Constraints to Quantity Surveying Awareness in Nigeria

Abstract

“To pay more for a product or service is bad but to pay less is worse” is a popular truism. By implication, this means that there is always an optimum cost for any product or service. This is the raison- d’être of the Quantity Surveying profession as far as construction projects are concerned. This paper examined the origin and status of the Quantity Surveying profession in Nigeria and observes its rather unimpressive rate of diffusion both from the standpoints of school leavers and prospective clients. The paper reviewed the constraints to the awareness of the profession in Nigeria and advocates due diligence on the part of Quantity Surveyors with regard to advertisement and effective performance so as to enhance the societal awareness of the profession in Nigeria.

Keywords: Constraints, Quantity Surveying profession, Awareness, Nigeria