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NRM 2: Detailed measurement for building works

The RICS new rules of measurement (NRM) is a suite of documents issued by the RICS QuantitySurveying and Construction Professional Group.

The rules have been written to provide a standard set of measurement rules that are understandable byall those involved in a construction project. They provide advice and best practice guidance to RICSmembers involved in the cost management of construction projects worldwide.

This volume, NRM 2: Detailed measurement for building works, provides detailed rules for themeasurement and description of building works for the purpose of obtaining tender prices. The rulesaddress all aspects of bill of quantities production, including setting out the information required from theemployer and other construction consultants to enable a bill of quantities to be prepared, as well asdealing with the quantification of non-measurable work items, contractor designed works and risks.Guidance is also provided on the content, structure and format of bill of quantities, as well as the benefitsand uses of bill of quantities.

Moreover, the rules can be used for bill of quantities for both main contract works and for discrete workpackages – including separate preliminaries for both.

Although written primarily for the preparation of bill of quantities and quantified schedules of works, therules will be invaluable when designing and developing standard or bespoke schedules of rates, or otherquantity-based pricing document.

These rules provide essential guidance to all those involved in the preparation of bill of quantities,quantified schedules of works, schedules of rates and similar pricing documents, as well as those whowish to be better informed about the purpose, use and benefits of adopting detailed measurement oftheir cost control procedures.

The RICS new rules of measurement are based on UK practice but the requirements for a coordinatedset of rules and underlying philosophy behind each volume have worldwide application.

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RICS NEW RULES OF MEASUREMENT

NRM 2: Detailed measurement forbuilding works

1st edition

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Acknowledgments

The project stages from the RIBA Outline Plan of Work 2007 are reproduced with the permission of the Royal Institute ofBritish Architects.

Published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

Surveyor Court

Westwood Business Park

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www.ricsbooks.com

No responsibility for loss or damage caused to any person acting or refraining from action as a result of the materialincluded in this publication can be accepted by the authors or RICS.

Produced by the Quantity Surveying and Construction Professional Group of the Royal Institution of CharteredSurveyors.

ISBN 978 1 84219 716 5

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) April 2012. Copyright in all or part of this publication rests with RICS.No part of this work may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means including graphic, electronic, ormechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or web distribution, without the written permission of the RoyalInstitution of Chartered Surveyors or in line with the rules of an existing license.

Typeset in Great Britain by Columns Design XML Ltd, Reading, Berks

Printed by Page Bros, Norwich

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ContentsForeword vAcknowledgments viIntroduction 1

Status of the RICS new rules of measurement 1The RICS new rules of measurement (NRM) suite of documents in context 2Identity 3Enquiries 3

Part 1: General 51.1 Introduction 71.2 Measurement in context with the RIBA Plan of Work and OGC Gateway Process 71.3 Purpose of NRM 2 91.4 Use of NRM 2 91.5 Structure of NRM 2 91.6 Symbols, abbreviations and definitions 10Part 2: Rules for detailed measurement of building works 152.1 Introduction 172.2 Purpose of bill of quantities 172.3 Benefits of bill of quantities 172.4 Types of bill of quantities 182.5 Preparation of bill of quantities 182.6 Composition of a bill of quantities 192.7 Preliminaries 222.8 Measurement rules for building works 242.9 Non-measurable works 242.10 Risks 272.11 Overheads and profit 282.12 Credits 282.13 Other considerations 282.14 Information requirements for measurement 302.15 Codification of bill of quantities 332.16 Cost management/control 382.17 Analysis, collection and storage of cost data 40Part 3:Tabulated rules of measurement for building works 413.1 Introduction 433.2 Use of tabulated rules of measurement for building works 433.3 Measurement rules for building works 46

Tabulated work sections:1 Preliminaries 502 Off-site manufactured materials, components and buildings 1203 Demolitions 1224 Alterations, repairs and conservation 1255 Excavating and filling 1316 Ground remediation and soil stabilisation 1397 Piling 1428 Underpinning 1459 Diaphragm walls and embedded retaining walls 14710 Crib walls, gabions and reinforced earth 149

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11 In-situ concrete works 15112 Precast/composite concrete 15913 Precast concrete 16114 Masonry 16415 Structural metalwork 16916 Carpentry 17317 Sheet roof coverings 17618 Tile and slate roof and wall coverings 18119 Waterproofing 18420 Proprietary linings and partitions 18721 Cladding and covering 19222 General joinery 19523 Windows, screens and lights 20024 Doors, shutters and hatches 20225 Stairs, walkways and balustrades 20526 Metalwork 20827 Glazing 21028 Floor, wall, ceiling and roof finishings 21229 Decoration 21830 Suspended ceilings 22031 Insulation, fire stopping and fire protection 22332 Furniture, fittings and equipment 22533 Drainage above ground 22734 Drainage below ground 23035 Site works 23436 Fencing 23837 Soft landscaping 24138 Mechanical services 24539 Electrical services 25040 Transportation 25441 Builder’s work in connection with mechanical, electrical and transportation

installations256

Appendices 261A Guidance on the preparation of bill of quantities 262B Template for preliminaries pricing schedule (condensed) 269C Template for preliminaries pricing schedule (expanded) 270D Template for pricing summary for elemental bill of quantities (condensed) 272E Template for pricing summary for elemental bill of quantities (expanded) 273F Templates for provisional sums, risks and credits 275G Example of a work package breakdown structure 276Bibliography 279Index 280

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Foreword

The measurement initiative steering group was set up by the RICS quantity surveying and constructionprofessional group to research the problems associated with the measurement of building works at all stagesof the design and construction process. The steering group quickly came to the conclusion that significantimprovements where required.

The development units on measurement set up by the measurement initiative steering group have produceda suite of documents covering all aspects of the measurement and description of a building project – from‘cradle to grave’.

This volume, RICS new rules of measurement: Detailed measurement for building works (‘NRM 2’), providesfundamental guidance on the quantification and description of building works for the purpose of preparingbill of quantities and quantified schedules of works; it also provides a sound basis for designing and developingstandard or bespoke schedules of rates. Direction on how to deal with items that are unquantifiable is alsoprovided – e.g. preliminaries, overheads and profit, contractor designed works, risk transfer and fluctuations.

The RICS new rules of measurement: Detailed measurement for building works provides a uniform basis formeasuring and describing building works and embodies the essentials of good practice.

NRM 2 replaces the Standard Method of Measurement for Building Works (‘SMM’), which was first published byRICS in 1922, with the latest edition being SMM7, published in 1988.

This first edition will become operative on 1 January 2013 and is post dated accordingly.

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AcknowledgmentsThe development of the RICS new rules of measurement: Detailed measurement for building works wasfacilitated by the RICS Quantity Surveying and Construction Professional Group under thedirection of the steering group.

Lead authors:

+ David Benge, Gleeds Cost Management Limited

+ John Davidson, Consultant

Contributors:

+ Simon Cash,Appleyards

+ Graham Hadden,V B Johnson

+ Michael Jewell, MDA Consulting

+ Michael Rickard (Harvey Frost)

+ Justin Sullivan,Adair Associates

+ Keith Tweedy

Steering Group:

+ Chair: Stuart Earl, Gleeds Cost Management Limited

+ David Benge, Gleeds Cost Management Limited

+ Alan Cripps, RICS

+ John Davidson, Consultant

+ Adrian Green, Laing O’Rourke

+ Andy Green, Faithful and Gould

+ Joe Martin, BCIS

+ Alan Muse, RICS

+ Sean Smylie, Shepherd Construction; Contractors Legal Group; UK Contractors Group

+ Roy Stratton, Countryside Properties

The Steering Group express their thanks to the professional institutions and trade bodies, and tothe quantity surveyors and building contractors for their co-operation and advice in the detailedconsultations that have taken place. The steering group and development unit also express theirthanks to the surveyors who have assisted in testing the RICS new rules of measurement: Detailedmeasurement for building works, and to the editors who have had the task of bringing together thefinal document.

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Introduction

Status of the RICS new rules of measurementThese rules have the status of a guidance note. Where recommendations are made for specificprofessional tasks, these are intended to represent ‘best practice’, i.e. recommendations which inthe opinion of RICS meet a high standard of professional competence.

Although members are not required to follow the recommendations contained in the note, theyshould take into account the following points.

When an allegation of professional negligence is made against a surveyor, a court or tribunal maytake account of the contents of any relevant guidance notes published by RICS in deciding whetheror not the member had acted with reasonable competence.

In the opinion of RICS, a member conforming to the practices recommended in this note shouldhave at least a partial defence to an allegation of negligence if they have followed those practices.However, members have the responsibility of deciding when it is inappropriate to follow theguidance.

It is for each surveyor to decide on the appropriate procedure to follow in any professional task.However, where members do not comply with the practice recommended in this note, they shoulddo so only for a good reason. In the event of a legal dispute, a court or tribunal may require themto explain why they decided not to adopt the recommended practice. Also, if members have notfollowed this guidance, and their actions are questioned in an RICS disciplinary case, they will beasked to explain the actions they did take and this may be taken into account by the Panel.

In addition, guidance notes are relevant to professional competence in that each member should beup to date and should have knowledge of guidance notes within a reasonable time of their cominginto effect.

Document status defined

RICS produces a range of standards products. These have been defined in the table below. Thisdocument is a guidance note.

Type of document Definition Status

RICS practice statement Document that provides members withmandatory requirements under Rule 4 ofthe Rules of Conduct for members

Mandatory

RICS code of practice Standard approved by RICS, and endorsedby another professional body that providesusers with recommendations for acceptedgood practice as followed by conscientiouspractitioners

Mandatory or recommendedgood practice (will beconfirmed in the documentitself)

RICS guidance note Document that provides users withrecommendations for accepted goodpractice as followed by competent andconscientious practitioners

Recommended good practice

RICS information paper Practice based information that providesusers with the latest information and/orresearch

Information and/orexplanatory commentary

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The RICS new rules of measurement (NRM) suite ofdocuments in contextThe RICS new rules of measurement (NRM) is a suite of documents issued by the RICS QuantitySurveying and Construction Professional Group.The rules have been written to provide a standardset of measurement rules that are understandable by anyone involved in a construction project.

The rules provide essential guidance to all those involved in, as well as those who wish to be betterinformed about, the cost management of construction projects. Although the RICS new rules ofmeasurement are principally based on UK practice, the requirements for a coordinated set of rulesand underlying philosophy behind each volume have worldwide application.

+ NRM 1: Order of cost estimating and cost planning for capital building works

+ NRM 2: Detailed measurement for building works

+ NRM 3: Order of cost estimating and cost planning for building maintenance works.

The NRM suite comprises the following three volumes:

NRM 1: Order of cost estimating and cost planning for capital buildingworks

This volume provides indispensable guidance on the quantification of building works for thepurpose of preparing cost estimates and cost plans. Direction on how to quantify other itemsforming part of the cost of a construction project, but which are not reflected in the measurablebuilding work items, is also provided – i.e. preliminaries, overheads and profit, project team anddesign team fees, risk allowances, inflation, and other development and project costs.

NRM 1 is the ‘cornerstone’ of good cost management of construction projects – enabling moreeffective and accurate cost advice to be given to clients and other project team members, as well asfacilitating better cost control.

Although written primarily for the preparation of order of cost estimates and cost plans, the ruleswill be invaluable when preparing approximate estimates.

In addition, the rules can be used as a basis for capturing historical cost data in the form requiredfor order of cost estimates and elemental cost plans, thereby completing the ‘cost managementcycle’.

NRM 2: Detailed measurement for building works

This volume provides fundamental guidance on the detailed measurement and description ofbuilding works for the purpose of obtaining a tender price.The rules address all aspects of bill ofquantities (BQ) production, including setting out the information required from the employer andother construction consultants to enable a BQ to be prepared, as well as dealing with thequantification of non-measurable work items, contractor designed works and risks. Guidance isalso provided on the content, structure and format of BQ, as well as the benefits and uses of BQ.

While written mainly for the preparation of bill of quantities, quantified schedules of works andquantified work schedules, the rules will be invaluable when designing and developing standard orbespoke schedules of rates.

These rules provide essential guidance to all those involved in the preparation of bill of quantities,as well as those who wish to be better informed about the purpose, use and benefits of bill ofquantities.

