Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book 2010 (Spon's Price Books)

Materials prices are still rising for most products, subcontract prices are volatile, tender prices falling… What’s happening in detail and where are things heading in this demanding market? Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book 2010 is more than just a price book. It provides a comprehensive work manual that many in the civil engineering, surveying and construction business will find it hard to work without. It gives costs for both general and civil engineering works and highway works, and shows a full breakdown of labour, plant and material elements, with labour rates updated in line with the latest CIJC wage agreement. This 24th edition, in its easy to read format, incorporates a comprehensive review throughout Assumptions on overheads and profits have been revised downwards Preliminaries have been cut, on a lower cost base Labour rates have been adjusted to reflect today’s economic climate Tunnelling rates are too volatile this year and have been removed from this edition Structured to comply with CESMM3 and MMHW, the book includes prices and rates covering everything from ladders to lighting systems and canal dredging to cycle stands. In a time when it is essential to gain 'competitive advantage' in an increasingly congested market, this price book provides instant-access cost information and is a one-stop reference containing tables, formulae, technical information and professional advice. Buyers of this 2010 edition can make a free internet download of Spon’s Civil Engineering and Highway Works price data, which will run to the end of 2010 and: produce estimate and tender documents generate priced or unpriced schedules adjust rates and data and enter rogue items export schedules into Excel carry out an index search This year, for the first time, the download includes a versatile and powerful ebook. Plus the standard features you have come to expect from Spon’s Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book : For budgeting: estimating principles, on-cost advice, method-related charges For resource costings: labour costs, plant costs, material prices For rapid cost information: approximate estimates, dayworks, cost indices For plant and labour allowances: production rates, outputs, man hour constants For detailed pricing: unit costs with full breakdown, or specialist prices, with advice on item coverage, waste allowances and comparative costs For incidental advice: tables and formulae, technical information, professional advice Updated, free of charge, every four months — see enclosed card to register. Updates are available online at www.pricebooks.co.uk Contents......Page 5 Preface......Page 9 Abbreviations......Page 11 Acknowledgements......Page 13 Get more from your Spon Price Libraries......Page 22 PART 1: General......Page 27 Part 1: General......Page 28 Part 10: Daywork......Page 29 OUTLINE OF THE TENDERING AND ESTIMATING PROCESS......Page 30 1. INITIAL APPRAISAL......Page 31 4. METHOD STATEMENT AND PROGRAMME......Page 33 5. DESIGN OF TEMPORARY WORKS, ETC......Page 34 7. COST ESTIMATE......Page 35 9. MANAGEMENT APPRAISAL......Page 36 11. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT VARIATIONS......Page 37 Plant and Machinery......Page 39 Long Life Assets......Page 41 Refurbishment Schemes......Page 42 The Enhanced Capital Allowances Scheme......Page 43 Industrial Building Allowances......Page 44 Flats Over Shops......Page 45 Other Capital Allowances......Page 46 Recovery of VAT......Page 47 In course or furtherance of business......Page 48 The construction of new dwellings......Page 49 The construction of an annex used for a ‘relevant charitable’ purpose......Page 50 Approved alterations to protected buildings......Page 51 Renovation of derelict dwellings......Page 52 Liquidated and Ascertained Damages......Page 53 Incidence......Page 55 Exemption from tax......Page 56 Avoidance......Page 57 PART 2: Preliminaries and General Items......Page 59 CHECKLIST OF ITEMS......Page 60 Telecommunications......Page 61 Progress photographs for Contractor's records......Page 62 Electrical connection and installation......Page 63 Site transport......Page 64 Preparation of bending schedules......Page 65 GENERAL PURPOSE PLANT OTHER THAN THAT INCLUDED IN UNIT