la construction, la mise jour
des connaissances de nos membres,
pour une meilleure reconnaissance
de notre profession. Je vous invite
lire, dans cette dition, larticle
sy rapportant, et de contacter
votre association pour toute
information complmentaire.
Lt sera bientt notre porte et
le prochain congrs de lassociation
arrive grand pas. Le Beaches
Sandy Bay Resort de Ngril en
Jamaque nous y attend tous, et
lassemble gnrale annuelle
sera le lieu de prsentation du
plan marketing propos. LAGA a
toujours t lvnement annuel
ne pas manquer, et il pourrait
marquer cette anne le dbut dune
nouvelle re!
Mes meilleures salutations
tous.
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Presidents Message
Aligned with members needs

or the past few years, it
has been agreed at various
council meetings that
the Canadian Institute of
Quantity Surveyors (CIQS) should
develop a closer relationship with
the membership and also ensure that
national support be available at all
levels. Emphasis was initially put
on training. The revision of course
syllabi and the certification of new
training institutions were to enhance
the recognition of the profession
and promote the growth of the
membership.
During the last Annual General
Meeting, we were tasked to develop
a marketing plan and to that effect,
an increase of the annual dues was
voted in order to finance the short
term implementation of the plan.
This year, all active members as
of March 31, 2011 received their
membership renewal notice directly
through emails. A few minor
technical glitches did occur but these
will be resolved shortly.
The Board held a special meeting last Friday, March 18 to meet
with Erin Brand from Parcel Design
which had been selected as Marketing Expert and to conduct a survey.
The first audit was a success and demonstrated

the professionalism of our members.
The meeting was held to receive the
results and the analysis of the survey
which had been conducted in the beginning of the month.
During the work session that followed, a multitude of ideas were put
forward paving the way to vast possibilities. The next step will be to
receive a first draft of the marketing
plan and its potential options. The
review of our logo and an implementation schedule will also be part of the
agenda of this upcoming meeting. The
goals and the corresponding budget
will be tabled during the next annual
general meeting on June 13.
Today, we are at the dawn of a new
stage of the Continuous Professional
Development program. Fiscal year
2010-11 marked the requirement for
the members to provide a minimum
scoring of 50 points earned during
2009 for the renewal of their accreditation to PQS/CEC. The first audit
was a success and demonstrated the
professionalism of our members. I
wish to emphasize that any member
failing to submit his scoring will not

be allowed to renew his/her accreditation and he/she will be excluded from
the list of CIQS members in good
standing. Therefore he/she will not
be authorized to use the PQS/ECA or
ECC/CEC abbreviations which certify
his qualification. This program aims
to confirm to customers and other
professionals of the trade the up to
date knowledge of our members thus
ensuring a better recognition of our
profession. I invite you to read the
reference article in this edition and to
contact your association for any additional information.
Summer will soon be here and
the next congress is just around the
corner. You are all convened to the
Beaches Sandy Bay Resort of Negril
in Jamaica and the Annual General
Meeting will be venue for the presentation of the proposed marketing plan.
The AGM has always been a mustbe-there event and this year it could
mark the beginning of a new era!
Best regards to all.
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Executive Directors
Message
2011-12 membership
invoices have been sent
Lois Metcalfe,
CIQS Executive Director
y now, all members with an email address

should have received their 2011-12 membership
invoices electronically. If you did not receive
your invoice by email, it is most likely because
we do not have your current email address so please
contact CIQS or your local affiliated association.
Change is difficult for some but our members are
embracing this new technology for invoicing, receipts and
membership cards and find it quite efficient and painless.
Our members particularly like the ability to pick up their
receipt and membership card immediately upon payment.
Members with the designations, Professional Quantity
Surveyor or Construction Estimator Certified, should
complete their Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) form before they start the renewal process. Please
remember that a minimum of 50 points is mandatory for
the 2011-12 membership year. Once you have completed

the online renewal you should submit a copy of your
completed CPD to your affiliated association maintaining
a copy in your personal files in the event you are audited.
CPD forms were emailed by the affiliated associations,
however, if you require another copy please visit the
Members Only section at www.ciqs.org where all CPD
forms are posted.
Members may, if they wish, continue to pay by cheque
by printing off the invoice and sending it along with your
cheque to your local affiliated association. If applicable,
please include your CPD form.
If any members have any concerns or difficulties with
the new technology, I encourage you to contact me
at execdir@ciqs.org. We always value and appreciate
comments from our members.
Editors Message
Canadas construction
material costs soaring up
Joshua Mutize, PQS
Construction Economist Editor
ased on raw data from Statistics Canadas Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI), construction
materials are increasing in costs. Compared to
the same time last year, this increase is between
4 and 5.5 %. According to RS Means, the main cause of this
development was the revival in international commodity
prices (Alex Carrick, Chief Economist, CanaData, Economy
at Glance, dated March 22, 2011).
The cost of some materials is increasing faster than others. Materials showing an uptick include oil, copper, lumber
and coal. Oil increases are due mainly to increased demand
in crude oil globally, however, this is compounded by political unrests in the Middle East. Naturally, other energy
sources such as petroleum, gas and coal follow suit. Petroleum and gas increases could reach as high as 15% by midsummer, compared to the same time last year.
Among all non-residential materials, engineering
materials seem to lag behind lumber and metal prices.
Lumber price increases are currently tracking at over 6%
weighted average.
Although Alberta and Ontario are the main two provinces that felt the economic downturn, these two provinces
are already showing promising signs of economic recovery.
Home building in Ontario continues to be slow, with condominium construction very low compared to single-family
homes. Canadian banks are helping keep residential home
sales stable by offering low mortgage rates. Similarly, US
banks mortgage rates continue to be favourable to home
buyers. Continued favourable conditions in home sales will
help resuscitate new home building.
The dollar value attributed to home building has continued to diminish during the first quarter of 2011 and is
projected to continue lower than 2010 for the next couple
of years. The total value of new construction is approximately 11% lower than in 2010. See partial graph below.
For a full copy, please visit www.journalofcommerce.com/
article/id43680.
Now that I have said my piece on construction material
costs, please enjoy the rest of this issue. Good reading.
All new construction by region (current $ millions)
2008
2009
2010
2011
Atlantic
12,855
12,968
14,636
15,215
Qubec
39,975
40,253
45,483
46,801
Ontario
63,005
59,380
68,147
69,208
Manitoba
6,793
6,719
7,556
7,452
490
10,808
11,258
11,656
Alberta
65,155
44,708
48,604
52,527
British Columbia
37,011
30,538
36,420
37,698
235,284
205,374
9.8%
-12.7%
Saskatchewan
Total
% Change
232,104 240,557
13.0%
3.6%
(Graph by Journal of Commerce; www.journalofcommerce.com/

article/id43680)
2009 to 2011 are CanaData estimates based on Statistics Canada
survey numbers.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor,
Although I retired in the year 2000, I volunteered at this years AGM to assist in a review of the 8th edition and
the preparation of the 9th edition of the Method of Measurement of Construction Works (MoM).
In August, I received by email a copy of the 8th edition and was astounded to see that, in the Preface,I was
credited by the Author and Editor for being part of a combined effort in the production of that edition.
Older members will be aware that I was the Author and Editor of both the 6th and 7th editions of the MoM
which were introduced in 1993 and 2000 respectively, but last month was the first time that I had seen the 8th
edition, which was introduced in 2006. At no time did I have any input into the 8th edition.
Geoffrey Hadley, PQS(F)
Education Updates
Education in British Columbia

for the student quantity
surveyor investing in the future
A background on the CIQS Board approval for accreditation.
uring 2008, QSBC were approached by the
construction industry, through the Vancouver
Regional Construction Association (VRCA) and
the British Columbia Institute of Technology
(BCIT) Faculty of Construction and the Environment, to
look at designing and building specific courses associated
with estimating and quantity surveying services that were
not available from other professional bodies or institutions.
It was suggested that the construction companies, owners/
investors and their consultants had to respond to greater
demands in the area of economics of projects at the preconstruction stage (e.g. P3, Design Build, etc. type work)
including issues associated with risk, early assessment of
probable cost and the viability of projects. The market was
finding that the traditional quantity surveyor had many of
the skill sets that satisfied the new marketplace but that
there were extreme shortages of qualified quantity surveyors to fulfill these roles and there was no educational opportunity in BC to acquire these skills. BCIT were providing a
construction management degree program that successfully
provided the industry with management skills but the estimating and quantity surveying courses needed updating
to reflect the new approaches to delivering projects and the
special skill sets that were needed to successfully do that. It
was also pointed out that students in todays world wanted
a more comprehensive educational experience and needed
to attend classes to learn more effectively as well as have
the resources of fellow students and lecturers to work with.

