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Department of
Quantity Surveying and
Construction Management
Prof. Basie Verster
Overview
D
uring 2007 the Department of Quantity Surveying and Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS). He
Construction Management was involved in various also serves on the UFS Council.
actions, events and developments and experienced a
Dr Hendrik Marx serves on the Council of the Central Uni-
variety of highlights. Students were trained either residentially or
versity of Technology (CUT) and is the chairperson and member
through open learning. The department had a total of 325 under-
of the board of the South African Association of Consulting Engi-
graduate students, 74 students at honours level, 35 students at
neers (SAACE). Dr Marx has also been elected as a member of
master’s level and four students at Ph.D. level.
the national board of the Association of Schools of Construction
As additional training endeavours, various registered short of Southern Africa (ASOCSA). Mr Hendrik van Vuuren serves as
programmes and courses were delivered. Altogether 65 students committee member of the CIOB-SA.
registered for the QCP Open Learning Programme. The faculty’s
Management Programme (FMP) supported by the Association of At international level, members of the department are active
Property Owners (SAPOA) was completed by 76 students. on committees of the CIOB-SA and the International Cost
Forty-nine students who registered for the Project Management Engineering Council (ICEC).
Programme also completed the Intensive Project Management The prestigious gold medal of the ASAQS for outstanding
Programme (IPMP) supported by SAPOA and 12 students students in quantity surveying in South Africa has been awarded
attended the Occupational Health and Safety Programme that to 15 students of the department over the past 38 years. In
was supported by the Gauteng Master Builders Association 2007, this sought-after medal was again awarded to a student of
(GMBA). the UFS, Ms Pulane Mahloka. Ms Mahloka is the first black
The UFS is currently the only university outside the United woman to achieve this honour. Also in 2007, Mr Franré
Kingdom (UK) that presents an open learning programme in Swanepoel, a student of the UFS, was awarded a grant from the
quantity surveying, which is internationally accredited by the ASAQS for the most outstanding first-year student in B.Sc.
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). (Quantity Surveying).
Over the past few years the department has delivered a sig- The journal Acta Structilia is fully accredited by the SACQSP
nificant contribution to the various professions and the industry, and the RICS. In 2007 the journal celebrated its 14th year of
and is accredited by the South African Council for the Quantity existence. This journal offers opportunities for local and inter-
Surveying Profession (SACQSP) and the South African Council national researchers in the field of physical and development sci-
for the Property Valuation Profession (SACPVP). Internationally ences to publish independent refereed articles. The 23rd edition
the RICS in the UK and the Chartered Institute of Building of the student journal, Bouvaria, was also published in 2007.
(CIOB), also in the UK, accredits the relevant programmes The department is one of 14 international research fellows
presented by the department. that completed a joint research project with the Wirtshafts-
Alumni of the UFS practise mainly in South Africa but many universität in Vienna, Austria during 2007. Four papers on the
also live in England, Ireland, Dubai and various African countries. South African results have already been delivered on invitation in
To deliver services to the many branches of the industry, staff Vienna.
members from diverse backgrounds are appointed in quantity
The department is involved in research projects in coopera-
surveying, construction management, project management,
tion with the RICS, the Bureau for Economic Research at the
engineering and property economics, amongst others.
University of Stellenbosch, the Construction Industry Develop-
Prof. Basie Verster, Head of the department, serves on the ment Board (CIDB) and the ASAQS. During the year a research
SACQSP is the chairperson of the Educational Standards and
, project on indicators for the construction industry was success-
Research Committee (ESR) and is a member of the board of the fully completed for the CIOB.
38 Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Staff from the department delivered
successful papers at a conference presen-
ted by the Pacific Association of Quantity
Surveyors (PAQS) in Auckland, New
Zealand.
The department’s involvement in the
community is characterised by the contin-
ued mentorship programme for up-
coming entrepreneurs. Over the past 20
years the Centre for Construction Entre-
preneurs has trained a number of up-
coming building contractors. During the
year, 16 students completed a special
course in Occupational Health and Safety
under the guidance of the Centre for
Construction Entrepreneurs. This is pre-
.M.
Three students received the M.L.P degree in 2007. From left are: Mr Riekie Samuels, Ms
sented with the support of the ASAQS.
Michelle Burger, Ms Benita Kotzé, Lecturer at the department, Mr Jan-Hendrik Munnik , and
The department delivers a continuous Prof. BasieVerster, Head of the department.
development service to upcoming build-
ing contractors and other interest groups
by means of the accredited Construction
Mentorship Programme. The principle of
mentorship-based development pro-
grammes is currently a standard compo-
nent of development in the construction
industry. The highly acclaimed Expanded
Public Works Programme (EPWP) has
accepted the principle of using mentors
for upcoming building contractors in
their programme. Members of staff of
the UFS, in cooperation with the Council
for Scientific and Industrial Research
(CSIR) and other consultants, are at the
forefront of the development and imple-
mentation of mentorship. Mentors of-
fering services as part of this programme
are only accredited by the UFS. Ms Pulane Mahloka received the gold medal for Exceptional Final Year Student in South Africa
for 2007 from the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS). She is the first
black woman to receive this prestigious award. She is the fourteenth UFS student since 1970 to
receive this medal, six of whom were women. Here are, from the left: Mr Hendrik van Vuuren,
Lecturer at the department, Ms Mahloka, and Ms Benita Kotzé, Lecturer at the department.
Mr Franré Swanepoel received the award for the
most outstanding first-year student in .
Quantity Surveying from the Association of Students at a sports day.
South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS).
