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Preface Abbreviations Acknowledgements PART 1: GENERAL
ix xi xiii 1
Purpose and content of the book Outline of the tendering and estimating process Capital allowances Value added tax The aggregates levy
2 4 13 21 29
PART 2: PRELIMINARIES AND GENERAL ITEMS
33
General requirements and method related charges Checklist of items Insurances and bond Worked example
34 34 41 43
PART 3: RESOURCES
49
Basis of labour rates Basis of this section Labour costs Basis of material rates Basic material prices Basis of plant rates
51 51 53 58 58 137
PART 4: UNIT COSTS (CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS)
159
Introductory notes Guidance notes Class A: General items Class B: Ground investigation Class C: Geotechnical and other specialist processes Class D: Demolition and site clearance Class E: Excavation Class F: In situ concrete Class G: Concrete ancillaries Class H: Precast concrete Class I: Pipework - pipes Class J: Pipework - ďŹ ttings and valves Class K: Pipework - manholes and pipework ancillaries Class L: Pipework - supports and protection, ancillaries to laying and excavation Class M: Structural metalwork Class N: Miscellaneous metalwork Class O: Timber
159 160 161 164 168 175 177 198 203 214 216 234 235 247 251 253 258
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Class Class Class Class Class Class Class Class Class Class Class
P: Piling Q: Piling ancillaries R: Roads and pavings S: Rail track T: Tunnels U: Brickwork, blockwork and masonry V: Painting W: Waterproofing X: Miscellaneous work Y: Sewer and water main renovation and ancillary works Z: Simple building works incidental to civil engineering works
PART 5: UNIT COSTS (HIGHWAY WORKS)
264 276 282 297 303 306 318 325 330 335 337 351
Introductory notes 351 Guidance notes 352 Series 100: Preliminaries 355 Series 200: Site clearance 357 Series 300: Fencing 360 Series 400: Road restraint systems (vehicle and pedestrian) 364 Series 500: Drainage and service ducts 370 Series 500: Detailed rates manholes 388 Series 600: Earthworks 392 Series 700: Pavements 409 Series 1100: Kerbs, footways and paved areas 416 Series 1200: Traffic signs and road markings 424 Series 1300: Road lighting columns and brackets, CCTV masts and cantilever masts 430 Series 1400: Electrical work for road lighting and traffic signs 433 Series 1500: Motorway communications 436 Series 1600: Piling and embedded retaining walls 438 Series 1700: Structural concrete 453 Series 1800: Steelwork for structures 460 Series 1900: Protection of steelwork against corrosion 461 Series 2000: Waterproofing for structures 463 Series 2100: Bridge bearings 465 Series 2300: Bridge expansion joints and sealing of gaps 467 Series 2400: Brickwork, blockwork and stonework 468 Series 2500: Special structures 474 Series 2700: Accommodation works, works for statutory undertakers, provisional sums and prime cost items 475 Series 3000: Landscaping and ecology 476 Series 5000: Maintenance painting of steelwork 480 PART 6: LAND REMEDIATION
481
Introductory notes Guidance notes Definition Background Initial study Land remediation techniques Cost considerations The landfill tax
481 482 483 486 488 491 493 497
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PART 7: UNIT COSTS (ANCILLARY BUILDING WORKS)
501
Introductory notes Substructure Superstructure Frame and upper floors Roof Stairs External walls Windows and external doors Internal walls, partitions and doors Internal doors Wall finishes Floor finishes Ceiling finishes Fittings and furnishings Sanitary and disposal installations Service installations Heating, air-conditioning and ventilating installations Electrical installations Gas installation Lift and conveyor installations Protective, communication and special installations Builders’ work in connection with services Site work Landscaping and external works Drainage External services
501 503 507 507 509 514 515 518 519 520 521 523 525 525 526 526 526 527 527 528 528 528 529 529 530 530
PART 8: ONCOSTS AND PROFIT
531
Introductory notes Risk/opportunity Head office overheads Profit Finance costs assessment of contract investment Value added tax Tender summary
531 531 531 531 532 535 535
PART 9: COSTS AND TENDER PRICES INDICES
537
Introductory notes Price adjustment formula indices A constructed cost index based on the price adjustment formula indices The road construction tender price index
538 538 540 542
PART 10: DAYWORK
545
Introductory notes Schedules of dayworks carried out incidental to contract work Application of dayworks
545 546 548
PART 11: PROFESSIONAL FEES
553
Consulting engineers' conditions of appointment Quantity surveyors' conditions of appointment
554 559
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PART 12: APPROXIMATE ESTIMATES
561
Building prices per square metre Approximate estimates
563 565
PART 13: OUTPUTS
581
Disposal of excavated materials Breaking out obstructions by hand Breaking out pavements, brickwork, concrete and masonry by hand and pneumatic breaker Loading loose materials and items by hand Concrete work Placing ready mixed concrete in the works Fixing bar reinforcement Erecting formwork to beams and walls Erecting formwork to slabs Multipliers for formwork Drainage Laying and jointing exible-jointed clayware pipes Precast concrete manholes in sections Useful addresses for further information
582 583 583 584 585 585 586 587 587 587 588 588 589 591
PART 14: TABLES AND MEMORANDA
599
Quick reference conversion tables Conversion factors - metric to imperial Conversion factors - imperial to metric Conversion tables Speed conversion Formulae Earthwork Concrete work Masonry Timber Structural metalwork Spacing of holes in angles Paving and surfacing Seeding/turďŹ ng and planting Fencing and gates Drainage Piped supply systems Electrical supply/power/lighting systems Rail tracks
600 601 603 605 609 611 616 622 630 636 640 658 659 666 668 673 679 680 681
INDEX
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