NRM 3: Order of cost estimating and cost planning for buildingmaintenance works

This volume provides essential guidance on the quantification and description of maintenanceworks for the purpose of preparing initial order of cost estimates during the preparation stages ofa building project, cost plans during the design development and pre-construction stages, anddetailed, asset-specific cost plans during the pre-construction phases of a building project. Theguidance provided by the rules also aids the procurement and cost control of maintenance works.

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The rules follow the same framework and premise as NRM 1: Order of cost estimating and costplanning for capital building works. Consequently, they give direction on how to quantify and measureother items associated with maintenance works, but which are not reflected in the measurablemaintenance work items – i.e. maintenance contractor’s management and administration charges,overheads and profit, other maintenance-related costs, consultants’ fees and risks in connectionwith maintenance works.

Unlike capital building works projects, maintenance works are required to be carried out from theday a building or asset is put to use until the end of its life.Accordingly, while the costs of a capitalbuilding works project are usually incurred by the building owner/developer over a relativelyshort-term, costs in connection with maintenance works are incurred throughout the life of thebuilding – over the long-term. Consequently, the rules provide guidance on the measurement andcalculation of the time value of money, guidance on using the measured data to inform life cycle ofcost plans and forward maintenance plans, as well as VAT, and taxation.

NRM 3: Order of cost estimating and cost planning for building maintenance works, together with NRM1: Order of cost estimating and cost planning for capital building works, presents the basis of good costmanagement of capital building works and maintenance works – enabling more effective andaccurate cost advice to be given to clients and other project team members, as well as facilitatingbetter cost control.

IdentityThe rules are called NRM 2: Detailed measurement for building works.

EnquiriesEnquiries concerning the rules may be made in the first instance to the Quantity Surveying andConstruction Professional Group at RICS.

RICS QS & Construction Professional Group

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

Parliament Square

London SW1P 3AD

United Kingdom

e: [email protected]

Any suggestions for future revisions are welcomed and may also be sent to the Quantity Surveyingand Construction Professional Group at RICS.

INTRODUCTION

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Part 1: General

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Part 1: General1.1 Introduction

1.1.1 This part places detailed measurement for bill of quantities, schedules of works and work schedulesin context with the RIBA Outline Plan of Work and the OGC Gateway Process; and explains thesymbols, abbreviations and definitions used in the rules.

1.2 Measurement in context with the RIBA Plan ofWork and OGC Gateway Process

1.2.1 Throughout this document, references are made to both the RIBA Plan of Work and the OGCGateway Process and the RIBA Work Stages/OGC Gateways within.

1.2.2 The RIBA Plan of Work is a construction industry recognised framework that organises theprocess of managing and designing building projects and administering building contracts into anumber of key work stages.The RIBA Plan of Work has 11 sequential steps known as ‘RIBA WorkStages’. Despite its apparent linear nature, it should be recognised that the sequence or content ofthe RIBA Work Stages may need to be varied or overlapped to suit the proposed procurementmethod. Consequently, when two or more RIBA Work Stages are combined, it is not alwaystransparent when a building project is moving from one stage to another.As such, it is an ideal tool,provided that it is conceptualised as providing the basic outline of the building project process.

1.2.3 As an alternative to the RIBA Plan of Work, central civil government, the health sector, localgovernment and the defence sector have adopted the OGC Gateway Process as best practice formanaging and designing building projects. The process examines programmes and projects at keydecision-points in their lifecycle. It looks ahead to provide assurance that the employer canprogress to the next stage. Project reviews are carried out under OGC Gateway reviews 1 to 5.Typically, a project will undergo three reviews before commitment to invest, and two looking atservice implementation and confirmation of the operational benefits.

1.2.4 Both the RIBA Plan of Work and the OGC Gateway Process are recognised frameworks formanaging and designing building projects.

1.2.5 The point at which measurement is carried out by the quantity surveyor/cost manager for thepurpose of preparing bill of quantities, or quantified schedule of works, in the context of the RIBAWork Stages and OGC Gateways is shown in Figure 1.1.

1.2.6 Bill of quantities are prepared by the quantity surveyor/cost manager at RIBA Work Stage G(Tender Documentation).

1.2.7 The project stages from the RIBA Outline Plan of Work 2007 (overleaf) are reproduced with thepermission of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

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Figure 1.1:The RICS formal cost estimating and cost planning stages in context withthe RIBA Plan of Work and OGC Gateways (adapted from the RIBA Outline Plan ofWork 2007).

Note: A prerequisite of OGC Gateway Review 3: Investment Decision, is that the design brief, concept designand detailed design have been approved and signed off by the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO). For thepurpose of comparing the OGC Gateway Process with the RIBA Work Stages, these two decision points arereferred to as OGC Gateway 3A (Design Brief and Concept Approval) and OGC Gateway 3B (DetailedDesign Approval); with OGC Gateway 3C representing the final OGC Gateway Review 3 (InvestmentDecision).

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1.3 Purpose of NRM 2

1.3.1 RICS new rules of measurement: Detailed measurement for building works has been written to providea standard set of measurement rules for the procurement of building works that areunderstandable by all those involved in a construction project, including the employer; therebyaiding communication between the project/design team and the employer.

1.3.2 The document provides rules of measurement for the preparation of bill of quantities andschedules of works (quantified).The rules also provide a framework, which can be used to developbespoke and standard schedules of rates.

1.3.3 The rules address all aspects of bill of quantities (BQ) production, including setting out theinformation required from the employer and other construction consultants to enable a BQ to beprepared, as well as dealing with the quantification of non-measurable work items, contractordesigned works and risks. Guidance is also provided on the content, structure and format of BQ

1.3.4 The RICS new rules of measurement suite of documents is based on UK practice but therequirements for a coordinated set of rules and underlying philosophy behind each section haveworldwide application.

1.4 Use of NRM 2

1.4.1 The RICS new rules of measurement: Detailed measurement for building works provides a structuredbasis for measuring building work and presents a consistent approach for dealing with other keycost components associated with a building project when preparing bill of quantities and quantifiedschedule of works.The rules represent the essentials of good practice.

1.4.2 The rules address both the production of bill of quantities (BQ) for entire building project and fordiscrete work packages. They can also be used to prepare quantified schedules of works andquantified work schedules.

1.4.3 In addition, the framework can be used to construct both bespoke and standard schedules of ratesfor the purpose of:

(1) Discrete contracts;

(2) Term contracts; and

(3) Framework arrangements.

1.4.4 Users of the rules are advised to adopt metric units as the standard system of measurement.Where the employer requires reference to imperial units these may be provided as supplementaryinformation (e.g. in parenthesis).

1.4.5 Although the British Standard BS 8888:2006 Technical Product Specification (for defining, specifyingand graphically representing products) recommends the inclusion of a comma rather than a pointas a decimal marker, and a space instead of a comma as a thousands separator, the traditional UKconvention has been adopted in these rules (i.e. a point as a decimal marker and a comma as athousands separator). Users should take care to ensure that this does not conflict with employerrequirements.

1.5 Structure of NRM 2

1.5.1 This document is divided into three parts with supporting appendices:

+ Part 1 places the places measurement for works procurement in context with the RIBA Planof Work and the OGC Gateway Process; and explains the symbols, abbreviations and definitionsused in the rules.

+ Part 2 outlines the benefits of detailed measurement, describes the purpose and uses ofRICS new rules of measurement: Detailed measurement for building works; explains the function of

PART 1: GENERAL

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bill of quantities, provides work breakdown structures for bill of quantities, defines theinformation required to enable preparation of bill of quantities, describes the keyconstituents of bill of quantities, explains how to prepare bill of quantities; sets out the rulesof measurement for the preparation of bill of quantities; and provides the method for dealingwith contractors’ preliminaries, contractors’ overheads and profit, contractors’ design fees,other development/project costs, risks, inflation, and data-gathering for supporting claims fortax incentives.

+ Part 3 comprises the tabulated rules for the measurement and description of building worksfor the purpose of works procurement.

+ Appendices:

Appendix A: Guidance on the preparation of bill of quantities

Appendix B:Template for preliminaries (main contract) pricing schedule (condensed)

Appendix C:Template for preliminaries (main contract) pricing schedule (expanded)

Appendix D:Template for pricing summary for elemental bill of quantities (condensed)

Appendix E:Template for pricing summary for elemental bill of quantities (expanded)

Appendix F:Templates for provisional sums, risks and credits

Appendix G: Example of a work package breakdown structure

1.6 Symbols, abbreviations and definitionsSymbols, abbreviations and certain key words and phrases used in the rules are detailed below.

1.6.1 Symbols used for measurement

ha hectare

hr hour

kg kilogramme

kN kilonewton

kW Kilowatt

m linear metre

m2 square metre

m3 cubic metre

mm millimetre

mm2 square millimetre

mm3 cubic millimetre

nr number

t tonne

wk week

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1.6.2 Abbreviations

BQ bill of quantities

BQBS bill of quantities (or BQ) breakdown structure

CBS cost breakdown structure

OGC Office of Government Commerce

PC sum prime cost sum

PC price prime cost price

RIBA Royal Institute of British Architects

RICS Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

WBS work breakdown structure

Note: The names of UK government departments are frequently changed. This applies to theOffice of Government Commerce. Notwithstanding this, the acronym OGC has not been changedas it is a construction industry recognised phrase.

1.6.3 Definitions

Bill of quantities (BQ) – means a list of items giving detailed identifying descriptions and firmquantities of the work comprised in a contract.

Cost breakdown structure (CBS) – in the context of bill of quantities, represents the financialbreakdown of a building project into cost targets for elements or work packages.

Cost target – in the context of bill of quantities, means the total expenditure for an element orwork package.

Credit – means a refund offered by the contractor to the employer in return for the benefit oftaking ownership of materials, goods, items, mechanical and electrical plant and equipment, etc.arising from demolition or strip out works.

Daywork – means the method of valuing work on the basis of time spent by the contractor’sworkpeople, the materials used and the plant employed.

Defined provisional sum – means a sum provided for work which is not completely designedbut for which the following information shall be provided:

– the nature and construction of the work;

– a statement of how and where the work is fixed to the building and what other work is to befixed thereto;

– a quantity or quantities that indicate the scope and extent of the work; and

– any specific limitations and the like identified.

Design team – means architects, engineers and technology specialists responsible for theconceptual design aspects of a building, structure or facility and their development into drawings,specifications and instructions required for construction and associated processes.The design teamis a part of the project team.

Director’s adjustment – means a reduction or addition to the tender price, derived by thecontractor’s estimating team, offered by the director(s) of the contractor.

Employer – means the owner and/or the developer of the building; in some cases the ultimateuser. The terms Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) and project sponsor are used by central civilgovernment and the defence sector; being the representatives empowered to manage the buildingproject and make project-specific decisions. For the purpose of these measurement rules, the term‘employer’ will also be used interchangeably with Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) or projectsponsor.

Fixed charge – is for work, the cost of which is to be considered independent of duration.

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Main contractor (or prime contractor) – means the contractor responsible for the totalconstruction and completion process of the building project.The term ‘prime contractor’ is oftenused in central civil government and the defence sector to mean ‘main contractor’.

Main contract preliminaries – are items that cannot be allocated to a specific element,sub-element or component. Main contract preliminaries include the main contractor’s costsassociated with management and staff, site establishment, temporary services, security, safety andenvironmental protection, control and protection, common user mechanical plant, common usertemporary works, the maintenance of site records, completion and post-completion requirements,cleaning, fees and charges, sites services and insurances, bonds, guarantees and warranties. Maincontractors’ preliminaries exclude costs associated with subcontractors’ or work packagecontractors’ preliminaries.

OGC Gateway Process – is a process that examines programmes and projects at keydecision-points in their lifecycle. It looks ahead to provide assurance that the employer canprogress to the next stage. Project reviews are carried under OGC Gateway reviews 1 to 5.Typically, a project will undergo three reviews before a commitment to invest, and two looking atservice implementation and confirmation of the operational benefits.The process is best practice incentral civil government, the health sector, local government and the defence sector.The emphasisof the OGC Gateway Process is to examine the business case, which requires an assessment of thetotal development cost of the building project.

OGC Gateways (or OGC Gateway) – are key decision points within the OGC GatewayProcess.

Other development/project costs – means costs that are not necessarily directly associatedwith the cost of constructing the building, but form part of the total cost of the building project tothe employer (e.g. land acquisition costs, fees for letting agents, marketing costs and contributionsassociated with planning permissions).

Overheads and profit – means the contractor’s costs associated with head office administration,proportioned to each building contact, plus the main contractor’s return on capital investment.

