that the project is costed out correctly and remains financially feasible at every stage of a construction project. Quantity surveyors maintain a balanced and realistic approach to the funding of every project to make sure there are no cost overruns, nor that the purse strings are not held too tight. Either extremes has the potential for a catastrophic outcome.
If budgets are too tight, the quality of the project could suffers and if spending is in free fall, then the funds may run out before the project is completed.