The document provides guidance for a student assignment on selecting a construction contract for a proposed 10-story shopping complex project in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The student must write a report that: 1) Analyzes and compares the functions of professional and contractor quantity surveyors; 2) Discusses interactions between quantity surveyors and project teams; 3) Selects and prepares a contract based on selection criteria and project requirements; and 4) Develops preliminary items and specification sections based on standards to define the scope of work. The report aims to brief the developer's project team on contract selection and scope definition for the shopping complex construction project.