COSTS......Page 66 INSURANCES AND BOND......Page 67 CONTRACTOR'S SITE ONCOSTS TIME RELATED......Page 69 CONTRACTOR’S SITE ONCOSTS - NON TIME RELATED......Page 71 EMPLOYER’S AND CONSULTANTS’ SITE REQUIREMENTS - NON TIME RELATED......Page 72 GENERAL PURPOSE PLANT – OTHER THAN THAT INCLUDED IN UNIT COSTS......Page 73 SUMMARY OF PRELIMINARIES AND GENERAL ITEMS......Page 74 PART 3: Resources......Page 75 Additional Payment (Rule WR.1.4)......Page 77 Tide Work (Rule WR.9)......Page 78 CALCULATION OF LABOUR COSTS......Page 79 BASIC MATERIAL PRICES......Page 84 BRICKWORK AND BLOCKWORK......Page 85 CAST IRON PIPES AND FITTINGS......Page 88 CLAYWARE PIPES AND FITTINGS......Page 91 CONCRETE AND CEMENT......Page 96 CONCRETE MANHOLES......Page 98 CONCRETE PIPES AND FITTINGS......Page 99 CONSUMABLE STORES......Page 100 CONTRACTORS' SITE EQUIPMENT (PURCHASED)......Page 102 CULVERTS......Page 104 EARTH RETENTION INCLUDING GABIONS, CRIB WALLING, ETC.......Page 105 FENCING (SITE BOUNDARY FENCING)......Page 107 GEOTEXTILES......Page 109 GULLEY GRATINGS AND FRAMES TO BS EN 124......Page 111 INTERLOCKING STEEL SHEET PILING AND UNIVERSAL BEARING PILES......Page 112 JOINT FILLERS AND WATERSTOPS......Page 114 PRECAST CONCRETE KERBS, EDGINGS AND PAVING SLABS......Page 116 LANDSCAPING/SOILING......Page 120 MANHOLE COVERS AND FRAMES TO BS EN 124......Page 122 MISCELLANEOUS AND MINOR ITEMS......Page 123 PAINT/STAINS/PROTECTIVE COATINGS......Page 127 POLYMER CHANNELS AND FITTINGS......Page 130 QUARRY PRODUCTS, AGGREGATES, ETC.......Page 133 SCAFFOLDING AND PROPS......Page 136 SEPTIC TANKS, CESSPOOLS AND INTERCEPTORS......Page 138 SHUTTERING, TIMBER AND NAILS......Page 139 STEEL PIPES AND FITTINGS......Page 144 STRUCTURAL STEELWORK......Page 145 GUIDE TRANSPORT CHARGES BASED ON RADIAL DISTANCES AND QUANTITIES......Page 155 PVC-U DRAIN PIPES AND FITTINGS......Page 156 PVC-U SUBSOIL DRAIN PIPES AND FITTINGS......Page 161 CONTRACTOR OWNED PLANT......Page 163 Notes – example plant ownership hourly costs......Page 165 PLANT COSTS......Page 167 INTRODUCTORY NOTES......Page 185 Outputs......Page 186 CLASS A: GENERAL ITEMS......Page 187 CLASS B: GROUND INVESTIGATION......Page 190 CLASS C: GEOTECHNICAL AND OTHER SPECIALIST PROCESSES......Page 194 CLASS D: DEMOLITION AND SITE CLEARANCE......Page 201 CLASS E: EXCAVATION......Page 203 CLASS F: IN SITU CONCRETE......Page 224 CLASS G: CONCRETE ANCILLARIES......Page 229 CLASS H: PRECAST CONCRETE......Page 240 CLASS I: PIPEWORK - PIPES......Page 242 CLASS J: PIPEWORK - FITTINGS AND VALVES......Page 260 CLASS K: PIPEWORK - MANHOLES AND PIPEWORK ANCILLARIES......Page 261 CLASS L: PIPEWORK SUPPORTS AND PROTECTION, ANCILLARIES TO LAYING AND EXCAVATION......Page 273 CLASS M: STRUCTURAL METALWORK......Page 277 CLASS N: MISCELLANEOUS METALWORK......Page 279 CLASS O: TIMBER......Page 284 CLASS P: PILING......Page 290 CLASS Q: PILING ANCILLARIES......Page 302 CLASS R: ROADS AND PAVINGS......Page 308 CLASS S: RAIL TRACK......Page 323 CLASS T: TUNNELS......Page 329 CLASS U: BRICKWORK, BLOCKWORK AND MASONRY......Page 332 CLASS V: PAINTING......Page 344 CLASS W: WATERPROOFING......Page 351 CLASS X: MISCELLANEOUS WORK......Page 356 CLASS Y: SEWER AND WATER MAIN RENOVATION AND ANCILLARY WORKS......Page 361 CLASS Z: SIMPLE BUILDING WORKS INCIDENTAL TO CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS......Page 363 INTRODUCTORY NOTES......Page 377 Method of Measurement......Page 378 SERIES 100: PRELIMINARIES......Page 381 SERIES 200: SITE CLEARANCE......Page 383 SERIES 300: FENCING......Page 386 SERIES 400: ROAD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS (VEHICLE AND PEDESTRIAN)......Page 390 SERIES 500: DRAINAGE AND SERVICE DUCTS......Page 396 SERIES 500: DETAILED RATES MANHOLES......Page 414 SERIES 600: EARTHWORKS......Page 418 SERIES 700: PAVEMENTS......Page 435 SERIES 1100: KERBS, FOOTWAYS AND PAVED AREAS......Page 442 SERIES 1200: TRAFFIC SIGNS AND ROAD MARKINGS......Page 450 SERIES 1300: ROAD LIGHTING COLUMNS AND BRACKETS, CCTV MASTS AND CANTILEVER MASTS......Page 456 SERIES 1400: ELECTRICAL WORK FOR ROAD LIGHTING AND TRAFFIC SIGNS......Page 459 SERIES 1500: MOTORWAY COMMUNICATIONS......Page 462 SERIES 1600: PILING AND EMBEDDED RETAINING WALLS......Page 464 SERIES 1700: STRUCTURAL CONCRETE......Page 479 SERIES 1800: STEELWORK FOR STRUCTURES......Page 486 SERIES 1900: PROTECTION