This was not being offered either by the quantity surveying
community or local institutions in BC. Further that QSBC
had for some time been in tentative discussions with BCIT
on the subject of a degree program in quantity surveying.
In other words, the time was right for a serious educational initiative in BC and the board and membership were
astute enough to realize this. The membership and board
were fully supportive of the initiative and gave every encouragement required to move ahead.
This all started to take shape in March 2009 when a
Memo of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the
BCIT, VRCA, QSBC and CIQS organizations. The MOU was
focused on providing the design and construction industry
in BC with a program of courses to allow those interested
in estimating and quantity surveying to have accredited
courses available at a world leading academic Polytechnic
institution leading to a PQS or CEC designation. Over the
last two years, QSBC have been working with BCIT to fine
tune those initial discussion points back in 2008 and accommodate industry suggestions for our profession. The MOU
kicked off the process in earnest. We set about designing
and building the courses that industry had identified as
essential for our profession to specialize in going into the
future and, having completed that, we would work towards
the accreditation of those courses through CIQS that would
allow us to offer them to students at BCIT at the appropri-
Education Updates
ate degree level of education. But it needed to be carried

out in a methodical way. The accreditation process is a
complicated one and one that needs to have constant third
party endorsement if it is to be completely successful.
As you may recall, during the summer of 2009, a country-wide survey was implemented by BCIT to survey the
opinions of our industry in order to confirm the initial
opinions we had from industry up to this point as well as
take stock of our current syllabus to confirm its relevancy.
There were questions relating to each of our current syllabus courses as well as an opportunity to voice an opinion
on what could be appropriate extra materials beyond our
current syllabus that could enhance the services of our profession moving forward. BCIT received over 350 responses
to that survey, many from our own members as well as
architects, engineers and owners. An objective and professional analysis by the BCIT survey team was carried out
and the findings were an education in themselves. You will
be pleased to know that results found many of the courses
in our current syllabus are still valid today and will stand
us in good stead going into the foreseeable future our
CIQS education committee has done a good job. There was
a small group of courses that were considered in need of
review (e.g. Economics I & II) and others that needed reevaluation (e.g. Computers in Construction) given that the
world has moved on since the last syllabus review nearly a
decade ago. But what was interesting was the emergence of
three new courses relating to civil services to buildings, risk

management and conceptual estimating. These courses were
ideal for CIQS to take on as the vehicle to provide industry
with this level of expertise. This extension of an additional
three courses would, it was thought, provide our profession
an opportunity to further consolidate our position as advisors and practitioners on these subjects given that industry
had signaled very clearly that they were expecting this response from us. We, of course, were pleased to oblige. Two of
the subjects, risk management and conceptual estimating,
are key elements in todays changing contract market and
are very much subjects that industry now look to our profession to deliver. The other course was a more consolidated
approach to civil engineering associated with the building
environment as an option to the more general subject of
addressing the broad scope of civil engineering in 306, Measurement and Pricing of Civil Works. In fact, there was talk
at one time of extending 306 into a Civil QS syllabus, given
the large infrastructure projects that many of our members
were now involved in.
These three additional courses have now been prepared in
outline and have been reviewed by the QSBC board, the CIQS
Education Committee and the CIQS Board and have been accredited as courses that would qualify the successful student
under the PQS program along with the original course syllabus. BCIT are now in the process of approving these three
extra courses for inclusion in their CM degree program.
The time was right for a serious

educational initiative in BC and
the board and membership
were astute enough
to realize this.
Education Updates
The final step, given the anticipated growth in interest from students,
will be the ability to offer a degree in quantity surveying at BCIT.
The three subjects are an addition to the existing

CIQS syllabus and do not replace or bump any of the
original syllabus courses. This will allow those that are
already in the throes of completing their correspondence
courses or study work in academic institutions to
continue to work towards qualifying for PQS status
without complication. The extra subjects will be added
to the construction management degree program at
BCIT to allow students to add them to their degree
credits courses as well as those courses that are now
qualified as equivalency subjects. The approval and
accreditation will allow the equivalency courses and
the additional new courses to also qualify for a degree
in construction management with a major in quantity
surveying. The final step, given the anticipated growth
in interest from students, will be the ability to offer a
degree in quantity surveying at BCIT. It is the opinion
of the BCIT Program Advisory Committee for the CM

degree program that the numbers will quickly increase
for the QS major. This demand will be the driver to
allow BCIT to offer the program as a degree in Quantity
Surveying after the appropriate accreditation from the
province.
The appealing thing is that industry and BCIT are fully
supportive of the initiative and that industry in BC has
been completely behind this and the role of the PQS in
industry. With this level of commitment and support, the
objective survey that BCIT carried out on CIQS behalf
and the enthusiasm of the membership, we should also
be in a strong position to seek accreditation with other
quantity surveying institutions and associations around
the world making the PQS and CEC qualifications
valuable in other areas in the world as well as enhancing
our position in the industry at home.
Working Together
To Insure Your Future
About the author:

Andrew Collins, PQS (F),
MRICS, is a member of the
QSBC Board of Directors; a
member of the BCIT Program
Advisory Committee for the
Construction Management degree
program; chair and CIQS representative on the PAQS
Accreditation Committee that completed the UNITEC,
Auckland, NZ, accreditation; a member and owner
representative on the Best Practices Committee for the
industry publication Management of Building Projects;
and vice-chair of the Public Construction Council of BC.
Andrew is the Assoc. Director of Project Services for
Infrastructure Development at the University of BC,
responsible for delivering the design and construction
of $100 million a year of renewal and modernization
of existing campus buildings. He specializes in the
delivery of state-of-the-art alternative energy projects
and is currently working on a Bioenergy Research
Demonstration Project, a new low energy hot water
district energy system, a continuous optimization
program to improve the energy performance of existing
building and a district Smart Energy System. His
most recently completed alternative energy project,
a feasibility study entitled Alternative Energy
Sources Projects for the University of BC Vancouver
campus has just been given an Award of Merit by the
Consulting Engineers of BC.
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CPD Corner
CIQS members = professionalism

ur first CPD audit is now complete and what
a pleasant surprise. I was overwhelmed by the
high level of professionalism and quality of the
submissions. The inaugural audit was for the
2009 CPD year where 53 members (5% of active qualified)
were randomly selected to participate and letters were
sent out on January 11, 2011. Auditees were provided
with submission criteria and a 30-day time frame to
deliver their submission. Fifty-two members submitted
and received an acceptable outcome. One member did not
submit and unfortunately will be subject to disciplinary
measures.
I would like to personally thank the members who
submitted and congratulate them for their excellent efforts
and thorough submissions. I was equally impressed by
the wide range of continuous professional activity that
was undertaken by our members. Surprisingly, many
members achieved points by participating on chapter
and affiliate committees and boards and many gained
points by attending AGMs plus received additional
points attained from CPD seminars offered at the AGMs.
This clearly shows our members care about the future
our organization. Some volunteered to oversee diaries
for Associates and CECs or invigilate examinations
which indicates members recognized the future is in our
education and with our youth. I was also encouraged by
the members who not only attended construction-related
presentations but the many who developed and facilitated
presentations on a wide variety of construction-related
topics. CIQS members are without a doubt, leaders in this
industry. So, well done to all audited members.
Finally, on a different note, in response to one of the

many suggestions that we have received, we will begin
highlighting some of the learning and training providers
and programs available across the country. Many are offered online and since I reside on the east coast, I thought
I would highlight some of the providers offering courses
and programs in the coming months in Halifax. In future
issues, I will highlight providers and courses offered from
different regions.
Construction Association of
Nova Scotia (CANS) Continuing
Education
www.cans.ns.ca
Dalhousie University, Continuing