Post tender estimate – means a cost estimate carried out after the evaluation of tenders tocorroborate the funds required by the employer to complete the building project.

Pre-tender estimate – means a cost estimate prepared immediately before calling tenders forconstruction.

Preliminaries – see main contract preliminaries and work package contract preliminaries.

Provisional quantity – means a quantity which cannot be accurately determined (i.e. an estimateof the quantity).

Provisional sum – means a sum of money set aside to carry out work that cannot be describedand given in quantified items in accordance with the tabulated rules of measurement.A provisionalsum will be identified as either ‘defined’ or ‘undefined’ (see definitions of ‘Defined provisional sums’and ‘Undefined’.

Prime cost sum (PC Sum) – means a sum of money included in a unit rate to be expended onmaterials or goods from suppliers (e.g. ceramic wall tiles at £36.00/m or door furniture at£75.00/door). It is a supply only rate for materials or goods where the precise quality of thosematerials and goods are unknown. PC Sums exclude all costs associated with fixing or installation,all ancillary and sundry materials and goods required for the fixing or installation of the materialsor goods, subcontractor’s design fees, subcontractor’s preliminaries, subcontractor’s overheads andprofit, Main Contractor’s design fees, preliminaries and overheads and profit.

Residual risk (or retained risk) – means the risks retained by the employer.

RIBA Outline Plan of Work summarises the deliverables required under each RIBA WorkStage.

RIBA Plan of Work – is a model procedure dealing with basic steps in decision making for amedium-sized building project. The RIBA Plan of Work sets out a logical structure for buildingprojects, starting with the brief and ending with post-occupancy evaluation.The procedures identifythe responsibilities of the design team at each stage of the design and contract administration

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process. Each step is referred to as a RIBA Work Stage.The full title of the RIBA Plan of Work isThe Architect’s Plan of Work, published by RIBA, but it is commonly known and referred to as theRIBA Plan of Work in the building construction industry.

RIBA Work Stage – means the stage into which the process of designing building projects andadministering building contracts may be divided. Some variations of the RIBA Work Stages apply fordesign and build procurement.

Statutory undertaker – means organisations, such as water, gas, electricity andtelecommunications companies, that are authorised by statute to construct and operate publicutility undertakings.

Subcontractor – means a contractor employed by the main contractor to undertake specificwork within the building project; also known as specialist, works, trade, work package, and labouronly contractors.

Time-related charge – is for work, the cost of which is to be considered dependent onduration.

Undefined provisional sum – means a sum provided for work that is not completely designed,but for which the information required for a defined provisional sum cannot be provided.

Work breakdown structure (WBS) – in the context of bill of quantities, is used to sub-dividea building project into meaningful elements or work packages.

Work package contractor – a specialist contractor who undertakes particular identifiableaspects of work within the building project; e.g. ground works, cladding, mechanical engineeringservices, electrical engineering services, lifts, soft landscape works or labour only. Depending on thecontract strategy, works contractors can be employed directly by the employer or by the maincontractor.

Work package contract preliminaries – are preliminaries that relate specifically to the workthat is to be carried out by a work package contractor.

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Part 2: Rules for detailedmeasurement of building works2.1 Introduction

2.1.1 Part 2 of the rules describes the purpose and uses of NRM 2: Detailed measurement for buildingworks; describes the types of bill of quantities (BQ); gives guidance on the preparation andcomposition of BQ; and defines the information required to enable a BQ to be prepared. Part 2also sets out the rules of measurement of building items, and the rules for dealing withpreliminaries, non-measurable works, and contractor designed works, as well as risks, overheadsand profit, and credits.

2.1.2 In addition, Part 2 of the rules deals with other aspects of BQ production, including pricefluctuations, director’s adjustments, daywork and value added tax. Guidance is also provided on thecodification of BQ, the use of BQ for cost control and cost management, and the analysis of a BQto provide cost data.

2.2 Purpose of bill of quantities

2.2.1 The primary purposes of a bill of quantities (BQ), which becomes a contract document, are:

+ to provide a co-ordinated list of items, together with their identifying descriptions andquantities, that comprise the works to enable contractors to prepare tenders efficiently andaccurately; and

+ when a contract has been entered into, to:

– provide a basis for the valuation of work executed for the purpose of making interimpayments to the contractor; and.

– provide a basis for the valuation of varied work.

2.2.2 Essentially, a BQ is a list of the items with detailed identifying descriptions and quantities, whichmake up the component parts of a building.

2.3 Benefits of bill of quantities

2.3.1 Irrespective of what contract strategy is used, at some stage in the procurement process one partywill need to quantify the extent of works to be executed; whether it be the employer’s quantitysurveyor/cost manager, the main contractor or the work package contractors for the purpose ofobtaining a price for completing building works, valuing the extent of work complete for purposesof payment, valuing variations in the content or extent of building works, or to support applicationsfor tax or other financial incentives. Consequently, detailed measurement for the purpose of bill ofquantities (BQ) production is beneficial for a number of reasons:

+ it saves the cost and time of several contractors measuring the same design in order tocalculate their bids for competition;

+ it provides a consistent basis for obtaining competitive bids;

+ it provides an extensive and clear statement of the work to be executed;

+ it provides a very strong basis for budgetary control and accurate cost reporting of thecontract (i.e. post contract cost control), including:

– the preparation of cash flow forecasts,

– a basis for valuing variations, and

– a basis for the preparation of progress payments (i.e. interim payments);

+ it allows, when BQ items are codified, reconciliation and any necessary transfers andadjustments to be made to the cost plan;

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+ when priced, it provides data to support claims for tax benefits (e.g. capital allowances andvalue added tax (VAT));

+ when priced, it provides data to support claims for grants; and

+ it provides one of the best sources of real-time cost data, which can be used for estimating thecost of future building projects (i.e. historic cost information (see 2.17)) as it provides a costmodel in a single document.

2.4 Types of bill of quantities

2.4.1 The use of bill of quantities in support of a contract is the traditional and proven means of securinga lump-sum price for undertaking building works. Bill of quantities (BQ) can be:

+ firm (to obtain a lump-sum price for a fully designed building project); or

+ approximate (subject to remeasurement as built).

2.4.2 Firm bill of quantities:

2.4.2.1 The reliability of the tender price will increase in relation to the accuracy of the quantitiesprovided (i.e. the more precisely the work is measured and described). In theory, were there nodesign changes, then a firm BQ would provide a price at tender stage, which would equal the finalcost. In practice there will be changes, and the BQ provides a good basis for cost control, since thedirect cost of change can be assessed with reference to the BQ rates.

2.4.2.2 The firmer the BQ the better it is as a means of financial control.

2.4.3 Approximate bill of quantities:

2.4.3.1 Approximate BQ are used when there is insufficient detail to prepare firm BQ or where it isdecided by the employer that the time or cost of a firm BQ is not warranted. Such contracts donot provide a lump-sum price, but rather tender price totals (i.e. a quantified schedule of rates),since the quantities are subject to re-measurement on completion by the quantity surveyor/costmanager. These contracts are usually subject to greater variation than lump sum contracts andtherefore should only be used where time is a limiting factor or where there is great uncertainty inrespect of certain elements, such as major excavation and earthworks.

2.4.3.2 The initial resource cost of an approximate BQ is likely to be lower than for a firm BQ, but theneed for re-measurement invariably results in an overall higher resource cost.

2.4.3.3 Although the quantities are approximate, the descriptions of work items should be correct.

2.5 Preparation of bill of quantities

2.5.1 Bill of quantities (BQ) are produced at ‘RIBA Work Stage G (Tender Documentation)’ or as anintrinsic part of ‘OGC Gateway 3C (Investment Decision)’.The requirements of RIBA Work StageG, as described in the RIBA Outline Plan of Work, are as follows:

Preparation and/or collation of tender documentation in sufficient detail to enable a tender ortenders to be obtained for the project.

2.5.2 To enable the preparation of BQ, the information resulting from RIBA Work Stages E (TechnicalDesign) and F (Production Information) will be required.The requirements of RIBA Work Stages Eand F, as described in the RIBA Outline Plan of Work, are as follows:

Preparation of technical design(s) and specifications, sufficient to co-ordinate components andelements of the project and information for statutory standards and construction safety.

F1 Preparation of production information in sufficient detail to enable a tender or tenders to beobtained.

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F2 Application for statutory approvals. Preparation of further information for construction requiredunder the building contract.

Project stages from the RIBA Outline Plan of Work 2007 (Amended November 2008), copyrightRoyal Institute of British Architects, are reproduced here with the permission of the RIBA.

2.5.3 The processes defined by RIBA Work Stages E (Technical Design), F (Production Information) andG (Tender Documentation) are commensurate with the processes required to meet therequirements of OGC Gateway 3C (Investment Decision).

2.5.4 The information and documents required for the preparation of BQ are described in paragraph2.14 of these rules.

2.5.5 BQ required for a lump sum contract based on firm or approximate quantities will normally beprepared by the employer’s quantity surveyor/cost manager, whereas under a design and buildcontract, the employer’s project team will prepare the ‘employer’s requirements’ and the BQ orquantified schedules of work will be prepared by either the main contractor or, more likely, themain contractor’s work package contractors.The choice of who quantifies building works is solelydown to the employer’s preference of contract strategy (see Figure 2.1 below).

Figure 2.1: Responsibility for quantifying building works

Contract strategy Basis of ‘InvitationDocuments’

Preparation by

Traditional lump sum (a) Firm BQ- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Employer’s quantity surveyor/cost manager.

(b) Approximate BQ

Design and build Employer’sRequirements

Employer’s project team (with compilation normally by theemployer’s quantity surveyor/cost manager).Note:Quantification of the Employer’s Requirements will becarried out by either the main contractor or work packagecontractors; who will prepare firm or approximate BQ, orquantified schedules of work as appropriate.

Management (a) Firm BQ- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Employer’s quantity surveyor/cost manager (ormain contractor or work package contractors if‘Invitation Documents’ prepared by employer’squantity surveyor/cost manager or maincontractor, respectively, are based on either‘specification and drawings’ or ‘un-quantifiedschedule of works’ (i.e. un-quantified information).

(b) Approximate BQ

Management (design andmanage)

(a) Firm BQ- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

(b) Approximate BQ

Construction management (a) Firm BQ- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -(b) Approximate BQ

2.5.6 Guidance on the preparation of a bill of quantities (BQ) is given in Appendix A of these rules.

2.6 Composition of a bill of quantities

2.6.1 Bill of quantities (BQ) usually comprise the following sections:

+ Form of Tender (including certificate of bona fide tender);

+ Summary (or Main Summary);

+ Preliminaries, comprising two sections as follows:

– Information and requirements; and

– Pricing schedule;

+ Measured work (incorporating contractor designed works);

+ Risks;

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+ Provisional sums;

+ Credits (for materials arising from the works);

+ Dayworks (Provisional); and

+ Annexes.

2.6.2 Form of tender:

2.6.2.1 This is a document that is used to record the main contractor’s price for completing the buildingproject (i.e. his tender price). If accepted by the employer, the tender price will become the‘contract sum’.The form of tender can be a separate document.

2.6.2.2 A separate ‘certificate of bona fide tender’, which is completed by the main contractor to confirmthat he has not communicated his tender to other parties, is sometimes inserted after the form oftender. Alternatively, the employer’s requirements for confirming that bona fide tender has beensubmitted by the main contractor can be incorporated in the form of tender.

2.6.3 Summary (or main summary):

2.6.3.1 The summary, sometimes called the main summary, is made at either the front or end of the bill ofquantities and comprises a list of the bill that form the entire bill of quantities.The total price foreach section of the bill of quantities (BQ) is carried forwarded and inserted against the applicableitem listed in the summary. For example, a summary for an elemental bill will address all or someof the following:

+ Preliminaries;

+ Measured works (including ‘Contractor Designed Works’:

– Facilitating works

– Substructure

– Superstructure

– Internal finishes

– Fittings, furnishings and equipment

– Services

– Complete buildings

– Works to existing buildings

– External works

+ Risks;

+ Provisional sums:

– Defined

– Undefined

+ Works to be carried out by statutory undertakers;

+ Overheads and profit;

+ Credits (for materials arising from the works);

+ Fixed price adjustment;

+ Director’s adjustment;

+ Dayworks (Provisional);

+ Total price (to Form of Tender).

2.6.3.2 Where the measured work has been divided into work sections, the work sections will be listedinstead of elements.