OF STEELWORK AGAINST CORROSION......Page 487 SERIES 2000: WATERPROOFING FOR STRUCTURES......Page 489 SERIES 2100: BRIDGE BEARINGS......Page 491 SERIES 2300: BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS AND SEALING OF GAPS......Page 493 SERIES 2400: BRICKWORK, BLOCKWORK AND STONEWORK......Page 494 SERIES 2500: SPECIAL STRUCTURES......Page 500 SERIES 2700: ACCOMMODATION WORKS, WORKS FOR STATUTORY UNDERTAKERS, PROVISIONAL SUMS AND PRIME COST ITEMS......Page 501 SERIES 3000: LANDSCAPING AND ECOLOGY......Page 502 SERIES 5000: MAINTENANCE PAINTING OF STEELWORK......Page 506 INTRODUCTORY NOTES......Page 507 Method of Measurement......Page 508 Generally......Page 509 The EU Landfill Directive......Page 512 Types of hazardous waste......Page 513 Identify the problem......Page 514 Consider the costs......Page 515 Implementation and remediation......Page 516 In situ techniques......Page 517 Off-site techniques......Page 518 Cost drivers......Page 519 Cost Studies......Page 521 Class B Ground Investigation......Page 522 The Tax......Page 523 Exemptions......Page 525 INTRODUCTORY NOTES......Page 527 ANCILLARY BUILDING WORKS......Page 529 PROFIT......Page 557 FINANCE COSTS ASSESSMENT OF CONTRACT INVESTMENT......Page 558 Notes......Page 560 TENDER SUMMARY......Page 561 PART 9: Costs and Tender Prices Indices......Page 563 PRICE ADJUSTMENT FORMULA INDICES......Page 564 A CONSTRUCTED COST INDEX BASED ON THE PRICE ADJUSTMENT FORMULA INDICES......Page 566 THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION TENDER PRICE INDEX......Page 568 INTRODUCTORY NOTES......Page 571 1 Labour......Page 572 4 Plant......Page 573 Materials......Page 574 Supplementary charges......Page 575 Plant......Page 576 PART 11: Professional Fees......Page 579 Comparisons......Page 580 Obligations of the Consulting Engineer......Page 582 Ownership of Documents and Copyright......Page 583 Disputes and Differences......Page 584 Summary of Scale of Professional Charges......Page 585 Scale of charges......Page 586 PART 12: Approximate Estimates......Page 587 Building Prices per Square Metre......Page 589 WATER AND TREATMENT FACILITIES......Page 590 Approximate Estimates......Page 591 EARTH RETENTION AND STABILISATION......Page 594 BRIDGEWORKS......Page 595 MOTORWAYS......Page 596 ALL-PURPOSE ROADS......Page 597 STREET FURNITURE......Page 599 SURFACE CAR PARKS......Page 600 LANDSCAPING......Page 601 TEMPORARY WORKS......Page 603 PART 13: Outputs......Page 607 DISPOSAL OF EXCAVATED MATERIALS......Page 608 BREAKING OUT OBSTRUCTIONS BY HAND......Page 609 CONCRETE WORK......Page 611 DRAINAGE......Page 614 USEFUL ADDRESSES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION......Page 617 PART 14: Tables and Memoranda......Page 625 QUICK REFERENCE CONVERSION TABLES......Page 626 CONVERSION FACTORS - METRIC TO IMPERIAL......Page 627 CONVERSION FACTORS - IMPERIAL TO METRIC......Page 629 CONVERSION TABLES......Page 631 SPEED CONVERSION......Page 635 FORMULAE......Page 637 EARTHWORK......Page 642 CONCRETE WORK......Page 648 MASONRY......Page 656 TIMBER......Page 662 STRUCTURAL METALWORK......Page 666 SPACING OF HOLES IN ANGLES......Page 684 PAVING AND SURFACING......Page 685 SEEDING/TURFING AND PLANTING......Page 692 FENCING AND GATES......Page 694 DRAINAGE......Page 699 PIPED SUPPLY SYSTEMS......Page 705 ELECTRICAL SUPPLY/POWER/LIGHTING SYSTEMS......Page 706 RAIL TRACKS......Page 707 Index......Page 711 Materials prices are still rising for most products, subcontract prices are volatile, tender prices falling. What's happening in detail and where are things heading in this demanding market? Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book 2010 is more than just a price book. It provides a comprehensive work manual that many in the civil engineering, surveying and construction business will find it hard to work without. It gives costs for both general and civil engineering works and highway works, and shows a full breakdown of labour, plant and material elements, with labour rates updated in line with the latest CIJC wage agreement. This 24th edition, in its easy to read format, incorporates a comprehensive review throughout Assumptions on overheads and profits have been revised downwards Preliminaries have been cut, on a lower cost base Labour rates have been adjusted to reflect today's economic climate