Education
www.cte.dal.ca
Nova Scotia Construction Safety

Association (NSCSA)
www.nscsa.org
Epic Educational Program

Innovations Center
www.epic-edu.com
Mark Gardin, PQS

CPD Lead
Continuing Education at George Brown College

Were known for the variety, quality and convenience of our courses
and programs. Our industry-professional instructors, innovative courses
and up-to-date distance-education delivery methods keep our students
coming back for more. Our series of OIQS/CIQS accredited courses
provide the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the construction
estimating/project management field.
Register now at coned.georgebrown.ca

For more information, call 416-415-5000, ext. 4861 (long distance
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Construction mobile apps

and their marketplace impact
The growth of the mobile device market over the last five years is based off of one
main principal: the faster you can transmit information, no matter where you
are, the quicker things gets done professionally, socially and personally. It
is no surprise that estimates predict 50% of Americans to own a smartphone
by the end of this year and one in five Americans will own a tablet device by
2015. By doing our own survey of construction industry professionals in our
social network, from estimators to homebuilders, we found that most do not
own a tablet device and most use their mobile phones for calls, texts and email
but nothing more. Many are starting to hear about application capabilities
and software extending services to mobile devices, but like any new trend in
technology, it all looks a little complicated and maybe not worth their time to
learn it.
The majority of mobile device users are on one of following platforms
(phones): RIM (Blackberry), Apple (iPhone), Microsoft (Windows
Phone), Google (Android) and Palm (now part of HP). In 2010,
the majority of users were on Blackberry and iPhone with
Microsofts market share diminishing and Googles share,
with the introduction of the Android phones, quickly
taking its place1. Since Oct 2009, all five of these
platforms have a mobile application store with a
combined total of over 500,000 apps available
for download. Surprisingly, though, as of May
2010 only 30% of smartphone users were
actually utilizing apps on their devices
but that 30% had an average of 27
applications each, accounting for
the $2 billion in revenue brought
in by North American mobile
applications in 20102.
There are a growing
number of people
using smartphones,
but the majority
of apps being
used are
being
used
by
the same people. From our research,

it seems the app user group does
not contain a large amount of
construction industry professionals.
Maybe they do not know what is
out there? Maybe they do, but they
are not convinced of the value in
researching, purchasing, downloading
and learning to use an application?
So for now, let us start with talking
about what is out there. The AEC
folks we know that are using
smartphone applications are fans of
the following (and where you can find
them):
AutoCAD WS - Enables you to
view, edit and share your AutoCAD
drawings directly from your iPad,
iPhone or iPod touch. (iTunes)
Autodesk Sketchbook A full set
of any and all sketching tools you
could possibly need, ready to create,
in your mobile device. (iTunes)
Google Earth Googles fantastic
Earth application brought to your
smartphone. Fantastic for virtual
site visits. (www.google.com/earth)
Unit Conversion A unit
conversion utility for calculating
measurements, cost and currency
conversions. (iTunes)
Spending Tracker Plus - Tracks
business expenses, material
and equipment receipts.
(spendingtrackerplus.com)
Vela Systems - Enables users to
create and update issues, reference
project documents and run QA/
QC, Safety and Commissioning
checklists throughout all project
phases, from anywhere, with or
without an internet connection.
(iTunes)
SmartBidNet Our own product
that syncs to your SmartBidNet
database of subcontractors,
suppliers, and bid projects for onthe-go project management and
communications. (iTunes)
Construction Master 5 With
the complete functionality of the
handheld Construction Master 5
device, this app allows for quick and
There are a growing

number of people using
smartphones, but the
majority of apps being
used are being used by
the same people.
easy construction-math calculation
on-the-go. (iTunes)
LargeViewer Allows you to view
large/wide documents and plan files
easily in your mobile device screen.
(iTunes)
Google Docs Manage, edit and
share your Google Docs from your
mobile device. (iTunes)
Various In-House Custom Apps
developed as extension of in-house
applications and IT systems.
These are only some of the
construction related apps available
today and do not include the many
software companies that are
developing apps that integrate with
their platforms as we speak. So why
are more people not using them? Let
us assume any type of new technology
is chosen or rejected based on one
main factor: efficiency. And let us say
the two main components of efficiency
are the time and cost to analyze each
in terms of utilizing a mobile app.
The download time of a mobile app
is negligible at 30 seconds to a couple
of minutes. We spend more time
waiting for our Facebook profile to
load. But I think the time component
mobile users are concerned about is
the time it takes to figure out how to
navigate the application. Many users
do not realize that the application
is made to practically duplicate
whatever software or system it is
connected to. The interfaces are
similar and the navigation has to be
simple and obvious as app developers
know you are working with a small
screen. Many mobile device users
also assume in the same amount
of time it takes them to navigate

a new app, they could have gotten
to a laptop and completed the task.
What they are not thinking about is
when their computer is not close by,
when they can not get WiFi or times
when a mobile phone could actually
get the task done quicker, especially
when it comes to communications.
Apps can integrate with your
phones capabilities, allowing you
to immediately call, text or email a
contact or location you are viewing in
an application.
What about cost? The apps listed
above range from free to $14.99,
a one-time fee (some have the
caveat that you already have to
be a subscribing user of their core
software product). I would not say
the purchasing cost is a deterrent but
more the perceived cost of putting
work matters into the hands of a
mobile device. Many users and their
companies are concerned about the
security of data transmitted through
a mobile device. A study by the Global
Information Security Workforce
shows that security professionals are
hard at work over the same concern,
73% admitting that application
vulnerabilities are currently their top
security threat concern3.
So it seems app producers need to
do a better job of convincing people,
and construction professionals
specifically, that using their app
can increase the efficiency of those
using it. There needs to be more
demonstration of app capabilities,
more marketing and, especially,
more integration with systems
Many users do not realize

that the application
is made to practically
duplicate whatever
software or system it is
connected to.
professionals already use daily.
They need to ensure the security of
all data that passes through the app
and offer a user interface that even
the least tech-savvy can operate.
Apps could be offered in bulk to
companies willing to buy access
for all employees or come custom
on company phones. Apps need
to be presented with IT packages
as an essential tool and not just a
techie luxury. The mobile industry
and construction software have
both come a long way and have an
exciting future ahead of them.
End notes:
1 www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_
Releases/2010/7/comScore_Reports_
May_ 2010_U.S._Mobile_Subscriber_
Market_Share
2 www.dailyfinance.com/story/media/
mobile-application-growth-will-feedadvertising-revenue-profit/19627827/
3 www.securityweek.com/application-andmobile-security-top-concerns-thinlystretched-security-professionals
Contributed by James Benham,

