Quantity surveyors in South Africa
5 quantity surveyors across South Africa, each compared on their portfolio, credential evidence, past work and reviews: the evidence that matters before a project you'll live with. Add your area below to compare their work near you.
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Quantity Surveyors
5 quantity surveyors found, sorted by Trust Score.
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What to check when hiring quantity surveyors in South Africa
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- In South Africa, electrical work must be signed off with a Certificate of Compliance (CoC) issued by a registered person. Insist on the CoC, and for plumbing look for PIRB or IOPSA registration, because without a valid CoC a future home-insurance claim can be refused.
- For a new home or major structural build, the builder must be registered with the NHBRC (National Home Builders Registration Council) and the home enrolled before construction. Check this before you pay a deposit.
- Ask to see a portfolio of completed work like yours, plus recent references you can contact.
- Check the credentials and registrations that matter for this work, and that they are current.
- Get a written, itemised quote with scope, assumptions and a staged payment schedule.
How to judge a quantity surveyor
Independent, no-ads guidance. The trade-specific checks that matter most, the warning signs, and what to ask before you hire. Use it alongside each tradesperson’s public evidence above.
Verify before you hire
- A quantity surveyor manages a building project's cost: budgets, tender pricing, and valuing the contractor's payments as work proceeds. In South Africa the profession is statutory: a professional QS must be registered with the South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession (SACQSP). Verify the registration.
- Only a registered person may use the title 'Professional Quantity Surveyor (PrQS)': check the SACQSP register.
- Ask for comparable projects of similar size and type, and how the fee is set (the SACQSP publishes a recommended tariff).
- Confirm professional indemnity insurance: the standard cover for cost-advice professionals.
Warning signs of a cowboy
- Uses the title 'professional quantity surveyor' but is not registered with the SACQSP.
- Can't explain how the fee is calculated, or wants a large fee before any scope is agreed.
- No professional indemnity insurance.
- No comparable project experience for a build of your size.
Questions to ask before you hire
- Are you registered with the SACQSP as a Professional Quantity Surveyor, and can I verify it?
- How is your fee set: against the SACQSP tariff or a fixed fee?
- Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
- Can you show comparable projects to mine?
Frequently asked questions
- How do I choose a trustworthy quantity surveyor?
- Compare the public evidence on each profile: how many independent reviews they have and across how many named sources, the rating and how recent it is, any credential evidence, and the company status. A quantity surveyor backed by several named sources is harder to fake than one found in only one place.
- Does MyTrustedTraders rank or recommend quantity surveyors for payment?
- No. There are no ads and no paid placement. Quantity surveyors are ranked only by the strength of independent public evidence. No one can pay to rank higher, add a badge, or change their reviews.
- Where do the reviews come from?
- They're imported from named public review sources and always shown with the source named. They aren't reviews written on MyTrustedTraders. We cross-check the same business across sources rather than creating new reviews.
- What should I check before hiring a quantity surveyor?
- Confirm credentials and insurance directly with the quantity surveyor, get a written quote, and run the Cowboy Checker on the business first. MyTrustedTraders helps you shortlist on the evidence. It doesn't replace your own checks before you hire.
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