Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book 2018 (Spon's Price Books)

**Construction prices rose over the last year by 5%, according to AECOM’s tender price index, with construction price inflation continuing to run above the long-run average.** **The main drivers are rising input costs. Producer price indices have moved up at a clip in recent quarters, with sharp increases in prices for materials and fuels consumed by UK manufacturers. Demand- and supply-side factors make the probability of short-term price falls very slim.** **SPON’S** ARCHITECTS’ AND BUILDERS’ PRICE BOOK 2018, compiled by AECOM, still provides the most accurate, detailed and professionally relevant construction price information for the UK. Its unique Tender Index, updated through the year, gives an ongoing reality check and allows you to adjust for changing market conditions. Although it suits a wide range of project sizes, this is the only price book which sets out a detailed cost base for contracts exceeding £4,000,000 in value. Use the access code inside the front cover of the book to get set up with **a VitalSource® ebook** of this 2018 edition. This versatile and powerful **__online data viewing package__** is available for use until the end of December 2018. Major changes have been made to this 143rd edition: New Cost Models for a retail distribution unit, a palliative care unit, and a cinema As well as an overhaul of prices, several new items have been added, including: * An expanded range of beam & block flooring * Rainwater harvesting – with a precast concrete tank * A precast concrete flow attenuation system * Precast concrete communication boxes ... along with the standard features you have come to expect from **SPON’S** ARCHITECTS’ AND BUILDERS’ PRICE BOOK: * 20,000 prices for the most frequently specified items, the majority with labour constants and detailed build-ups. * Hundreds of alternative materials prices for the more unusual items. * Detailed guidance on wage rates, daywork, cost limits and allowances, property insurance and professional fees, plus useful formulae, design criteria and trade association addresses. * Updated, free of charge, two or three times a year – see inside for registration details. Updates are available online at www.pricebooks.co.uk This is a detailed, professionally relevant source of construction price information for the UK. It gives a detailed cost base in a way that allows adjustment for market conditions that affect building prices for major works contracts exceeding 3,500,000 in value. Construction prices rose over the last year by 5%, according to AECOM's tender price index, with construction price inflation continuing to run above the long-run average. The main drivers are rising input costs. Producer price indices have moved up at a clip in recent quarters, with sharp increases in prices for materials and fuels consumed by UK manufacturers. Demand- and supply-side factors make the probability of short-term price falls very slim. SPON'S ARCHITECTS' AND BUILDERS' PRICE BOOK 2018, compiled by AECOM, still provides the most accurate, detailed and professionally relevant construction price information for the UK. Its unique Tender Index, updated through the year, gives an ongoing reality check and allows you to adjust for changing market conditions. Although it suits a wide range of project sizes, this is the only price book which sets out a detailed cost base for contracts exceeding D4,000,000 in value. Use the access code inside the front cover of the book to get set up with a VitalSourcer ebook of this 2018 edition. This versatile and powerful online data viewing package is available for use until the end of December 2018. Major changes have been made to this 143rd edition: New Cost Models for a retail distribution unit, a palliative care unit, and a cinema As well as an overhaul of prices, several new items have been added, including: An expanded range of beam & block flooring Rainwater harvesting - with a precast concrete tank A precast concrete flow attenuation system Precast concrete communication boxes . along with the standard features you have come to expect from SPON'S ARCHITECTS' AND BUILDERS' PRICE BOOK: 20,000 prices for the most frequently specified items, the majority with labour constants and detailed build-ups. Hundreds of alternative materials prices for the more unusual items. Detailed guidance on wage rates, daywork, cost limits and allowances, property insurance and professional fees, plus useful formulae, design criteria and trade association addresses. Updates, free of charge, two or three times a year - see inside for registration details. Updates are available online at www.pricebooks.co.uk Annotation Construction prices rose over the last year by 5%, according to AECOM's tender price index, with construction price inflation continuing to run above the long-run average. The main drivers are rising input costs. Producer price indices have moved up at a clip in recent quarters, with sharp increases in prices for materials and fuels consumed by UK manufacturers. Demand- and supply-side factors make the probability of short-term price falls very slim. SPON'SARCHITECTS' AND BUILDERS' PRICE BOOK 2018, compiled by AECOM, still provides the most accurate, detailed and professionally relevant construction price information for the UK. Its unique Tender Index, updated through the year, gives an ongoing reality check and allows you to adjust for changing market conditions. Although it suits a wide range of project sizes, this is the only price book which sets out a detailed cost base for contracts exceeding £4,000,000 in value. Use the access code inside the front cover of the book to get set up with a VitalSource® ebookof this 2018 edition. This versatile and powerful online data viewing packageis available for use until the end of December 2018. Major changes have been made to this 143rd edition:New Cost Models for a retail distribution unit, a palliative care unit, and a cinemaAs well as an overhaul of prices, several new items have been added, including: An expanded range of beam & block flooringRainwater harvesting - with a precast concrete tankA precast concrete flow attenuation systemPrecast concrete communication boxes ... along with the standard features you have come to expect from SPON'SARCHITECTS' AND BUILDERS' PRICE BOOK:20,000 prices for the most frequently specified items, the majority with labour constants and detailed build-ups. Hundreds of alternative materials prices for the more unusual items. Detailed guidance on wage rates, daywork, cost limits and allowances, property insurance and professional fees, plus useful formulae, design criteria and trade association addresses. Updated, free of charge, two or three times a year - see inside for registration details. Updates are available online at www.pricebooks.co.uk Spon's A&B still provides the most accurate and professionally relevant construction price information for the UK, with a VitalSource (R) ebook, for use until the end of 2018. It suits a wide range of projects, but this is the only price book which sets out a detailed cost base for contracts exceeding GBP4,000,000 in value, and is compiled to NRM.