President of SmartBidNet and
Liz Welsh
Other good resources:
www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2011/02/mobile-operating-system-marketshare-feb-2011-infographic.php
www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2011/02/mobile-operating-system-marketshare-feb-2011-infographic.php
www.businessinsider.com/infographics-everything-you-need-to-knowabout-the-mobile-appconomy-2010-7
www.247venturesinc.com/blog/2010/7/24/history-of-apps-infographic.html
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Reserve Fund Studies
n opportunity
a
for quantity surveyors
By Lenny Simonelli, B.Arch.Sci.,M.Sc.,GSC,PQS
ou are a quantity surveyor? So

you survey the land, right?
How many of us have been
asked this question by an individual
who has heard the term quantity surveyor for the first time? Granted, the
term, along with the professional designation, has been gaining momentum
and recognition over the past several
years due, in large part, to the efforts
of several individuals of the Canadian
Institute of Quantity Surveyors. The
reality, however, is that there is still a
great deal of collective effort required
to clarify the term and enforce its importance to the built environment.
The latest publication of Available
Services & Finding, Selecting and
Engaging a Professional Quantity
Surveyor (available at www.ciqs.org)
provides the following definition of
this oft-confusing idiom:
A Professional Quantity Surveyor
(PQS) is one who has dedicated his or
her career to the practice of construction economics and the management
of construction through effective cost
control.
While this broad definition bodes

well in its attempt to generalize
the work of a PQS, a more in-depth
review of the booklet named above
provides a wide range of potential
services offered by individuals
who have successfully completed
the stringent academic and workexperience requirements to call
themselves a Professional Quantity
Surveyor.
Among the common services provided by a PQS such as cost consulting, cost planning, estimating, value
management, mortgage monitoring
and life cycle costing, one little-known
service (and one that is rarely provided by members holding the PQS
designation) is that of Reserve Fund
Studies.
The Condominium Act provides a
list of the individuals who are permitted to conduct a Reserve Fund Study
to a registered condominium corporation. Did you know that members
of the CIQS holding the designation
of Professional Quantity Surveyor
are on the list!1
Great news, but what does that

mean for me as a PQS? I do not even
know what a Reserve Fund Study is,
much less how to go about
producing one!
What is a Reserve Fund Study?
A Reserve Fund Study is a budget
planning tool that is created for the
benefit of a property with multiple
owners, such as a condominium corporation or association. It is an instrument that identifies the current status
of the Reserve Fund and produces a
stable and equitable Funding Plan to
offset the anticipated future major
common area expenditures. Reserve
Fund Studies are, in essence, planning
tools designed to help the Board anticipate and prepare for the propertys
major repair and/or replacement
costs.2 In the province of Ontario,
Reserve Fund Studies are a mandatory requirement for every registered
condominium corporation and must
be completed in accordance with the
requirements listed in this document,
generally every three years.
What are the objectives

of a Reserve Fund Study?
A Reserve Fund Study is intended to
allow the board and management to
offset the ongoing deterioration of the
common area elements with funds
to ensure their timely repair and/or
replacement. By performing a Reserve
Fund Study, any irregular reserve
expenses are typically offset by an
ongoing reserve contribution, or via a
periodic special assessment.
The maintenance and/or full replacement of all physical common area
assets can be achieved in a predictable
manner with respect to their inevitable deterioration. Therefore, it is entirely plausible to prepare in advance
for these inevitable expenses, spreading out these contributions evenly
over a given period of time, rather
than special assessing the residents at
one particular time.3
In a language that is more
conducive to the laymen, a Reserve
Fund Studys principal objectives are
to explain:
What you own

How much money you have
When things need to be replaced
What it is going to cost for future
repair and/or replacement
What you can do to pay for future
repairs and/or replacement
What are the components
of a Reserve Fund Study?
Reserve Fund Studies typically
contain two distinct components:
Physical analysis
Financial analysis
The physical analysis section
essentially attempts to answer the
question, how long will the common
area elements last?
This section contains a component
inventory, a condition review of the
assets, the effective age of the assets
and an estimated remaining life of the
assets.
The financial analysis section
provides a reply to the question, how
much do these things cost?
This section contains information
about the future replacement costs

of the assets, a review of the current
funding level, contributing factors
such as inflation and interest rates
and a recommendation for the annual
allocation to the reserve fund.4
Conclusion
With Reserve Fund contributions
generally making up 15% to 25% of
the typical Community Associations
budget, a systematic review of the
current funding platform is crucial
and should be performed by a costing
professional highly familiar with construction materials and costs.
This systematic review also ensures
that the facility is kept in better condition, thereby maintaining higher
property values. However, if the Reserve Fund Study is not done appropriately or is done to excess, it has the
potential to adversely affect the value
of the units.
However, regular maintenance,
periodical major repairs and
replacements can result in dramatic
costs. Collecting monies from unit

owners on short notice to pay for
the replacement and/or repair costs
of the common elements within the
condominium is often a difficult task
to perform. As a result, a proper
Reserve Fund Study should be
performed in a manner that allows
the establishment of a minimum
desired annual balance, which should
be maintained through annual
contribution amounts. Factors such as
inflation and interest should also be
factored into the study. These monies
should ensure that all maintenance,
repairs and/or replacement costs are

covered in full without the need for
periodic, large special assessments.
Ensuring an optimum balance
between the actual needs and the
amount of monies being collected
every month as part of the
maintenance fee is challenging. If the
amount is too low, the monies in the
fund may not be sufficient when some
major repair or replacement is needed,
thereby causing a deficit. On the other
hand, collecting more monies than
actually required would needlessly
increase the monthly contribution
CB ROSS
COST CONSULTING
amounts paid by unit owners of the

condominium. In this latter scenario,
the overall market value of the
individual units with higher monthly
fees would obviously be lower than
a unit of a similar nature, but with
lower fees. Achieving the correct
balance between the actual needs and
the monies collected for the Reserve
Fund is very crucial and has a farreaching influence on the property
value.5
By virtue of their training
and related work experience, a
Professional Quantity Surveyor is
the ideal individual to produce highly
detailed and accurate Reserve Fund
Studies to condominium corporations
and community associations.
Dont let your reservations about
Reserve Fund Studies stand in your
way of something better!
Lay aside in the

good times for
the bad. The one
who does not is
like the one who,
while lucky at
Russian roulette,
continues to play
indefinitely.
Fred W. Smith
End notes:
1 The Condominium Act, Ontario
Regulation 48/10
www.reservestudy.com
2 Class 2 Updated Reserve Fund
Study for York Region Condominium
Corporation No. 848, prepared by
ReXcon ConstruXion Corp., 2010
3 The Condominium Home Owners
Association, www.choa.ca
4 Class 2 Updated Reserve Fund Study
for York Condominium Corporation
No. 351, prepared by ReXcon
ConstruXion Corp., 2011
In memoriam
Kenneth Agnew, PQS
Professional Quantity Surveyor
The OIQS sadly announces the passing of Kenneth Agnew

on December 30, 2010 in his 79th year. Kenneth was a
dedicated member of the Institute since its inception in
1959 (Diploma # 34). He immigrated to Canada from
Scotland in 1955. After working for Finlay McLachlan and
D.J. Sinclair Construction in Toronto, he joined Camston
Limited as an Estimator. In the early 1980s, he became
the President and Owner of Camston Agnew, General
Contractors where he remained until his retirement in the
late 90s. Kenneth leaves his dear wife, Margaret and three
children, Stephen, Donald and Julie. Along with his family,
friends and colleagues, we mourn his passing.
Robert Croucher-Wiles, PQS