Department of Quantity Surveying and Construction Management 39
Research outputs
Staff
Professors: Profs Basie Verster,
Andries Hauptfleisch (in Midrand) Research articles for the Built Environment (CBE), Port
Elizabeth, South Africa. 17-19 June.
Senior Lecturer: Dr Hendrik Ramabodu, M.S., Kotzè, B.G. & Verster,
.
J.J.P 2007. Diversity and value in Africa’s real Oosthuizen, P .M., Kotzé, B.G. &
Marx
estate: Challenges facing property develop- Hauptfleisch, A.C. 2007. Professional pro-
Lecturers: Messrs Frank Berry, ment in South Africa. Journal of Property ject management maturity of quantity surveyors
Ben Swart, Hendrik van Vuuren Ms Investment and Finance 25(1): 7-22. in South Africa. Paper presented at the Pacific
Benita Kotzè Association of Quantity Surveyors (PAQS)
Contract Lecturers: Messrs Carl Chapters in books 2007 Congress: Construction from a different
perspective, Auckland, New Zealand. 10-12
van Zyl, Pierre Oosthuizen Verster, J.J.P., Hauptfleisch, A.C., June.
Academic Assistant: Mss Alna .M.
Oosthuizen, P & Kotzé, B.G. 2007. Pro-
ject management maturity models and Swart, B.J. & Van der Westhuizen, L. 2007.
Beukes, Alet Esterhuyse, Marie- The modern quantity surveyor: Jack of all trades.
analyses. In SAPOA Real Estate Research Hand-
Louise Roux Paper presented at the Pacific Association of
book, edited by N. Gopal, S. Garrun & K.
Secretary: Ms Elza van der Walt Clinton. Roseveld Park, South Africa: Pangram Quantity Surveyors (PAQS) 2007 Congress:
Publishing (Pty) Ltd. pp. 217-221. Construction from a different perspective,
Administrator: Distance Auckland, New Zealand. 10-12 June.
Learning: Ms Elize Scholtz
Conference .
Tiruneh, G.G., Verster, J.J.P & Kotzé, B.G.
Contact details contributions
2007. A study on the application of alternative
dispute resolution (ADR) methods in South Africa.
Prof. Basie Verster Berry, F.H. 2007. The influence of quantity Paper presented at the Pacific Association of
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural surveying procedures on communication and Quantity Surveyors (PAQS) 2007 Congress:
Sciences communication instruments in the construction Construction from a different perspective,
Department of Quantity Surveying industry. Paper presented at the Pacific Associa- Auckland, New Zealand. 10-12 June.
and Construction Management tion of Quantity Surveyors (PAQS) 2007 Van Vuuren, H.J. 2007. Skills transfer: The
University of the Free State Congress: Construction from a different per- training and mentoring of new entrants to the
PO Box 339 spective, Auckland, New Zealand. 10-12 June. construction industry. Paper presented at the
Bloemfontein Hauptfleisch, A.C. & Verster, J.J.P 2007.. 2nd Built Environment Conference:
Mentoring: A key intervention in small construc- Association of Schools of Construction of
South Africa
tion contractor capacity building in South Africa. Southern Africa (ASOCSA) and the Council
9300
Paper presented at the Association of Re- for the Built Environment (CBE), Port
Telephone: +27 51 401 2248 searchers in Construction Management Elizabeth, South Africa. 17-19 June.
Fax: +27 51 401 3324 (ARCOM) 23rd Annual Conference, University Van Zyl, C.H. 2007. Training and professional
of Ulster, Belfast. 3-5 September. development: Construction industry needs.
E-mail: VersterJ.sci@ufs.ac.za Hauptfleisch, A.C., Lazarus, S., Knoetze, Paper presented at the 2nd Built Environment
Website: www.ufs.ac.za T. & Liebenberg S. 2007. An integrated Conference: Association of Schools of
emerging contractor development model for the Construction of Southern Africa (ASOCSA)
construction industry: Practical implementation and the Council for the Built Environment
and statistical quantification. Paper presented (CBE), Port Elizabeth, South Africa. 17-19
at the International Council for Research and June.
Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) .
Verster, J.J.P & Hauptfleisch, A.C. 2007.
World Building Congress: Construction for Project management maturity in the South
Development, Cape Town, South Africa. 14- African construction industry. Paper presented
17 May. at the 2nd Built Environment Conference:
Lazarus, S. 2007. Project management: Key Association of Schools of Construction of
components of an integrated emerging contrac- Southern Africa (ASOCSA) and the Council
tor development model for the construction for the Built Environment (CBE), Port
industry. Paper presented at the Project Man- Elizabeth, South Africa. 17-19 June.
agement Days ’07 Workshop, Project Manage- .
Verster, J.J.P & Lazarus, S. 2007. Project
ment Group & Wirtschafts University, Vienna, Management: Maturity of project oriented com-
Austria. 5-8 May. panies in South Africa. Paper presented at the
Marx, H.J. 2007. An improved approximate Project Management Days ’07 Workshop,
estimating method for the early planning phases. Project Management Group & Wirtschafts
Paper presented at the Pacific Association of University, Vienna, Austria. 5-8 May.
Quantity Surveyors (PAQS) 2007 Congress: .
Verster, J.J.P & Van Zyl, C.H. 2007.
Construction from a different perspective, Managing differences and disputes: A search for
Auckland, New Zealand. 10-12 June. an effective and efficient construction dispute
Marx, H.J. 2007. Improved elemental cost resolution method. Paper presented at the
factors for early estimation. Paper presented at Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors
the 2nd Built Environment Conference: (PAQS) 2007 Congress: Construction from a
Association of Schools of Construction of different perspective, Auckland, New Zealand.
Southern Africa (ASOCSA) and the Council 10-12 June.
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