Tunnelling rates are too volatile this year and have been removed from this edition Structured to comply with CESMM3 and MMHW, the book includes prices and rates covering everything from ladders to lighting systems and canal dredging to cycle stands. In a time when it is essential to gain 'competitive advantage' in an increasingly congested market, this price book provides instant-access cost information and is a one-stop reference containing tables, formulae, technical information and professional advice. Buyers of this 2010 edition can make a free internet download of Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works price data, which will run to the end of 2010 and: produce estimate and tender documents generate priced or unpriced schedules adjust rates and data and enter rogue items export schedules into Excel carry out an index search This year, for the first time, the download includes a versatile and powerful ebook. Plus the standard features you have come to expect from Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book : For budgeting: estimating principles, on-cost advice, method-related charges For resource costings: labour costs, plant costs, material prices For rapid cost information: approximate estimates, dayworks, cost indices For plant and labour allowances: production rates, outputs, man hour constants For detailed pricing: unit costs with full breakdown, or specialist prices, with advice on item coverage, waste allowances and comparative costs For incidental advice: tables and formulae, technical information, professional advice Updated, free of charge, every four months - see enclosed card to register. Updates are available online at www.pricebooks.co.uk Materials prices are still rising for most products, subcontract prices are volatile, tender prices falling. What's happening in detail and where are things heading in this demanding market? Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book 2010 is more than just a price book. It provides a comprehensive work manual that many in the civil engineering, surveying and construction business will find it hard to work without. It gives costs for both general and civil engineering works and highway works, and shows a full breakdown of labour, plant and material elements, with labour rates updated in line with the latest CIJC wage agreement. This 24th edition, in its easy to read format, incorporates a comprehensive review throughout Assumptions on overheads and profits have been revised downwards Preliminaries have been cut, on a lower cost base Labour rates have been adjusted to reflect today's economic climate Tunnelling rates are too volatile this year and have been removed from this edition Structured to comply with CESMM3 and MMHW, the book includes prices and rates covering everything from ladders to lighting systems and canal dredging to cycle stands. In a time when it is essential to gain 'competitive advantage' in an increasingly congested market, this price book provides instant-access cost information and is a one-stop reference containing tables, formulae, technical information and professional advice. Buyers of this 2010 edition can make a free internet download of Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works price data, which will run to the end of 2010 and: produce estimate and tender documents generate priced or unpriced schedules adjust rates and data and enter rogue items export schedules into Excel carry out an index search This year, for the first time, the download includes a versatile and powerful ebook. Plus the standard features you have come to expect from Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book : For budgeting: estimating principles, on-cost advice, method-related charges For resource costings: labour costs, plant costs, material prices For rapid cost information: approximate estimates, dayworks, cost indices For plant and labour allowances: production rates, outputs, man hour constants For detailed pricing: unit costs with full breakdown, or specialist prices, with advice on item coverage, waste allowances and comparative costs For incidental advice: tables and formulae, technical information, professional advice Updated, free of charge, every four months - see enclosed card to register. Updates are available online at www.pricebooks.co.uk