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2.6.3.3 At the end of the summary, provision is made to total the list to ascertain the total price andtransfer the total to the form of tender, which, subject to verification and any necessaryadjustments, will become the contract sum referred to by the conditions of contract.

2.6.4 Preliminaries:

2.6.4.1 Preliminaries address and communicate to the contractor items that are not directly related to anycomponent, element, or work section (i.e. measured works).The information provided will enablethe contractor to ascertain his or her price for, among other things, management of the buildingproject, site establishment, security, safety, environmental protection and common user mechanicalplant, as well as the employer’s completion and post-completion requirements. Preliminaries aredivided into two sections as follows:

2.6.4.2 Information and requirements:

The purpose of the information and requirements section is to describe the building projectparticulars; the drawings upon which the bill of quantities was based; the work in general; the siteand any adjoining properties; the form of contract and any amendments and/or supplementaryconditions to the form of contract; the employer’s specific requirements; and any specificlimitations or restrictions that might impact on the sequence and/or method of working. It alsocontains information on how to interpret the bill of quantities, including any special methods ofmeasurement (i.e. where the method of measurement has deviated from NRM 2: Detailedmeasurement for building works).

2.6.4.3 Pricing schedule:

The pricing schedule is simply a schedule in which the contractor inserts preliminary costs relatingto the employer’s requirements, and all contractor cost items (including management and staff, siteaccommodation, services and facilities, mechanical plant, and temporary works items). Thequantification of preliminaries is dealt with in paragraph 2.7.

2.6.5 Measured work:

2.6.5.1 This is the main part of the bill of quantities, which lists all the items of work to be undertaken.Thequantities and descriptions of items should be determined in accordance with the tabulated rulesof measurement in Part 3 (Tabulated rules for the measurement of building works) of these rules.Various methods can be used to present the measured work (i.e. bill breakdown structures – seeparagraph A.1 at Appendix A: Guidance on the preparation of bill of quantities).

2.6.5.2 The rules relating to the quantification and description of measured work are given inparagraph 2.8.

2.6.6 Risks:

2.6.6.1 This section comprises a list of residual risks (i.e. unexpected expenditure arising from risks thatmaterialise, for example, disposal of contaminated ground material), which the employer wishes totransfer to the contractor.The contractor is required to provide a lump-sum fixed price for taking,managing and dealing with the consequences of the identified risk should it materialise.

2.6.6.2 The rules relating to the quantification and description of risk are given in paragraph 2.10.

2.6.7 Provisional sums:

2.6.7.1 Provisional sums are sums included for any items of work that are anticipated, but for which nofirm design has been developed, including any sums listed for any items of work that are to beexecuted by a statutory undertaker.

2.6.7.2 This part of the BQ, therefore, lists items of work that cannot be entirely foreseen or detailedaccurately at the time tenders are invited (i.e. non-measurable items). Pre-determined sums ofmoney are set against each item, determined by the quantity surveyor/cost manager, to cover theircost.

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2.6.7.3 The rules relating to provisional sums are given in paragraph 2.9.1.

2.6.8 Credits (for materials arising from the works):

2.6.8.1 This section of the BQ comprises a list of materials arising from the works for which the employerrequires the contractor to offer a credit.

2.6.8.2 The rules relating to the quantification and description of credits are given in paragraph 2.12.

2.6.9 Dayworks (Provisional):

2.6.9.1 This section of the BQ gives provision for the contractor to competitively tender rates and pricesfor works, which might be instructed to be carried out on a daywork basis.

2.6.9.2 The rules relating to time-charged work carried out on the basis of daywork rates are given inparagraph 2.13.3 below.

2.6.10 Annexes:

The annexes comprise information referred to in the BQ where it is not contained in, or to beissued as, a separate document. Examples are: performance specifications (if not included in projectspecification); copies of quotations; and copies of communications with statutory undertakers.

2.7 Preliminaries

2.7.1 For the most part, preliminaries are the cost of administering a project and providing plant, sitestaff, facilities site-based services, and other items not included in the rates for measured works.

2.7.2 Preliminaries are divided into two categories:

(1) preliminaries (main contract)

(2) preliminaries (works package contract).

2.7.3 Preliminaries (main contract) are divided into two discrete sections:

(1) information and requirements; and

(2) pricing schedule.

2.7.3.1 Information and requirements:

This is the descriptive part of the preliminaries (main contract), which:

(1) sets out the project particulars (e.g. the project title, the site address and the names andcontact details of the employer and the employer’s project team);

(2) identifies the drawings upon which the bill of quantities was based;

(3) depicts the boundary of the construction site;

(4) provides information about existing buildings and existing mains services on or adjacent tothe site, and about any existing records that will inform the main contractor of any known orpotential hazards that need to be considered;

(5) identifies known constraints and restrictions that might impact on the main contractor’smethodology for constructing the building or buildings;

(6) describes the building project in general;

(7) specifies the standard form of contract, together with the contract particulars and anyamendments and/or supplementary or special conditions to the standard form of contract,which is to be entered into by the contracting parties; as well as the employer’s requirementsin respect of insurances, parent company guarantees, performance bonds and collateralwarranties;

(8) explains the documents provided, their content and how they are to be used;

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(9) confirms the method of measurement (i.e. NRM 2: Detailed measurement for building works),how to interpret the bill of quantities, and any special methods of measurement (i.e. wherethe method of measurement has deviated from the specified rules);

(10) sets out the employer’s specific requirements in respect of:

(a) management of the works by the main contractor, including progress reporting,programme management and cost reporting requirements;

(b) quality standards to be achieved, and quality control requirements, by the maincontractor, including inspection, testing and commissioning requirements;

(c) security, safety and protection measures to be provided by the main contractor;

(d) facilities, temporary works and services required by the employer;

(e) specific requirements such as advertising, the provision of a marketing suite or atopping out event;

(f) specific limitations on method, sequence, timing of the ‘works’ imposed by theemployer, including out of normal hours working and phasing requirements;

(g) operation and maintenance of the finished building, including operation andmaintenance (O&M) manuals, familiarisation training, tools, and spare parts; and

(h) post-completion requirements such as maintenance services.

Instructions to tendering contractors and other information relating to the tender process (e.g.information required to be submitted with tender submission, site visits, confidentiality, etc) formpart of the invitation documents, but will not form part of the contract documents. Therefore,these should be addressed in a separate document (e.g. Conditions of Tender).

The items to be considered when drafting the main contractor’s preliminaries are included in PartA of Table 1 (Preliminaries (main contract)) at Part 3:Tabulated rules for measurement.

2.7.3.2 Pricing schedule (quantification of main contractor’s preliminaries):

It is not possible for the quantity surveyor/cost manager to quantify the main contractor’spreliminaries.This is because it is for the contractor to interpret the information provided as partof the tender invitation documentation. From the information provided, the main contractor willascertain his method of working and the resources required to complete the building project, aswell as identify any other cost items that are to be recovered.

The preliminaries bill is therefore to include a pricing schedule that simply lists the headings underwhich the main contractor is to price his or her preliminaries items. Templates for preliminariespricing schedules (condensed and expanded versions) are included in Appendices B and C,respectively, of these rules.

The pricing schedule is a simple a list of cost centres incorporated in the bill of quantities in whichthe main contractor will insert his charges relating to preliminaries.

The pricing schedule for main contractors’ preliminaries is divided into two main cost centres:

(1) employer’s requirements; and

(2) main contractor’s cost items.

The items that comprise these two cost centres are listed and defined in Part B of Table 1(Preliminaries (main contract)) at Part 3:Tabulated rules for measurement of these rules.

Notwithstanding this, as part of the priced bill of quantities submitted by the main contractor, it isessential that the quantity surveyor/cost manager obtains a full and detailed breakdown that clearlyidentifies the items, shows how the price for each item has been calculated, and how the total pricefor preliminaries has been calculated.

Accordingly, as part of the conditions of tender, the quantity surveyor/cost manager should instructthe main contractor to return along with his or her tender a full and detailed breakdown thatshows how the main contractor’s total price for preliminaries has been calculated. It should berequested that the main contractor append this information to his priced bill of quantities. Toensure that the main contractor’s detailed supporting calculations are presented in an easy-to-read

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and logical format, the main contractor should be instructed to ascertain the price for preliminariesin accordance with the rules of measurement for main contractor’s preliminaries (refer to Part B(Pricing schedule) of Table 1 (Preliminaries (main contract)) at Part 3: Tabulated rules formeasurement of these rules).

It is also essential that the quantity surveyor/cost manager makes it clear to the main contractor inthe preliminaries bill and/or preliminaries pricing schedule that costs relating to items that are notspecifically identified by the main contractor in his or her full and detailed breakdown will bedeemed to have no cost implications or have been included elsewhere within his or her rates andprices.

2.7.4 Preliminaries (works package contract):

2.7.4.1 Information:

The descriptive part of the work package contract preliminaries is prepared in the same way as themain contract preliminaries.The items to be considered when drafting the work package contractsare included in Part A of Table 1 (Preliminaries (works package contract) at Part 3:Tabulated rulesfor measurement of these rules.

2.7.4.2 Pricing schedule:

For the same reasons as for main contractor’s preliminaries, the preliminaries bill for a workspackage shall comprise a pricing schedule that lists the headings under which the work packagecontractor will insert his charges relating to preliminaries items. It is a simple schedule comprisinga list of cost centres.

The pricing schedule for work package contract preliminaries is divided into two main costcentres:

(1) employer’s requirements; and

(2) work package contractor’s cost items.

The items that comprise these two cost centres are listed and defined in Part B of Table 1(Preliminaries (works package contract)) at Part 3:Tabulated rules for measurement of these rules.

Again, as part of the priced bill of quantities submitted by the work package contractor, it isessential that the work package contractor is instructed to provide a full and detailed breakdownthat clearly identifies the items, shows how the price for each item has been calculated, and howthe total price for preliminaries has been calculated.

2.8 Measurement rules for building worksThe rules for measuring and describing building items/components are set out in the tabulatedrules of measurement rules for building works at Part 3 (Tabulated rules of measurement forbuilding works) of these rules.

2.9 Non-measurable works

2.9.1 Provisional sums:

2.9.1.1 Where building components/items cannot be measured and described in accordance with thetabulated rules of measurement they shall be given as a ‘provisional sum’ and identified as either‘defined work’ or ‘undefined work’ as appropriate.

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2.9.1.2 A provisional sum for defined work is a sum provided for work that is not completely designed butfor which the following information shall be provided:

(1) the nature and construction of the work;

(2) a statement of how and where the work is fixed to the building and what other work is to befixed thereto;

(3) a quantity or quantities which indicate the scope and extent of the work; and

(4) any specific limitations identified.

2.9.1.3 Where provisional sums are given for defined work, the contractor will be deemed to have madedue allowance in his or her programming, planning and pricing preliminaries.

2.9.1.4 Where any aspect of the information required by paragraph 2.9.1.2 above cannot be given, workshall be described as an ‘undefined’ provisional sum. Where provisional sums are given forundefined work, the contractor will be deemed not to have made any allowance in programming,planning and pricing preliminaries.

2.9.1.5 Any provisional sum given for defined work that does not comprise the information requiredunder 2.9.1.2 above shall be construed as a provisional sum for undefined work; irrespective that itwas given in the BQ as a provisional sum for defined work.

2.9.1.6 Provisional sums shall be exclusive of overheads and profit. Separate provision is to be made in theBQ for overheads and profit (refer to paragraph 2.11).

2.9.2 Contractor designed works:

2.9.2.1 Contractor designed works include any works that require the contractor to undertake its design,whether directly or via a subcontractor.The employer shall be deemed responsible for works notclearly identified as contractor designed works.

2.9.2.2 Contractor designed work is sometimes referred to as the ‘Contractor Designed Portion (CDP)’.

2.9.2.3 Where the contractor is required to take responsibility for the design of discrete parts of thebuilding, such as piled foundations, windows, pre-cast concrete components, roof trusses and/ormechanical and electrical engineering services, the work items shall be identified as ‘contractordesigned works’.

2.9.2.4 The method of quantifying contractor designed work is dependent on the nature of the work.

2.9.2.5 Where contractor designed works can be measured and described in accordance with thetabulated rules of measurement (e.g. windows and pre-cast concrete components), theperformance objectives or criteria that the contractor will be required to meet are to be clearlydefined by way of a preamble to the work items that comprise the contractor designed works.Detailed documents defining the performance objectives and/or criteria to be met are to beincorporated as an annex to the bill of quantities (BQ) and clearly cross-referenced in thepreamble.

