THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICAN QUANTITY SURVEYORS

CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

Published in terms of Section 5.1 of the Constitution

SECTION 1 2.3.1 make known his or her practice,

availability or experience by direct
GENERAL approaches to individuals and
organisations or by means of any
1 A member shall order his or her conduct so as
directory, brochure or pamphlet that
to:
describes his or her capabilities
1.1 have full regard to the public interest
2.3.2 send to the media articles, or be
1.2 uphold the dignity, standing and reputation of interviewed about his or her work or
the profession about construction industry topics in
general provided that he or she does not
1.3 comply with the laws of the country in which he
offer or give monetary or other
or she operates
consideration for such publication,
1.4 discharge his or her duties to his or her broadcast or telecast
employers or clients with efficiency,
2.3.3 exhibit his or her name and practice name
competence, confidentiality, fidelity and without
outside his or her office
undue delay
2.3.4 exhibit his or her name and the name of
1.5 be fair and impartial in the provision of advice
his or her practice on the site of building
and judgement to an employer or any other party
in the course of construction, alteration or
to a building contract in which he or she is
extension for which he or she is the
involved
quantity surveyor
1.6 disclose to his or her employers or clients any
2.3.5 commission or employ a public relations
known conflicts of interest and shall take all
consultant or any similar designated
steps necessary to resolve such conflicts
person to carry out all or any aspect of his
1.7 maintain, develop and employ appropriate levels or her public relations as may be
of knowledge and skills for the task for which he permitted in the context of these
or she is employed regulations
1.8 respect the reputations, prospects, skills and 2.4 notify the Board in writing of his or her entering
practices of others into or dissolving any professional partnership or
association or becoming a shareholder / director
/ member or ceasing to be a member of a
SECTION 2 company or close corporation
2.5 gain approval of the Board to:
PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS
PRACTICE 2.5.1 enter into any partnership or association
with any person other than a quantity
2 In addition to the foregoing, a member shall: surveyor for the purpose of carrying on
2.1 notify the Board without delay in writing of any the work of a quantity surveyor in private
change of address or employment professional consulting practice

2.2 display on all letterheads and brochures, the 2.5.2 become a member of any company other
names and locations of principals and associates than a company established in terms of
so as to clearly indicate to the public the full section 22A of the Act or of a close
extent of the business entity. corporation established in terms of
section 22B of the Act for the purpose of
2.3 ensure that any advertisement of his or her carrying on the work of a quantity
professional services is not self-laudatory, is surveyor in private professional
true, factual, dignified and creditable to the consulting practice
profession, is not misleading and does not imply
in any manner that another quantity surveyor 2.6 ensure that the name of his or her firm or his or
would render a lesser service; Provided that in her firm in association with another firm or of
this context a quantity surveyor may the company or close corporation of which he or
she is a member is not misleading and contains

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 only his or her personal name or names without whom negotiations are taking place in respect of
permission of the Board; Provided that such title such work
and style or name may include the name of a
3.4 refrain from using the advantages of a salaried
person to whom he or she is the bona fide
position to compete unfairly with other quantity
successor in title
surveyors
2.7 ensure that any office or branch office
maintained for the purpose of carrying out the
services of a quantity surveyor in private SECTION 4
professional consulting practice is under the
continual direct and personal supervision and TECHNICAL COMPETENCE
control of a registered professional quantity
4 In addition to the foregoing, a member shall:
surveyor and that no indication is given that his
or her practice as a quantity surveyor extends to 4.1 endeavour to stay abreast of technical and
any other office or branch office which is not professional developments of the industry,
similarly controlled or compliant with these environment and/or profession in which he or
regulations she operates by means of continuing
professional development as stipulated by the
2.8 refrain from doing anything through a company
Board
or close corporation which he or she would not
otherwise be permitted to do 4.2 maintain and retain original records of technical
and contractual documents verifying his or her
work for a period of 3 (three) years after
SECTION 3 completion of a project and completion of the
final account and make such documents
COMPETITIVE ETHICS available to relevant and responsible parties
upon reasonable request
3 In addition to the foregoing, a member shall:
4.3 only undertake work for the execution of which
3.1 refrain from reviewing, for a particular client,
his or her training and experience have rendered
the work of another quantity surveyor or the
him or her competent and employ only
work of a company or close corporation of
adequately qualified personnel as demanded by
which he or she is not a member except:
the task for which he or she is employed
3.1.1 with such quantity surveyor, company or
4.4 display his or her name or the name of his or her
close corporation having knowledge of
firm or the name of the company or of the close
the review and being afforded the
corporation of which he or she is a member on
opportunity of submitting comments on
all bills of quantities, specifications, final
the findings of the review
accounts, certificates or other professional
3.1.2 when the employment of such quantity documents in respect of work performed by him-
surveyor, company or close corporation or herself or by some person in his or her
has been terminated employ or by any member or employee of the
company or of the close corporation of which he
3.1.3 when no claim, to the knowledge of the
or she is a member
reviewing quantity surveyor, for
compensation of the quantity surveyor, 4.5 refrain from either personally or through the
company or close corporation previously agency of another person, whether or not such
employed in connection with the work person is in his or her employ, make or offer to
concerned and whose employment has make by way of commission or otherwise,
been terminated, remains unsatisfied, payment or other consideration for the obtaining
without first notifying the Board and of professional employment
quantity surveyor, company or close
corporation concerned
3.2 refrain from submitting, without knowledge of SECTION 5
the Board, price proposals under circumstances
which constitutes competition for professional
EXTRA-PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
work on the basis of fees 5 In addition to the foregoing, a member shall:
3.3 refrain from knowingly competing for 5.1 except as prescribed in regulation 2.8 above he
professional work with a fellow practitioner with or she

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 5.1.1 refrain from engaging in any building undertaking indulging in any contracting,
activity, except in his or her capacity as supplying or manufacturing business involved in
owner or part owner of a building or building or construction work, or while having a
project being built or executed financial interest in any company firm or
undertaking other than a public company
5.1.2 refrain from serving as an employee or a
complying with the proviso to regulation 2.7
director or in any like capacity in any
company, firm or undertaking indulging 5.2.1 refrain from doing or holding himself or
in any contracting, supplying or herself out to do the work of a quantity
manufacturing business involved in surveyor whether for reward or
building or construction work otherwise, except directly and only for
such company, firm or undertaking
5.1.3 refrain from personally or through the
agency of any other person, having any 5.2.2 refrain from holding himself or herself
financial interest in any company, firm or out to be in private professional practice
undertaking carrying out contracting, as a quantity surveyor to give
supplying or manufacturing business independent advice on matters of
involved in building or construction contract, management or cost
work; Provided that nothing shall prevent
5.2.3 refrain from allowing his or her
him or her from investing in stocks and
professional designation to be used on
shares of any public company listed on
brochures or advertisements issued by
the stock exchange licensed in terms of
such company, firm or undertaking or by
the Stock Exchange Control Act, 1947
any other means in a manner which states
(Act 7 of 1947)
or implies that an independent project or
5.2 while serving as an employee or a director or in construction management service can be
any like capacity in any company, firm or provided

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