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ICMSC update
CIQS – Newfoundland and Labrador Roy Lewis President
About Myself:
• Current Employment: CAMBRIAN
Management Services Limited • Qualifications: PQS (F) Ret . • Years of Experience: 50 • Board Involvement: Past Chair;
Governance Team • Interests: Family; Monitoring
Colleagues; Choral Singing;
Gardening (Vegetable)
My Vision:
Cross-Canada recognition and application of PQS skills in Industry and Business
Primary Achievements:
1 . PQS (F) 2 . Gordon Pattison Award of Merit 3 . National Coach – Bermuda RFU 4 . Member of PCNSO (Choir)
Current Initiatives:
1 . Retirement 2 . CIQS Governance 3 . Monitoring of associates and member colleagues
Thoughts on the future of CIQS & Quantity Surveyors:
Full understanding and integration of all PQS skillsets within the CIQS Membership .
As we are all aware, the ways in which construction projects are costed and reported varies in different markets, and in different parts of the world, significantly in some instances . These differences make it difficult to compare projects on a global basis world, potentially increasing investment risk .
In May 2015, I represented CIQS as part of a group of professional and not-forprofit organizations from around the world that met at the International Monetary Fund in Washington D .C ., where they officially formed the International Construction Measurement Standards Coalition (ICMSC) . The intent was to form a Coalition that would work collaboratively to develop, through a transparent and inclusive standard-setting process, an international standard for benchmarking, measuring and reporting construction project costs .
During the development of the Standard, ICMS held public consultations, seeking input from professionals and all stakeholders in the built environment to help draft the standard and establish international best practice . Feedback was received from hundreds of organizations and individuals .
The ICMS Standard Setting Committee was comprised of 23 experts including academics, construction cost managers and consultants, project managers, civil engineers, quantity surveyors and information managers and included Mark Gardin and Roy Howes from CIQS . They reviewed all comments received and finalized the International Construction Measurement Standards .
It was my great pleasure to be a part of the official launch of the ICMS Standard that took place at PAQS hosted by CIQS on July 25, 2017 .
ICMS documentation is available through the CIQS and ICMS Coalition websites .
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About the author
Craig Bye has been a member of the CIQS Board since 2013 . During this time, he has served as Chair, Vice Chair and Registrar . He has served as Chair of the CIQS Staffing, Membership, Governance and Business and Long Range Plan Committees . Craig has served on the CIQS-Ontario Board since 2011 serving as President, Vice and Past President, Secretary/Treasurer and Registrar . He is also currently the General Secretary of the International Construction Measurements Standards Coalition . Craig is one of the country’s top Senior Electrical Cost Consultants . He is a Director with Hanscomb Limited, overseeing its Hamilton office .