2.9.2.6 Where contractor designed works comprise a complete element or works package (e.g. the entiremechanical and electrical engineering services for the building), the works are to be measured anddescribed as one or more item. The number of items is at the discretion of the quantitysurveyor/cost manager but must be sufficient to provide an analysis of the price of the contractordesigned works. In the case of elemental BQ, the basis of analysis will be the elements defined inNRM 1: Order of cost estimating and cost planning for capital building works (see Figure 2.2).Irrespective of the structure of the analysis, it is essential that the quantity surveyor/cost managerobtains a full and detailed breakdown that clearly shows how the contractor has calculated hisprice for each item in the analysis.

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Figure 2.2: Price analysis for contractor designed works (based on group element 5(Services) of the RICS new rules of measurement: Order of cost estimating and costplanning for capital building works (NRM 1))

5.1 Sanitary installations £236,000.00

5.2 Services equipment £199,500.00

5.3 Disposal installations £99,000.00

5.4 Water installations £142,000.00

5.5 Heat source £88,000.00

5.6 Space heating and air conditioning £396,000.00

5.7 Ventilation £345,500.00

5.8 Electrical installations £458,000.00

5.9 Fuel installations £163,000.00

5.10 Lift and conveyor installations £689,000.00

5.11 Fire and lightning protection £222,300.00

5.12 Communication, security and control systems £181,500.00

5.13 Specialist installations £148,600.00

5.14 Builder’s work in connection with services £59,600.00

Total (carried to main summary): 3,428,000.00

2.9.2.7 The quantity surveyor/cost manager is to obtain details of performance objectives and/or criteriafrom the relevant design consultant (refer to paragraph 2.14.3.2(2) below).

2.9.2.8 In addition to all costs referred to in paragraph 3.3.3.13 (in Part 3:Tabulated rules of measurementfor building works) of these rules, contractor designed works shall be deemed to include all costsin connection with design, design management, and design and construction risks in connectionwith contractor designed works. Moreover, the contractor will be deemed to have made dueallowance in his programming and planning for all design works in connection with contractordesigned works.

2.9.3 Risks:

The method of dealing with the employer’s residual risks when preparing bill of quantities (BQ) isaddressed in paragraph 2.10.

2.9.4 Works to be carried out by statutory undertakers

2.9.4.1 Works that are required to be carried out by a statutory undertaker are to be given as a‘provisional sum’, with the scope of works to be executed by the statutory undertaker described.

2.9.4.2 The contractor is to be deemed to have made due allowance in his programming, planning andpricing preliminaries for all general attendance on statutory undertakers.

2.9.4.3 Provisional sums for work to be carried out by statutory undertakers are to be exclusive ofoverheads and profit. Separate provision shall be made in the BQ for overheads and profit (refer toparagraph 2.11 for further information).

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2.10 Risks

2.10.1 Risks generally:

2.10.1.1 Every building project involves risks and the proper management of risk saves time and money.Risks can occur at any point of a building project and it is essential that they are identified,assessed, monitored and controlled appropriately and effectively.

2.10.1.2 At the time of preparing a bill of quantities, a quantified schedule of works, or other quantity-baseddocuments, whether for a complete building project or discrete works package, there will still be anumber of risks remaining to be managed by the employer and his or her project team – this iscalled the employer’s residual risk exposure (or residual risks). A risk response should only bedecided after its possible causes and effects have been considered and fully understood. It will takethe form of one or more of the following:

+ risk transfer to the contractor;

+ risk sharing by both employer and contractor; or

+ risk retention by the employer.

2.10.1.3 Risks that can be designed out or avoided should have been addressed by this stage of the designdevelopment process. However, if time does not permit these risks to be designed out or properlydealt with, they will need to be dealt with using one of the above risk response strategies.

2.10.2 Risk transfer to the contractor:

2.10.2.1 The object of transferring risk is to pass the responsibility to another party able to control itbetter. If the risk materialises, the consequences are carried by the other party.

2.10.2.2 Whenever a risk is transferred there is usually a premium to be paid (effectively the contractor’svaluation of the cost of the risk). Risk transfer will usually give the employer price/cost certainty forthat aspect of the works. However, in return for price/cost certainty, the employer is required topay the risk premium to the contractor, irrespective of whether the risk transferred does or doesnot materialise.

2.10.2.3 Risks that the contractor is required to manage, should they materialise, are to be fully describedso that it is transparent what risk the contractor is required to manage, and what the extent ofservices and/or works the employer is paying for. Risks to be transferred to the contractor are tobe listed in the BQ under the heading ‘schedule of construction risks’.A template for a ‘schedule ofconstruction risks’ is in Appendix F of these rules.

2.10.2.4 The contractor will be deemed to have made due allowance in his risk allowances forprogramming, planning and pricing preliminaries.

2.10.2.5 Risk allowances inserted by the contractor shall be exclusive of overheads and profit. Separateprovision should be made in the BQ for overheads and profit (refer to paragraph 2.11 for furtherinformation).

2.10.3 Risk sharing by both employer and contractor:

2.10.3.1 Risk sharing occurs when a risk is not entirely transferred and some elements of it are retained bythe employer. It is important that both the employer and the contractor know the value of theportion of the risk for which they are responsible.The objective should be to improve control andto reduce or limit the cost of the risk to the employer, should it materialise.

2.10.3.2 The method of dealing with risks that are to be shared by both employer and contractor willnormally be dealt with using ‘provisional quantities’ with the pricing risk being taken by thecontractor and the quantification risk being taken by the employer.

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2.10.4 Risk retention by the employer:

2.10.4.1 Where risks are to be retained by the employer, the applicable risk allowances included in the costplan will be retained and managed by the employer or, if empowered by the employer, the projectteam.

2.10.4.2 Before deciding to retain a particular risk, the employer might wish to find out what the premiumwill be if the contractor were to be paid for resolving the risk should it materialise. The employercan then decide whether or not to pay a premium for a defined scope of work. If the employer iscontent to pay a premium for transferring the risk, it is dealt with as a risk transfer in accordancewith paragraph 2.10.2 above.

2.10.4.3 Risks retained by an employer are not necessarily controllable.

2.11 Overheads and profit

2.11.1 Provision shall be made in the bill of quantities (BQ) for the contractor to apply their requiredpercentage addition for overheads and profit on the following:

(1) preliminaries;

(2) measured work, including contractor designed works;

(3) risk allowances;

(4) work resulting from the expenditure of provisional sums (i.e. defined provisional sums,undefined provisional sums and works to be undertaken by statutory undertakers).

2.11.2 When required, overheads and profit can be treated as two separate cost items; namely,‘overheads’and ‘profit’.

2.12 Credits

2.12.1 Credits are normally only applicable where the building project comprises the refurbishment orrehabilitation of an existing building, or demolition works. Provision for such provides the employeran opportunity to seek credits for old building materials; components and items; mechanical andelectrical plant; and fittings, furnishings and equipment which arise from the stripping out ordemolition works and for which the employer is content to pass ownership to the contractor forreuse.

2.12.2 Credits can be based on a pre-prepared list of items, which is incorporated in the BQ and thecontractor invited to insert the amount of credit he will give for each item. Alternatively, thecontractor can be invited to list items for which he is willing to offer a credit and the amount ofcredit he will give for each item.

2.12.3 A template for ‘credits’ is provided in Appendix F of these rules.

2.13 Other considerations

2.13.1 Price fluctuations:

2.13.1.1 The cost to the contractor of labour and materials etc. used in the works will alter during thecontract period (i.e. they will be subject to price fluctuations). It might fall but, more usually, it willrise.The risk of fluctuating prices can be dealt with as follows:

(1) contractor to price the risk (a fixed or firm price contract); or

(2) allow provision for contractor to recover full or limited fluctuations on certain prices (afluctuating price contract).

2.13.1.2 Most standard forms of contract conditions allow for either alternative to be used by providingclauses which may be included or deleted.

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(1) Fixed price contracts:

These are contracts in which the price of labour, materials and plant is not subject tofluctuations. Fixed price contracts are sometimes referred to as ‘fixed price lump sumcontracts’, ‘firm price contracts’, or ‘firm price lump sum contracts’.

In the absence of any provision in the contract, or where the provision for recovering of pricefluctuations has been deleted, the contractor will be required to take the risk (i.e. price therisk) of price fluctuations during the contract period. In order to cover himself, thecontractor will make an estimate of the likely increase in costs and include this in his tenderprice.

Where there is no provision for recovering of price fluctuations, separate provision is to beincorporated in the bill of quantities for the contractor to tender his fixed price adjustmentfor pricing the risk. Such provision is to be referred to as either the ‘main contractor’s fixedprice adjustment’ or the ‘work package contractor’s fixed price adjustment’, whichever isapplicable.

When preparing bill of quantities, the quantity surveyor/cost manager shall ensure that nocontract conditions relating to the recovery of price fluctuations exist.

(2) Fluctuating price contracts:

These are contracts in which adjustment is allowed for fluctuations in the prices of labourand materials etc. Various degrees of fluctuations are allowed under the provisions ofstandard contract conditions. The extent to which fluctuations are allowed will have asignificant effect upon the contractor’s tender price.

Where fluctuations are to be allowed, no provision for ‘main contractor’s fixed price adjustment’ orthe ‘work package contractor’s fixed price adjustment’ is required.

2.13.2 Director’s adjustment:

2.13.2.1 Separate provision is to be incorporated in the bill of quantities for the contractor to insert a‘director’s adjustment’.

2.13.2.2 It is the responsibility of the contractor’s directors, or other senior managers, to secure work forthe company.Therefore, before submitting a tender price, the contractor’s directors will undertakea commercial review of the project and the estimated price. This review might result in thecontractor’s directors requiring adjustment to the estimated price, referred to as a ‘director’sadjustment’. The director’s adjustment will include adjustments for commercial matters such asfinancing charges, cash flow, opportunities and competition.This is a sum added to or omitted fromthe estimated price to arrive at a tender price.

2.13.3 Dayworks (provisional):

2.13.3.1 Daywork is a method of valuing work on the basis of time spent by the contractor’s employees, thematerials used and the plant employed.

2.13.3.2 If required, a schedule of dayworks is to be incorporated in the bill of quantities (BQ).The scheduleof dayworks is to comprise a list of the various classifications of labour, estimates of the number ofhours against each classification of labour, and estimated lump sums for materials and plant, forwhich daywork rates and percentage additions for overheads and profit are to be inserted by thecontractor. A statement of the conditions under which the contractor will be paid for workexecuted on a daywork basis is to be given in either the preliminaries bill or schedule of dayworks.

2.13.3.3 The method of calculating labour time charge rates for work carried out in normal working hours(i.e. productive time) and work carried out outside of normal working hours (i.e. non-productivetime) shall be defined in the schedule of dayworks.The definition of normal working hours shall begiven in either the preliminaries bill or schedule of dayworks.

2.13.3.4 The total amount included for daywork by the contractor shall be omitted from the contract sum.The rates and percentage additions included in the BQ shall be used to calculate the price of extraworks instructed, which are authorised to be valued on a daywork basis.

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Note:The total price derived from the schedule of dayworks can be included within or excludedfrom the contract sum.When included, it is to be treated as a provisional sum.When excluded, itshall be clearly stated that the rates, prices and percentage adjustments tendered are included inthe contract.

2.13.4 Value Added Tax (VAT):

Value added tax (VAT) shall be excluded from bill of quantities (BQ). Notwithstanding this, ifrequired by the employer, provision for the contractor to provide a VAT assessment as part of histender return can be incorporated in the form of tender.

2.14 Information requirements for measurement

2.14.1 The accuracy of bill of quantities (BQ) is dependent on the quality of the information supplied tothe quantity surveyor/cost manager by the employer, designers and other project team members;the more information provided, the more reliable the outcome will be. Where little or noinformation is provided, the quantity surveyor/cost manager will need to seek decisions from theemployer as to how the uncertainty is to be managed and procured (refer to paragraph 2.11).

2.14.2 To enable the quantity surveyor/cost manager to prepare a BQ, the information in paragraphs2.14.3 to 2.14.6 inclusive (below) will be required.

2.14.3 Specification:

2.14.3.1 A specification defines what the employer wishes to buy and, consequently, what the contractor isexpected to supply.

2.14.3.2 The two main types of specification used are:

+ Prescriptive specifications

+ Performance specifications.

