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This chapter is concerned with the control of the cost of projects by the design team throughout both the design and constructional processes and the methods by which the contractor monitors and regulates the cost of construction on site. The quantity surveyor has an important role in all these processes.
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Seeley, I.H. (1984). Cost Control of Construction Projects. In: Quantity Surveying Practice. Macmillan Building and Surveying Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17599-4_8
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