It is with much sadness and regrets that NLAQS

announces the passing of Robert (Bob) Croucher-Wiles,
PQS. Bob passed away with his loving wife, Andrea, at his
side on March 2, 2011 at age 63 years. Leaving to mourn
Bobs passing are a large circle of friends and colleagues.
Bob joined NLAQS in 1995 and became a PQS member
of the association in 1996. Bob was educated in London,
England and served for 14 years with the British Armed
Forces and Royal Canadian Navy as a reserve officer. Bobs
carrier took him to most provinces of Canada and overseas
but he always had a special fondness for Newfoundland
and Labrador which he called his home. Bob was appointed
aide-de-camp to the Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland
and Labrador in 1980.
Daniel Norona, PQS

Raymond H. Sulley, PQS

It is with much sadness and regrets that NLAQS

announces that long serving member Raymond (Ray) H.
Sulley, PQS passed away peacefully at the age of 69 with
his loving wife at his side on December 18, 2010. Leaving to
mourn Rays passing, with fond and loving memories, are
his wife Christine, daughter Tonya, son Brian and a large
circle of relatives and friends.
Ray was a founding member and president of NLAQS
for one year, served as the NLAQS representative to CIQS
and was previously a long serving member of NSAQS. He
served as a mentor and friend of many in the Institute and
his professionalism, dedication and mild natured manner
will be sadly missed by his colleagues and associates.
Michael G.H. Yates, PQS

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Michael

Yates. We just learned of his passing in 2008 from his wife
Christina recently. Michael became a member of CIQS in
1959 (Diploma # 98) when he was living in Calgary. After
his departure from Canada in 1969, we lost touch with
Michael while he was working all over the world but he
resurfaced in 2000 when he was in Malaysia. In an email to
the CIQS in 2000, he recalled fondly Malcolm Milton as the
first CIQS President and Alan Mott who was instrumental
in getting CIQS running in Calgary. He also recalled Arthur
Hooker as a good buddy from Montreal remembering him
with warmest of regards. Michael was good friends with Roy
Howes parents in South Africa (Roy is one of our members
in BC). His latest assignment was with Murray and Roberts
in Botswana. It is indeed a small world!
Sadly, on January 9, 2011, Daniel Norona, a

member of OIQS, passed away. Daniel
attended George Brown College. He
worked for cm2r Inc., Hanscomb
Ltd. and most recently OKeefe and
Associated Ltd. where he obtained
his PQS status in 2008.
Dan leaves behind his loving
wife Amanda and their three
beautiful children; Ever age 10,
Audrey age 8 and Axel age 3.
Thanks to all members and
companies who donated to help
Dans family.
June11-15, 2011
52nd Annual General Meeting

Location:
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Date
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Morning
Lunch
Afternoon
Travel day for 4 nighters and 7 nighters
Evening
Reception
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: Ixora Lawn
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Council meeting (CIQS Council only)
Free time
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Conference Room
Monday, June 13, 2011
AGM
Free time
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Keynote Speaker
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Free time
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9:00 am - 12:00
Conference Room
Free time
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9:00 am
Presidents
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CPD Seminar 1
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
10:00 am
CPD Seminar 2
11:00 am
Conference Room
Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Saturday, June 18, 2011
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CPD Seminar 2
CPD Seminar 1
Quantity Surveying in St. Lucia
Entry Strategy for International Construction
by Natalie Dione Alexander, PQS, PLE, LEED-AP
by Edward Traore, MSc, PQS
The spectrum of duties associated with the profession of

quantity surveying include but are not limited to cost planning,
value management, feasibility studies, cost benefit analysis,
life cycle costing, tendering, valuation, dispute resolutions and
cost estimation. These methods employed within the field of
construction, collectively impact the total cost/budget of any
given project.
This paper considers possible approach for strategic entry into an international marketplace using East Timors construction industry as a case study.
It highlights the various uncertainties and constraints associated with entering a foreign market. The discussion that follows demonstrates the urgency
of East Timors development needs and, as such, it makes a case for a broad
ranging scope of market opportunities and challenges that exist in East
Timor. Particular information and discussion focuses on the assessment of
the countrys stability and political situation and thus strengthens the argument for a strategic entry approach.
On October 30, 2010 hurricane Tomas caused extensive

damage to the island of St. Lucia. This category two hurricane
hovered over the island for 14 hours; which was undoubtedly
enough time to cause significant infrastructural and structural
damages to the gentle 238 sq mile Helene of West Indies. The
Government of St. Lucia has currently estimated the damages throughout the island at a staggering $500 million USD.
Furthermore, the islands Prime Minister, Stephenson King has
projected a reconstruction period of 12 months.
Cost control and project monitoring is unquestionably a key
role in any division of the construction industry. As such,
this paper will outline various sectors of work (exclusively
related to the construction industry), which is expected to be
undertaken as a result of hurricane Tomas. This paper will also
explain how quantity surveying will play an integral role in the
redevelopment of St. Lucia, especially when there is evidently a
high dependency on adequate financial planning. Furthermore,
this paper will also explain how quantity surveying will be of
utmost importance in understanding the implications of design
decisions, in order to ensure that good value is obtained for the
forecasted monies to be expended in St. Lucia.
Essentially, a range of assumptions on the main features that underscore

East Timors economic and political outlook are considered. These include
the assumption that: (1) oil and gas revenues from the Trust Fund of East
Timor and donor assistance from the international community (bilateral
and multilateral agencies) will continue to support the Governments
development program; (2) the Government is expected to make reasonable
progress to improve its capital budget execution and; (3) that an improvement of law and order will entrench stability and enable a sustainable
growth in the economy.
Based on the expectation that these conditions are feasible and in recognizing the construction market opportunities in East Timor, it is desirable to take
advantage of what can be described as emerging opportunities for sustainable
long-term growth. Thus the premise of this paper draws upon these fundamental features and a risk-based analysis for a consistent strategic decision
in the context of doing business internationally. As a principal benefit, it is
believed that the internationalization of construction services should result
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find the opportunity to learn from foreign partners and clients.
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Clive Evans Living Golf Tournament

Golf at Negril Hills Golf Club
Monday, June 13, 2011 at 1: 30 pm
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Golf club rentals are available at three price points: $18.00/$25.00/$40.00
The golf course is approximately 10 to 15 minutes from Beaches Sandy Bay. Transportation will be arranged.
If you would like to golf please email Lois Metcalfe at execdir@ciqs.org to reserve your spot or register online.
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On Monday, January 17, the
CIQS were pleased to receive a
delegation from China, here on a fact
finding mission to investigate how
Professional Quantity Surveyors in
Canada perform their duties and,
more particularly,how they interact
with Government agencies.
Our visitors were members of the

(CECA) with whom CIQS is
associated with through the Pacific
Association of Quantity Surveyors
(PAQS).They also represent various
Chinese Government organizations,
mainly the Ministry of Housing and
Urban Redevelopment (MHURD).