(1) Prescriptive specifications:

This form of specification is required to enable a firm bill of quantities to be prepared.Thefunction of a prescriptive specification is to prescribe the materials and workmanshiprequired for a building project in as much detail as possible. Specific products and materialswill be named, and the assembly of the building will be described and supported with drawninformation and schedules (see paragraphs 2.14.4 and 2.14.5 below).Where materials are notnamed, reference will be made to published standards governing their composition (e.g.British standards or other country specific standards).

Where a prescriptive specification is used, the contractor will not carry any designresponsibility.

(2) Performance specifications:

A performance specification describes the requirements of a product (e.g. windows),equipment (e.g. chiller plant), system or installation (e.g. mechanical and electricalinstallations) in terms of the performance objectives or criteria.

The main difference between a performance specification and a prescriptive specification isrelated to design responsibility. With a performance specification, the contractor isresponsible for design development of the specification to meet the performancerequirements.

The benefit to the employer is that design will not need to be advanced forperformance-specified work before inviting tenders from contractors.

It should be noted that some standard forms of contract conditions do not include provisionfor contractor designed work. Therefore, care should be taken to ensure that the contractconditions used for the building project clearly transfer design responsibility for contractordesigned work to the contractor (e.g. by incorporating supplementary contract conditions orother amendment to the standard forms of contract conditions used). Failure to do this willresult in design responsibility remaining with the employer, even though the employer did notundertake the design.

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Usually, the quantity surveyor/cost manager will be faced with a combination of both types ofspecification, which needs to be organised in the BQ (i.e. separated into measured works andnon-measured works).

Insufficient or poorly described information can mislead contractors, resulting in contractvariations and potential time-related and/or cost-related claims.

2.14.4 Drawn information:

2.14.4.1 Drawn information is required to describe the assembly of the building, as well as any temporaryworks. Drawings shall be to a suitable scale.

2.14.4.2 Required drawn information shall include:

+ General arrangement (GA) drawings, comprising:

– a block plan: this shall identify the site and locates the outlines of the building works inrelation to the town plan or other wider context;

– a site plan: this shall locate the position of the building works in relation to the settingout points, the means of access and the general layout of the site; and

– plans, sections and elevations: these shall show the position occupied by the variousspaces in a building and the general construction and location of the principal elementsand components.The extent of elevations and sections shall be as appropriate to coverall major building zones.

General arrangement drawings are sometimes called ‘location’ drawings.

+ Component drawings: these shall show the information necessary for manufacture and assemblyof a component; including key details/interfaces (e.g. interface between curtain walling systemand structure, balconies and the like).

Component drawings are sometimes called ‘detail’ or ‘assembly’ drawings.

+ Schematic drawings: these show how something works and the relation between the parts (e.g.the wiring of an electrical system).

+ Record drawings: these are a set of drawings that depict the actual as-built conditions of anexisting building or structure, including mechanical and electrical engineering services installed.These are required for building projects involving the refurbishment or the demolition (partialor complete) of an existing building or structure.

Record drawings are sometimes called ‘existing’, ‘as-built’ or ‘as-installed’ drawings.

2.14.4.3 Specific requirements for drawn information are further defined in the tabulated rules ofmeasurement in Part 3 of these rules.

2.14.5 Schedules:

2.14.5.1 Schedules which provide the information required by the tabulated rules shall be deemed to bedrawings. Schedules include:

+ Room data sheets (including co-ordinated mechanical and electrical services engineering datasheets);

+ Door schedules, including ironmongery;

+ Window schedules, including ironmongery;

+ Reinforcement (bar bending) schedules

+ Landscaping and planting schedule (for internal and external works);

+ Drainage schedules;

+ Fittings, furnishings and equipment schedules;

+ Luminaires schedules;

+ Control schedules for mechanical and electrical engineering services;

+ Primary mechanical and electrical plant and equipment schedules;

+ Duties, outputs and sizes of primary mechanical and electrical plant and equipment;

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+ Builder’s work in connection with mechanical and electrical engineering services;

+ Other scheduled information necessary to specify the works.

The above list is not meant to be definitive or exhaustive, but simply a guide.

2.14.6 Reports and other information:

Reports and/or other information required for the preparation of bill of quantities (BQ) will bedependent on the nature of the building project. However, such documents normally include someor all of the following:

+ drawings showing the site boundary and all known site constraints and restrictions, includingthe means of access, restrictive covenants, party walls, rights of light issues, and rights of access;

+ a statement of, and drawing(s) detailing, phasing requirements;

+ a statement of, and drawing(s) detailing, construction sequencing requirements;

+ details of residual design development and construction risks (i.e. risk register or risk log);

+ a schedule of gross external areas (GEA), gross internal floor areas (GIFA), net internal areas(NIA – i.e. usable area for shops, supermarkets and offices) and site area (SA).

+ site survey reports, including archaeological survey, ecological survey, invasive plant growthsurvey, etc.;

+ details of wildlife, including protected species, protection measures;

+ geotechnical and report(s) describing the intrusive ground and groundwater investigationscompleted, together with the results (e.g. the results of trial pits, auger holes, windowsamplers, boreholes, cone penetration tests (CPTs), and standard penetration tests (SPTs));

+ environmental report(s) describing the sampling and analysis of soils, together with the results,giving information about the soil, ground water, and gases;

+ details of any other facilitating works (e.g. soil stabilisation measures);

+ remediation plan describing the method of dealing with contaminated materials and/or invasiveplant growth (e.g. Japanese knotweed and giant hogweed), including requirements forpost-remediation validation sampling;

+ refurbishment and demolition survey reports, providing details of any asbestos containingmaterials (ACMs) and/or other hazardous materials, together with the scope of removal orencapsulation works required to be undertaken as part of the building works;

+ details of any other facilitating works (e.g. soil stabilisation measures);

+ details of any party wall awards or other agreements with adjoining owners and statutoryundertakers, specifically detailing any requirements of the award to which the contractorshould comply to ensure that the employer does not breach any agreement;

+ temporary works methodology, drawings and sketches;

+ details of which condition of contract is to be used for the building project;

+ details of any planning conditions or informatives that the contractor is required to complywith;

+ the employer’s requirements in respect of insurances;

+ the employer’s requirements for the contractor to collect and report cost data to supportclaims for capital allowances, grants, value added tax (VAT) recovery, and other tax incentives;

+ the employer’s policy documents, which the contractor will be required to comply with (e.g.site rules and regulations, environmental, corporate social responsibilities, and health and safetypolicies);

+ hoarding requirements, including design where this is an employer’s requirement;

+ details of the employer’s post completion requirements (e.g. operation and maintenance ofcompleted building (i.e. works and services)); and

+ all other information necessary to construct the preliminaries bill for the building project orwork package (refer to Work Section 1 (Preliminaries) at Part 3 (Tabulated rules ofmeasurement for building works) of these rules).

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The above list is not meant to be definitive or exhaustive, but merely a guide. It is intended to beused by the quantity surveyor/cost manager to assist in identifying the types of reports and otherinformation required to prepare a robust BQ.

2.15 Codification of bill of quantities

2.15.1 Planning the bill of quantities breakdown structures:

2.15.1.1 Before attempting to prepare a bill of quantities (BQ) for a building project, the composition of thebuilding project needs to be determined and the structure of the BQ planned.The composition ofa BQ can be viewed as a work breakdown structure (WBS).This is a tree structure which can beused to define and divide a building project into key facets. It is developed by starting with the endobjective (i.e. WBS Level 0 – the entire building project) and successively subdividing it into themain components and sub-components that make up the entire building project – providing ahierarchical breakdown. What is more, a WBS initiates the development of the cost breakdownstructure (CBS), which can be used to allocate costs to every facet of the building project at eachlevel of the WBS. Together, the WBS and CBS provide a frame of reference for the costmanagement of a building project during the construction phase (i.e. post contract). In the contextof BQ, the WBS is referred to as BQ breakdown structure (BQBS).

2.15.1.2 There are three principal breakdown structures for BQ.They are:

(1) Elemental:

Measurement and description is done by group elements; following the logic arrangement forelemental cost planning defined in NRM 1: Order of cost estimating and cost planning for capitalbuilding works. Each group element forms a separate section of the BQ, irrespective of theorder of work sections in NRM 2: Detailed measurement for building works. Group elements aresub-divided through the use of elements, which are further sub-divided by sub-elements.

(2) Work section:

Measurement and description is divided into the work sections defined in NRM 2: Detailedmeasurement for building works (refer to the tabulated rules in Part 3 of these rules).

(3) Work package:

Measurement and description is divided into employer or contractor defined work packages.Works packages can be based on either a specific-trade package or a single packagecomprising a number of different trades.

2.15.1.3 Amplification of these three principal BQ breakdown structures is given in paragraph A.1 (Bill ofquantities breakdown structures) at Appendix A (Guidance on the preparation of bill of quantities)of these rules.

2.15.2 Codification of bill of quantities:

2.15.2.1 The work breakdown structure (WBS) for the building project will have been initiated by thequantity surveyor/cost manager when preparing the initial order of cost estimates and developedduring the formal cost planning stages (i.e. the cost plan breakdown structure). As part of thisprocess, the cost breakdown structure (CBS) will have evolved. The key benefit of the cost planbreakdown structure is the ability to uniquely identify by a code all group elements, elements, sub-elements, and components (i.e. building components/items) in a numerical and logical manner –providing a codification framework for the cost management, control and reporting of costs.Witha unique code, all building components/items can be linked to components, components tosub-elements, sub-elements to elements, elements to group elements, and group elements to thecost limit (i.e. the total estimated cost of the building project). This makes it easier to retrieve,manage and restructure information (i.e. costs and building components/items). Details of thecodification framework, including the numbering logic, advocated for cost planning can be found inNRM 1: Order of cost estimating and cost planning for capital building works.

2.15.2.2 For the quantity surveyor/cost manager to manage the cost plan during the procurement andconstruction phases of the building project (i.e. by reconciling tender prices and project outturn

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costs against the cost plan), the codification framework used for cost planning must be used as thebasis for the codification of building components/items and components in the bill of quantities(BQ).

2.15.3 The coding system:

2.15.3.1 The coding system used for a bill of quantities (BQ) will be dependant on the BQ breakdownstructure used.That is:

+ Elemental breakdown structure;

+ Work sectional breakdown structure; or

+ Work package breakdown structure.

(1) Elemental breakdown structure

When preparing elemental BQ, the BQ breakdown structure is based on the group elementsdefined by NRM 1: Order of cost estimating and cost planning for capital building works (i.e.facilitating works; substructure; superstructure; internal finishes; fittings, furnishings andequipment; services; prefabricated buildings and building units, work to existing buildings, andexternal works).

The identification numbers used to formulate codes for cost planning are described in NRM1: Order of cost estimating and cost planning for capital building works. The coding systemadvocated by NRM 1 is numeric. However, both alpha and numeric codes can be used(letters and numbers). It is recommended that the same approach be used in codifyingbuilding components/items (i.e. components and sub-components) in bill of quantities (BQ).

For practical purposes five to six levels of code are considered sufficient in cost planning toachieve the desired level of pre-contract cost control of a building project. The mainidentification numbers levels are as follows:

+ Level 0: Project number – most building projects will be given a project number, together witha project title or name, to distinguish them from all other projects the company might beworking on.

+ Level 1: Cost plan number – where a building project comprises more than one building orfacet, a discrete cost plan will most likely be prepared for each building and key facet;culminating in a ‘summary cost plan’. Therefore, an identification number will be required todistinguish cost plans.This code will not be required for a single cost plan.

The identification numbers for Level 2, Level 3 and Level 4 are pre-defined by NRM 1: Costestimating and cost planning for building works.

+ Level 2: Group element – identification number pre-defined.

+ Level 3: Element – identification number pre-defined.

+ Level 4: Sub-element – identification number pre-defined.

+ Level 5: Component – user defined (building components/items).

Because building components/items are described and quantified in greater detail in BQ thanthose for cost planning, a user defined level 6 identification numbers will need to beintroduced for each sub-component of a component that is to be measured in accordancewith NRM 2: Detailed measurement for building works. The way in which a code can beexpanded to include a level 6 identification number for sub-components is shown in thefollowing example.

