Quantities Surveyor

gtrken

Team Moving along to the next phase of the Kost build via remote control , ie. I am stuck in Perth but have a trusted relative who is assisting . Have the plans being drawn up via arsitek but am looking to see if anyone on here has the contact for a good quantities surveyor. I have the builder in place ( who I found and mentioned in an earlier post ) who charges his labour at a fixed rate per m2 but need to know how much material I will need which will dictate how much of the build I can progress with. Cheers Still looking to be as jaded and cynical as Markit :) Ken

gtrken

Ahh , thanks for the reply and was totally expected. Well from you at least :) This is not going to be built within the next 6mths or even a year and our previous Kost model worked quite well plus we will be also targeting the lowly Student. Fear not , I have every intention of pouring all my meagre savings into this until I will then come , cup ( not cap) in hand to avail the further teaching of the wise one. Failing that , will come and have a drink with you instead... Cheers Still trying to be as cynical as Markit. Ken

Balifrog

Not a native English speaker, but it's Quantity Surveyor and not "quantities" IMHO ...

Markit

Might I hazard a harmless question? I'll just push ahead as if you'd said "Feck Yeah?" What part of your extensive and detailed market research has indicated a gaping hole in the Hotel and Overnight market? My humble (and very subjective) experience is that you can hardly move on Bali for derelict, new and all stages in between Kosts or low priced (local) and backpacker level "residences" and I would suggest that if you've found some sorely neglected corner of this largely bankrupted island that it crying out for just 'One more Kost" then you were smoking something probably illegal here. Look on any of the Bali FB pages dedicated to businesses for longer than a week or 2 and you will be amazed at the number of people offering their wives and mothers if you will simply take one off their (bankrupt) hands. Having said all the above there are also several statements in your initial question that lead me to believe your sobriety is only a fleeting and distant memory. For instance "Kost build via remote control" and "a trusted relative" or the eternal "need to know how much material I will need which will dictate how much of the build I can progress with" (shaking head in sorrow). The first 2 are a blatantly obvious send up, and the later is like drinking out of a spittoon - once you start you have to finish cause it's all one lump! Poor you...

JackStraw

If you are building kost for lokal residents, then good on ya mate. There are way too many hotels here but there aren't all too many good options around Bali these days for new, clean affordable student housing and I have searched extensively with an ex-gf (or several). Your contractor should definitely give you an itemized list clearly outlining how much of each material is needed along with a final cost. if he doesn't; then he is not doing his job and you should run away from him fast. If he did give you a Bill of Quantities then it might be a good idea to take a copy of that and run it by another contractor (not related to your current one) to see how the prices check out. Most contractors will happily do this for you (for a small fee of course). Of course, the best way to go about building anything in Bali is to roll up your sleeves and do it all yourself as Markit so heroically did. For all of us lazy normies who like getting our money stolen from us, then a contractor will do just fine.

gtrken

JackStraw wrote If you are building kost for lokal residents, then good on ya mate. There are way too many hotels here but there aren't all too many good options around Bali these days for new, clean affordable student housing and I have searched extensively with an ex-gf (or several). Your contractor should definitely give you an itemized list clearly outlining how much of each material is needed along with a final cost. if he doesn't; then he is not doing his job and you should run away from him fast. If he did give you a Bill of Quantities then it might be a good idea to take a copy of that and run it by another contractor (not related to your current one) to see how the prices check out. Most contractors will happily do this for you (for a small fee of course). Of course, the best way to go about building anything in Bali is to roll up your sleeves and do it all yourself as Markit so heroically did. For all of us lazy normies who like getting our money stolen from us, then a contractor will do just fine.

Correct on pretty much all counts. The arsitek is supplying through his sources a material amount and costing through his QUANTITY surveyor ( corrected due to Balifrog :) ) but am looking for another QUANTITY surveyor to double check. Most of the Kost ( 10 rooms ) will be student accomodation of a slightly higher standard and size of room and the other 6 will be available for European backpacker type. This model worked well for us last time. If the backpackers aren't coming , will just use them all for student. Is located off Jl Binginsari. And before everyone gets on their high horse and tells me a Kost can only be 10 rooms , the build is across 3 titles next to each other... Cheers Not his first rodeo in Bali Ken

Markit

JackStraw wrote Of course, the best way to go about building anything in Bali is to roll up your sleeves and do it all yourself as Markit so heroically did. For all of us lazy normies who like getting our money stolen from us, then a contractor will do just fine.

Appreciate the big call out but my point hasn't been to big myself up BUT to convince everyone else to have a go! It was profoundly good fun, from getting to haggle with all the suppliers to getting to know intimately the lives of the builders and their families (usually their employees mostly). And there's no better way to learn the details of your house - I've known so many that look for their water pipes and damp course (don't have one). Also as an introduction to "life in Bali" I'm still convinced it really can't be beat! And it really wasn't hard work.

JackStraw

Markit wrote Appreciate the big call out but my point hasn't been to big myself up BUT to convince everyone else to have a go! It was profoundly good fun, from getting to haggle with all the suppliers to getting to know intimately the lives of the builders and their families (usually their employees mostly). And there's no better way to learn the details of your house - I've known so many that look for their water pipes and damp course (don't have one). Also as an introduction to "life in Bali" I'm still convinced it really can't be beat! And it really wasn't hard work.

Just busting your balls of course mate. In all honestly, it's all respect from this side of the table to yours :)