CIQS was represented by
President Herv Couture,
International Co-Chair Ian Duncan
and Executive Director Lois
Metcalfe. Several other members
also gave up their time to present
various topics of interest including
Lief Malling and Domenic Leadson
with special appreciation to
Naren Chande for his excellent
contribution. Bing Ma and George
Wu were in attendance to assist
as interpreters. Our guests
understood very little English or
French and our guys really made
a difference, both from a language
and technical perspective.
The delegation left after a
pleasant lunch expressing gratitude
for the hospitality afforded them
by CIQS.
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be announced at our Annual General Meeting in Jamaica June 11-15, 2011.
We look forward to sharing with you the plans for supporting the growth of the Institute and promotion of
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The CIQS would like

The CIQS would like to to welcome the following new members (Including Reinstatements):
the following new members (Including Reinstatements):
A
Mayowa Adeyeni,
Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Manouchehr Adim,
Gatineau, QC
Abbas Akhavan, Toronto, ON
Kevin Alexander, Whitby, ON
Nabel Alhamad, Kitchener, ON
Maysaloon Al-Kaisy,
Ottawa, ON
Jordan Almond, Parksville, BC
Roger Anderson, Inuvik, NT
Victoria Anderton,
Sylvan Lake, AB
Mohamed Ariff, Calgary, AB
Mahdi Askarzadeh,
Burnaby, BC
B
James Baah, Brampton, ON
Chris Babia, Mississauga, ON
Donna Baker, Vancouver, BC
Trevor Bass, Toronto, ON
Jon Bawdon, Toronto, ON
David Beaudry,
St Catharines, ON
Harpreet Bhullar, Surrey, BC
Christopher Boivin,
Niagara Falls, ON
David Boudreau, Dieppe, NB
Victoria Bowness,
Edmonton, AB
James Brouwer,
St. Catharines, ON
Roxann Brown, Calgary, AB
C
Kristofer Cacciotti, Azilda, ON
Mike Cameron, Ottawa, ON
Daniel Campkin, Toronto, ON
Secondo Caponecchia,
Mississauga, ON
Manish Choubey, Surrey, BC
Jonathan Copfer,
Niagara Falls, ON
D
Thomas Daka, Regina, SK
Charles Dean, Toronto, ON
Alistair Dearie, Calgary, AB
Isabelle Delisle, Quebec, QC
Paul Della Smirra, Fonthill, ON

Steven Demerling,
Warwick, Bermuda
Deroy Destang,
Mississauga, ON
Arslan Djumaev, Waterloo, ON
Teresita Docusin, Toronto, ON
Sean Durcan, Vancouver, BC
E
Joe Ethier, Oshawa, ON
F
Hongxia (Faith) Fan,
Toronto, ON
Merzoug Fatiha, Oran, Algeria,
Joy Feyisara, Lagos, Nigeria,
Alex Freeman,
St. Catharines, ON
G
Brent Gagnon, Vancouver, BC
Lenie Gania, Toronto, ON
Jeewani Geekiyanage,
Kalawana, Sri Lanka
Martin Goddard, Vancouver, BC
Sasha Gokool, Pickering, ON
John Gouveia, Hamilton, ON
Simon Gowan, Toronto, ON
H
Hassan Hamam, Toronto, ON
Candace Harris, Ajax, ON
Michael Heimlich, Toronto, ON
Sammar Husam,
Mississauga, ON
I
Nasir Iqbal, Toronto, ON
J
David Jacques, Montreal, QC
Poobalasingam Jerushan,
Kalmunai, Sri Lanka
K
Thanushan Kailayapillai,
Etobicoke, ON
Muhammed Khan,
Markham, ON
Mike Kindrat, Barrie, ON
John Kirkpatrick,
Mississauga, ON
Katherine Kirkpatrick-Wahl,
Toronto, ON
Nikita Kizel, Toronto, ON
Jamie Koniuch, Barrie, ON
Brett Kristiansen,
Fall River, NS
Stew Kyle, Waterdown, ON
Mahmoud Pirzadeh,
Thornhill, ON
Guy Poisson,
Trois-Rivires, QC
Teresa Purtill, Burlington, ON
L
Joshua Lalonde, Thorold, ON
Matthew Lane, Thorold, ON
Saman Lanerolle,
Galle, Sri Lanka
Mathew Law, Sam Pui Chau,
Sai Kung, Hong Kong
Poh Fung Liew,
Richmond Hill, ON
M
Gary MacKenzie,
St. Catharines, ON
Saoud Manuoullah,
Vacoas, Mauritius
Amr Maraie, Richmond,
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Zahid Masood, Doha, Qatar
Scott McElroy, Grimsby, ON
Rachel McNeice, Burnaby, BC
Amir-Kianoush Mousavi-Iliaei,
Toronto, ON
N
Todd Napper, Welland, ON
Shanmugananthan
Navatharshan, Colombo,
Sri Lanka
Huyen Nguyen, Saskatoon, SK
Justin Norton, Surrey, BC
Langton Nthala,
Francis Town, Botswana
O
Andy Oh, Thornhill, ON
Bashorun Olasunkanmi,
Ibadan, Nigeria
P
Harshit Patel, Scarborough, ON
Kiritkumar Patel,
North York, ON
R
Sami Rabbani, Mississauga, ON
Shameem Rahman,
Brampton, ON
Sayanthan Ramachandran,
Scarborough, ON
Bhagya Ranadeera,
Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
Iyyad Rend, North York, ON
Raeh Roker, Nassau, Bahamas
Steven Routledge, Oakville, ON
S
Patricio (Pat) Salgado,
Woodbridge, ON
Aderemi Sanusi, Lagos, Nigeria
Atika Sarker, Brampton, ON
John Schriel, Toronto, ON
Peter Segeren, Oakville, ON
Sutharsan Selvarajah,
Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Steve Shypowskyj,
Port Colborne, ON
Nilofar Sidiqi`, Woodbridge, ON
James Smith, Calgary, AB
Mark Snowdowne, London, ON
Sansajan Subramaniam,
Bilston, United Kingdom
T
Chris Theriault, Welland, ON
V
Robert Verret, Quebec, QC
W
Christopher Warren,
Maidstone, ON
Thomas Wells, Shrewsbury, ON
Charith Wijethunga,
Homagama, Sri Lanka
Y
Mohamed Yoosuf,
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Z
Feng Zhang, Burnaby, BC
Congratulations to the following members who have qualified as a PQS or CEC:

OIQS
Manouchehr Adim, CEC
Nabel Alhamad, CEC
Basil O. Anaide, PQS
Innocent Ariajegbe, CEC
Jermaine Chin, CEC
Jinseok Choi, CEC
Thomas Curtin, CEC
Deroy M. Destang, CEC
Teresita A. Docusin, CEC
Jane Gowing, CEC
Ashish Gupta, CEC
Yousri Z. Ibrahim, CEC

Kenneth R. Jackson, CEC
Poh Fung Liew, CEC
Petrit Mata, PQS
Sajith Parchali, CEC
Mehul Patel, CEC
Greymi Peralta, CEC
Steven Routledge, PQS
Patricio Salgado, CEC
Jimmy Davis Simwanza, PQS
Luis Sosa-Larrosa, CEC
Brian Smyth, CEC
Maqsood Tajbhai, CEC

Lian Xue, PQS
AEQSQ
Patrick Blanchet, CEC
Gunther Conard, PQS
Stphane Grgoire, PQS
Guy Jobin, PQS
Louis-Yves Lebeau, PQS
Martin Villeneuve, CEC
AQSA
Milan Niksic, PQS
Choudhary Mureed Ahmed
Sahi, PQS
QSBC
Wanhai Li, PQS
Westley Davidson, PQS
CIQS
Koshy Varghese, PQS

Quantity Surveyors of British
Columbia (QSBC)
The Board continues to have
dialogue and discussions with the
Office of the Comptroller General
(OotCG) and these have proved
fruitful thus far. We are hoping to have a workshop session with the OotCG in mid-April.
There are a few Directors who will be finishing their
terms this year and the search for replacements will begin next week with the posting of the AGM notice.
QSBC have now scheduled five official dinner meetings
and two informal gatherings this year. The BCIT gathering was less than successful due to the scheduled date
falling the night before a term paper was due. Lesson
learned. The January Dinner meeting with Geraldine
Rayner on BIM and the March Dinner meeting, cohosted with RICS, with James Benham on Computing
Advances in Construction were well received. The April
Dinner meeting will be with FHM, a law firm in town.
The AGM Dinner Speaker has yet to be confirmed.
MOU with BCIT + CIQS + VRCA Andrew Collins,
PQS(F), via separate agenda item, is seeking the consent
of CIQS Council on the BCIT Degree Program. This
stage has been achieved in no small part by the tremendous efforts of Andrew and the QSBC volunteers and it
is a testament to their dedication that we are now at the
trigger stage for this course.
We have a scheduled date of March 24 for our QSBC
presentation to the BCIT 1st and 2nd year student body.
The speakers are in place and we look forward to another successful event in promoting both the Society
and the Profession in general. Recent attendance at the
QSBC Dinner Meetings by some of the students appears
to reinforce that we are making progress.
Source: Mark Russell, PQS, QSBC Representative
and President
Association of Quantity Surveyors of Alberta