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Figure 2.3: Example of resultant codes used for codifying components andsub-components in elemental bill of quantities

Level Description Item Identificationnumbers

Resultant codes

0 Project number DPB27

1 Bill number Bill no. 3 3

2 Group element/BQnumber

Substructure 1

3 Element Foundations 1

4 Sub-element Piled foundations 2

5 Component Pile cap 1

6 Sub-component Excavation 1 DPB27-3.1.1.2.1.1

6 Sub-component Disposal 2 DPB27-3.1.1.2.1.2

6 Sub-component Concrete 3 DPB27-3.1.1.2.1.3

6 Sub-component Reinforcement 4 DPB27-3.1.1.2.1.4

6 Sub-component Formwork 5 DPB27-3.1.1.2.1.5

Note: It might not be necessary to prefix the code for components and sub-components with theproject number throughout the BQ.

The resultant codes can be inserted in the right-hand column of the bill paper or in bracketsafter the bill description.

(2) Work sectional breakdown structure

Where a work sectional breakdown structure is used to construct the bill of quantities(BQ), the work sections will be those defined in the work sections in NRM 2: Detailedmeasurement for building works (refer to the tabulated rules in Part 3 of this document).However, for the purposes of cost management and cost control, it is essential that the worksectional breakdown structure can be easily reconciled with the original cost planbreakdown structure.

The method recommended by the rules involves the provision of a secondary code whichacts as a suffix to the primary code used for BQ based on an elemental breakdown structuredescribed in sub-paragraph a) above. Examples of suffix codes are illustrated in Figure 2.4below.

Figure 2.4: Example of suffix codes used for codifying work sections in worksectional BQ breakdown structure

Serial no. Work Section Suffix

1 Preliminaries (main contract) /01

1 Preliminaries (works package contract) /01

2 Off-site manufactured materials, components and buildings /02

3 Demolitions /03

4 Alterations, repairs and conservation /04

5 Excavating and filling /05

6 Ground remediation and soil stabilisation /06

7 Piling /07

8 Underpinning /08

9 Diaphragm walls and embedded retaining walls /09

10 Crib walls, gabions and reinforced earth /10

11 ‘In-situ’ concrete works /11

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Serial no. Work Section Suffix

12 Precast/composite concrete /12

13 Precast concrete /13

14 Masonry /14

15 Structural metalwork /15

16 Carpentry /16

17 Sheet roof coverings /17

18 Tile and slate roof and wall coverings /18

19 Waterproofing /19

20 Proprietary linings and partitions /20

21 Cladding and covering /21

22 General joinery /20

23 Windows, screens and lights /21

24 Doors, shutters and hatches /20

25 Stairs, walkways and balustrades /21

26 Metalwork /20

27 Glazing /21

28 Floor, wall, ceiling and roof finishings /20

29 Decoration /21

30 Suspended ceilings /30

31 Insulation, fire stopping and fire protection /31

32 Furniture, fittings and equipment /32

33 Drainage above ground /33

34 Drainage below ground /34

35 Site works /35

36 Fencing /36

37 Soft landscaping /37

38 Mechanical services /38

39 Electrical services /39

40 Transportation /40

41 Builder’s work in connection with mechanical, electrical and transportationinstallations

/41

Notes:1 Both alpha and numeric codes can be used (letters and numbers).2 As with elemental BQ, it is not be necessary to prefix the code for components and

sub-components with the project number throughout the BQ.

Using the examples of sub-components given in Figure 2.3 above, the resulting codes for awork sectional breakdown structure will be:

• Excavation DPB27-3.1.1.2.1.1/04

• Disposal DPB27-3.1.1.2.1.2/04

• Concrete DPB27-3.1.1.2.1.3/04

• Reinforcement DPB27-3.1.1.2.1.4/04

• Formwork DPB27-3.1.1.2.1.5/04

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(3) Work package breakdown structure

Both NRM 1: Order of cost estimating and cost planning for capital building works and NRM 2:Detailed measurement for building works recognise that cost plans will need to be restructuredfrom elements to works packages for the purposes procurement. However, they make noattempt at standardising works packages. This is because the content of work packages islikely to be different from one building project to another – with the content of workpackages often based on the perception of risk to those ultimately liable for the constructionworks. For example, for one building contract it might be deemed appropriate to have allconcrete work carried out under by a single subcontractor. Whereas for another buildingcontract, because of the perceived risks associated with the drainage passing through theground floor construction, it is considered more appropriate to include the construction ofpile caps, ground beams, base slab and below ground drainage in the works package forgroundworks.

For that reason, the number and content of work packages need to be carefully planned bythe cost manager/quantity surveyor before commencing the preparation of the bill ofquantities. Once the work package breakdown structure has been established, the provisionof a secondary code which acts as a suffix to the primary code (i.e. that used for BQ basedon an elemental breakdown structure described in sub-paragraph (a) above) can be applied.

Figure 2.5 provides typical example of part of a work package breakdown structure, to whichsuffix codes have been applied. An example of a full work package breakdown structure isgiven at Appendix G of these rules.The example is not meant to be definitive or exhaustive,but simply for guidance.

Figure 2.5:Typical example of suffix codes used for codifying work packages whena work package BQ breakdown structure is used

Serialno.

Work package title/content Suffix

1 Preliminaries /01

2 Intrusive investigations:Asbestos and other hazardous materialsGeotechnical and environmental investigationsAttendance on archaeological investigations

/02

Preliminaries (main contract) /01.2

3 Demolition works:Asbestos and other hazardous materials removal/treatment worksSoft strip of building components and sub-componentsSoft strip of mechanical and electrical engineering servicesDemolition

/03

Preliminaries (works package contract) /01.2

4 Groundworks:Contaminated ground material removalPreparatory earthworksExcavation and earthworks, including basement excavation, earthwork support anddisposalTemporary works – propping of existing basement retaining wallsBelow ground drainageGround beamsPile capsTemporary works – piling mats/platformsGround bearing base slab construction, including waterproofingBasement retaining wall structures, including waterproofing

/04

Preliminaries (works package contract) /01.2

5 Piling:Piling works

/05

Preliminaries (works package contract) /01.2

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Serialno.

Work package title/content Suffix

6 Concrete works:FrameUpper floors, including roof structureCore and shear wallsStaircases

/06

Preliminaries (works package contract) /01.2

7 Roof coverings and roof drainage /07

8 External and internal structural walls /08

9 Cladding /09

10 Windows and external doors /10

11 Mastic /11

12 Non-structural walls and partitions /12

13 Joinery /13

14 Suspended ceilings /14

15 Architectural metalwork /15

16 Tiling /16

17 Painting and decorating /17

18 Floor coverings /18

19 Fittings, furnishings and equipment /19

20 Combined Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Services /20

21 External works /21

Notes:

1 Only work packages 1 to 6 inclusive have been expanded to illustrate the typical content of thework package.

2 As with elemental BQ, it is not be necessary to prefix the code for components andsub-components with the project number throughout the BQ.

Again, using the examples of sub-components given in Figure 2.3 above, the resulting codesfor a work package breakdown structure will be:

• Excavation DPB27-3.1.1.2.1.1/04

• Disposal DPB27-3.1.1.2.1.2/04

• Concrete DPB27-3.1.1.2.1.3/04

• Reinforcement DPB27-3.1.1.2.1.4/04

• Formwork DPB27-3.1.1.2.1.5/04

As all sub-components relate to the construction of pile caps, they will all be incorporated inthe work package for groundworks and, as a consequence, all be given the same suffix.

2.16 Cost management/control

2.16.1 The main purpose of a bill of quantities (BQ) is to present a co-ordinated list of components/items,together with their identifying descriptions and quantities that encompass the building works sothat the tendering contractors are able to prepare tenders efficiently and accurately. As well asassisting in ensuring parity of tendering. In addition, BQ provide a vital tool, which can be used bythe quantity surveyor/cost manager to manage and control the costs of the building project. Costmanagement and control uses include:

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+ Pre-tender estimates;

+ Post tender estimates;

+ Cost planning;

+ Pricing variations; and

+ Interim valuations and payment.

2.16.2 Pre-tender estimate:

Pre-tender estimates are prepared immediately before calling the first tenders for construction.This is the final cost-check undertaken by the cost manager before tender bids for the buildingproject, or any part of the building project, are obtained.When a bill of quantities (BQ) is the basisof obtaining a tender price, the pre-tender estimates will be based on the BQ.

2.16.3 Post-tender estimate:

A post-tender estimate is prepared at RIBA Work Stage H (tender action), or OGC Gateway 3C(investment decision), after all the construction tenders have been received and evaluated. It isbased on the outcome of any post-tender negotiations, including the resolution of any tenderqualifications and tender price adjustments.The post-tender estimate will include the actual knownconstruction costs and any residual risks. The aim of this estimate is to corroborate the fundinglevel required by the employer to complete the building project, including cost updates of projectand design team fees, as well as other development and project costs, where they form part of thecosts being managed by the cost manager.When reporting the outcome of the tendering processto the employer, the quantity surveyor/cost manager should include a summary of the post-tenderestimate(s).The post-tender estimate should be fairly accurate because the uncertainties of marketconditions have been removed. Post-tender estimates are used as the control estimate duringconstruction.

2.16.4 Cost planning:

2.16.4.1 Cost planning is an iterative process, which is performed in steps of increasing detail as moredesign information becomes available.A cost plan provides both a work breakdown structure anda cost breakdown structure which, by codifying, can be used to redistribute works in elements toworks packages for the purpose of procurement and cost control during the construction phase ofthe building project.

2.16.4.2 The third formal cost plan stage (completed at RIBA Work Stages E/F (Technical Design/ProductionInformation) is based on technical designs, specifications and detailed information for construction.Formal cost plan 3 will provide the frame of reference for appraising tenders. It also provides theframe of reference for reconciling ‘actual costs’ against ‘cost targets’. This is particularly beneficialwhere building works are being procured piecemeal (e.g. procuring discrete work packages as theirdesign is completed).The proper use of the cost plan will allow the re-profiling of cost targets asnecessary to ensure that the overall cost limit (i.e. the employer’s authorised budget) is maintainedby the project team.

2.16.5 Pricing variations:

The rates in a priced bill of quantities (BQ) provide a basis for the valuation of varied work.‘Pro-rata’ and ‘analogous’ rates can also be ascertained from the base rates tendered to calculatethe prices of other components not specifically described in the BQ.

2.16.6 Interim valuations and payment:

2.16.6.1 Many building projects require interim payments to be paid to the contractor.This is in order torelieve the contractor of the burden of financing the whole of the building works until completion;works which may take many months or years to complete. Within each contract there will beclauses which set out the administrative rules under which the quantity surveyor/cost manager,architect (or contract administrator or project manager, quantity surveyor/cost manager) employer

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and contractor must operate. In many contracts, while the completion and calculation of the valueis important, the method and procedure of the interim valuations and payment which thecontractor receives is equally important.

2.16.6.2 A priced bill of quantities (BQ) provides a comprehensive list of building components/items.Consequently, when a contract has been entered into, by assessing the building components/itemsin the BQ, the priced BQ can be used to ascertain periodic valuation of works properly executedin accordance with the provisions of the contract for the purpose of interim valuations andpayment.

2.17 Analysis, collection and storage of cost data

2.17.1 Priced bill of quantities (BQ) make available one of the best sources of real-time cost data, whichcan be used by quantity surveyors/cost managers to provide expert cost advice on the likely costof future building projects. Moreover, they afford a complete cost model in a single document.

2.17.2 The cost data provided in a BQ can be retrieved, analysed, stored and reprocessed in various ways(e.g. as distinct rates, detailed elemental cost analyses, element unit rates (EUR), cost/m2 of grossinternal floor area, and/or functional unit rates) for use in order of cost estimates and cost plans. Itcan also be used for benchmarking purposes.

2.17.3 NRM 1: Order of cost estimating and cost planning for capital building works can be used as a basis formeasuring element unit quantities (EUQ) for the purpose of preparing detailed cost analyses ofbuilding projects.

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Part 3:Tabulated rules ofmeasurement for building works3.1 Introduction

3.1.1 Part 3 of the rules comprise:

(1) the information and requirements for main contractor’s and work package contractors’preliminaries, together with the rules for preparing the preliminaries pricing schedule; and

(2) the rules of measurement for building components/items.

3.1.2 The use of the tabulated rules is also explained.

3.1.3 Bill of quantities (BQ) are to fully describe and accurately represent the quantity and quality of theworks to be carried out. More detail than is required by these rules should be given wherenecessary to define the precise nature and extent of the required work.

3.2 Use of tabulated rules of measurement for buildingworks

3.2.1 General

3.2.1.1 The rules of measurement for building works are set out in tables.The tables are divided into twocategories, namely those dealing with:

+ preliminaries; and

+ measurement of building components/items.

