Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book 2020 (Spon's Price Books)

SPON'S ARCHITECTS' AND BUILDERS' PRICE BOOK 2020, 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 (2015 = 100), 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 an ebook of this 2020 edition on the VitalSource(R) Bookshelf platform, available for access and use until the end of December 2020. As well as an overhaul of prices, several new items have been added, including: a mental health cost model a primary health care cost model expanded ranges of entrance matwells and of Forticrete blocks ... 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, twice a year - see inside for registration details. Updates are available online at (http://www.pricebooks.co.uk) www.pricebooks.co.uk Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Preface to the One Hundred and Forty-Fifth Edition Special Acknowledgements Acknowledgements How to use this Book PART 1: GENERAL Capital Allowances Value Added Tax The Aggregates Levy Land Remediation The Landfill Tax Property Insurance Building Costs, Indices, Tender Price Indices and Location Facors PART 2: RATES OF WAGES AND LABOUR CIJC Basic Rates of Pay Building and Allied Trades JIC Rates of Pay Plumbing and Mechanical Engineering Services Rates of Pay Labour Rate Calculations CIJC Labour Categories PART 3: APPROXIMATE ESTIMATING Building Prices per Functional Unit Building Prices per Square Metre Building Cost Models Retail Distribution Unit Small Industrial Unit Inner London Offices Business Park Office Data Centre Office Fit-out Out of Town Retail Unit Car Dealership Private Patient Ward Extra Care Home Mental Health Facility Palliative Care Primary Care Health Care Primary School Extension Secondary School Block Laboratory Affordable Housing Apartments – Private Rented Sector Community Centre Car Park Multiplex Cinema Concert Hall Preliminaries Build-up Example Approximate Estimating Rates 1 Substructure 1.1 Substructure 2 Superstructure 2.1 Frame 2.2 Upper Floors 2.3 Roof 2.4 Stairs and Ramps 2.5 External Walls 2.6 Windows and External Doors 2.7 Internal Walls and Partitions 2.8 Internal Doors 3 Internal Finishes 3.1 Wall Finishes 3.2 Floor Finishes 3.3 Ceiling Finishes 4 Fittings, Furnishings and Equipment 4.1 Fittings, Furnishings and Equipment 5 Services 5.1 Sanitary Installations 5.4 Water Installations 5.6 Space Heating and Air Conditioning 5.7 Ventilation Systems 5.8 Electrical Installations 5.9 Fuel Installations 5.10 Lift and Conveyor Installations 5.11 Fire and Lightning Protection 5.12 Communication and Security Installations 5.13 Special Installations 5.14 Builder’s work in connection with services 8 External Works 8.2 Roads, Paths, Pavings and Surfaces 8.3 Soft Landscaping, Planting and Irrigation Systems 8.4 Fencing, Railings and Walls 8.5 External Fixtures 8.6 External Drainage 8.7 External Services 8.8 Ancillary Buildings and Structures 9 Main Contractor's Preliminaries 9.2 Main Contractor's Preliminaries PART 4: PRICES FOR MEASURED WORKS Introduction 03 Demolitions 04 Alterations, repairs and conservation 05 Excavation and filling 07 Piling 08 Underpinning 09 Diaphragm walls and embedded retaining walls 10 Crib walls, gabions and reinforced earth 11 In situ concrete works 12 Precast/composite concrete 13 Precast concrete 14 Masonry 15 Structural metalwork 16 Carpentry 17 Sheet roof coverings 18 Tile and slate roof and wall coverings 19 Waterproofing 20 Proprietary linings and partitions 21 Cladding and covering 22 General joinery 23 Windows, screens and lights 24 Doors, shutters and hatches 25 Stairs, walkways and balustrades 27 Glazing 28 Floor, wall, ceiling and roof finishings 29 Decoration 30 Suspended ceilings 31 Insulation, fire stopping and fire protection 32 Furniture, fittings and equipment 33 Drainage above ground 34 Drainage below ground 35 Site work 36 Fencing 37 Soft landscaping 39 Electrical services 41 Builder’s work in connection with services PART 5: FEES FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Quantity Surveyors' Fees Architects' Fees Consulting Engineers' Fees The Town and County Planning Application Fees The Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations PART 6: DAYWORK AND PRIME COST Standard industry daywork allowances PART 7: USEFUL ADDRESSES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Useful Addresses for Further Information PART 8: TABLES AND MEMORANDA Conversion Tables Geometry Formulae Typical Thermal Conductivity of Building Materials Earthwork Concrete Work Reinforcement Formwork Masonry Timber Roofing Glazing Metal Kerbs, Paving, etc. Seeding/Turfing and Planting Fencing and Gates Drainage Electrical Supply/Power/Lighting Systems Rail Tracks Fractions, Decimals and Millimetre Equivalents Imperial Standard Wire Gauge (SWG) Pipes, Water, Storage, Insulation INDEX Spon's Architects' And Builders' Price Book 2020, 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 (2015 = 100), 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 An Ebook Of This 2020 Edition On The Vitalsource(r) Bookshelf Platform. This Versatile And Powerful Online Data Viewing Package Is Available For Use Until The End Of December 2020. As Well As An Overhaul Of Prices, Several New Items Have Been Added, Including: A Mental Health Cost Model A Primary Health Care Cost Model Expanded Ranges Of Entrance Matwells And Of Forticrete Blocks. ... 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, Twice A Year - See Inside For Registration Details. Updates Are Available Online At Www.pricebooks.co.uk Spon's A&B with its unique Tender Index, is the only price book which sets out a detailed cost base for contracts of over GBP4mill. This year's new items: a mental health cost model, a primary health care cost model and expanded ranges of entrance matwells and of Forticrete blocks.