Dear Sir/Madam

We are conducting research on pricing for professional services in a competitive market in fulfilment of our Honours degree. Our main aim is to identify the methods that South African Quantity Surveying firms are using to price for their services in a competitive market.

We are asking you to take part in this research study to shed light on how South African quantity surveying firms are reacting to the ruling by the Competition Commission and in fulfilment of a requirement of our Honours degree.

There are two stages to the research. Stage one of our research will focus on the general context of the study and seek to understand how firms South African are responding to the impending transition and how they are incorporating the Competition Commission’s ruling and will take no more than 30mins to complete.

Stage two involves a 40mins to 60mins long interview over Skype, WhatsApp, Zoom or Microsoft Teams, and will focus on specific firms who have both transitioned or that are yet to transition their pricing methods. Their methods will be looked at in detail to understand the mechanisms behind their pricing and pricing tool of choice.

Participation in the study will help to contribute knowledge on this area of research. There are no material benefits for participation.

Please note that by clicking 'next' you are consenting to taking part in this survey.

We thank you in advance.

Researchers' details:
Pinky Mabuza
Email: 1427664@students.wits.ac.za Cell no: 073 335 1217

Ibrahim Ologunro
Email: 1682635@students.wits.ac.za Cell no: 063 849 4131