(ASQA)
In February, AQSA co-hosted a student event
at Red River College with the CIOB, Morgan
Construction and Public Works and Government
Services Canada. Red River College is one of the few
prairie colleges offering a Construction Management
Degree Program. Roger Ward (sponsored by AQSA)
organized this event in conjunction with the
College, while I attended this event representing
the CIQS. The presentation was called Giant
Mine Remediation Procurement Strategy and
was presented by Mr. Cronk and Mr. Byaska. The
presentation was well attended by approximately 40
students, offering many excellent questions to the
presenters.
Earlier that day, the same presentation was
given to the Association of Professional Engineers
and Geologists of Manitoba, which again was well
received with lots of questions from the floor. Plans
are now underway for the 2012 event.
The AQSA is presently preparing for our AGM in
May and will be holding our next board meeting in
Red Deer in April to prepare the budget and prepare
our mandate for the next year. AQSA Registrar
Doug Eastwell is constantly assessing new members.
These new members represent the strength of the
association as we continue to grow. The next issue
of the AQSA newsletter Cost Connections will be out
at the end of the month and will be posted on our
website at www.AQSA.ca.
Source: Chris Reinert, PQS, AQSA Representative
and President
Nova Scotia Association of Quantity Surveyors (NSAQS)

NSAQS has made Hugh Thomas, PQS(R) an Honorary
Life Member this past month. Hugh is a founding
member of NSAQS, instructed the Business and
Finance Development course at NSIT for the CAT
program for many years and was a pioneer and leader
for quantity surveying consulting in Halifax for the
past 40 years. Hugh arrived in Montreal from England
in 1955 and made his way west to Vancouver. Through
his career, Hugh worked in Vancouver, Montreal,
Toronto, UK, Jamaica, Ghana and finally settled in
the mecca of quantity surveying, Halifax. A NSAQS
Recognition Night was held March 31 to honour this
great PQS.
Also during our Recognition Night, NSAQS
presented Jenna Sharpe with the 2010 Frank Helyar
Memorial Award for her outstanding efforts in
achieving the highest mark for exam 302, Measurement

of Construction Works. Surprisingly, Jenna, unlike
most new members to NSAQS who are typically
graduates of the CMT program offered at NSCC and
received partial accreditation (all Level 100and 200
plus 301), started her quantity surveying education
writing some 100 and 200 level exams. NSAQS are very
proud of Jennas accomplishments to date and look
forward to her continued success in achieving her PQS
designation.
Over the past few years, NSAQS has been organizing
a library of text books to assist its members with
writing examinations. The initial goal is to have all
the level 300 required and recommended textbooks
and once we are current, continue to the level 200
book requirements. Our members who have been

Nova Scotia Association of Quantity Surveyors (NSAQS) continued
registering for exams seem to be taking advantage of
this resource and NSAQS has noticed an increase in
examination registrations as a result.
The NSAQS Board continues to meet on a
monthly basis. Progress continues on many fronts
such as finance, website, education and social
activities. The new Board members are keen and
energetic and in turn have made quantity surveying

more prominent in the Maritimes. As a result, our
membership is on the rise and we will continue to
promote the benefits of this profession to both future
members and clients.
Source: Mark Gardin, PQS, NSAQS Representative
and President
Association of Estimators and Quantity Surveyors of Qubec (AEQSQ)

During the last meeting, we had
mentioned that our 2011-12 budget
would result in a deficit. We have
increased the members dues to
partially cover the CIQS increase. It is too early at this
time to assess the members reaction and impact it may
have. However we have done the adjustment to avoid
a deficit and hope that with the usual combination of
seminars at our AGM, we will have a positive result.
We are now over 100 members and hope this increase
will continue well within 2011-12. During our AEQSQ
meeting, we had nine possible members being evaluated,
another possible 10% increase.
AEQSQ has accepted the CIQS request to analyze
Comparable des programmes de formation et des critres
daccrditation des conomistes en France submitted
by CEEC/UNTEC from France. The above study for
Reciprocity agreement should be completed for the next
CEEC meeting which will be held in May 2011.
While we do have great representation within
CIQS for Education, we stay convinced that at least
one meeting be held with all affiliated Education
representatives to ensure homogeneity.
AEQSQ kindly ask CIQS if it is possible to send to our
Education director a copy of their TPE exam so we can
use it as a new basis to update and modify our French
TPE.
AEQSQ is now considering giving four bursaries of
$500.00 to the students looking to complete certificates
at the CEGEP and ETS schools. What is CIQS position
on the above action which we consider to be a good
marketing tool? We are now preparing the admission
criteria for these bursaries.
Since our AGM in 2007, we have combined our

meetings with seminars. This has proven to be good
for recruiting new members and as a great source
of revenue to cover possible deficit. We have decided
that we would add a debate to the seminars at our
AGM on Transparency on Cost. In this debate,
nine representatives from different Associations will
participate in giving us the opportunity to promote
our association within other organizations. During our
lunch seminar on May 6, 2011, Sam Hamad, Minister
of Transport Qubec, will be our speaker and guest of
honour. We do hope that this exposure will translate as a
first contact to introduce our profession with the Qubec
government. You will find included our 2011 program
that will be held on May 5 and 6.
We also concluded that we needed to be present within
other Congress in order to promote our organization
further. We chose, as a first, to help with the CIQS booth
during the Construction Day which was held on March
23, 2011 in Montreal. We choose this time to thank CIQS
in the preparation of translating part of the booth. You
will find attached the Congress registration formula
where you will find this to be a great source for future
reference in French translation.
AEQSQ are anxious to see what will come out in
CIQS new marketing plan that should come out in the
following month.
AEQSQ is ready to collaborate and take the challenge
for CIQS that is to translate documents from English to
French. We do think that as a strategic marketing plan,
the collaboration between CIQS and AEQSQ shall be a
plus for CIQS and its affiliates.
Source: Bertin Bois, ECC, AEQSQ Representative
LAssociation des Estimateurs et des conomistes en Construction du Qubec (AEECQ)

Nous avions parl dans notre dernier rapport que
lanne 2011-12 rsulterait en une anne avec une perte
sur le budget. Pour le moment, nous avons fait un ajustement la hausse pour couvrir une certaine partie de
la hausse de CIQS et est trop tt pour en tirer une conclusion sur limpact. Cependant, lajustement a t fait
pour viter une perte et esprons quavec la combinaison habituelle de confrencier notre AGM, le rsultat
sera positif.
Nous sommes maintenant au-dessus du cap des 100

membres et esprons que laccroissement continuera
en 2011-12. Au cours de notre dernire runion, neuf
nouveaux membres possibles taient en valuation, une
augmentation possible de 10 pourcent.
la demande de CIQS, lAEECQ accepte de faire les
analyses de documents Comparable des programmes de
formation et des critres daccrditation des conomistes
en Francemis par le CEEC et, plus prcisment,
LAssociation des Estimateurs et des conomistes en Construction du Qubec (AEECQ) continued

