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QS Consultant Saudi Arabia, Quantity Surveying & BOQ Services
Independent quantity surveying, BOQ audit and measurement verification for contractors and developers across the Kingdom. RICS-aligned methodology, KSA market rates.
What is Quantity Surveying & BOQ?
Quantity Surveying (QS) is the discipline of measuring, valuing and managing the cost of construction work. A QS consultant prepares and audits Bills of Quantities (BOQs), reviews drawings against measured quantities, values monthly progress, prices variations, and reconciles the final account at project close. On Saudi projects, the QS function sits at the heart of every commercial decision: it determines what the contractor is paid, what the developer commits to, and how disputes over scope and quantity are resolved. A strong QS function detects measurement errors before they become losses, ensures unit rates correctly recover preliminaries and overheads, and builds the contemporary records needed to defend valuations. Without it, contractors over-recover on items the Engineer will later deduct, and developers over-pay on quantities that were never built.
What we deliver
- Independent BOQ audit against latest issued drawings (line-by-line re-measurement)
- Pre-tender BOQ preparation under POMI / SMM7 / NRM2
- Monthly interim valuation review and certification support
- Variation pricing, evaluation and negotiation
- Final account preparation and closeout
- Cost reports and earned value reconciliation
- Sub-contractor account management and back-charge reconciliation
Why it matters in Saudi Arabia
- Vision 2030 giga-projects (NEOM, Diriyah, Roshn, New Murabba) run on accelerated design-build, generating continuous BOQ revisions that must be re-measured against each design rev.
- Saudi public works contracts under the Government Tenders and Procurement Law require formal substantiation of every quantity claimed, a poorly prepared QS file loses entitlement.
- KSA market rates fluctuate sharply with locality (Riyadh vs Tabuk vs Eastern Province) and project class, generic Gulf rates over- or under-price by 15–30%.
- PDPL compliance requires that financial records (including QS files) are retained for 7 years per Saudi accounting requirements.
Case Study
SAR 63M protected on a major Riyadh project
Our BOQ audit and monthly valuation review identified SAR 63 million of unrecovered measurement variances and incorrectly deducted variations across an 18-month engagement.
Read the case studyFrequently Asked Questions
What does a QS consultant do in Saudi Arabia?
A QS consultant measures, values and audits the cost of construction work. In Saudi Arabia this typically covers BOQ preparation or audit, monthly valuations, variation pricing, claims quantum, and final account reconciliation, applied to FIDIC-based or bespoke KSA contract forms.
How much does a BOQ audit cost?
A typical BOQ audit on a SAR 100–500M project ranges from 0.15% to 0.45% of contract value. Audits routinely identify 3–8% of contract value in measurement variances, so payback is usually 20–50x the audit fee.
Do you work to RICS or local Saudi standards?
Both. Our QS team is RICS-aligned but applies the standard method of measurement specified in each contract, POMI, SMM7, NRM2 or the bespoke method in the Particular Conditions, including Saudi Standard Method of Measurement where applicable.
Can you support our in-house commercial team?
Yes. We embed senior QS resources into contractor commercial teams, either onsite or remote, on a per-project or framework basis.