UNTEC de la France. Cette analyse dentente de
rciprocit sera complte si possible pour la dpose la
prochaine runion du CEEC en mai 2011.
Malgr la bonne reprsentation ducation que nous
avons lintrieur de CIQS, nous demeurons convaincus
quune rencontre avec les directeurs de tous les affilis est
requise, en ce moment, pour assurer une homognit.
LAEECQ demande sil tait possible pour CIQS
denvoyer notre directeur dducation une copie de leur
examen TEP pour tre utilis comme base de modification
de notre TEP franais.
LAEECQ considre prsentement la possibilit
de donnes quatre bourses de 500,00$ aux tudiants
visant des certificats relis et donns aux CGEP et
lTS. Quelle est la position de CIQS dans ce type de
dmarche que nous considrons une bonne faon de
faire du Marketing. Nous sommes en ce moment dans la
prparation de critres dadmissibilit.
Depuis 2007, nous combinons un Congrs notre
Assemble Gnrale Annuelle AGM et avons convenu
que ceci tait en premier lieu une bonne source Marketing
pour le recrutement de nouveaux membres et en second
lieu, une bonne source de revenus pour renflouer les
pertes possibles durant lanne. Un Dbat sur le cot
de la transparence sera tenu avec des reprsentants
de divers organismes qui, nous lesprons, sera des plus
prometteurs dans la dmarche de nous faire reconnatre
vis--vis dautres organismes. Durant ce Congrs, le
ministre des Transports du Qubec M. Sam Hamad

sera linvit dhonneur pour le diner du 6 mai 2011,
une bonne dmarche pour dbuter un premier contact
gouvernemental. Vous trouverez ci-joint le programme
du Congrs qui sera tenu le 5et 6 mai 2011
Montral.
Nous avons aussi convenu que nous devions se
faire plus prsents dans diffrents Congrs et, pour
se faire, linstallation du kiosque CIQS est une bonne
faon de sexposer. Nous avons choisi une premire
prsence dans la Journe de la Construction qui
sera tenue le 23 mars 2011. Nous remercions CIQS
davoir bien voulu prparer lune des banderoles en
franais. Vous trouverez-ci-joint les formulaires requis
pour la participation cette journe. Aussi, CIQS
pourra trouver dans ce formulaire une bonne source
dinformation pour certaines traductions futures.
LAEECQ demeurera attentif dans les prochains
mois concernant le rapport du nouveau plan Marketing
de CIQS.
On remarquera durant la lecture de ce rapport que
lAEECQ est prte collaborer au dfit que reprsente
la traduction la langue franaise de certains
documents que CIQS fait face.
Nous croyons que sur le plan stratgique de
Marketing, cette collaboration est un plus pour tous
CIQS et les affilis.
Bertin Bois, ECC
Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Quantity Surveyors (NLAQS)

Our tight band of members is saddened by the loss of two
long-term friends Ray Sulley, PQS and Robert CroucherWiles, PQS. Their presence will be sorely missed in the local community where both were well known.
However, despite this set back, we are pleased to announce that NLAQS will host the CIQS 2012 AGM in the
St. Johns area. By this time, the projects described below
will be underway and there will be opportunities for those
attendees to get a close experience of the regions exciting
development projects. These were described in our last report but for those who may need reminding a description is
included again.
The next generation of Offshore Oil Platforms, the Hebron Platform, has awarded the two Major Contracts for
this Project and FEED work has commenced. The Topsides
Work is awarded to Worley Parsons of Houston, Texas and
the Gravity Base Structure (GBS) is awarded to the AckerKeiwit Partnership. The Hibernia Southern Extension Project is underway with the three major contracts expected
to be awarded in December 2010 with work to commence
in 2011. Between this expansion and the Hibernia OLS
Replacement Project there will be four project work years
for engineering and two seasons of offshore sub-sea work
involving large sub-sea construction and diving vessels.
The construction of the Hebron Platform will provide work
for at least seven years and there will be openings for

quantity surveyor and estimator disciplines. There is
also a strong indicator that Husky Energy may develop
a hybrid GBS (Gravity Base Structure) for well drilling
operations in their field assets offshore Newfoundland
and Labrador.
Progress on the Lower Churchill Project has been
given a major boost with the execution of the MOU between the governments of Newfoundland and Labrador
and Nova Scotia for the development of the Muskrat
Falls portion of the scheme. A transmission line from the
Muskrat Falls Generating Station will carry power from
Labrador, through Newfoundland and then across to
Nova Scotia and eventually to New England. This project
will involve extensive Heavy Civil and Electrical Work
and will likely involve PQS Teams as the project is to
be majority privately funded. There are also indications
of additional Iron Ore Mine Development in Labrador
which would include an overland ore slurry pipeline.
Once again we are hopeful that this surge in major
project development will result in an increase in our local membership and enable our Affiliate to operate in an
expanded capacity in the future.
Source: Roy Lewis, PQS (F), NLAQS Representative
and President

Ontario Institute of Quantity Surveyors (OIQS)
The OIQS Board of Directors has had productive meetings
over the past few months. As we get closer to the fiscal year
end for OIQS, the invoices for membership renewal have
gone out and the use of new invoice software has made this
job much easier for the staff at head office to circulate to
existing members. This new technology will save time and
money which will be allocated for use in other more critical areas. Since the invoices have gone out, we have not
heard much negative feedback from members about the fee
increase. Hopefully this is a good sign that members are
reading the media announcements that we are publishing
to keep them informed. We are preparing a separate letter
that will go to students and college faculty to advise them
of the resurrected fee in Ontario for student membership.
A member in the Bahamas has brought forward an idea
that CIQS or OIQS should host online seminars or webinars to allow our members in remote locations to view
these via the internet in order to adequately maintain their
CPD points. The OIQS Board of Directors thought this
idea had merit and wondered if CIQS could host a secure
page on its web site that would allow members to view
these webinars. The page could become an archive for various educational items and would allow overseas members
to keep engaged with how things are going in Canada.
Bert Ofoha, PQS, OIQS Education Administrator has
submitted his final draft update to the OIQS Board of Directors for the proposed revisions to the Ontario College
Accreditation Report. The OIQS Board of Directors will be
reviewing this document and providing feedback for our
April meeting. The update includes the programs at Georgian College that were not part of the original accreditation
report in 2006.
The OIQS Board of Directors has finalized their AGM program and will host their AGM in Ottawa this year from May
13-15 at the Cartier Place Hotel and it will be hosted by the
Ottawa Chapter. We will have seminars/technical sessions
for members in the morning and the AGM in the afternoon
following a networking lunch.
The various chapters in the province have been holding
seminars, site tours and other networking events over the
past few months. The GTA Chapter has hosted a deep foundations seminar and a new Canadians seminar. Ottawa chapter has held a BIM seminar and the London Chapter attended
a career fair and will be presenting the Alan Ross Memorial
award later this month. The GTA Chapter would also like the
CIQS to consider donating some prizes for the Annual OIQS
Golf tournament that will be held later this year.
OIQS recently held a TPE information seminar in an
effort to assist members struggling with the diary process.
This seminar was facilitated by our TPE Chair, Graham
Randall, and was well received. We are considering sending
the power point presentation to all members starting their
dairies.
The OIQS continues to publish a newsletter to its
members to keep them updated on institute business and
industry news.
Source: Jeff Logan, B.Arch.Sc., PQS, GSC, LEED AP
,
OIQS Representative and President
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y now, all members with an email address

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the 2011-12 membership year. Once you have completed

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Education in British Columbia

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the resources of fellow students and lecturers to work with.

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ate degree level of education. But it needed to be carried

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The time was right for a serious

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The three subjects are an addition to the existing

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CIQS members = professionalism

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