3.2.1.2 The rules are written in the present tense.

3.2.1.3 The symbol ‘/’ used between two or more units of measurement or within text, means ‘or’.

3.2.1.4 Horizontal lines divide the tables and rules into zones to which different rules apply.

3.2.1.5 Where units of measurement or rules are separated by a broken line ( - - - - - ) this denotes achoice of units or choice of ways of measuring the work.The method chosen shall be the best tosuit the particular situation.

3.2.1.6 The use of a hyphen (-) or the phrase ‘to’ between two dimensions in these tables or in a bill ofquantities means a range of dimensions exceeding the first dimension stated but not exceeding thesecond.

3.2.2 Tables: preliminaries

3.2.2.1 Work Section 1 comprises the rules for describing and quantifying preliminaries. It is divided intotwo sub-sections as follows:

+ preliminaries (main contract); and

+ preliminaries (work package contract).

3.2.2.2 Both sub-sections are sub-divided into parts as follows:

+ Part A: Information and requirements (i.e. dealing with the descriptive part of thepreliminaries); and

+ Part B: Pricing schedule (i.e. provides the basis of a pricing document for preliminaries).

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3.2.2.3 The tables for information and requirements for both preliminaries (main contract) andpreliminaries (work package contract) are structured as follows:

(1) Information and requirements are specified under a number of headings, which are givenabove each table (i.e. project particulars; drawings and other documents; and the site andexisting buildings);

(2) The left hand column (sub-heading 1) lists the preliminaries items to be considered undereach main heading;

(3) The second column (sub-heading 2) lists the sub-items to be considered under eachsub-heading;

(4) The third column (information requirements) lists the information which shall be includedwithin the preliminaries descriptions; and

(5) The fourth column (supplementary information/notes) lists supplementary information thatmight need to be included within the preliminaries descriptions, as well as providingadditional guidance on the drafting of preliminaries statements.

3.2.2.4 The pricing schedule tables for both preliminaries (main contract) and preliminaries (work packagecontract) are structured as follows:

(1) The contractor’s pricing of preliminaries are captured under a number of headings, which aregiven above each table (i.e. project particulars; drawings and other documents; and the siteand existing buildings);

(2) The left hand column (component) lists the preliminaries items to be considered under eachmain heading;

(3) The second column (included/notes on pricing) lists the sub-items which form part of eachitem;

(4) The third column (unit) lists the unit of measurement for preliminaries items;

(5) The fourth column (pricing method) stipulates if the component is a ‘fixed charge’, a‘time-related charge’, or a combination of both; and

(6) The fifth column (excluded) describes the items excluded from a component. Whereexclusions are stated, cross references to the appropriate component is given.

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3.2.3 Tables: building components/items

3.2.3.1 Work sections 2 to 41 comprise the rules of measurement for building components/items. Theyare as follows:

No. Work Section:

234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041

Off-site manufactured materials, components and buildings:Demolitions;Alterations, repairs and conservation;Excavating and filling;Ground remediation and soil stabilisation;Piling;Underpinning;Diaphragm walls and embedded retaining walls;Crib walls, gabions and reinforced earth;In-situ concrete works;Precast/composite concrete;Precast concrete;Masonry;Structural metalwork;Carpentry;Sheet roof coverings;Tile and slate roof and wall coverings;Waterproofing;Proprietary linings and partitions;Cladding and covering;General joinery;Windows, screens and lights;Doors, shutters and hatches;Stairs, walkways and balustrades;Metalwork;Glazing;Floor, wall, ceiling and roof finishings;Decoration;Suspended ceilings;Insulation, fire stopping and fire protection;Furniture, fittings and equipment;Drainage above ground;Drainage below ground;Site works;Fencing;Soft landscaping;Mechanical services;Electrical services;Transportation; andBuilder’s work in connection with mechanical, electrical and transportation installations.

3.2.3.2 Each table is structured as follows:

(1) The title of the work section is given in the heading;

(2) The first two rows set out the:

(a) drawn information required in respect of each work section to enable measurementand shall accompany the bill of quantities when issued,

(b) mandatory information that is to be provided in each work section,

(c) minimum information that shall be shown on the drawings or any other document thataccompany each work section, and

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(d) works and materials that not measured, but are deemed to be included in the buildingcomponents/items measured in each work section;

(3) The left hand column (item) lists the building components/items commonly encountered inbuilding works;

(4) The second column (unit) lists the unit of measurement for building components/items;

(5) The third column (level 1) lists the information, including any dimension requirements, thatshall be included in the description of the building components/items;

(6) The fourth column (level 2) lists the supporting information, including any additionaldimension requirements, which shall be included in the description of the buildingcomponents/items;

(7) The fifth column (level 3) lists the further supporting information, including any additionaldimension requirements, which shall be included in the description of the buildingcomponents/items; and

(8) The sixth column (notes, comments and glossary) explains what work is deemed to beincluded in specific building components/items, clarifies the approach to quantification anddescription of building components/items, and contains definitions of specific terms andphrases used in connection with the building components/items.

The building components/items listed in the tables comprise those commonly encountered inbuilding works; the lists are not intended to be exhaustive.

3.3 Measurement rules for building works

3.3.1 BQ shall fully describe and accurately represent the quantity and quality of the works to be carriedout.Where necessary, more detail than is required by these rules shall be given in order to definethe precise nature and extent of the required work.

3.3.2 Quantities:

The rules for quantifying building components/items are as follows:

(1) Measurement and billing:

(a) Measure work net as fixed in position unless otherwise stated.

(b) Net quantity measured shall be deemed to include all additional material required forlaps, joints, seams and the like, as well as any waste material.

(c) Curved work shall be measured on the centre line of the material unless otherwisestated.

(d) Dimensions shall be measured to the nearest 10mm. 5mm and over shall be regardedas 10mm and less than 5mm shall be disregarded.

(e) Except for quantities measured in tonnes (t), quantities shall be given to the nearestwhole number. Quantities less than one unit shall be given as one unit. Quantitiesmeasured in tonnes (t) shall be given to two decimal places.

(2) Voids:

(a) Unless otherwise stated, minimum deductions for voids refer only to openings orwants within the boundaries of the measured work.

(b) Always deduct openings or wants at the boundaries of measured areas, irrespective ofsize.

(c) Do not measure separate items for widths not exceeding a stated limit where thesewidths are caused by voids.

3.3.3 Descriptions:

3.3.3.1 Each work section of a bill of quantities shall begin with a heading and a description stating thenature and location of the work.

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3.3.3.2 Headings for groups of building components/items (i.e. components and sub-components) in a billof quantities shall be read as part of the descriptions of the items to which the headings apply.

3.3.3.3 Descriptions shall state the building components/items being measured (taken from the firstcolumn of the tabulated rules) and include all Level 1, 2 and 3 information (taken from the third,fourth and fifth columns respectively) applicable to that item. Where applicable, the relevantinformation from column five shall be included in the description.

3.3.3.4 Unless specifically stated otherwise in the bill of quantities or in these rules, descriptions forbuilding components/items shall include the:

(1) type and quality of the material;

(2) critical dimension(s) of the material(s);

(3) method of fixing, installing or incorporating the goods or materials into the work where notat the discretion of the contractor; and

(4) nature or type of background.

3.3.3.5 Where the nature or type of background is required to be identified, the buildingcomponents/items description shall state one of the following:

(1) timber (the term includes all types of hard and soft building boards);

(2) plastics;

(3) masonry (the term includes brick, concrete, block, natural and reconstituted stone);

(4) metal, of any type;

(5) metal-faced timber or plastics; and

(6) vulnerable materials (the term includes glass, marble, mosaic, ceramics, tiled finishes, materialfinishes and the like).

3.3.3.6 Dimensions given as part of the description shall be:

(1) stated in the sequence: length, width and height.Where ambiguity could arise, the dimensionsshall be identified in the description;

(2) the finished lengths, widths and heights specified or shown on the drawings with noallowance made for overlaps, scarcements and the like.

3.3.3.7 Thicknesses given as part of the description shall be the finished thickness of the material aftercompaction and shall exclude the thickness of adhesives and or bedding materials unless otherwisestated.

3.3.3.8 The use of a hyphen (-) or the phrase ‘to’ between two dimensions in a description shall mean arange of dimensions exceeding the first dimension stated but not exceeding the second.

3.3.3.9 Where the rules require work to be described as ‘curved’ with the radius stated, details shall begiven of the curved work, including if concave or convex, if conical or spherical, if to more than oneradius, and shall state the radius or radii. The radius shall be the mean radius measured to thecentre line of the material unless otherwise stated.

3.3.3.10 The information required by these rules may be given by a precise and unique cross-reference toanother document (e.g. to a specification or to a catalogue).

3.3.3.11 Where other components and sub-components are referred to in other documents (e.g. aspecification states that vinyl sheet flooring is to be laid on a plywood lining), each component andor sub-component shall be measured and described separately (i.e. both the vinyl sheet flooringand the plywood lining are to be measured as separate items).

3.3.3.12 Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph 3.3.3.11 above, separate components orsub-components may be combined to form single composite building components/items. In suchcases, the description of the composite building components/items shall clearly state what isincluded and how each component and or sub-component is to be incorporated. Any component,

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sub-component or other element of the work not clearly included in the description shall bedeemed not to be included as part of the composite building components/items.

3.3.3.13 Unless specifically stated otherwise in the BQ or in these rules, each building component/item shallbe deemed to include the following:

(1) labour and all costs in connection therewith;

(2) materials and goods together with all costs in connection therewith;

(3) assembling, installing, erecting, fixing or fitting materials or goods in position;

(4) plant and all costs in connection therewith;

(5) waste of goods or materials;

(6) all rough and fair cutting unless specially stated otherwise;

(7) establishment charges; and

(8) cost of compliance with all legislation in connection with the work measured including healthand safety, disposal of waste and the like.

3.3.4 Work of special types:

3.3.4.1 Work of each of the following special types shall be separately identified. Work of special typesincludes:

(1) Work to existing buildings: such work is defined as work on, in or immediately under workexisting before the current building project. Specific details pertaining to work carried out toan existing building shall be given at the start of each applicable work section.

(2) Work carried out and subsequently removed: specific details pertaining to work that is to becarried out and subsequently removed shall be given at the start of each applicable worksection.

(3) Work outside the curtilage of the site: specific details pertaining to work to be executedoutside the curtilage of the site shall be given at the start of each applicable work section.

(4) Work carried out in extraordinary conditions, including:

(a) in, on or under water, stating whether river, canal, lake or sea and, where applicable,stating the mean spring levels of high and low water;

(b) in tidal conditions;

(c) underground, stating mean depth;

(d) in compressed air, stating the pressure and means of entry and exit; and

(e) in other types of extraordinary conditions.

3.3.4.2 Specific details pertaining to work carried out in each condition shall be given at the start of eachapplicable work section.

3.3.4.3 The additional rules for special types of work shall be read in conjunction with the rules in theappropriate work sections.

3.3.4.4 Details of the additional preliminaries that are pertinent to the special types of work shall be givenin the description, drawing attention to any specific requirements due to the nature of the work.

3.3.5 Measurable work not covered by the tabulated rules:

3.3.5.1 Building components/items not covered by the tabulated rules shall, if possible, be measured byrules for similar types of work. Rules of measurement adopted for such building components/itemsshall be clearly stated and fully defined in either the preliminaries or in the bill of quantities (againstthe building components/items or items to which the rule relates). Such rules shall, as far aspossible, conform to those given in the tabulated rules of measurement for similar buildingcomponents/items.

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3.3.5.2 Where it is not possible to derive the method of measurement from the tabulated rules, the ruleschosen may be bespoke. In such cases, the rule or rules derived shall be reiterated in full in eitherthe preliminaries or in the bill of quantities (above the building components/items or items towhich the rule relates).

3.3.6 Procedure where work cannot be quantified:

For the rules relating to work which cannot be quantified, refer to paragraph 2.9 (Non-measurableworks) at Part 2 of these rules.

3.3.7 Procedure where exact type of product or component is not specified:

3.3.7.1 Where the exact type of product or component cannot be specified, an estimated price for theproduct or component shall be given in the description as a prime cost price (PC price). State, forexample, ‘Allow the PC price of £x per thousand delivered to site’, ‘Allow the PC price of £y perm2 delivered to site’, or ‘Allow £z each delivered to site’.

3.3.7.2 Unless specifically stated otherwise in the bill of quantities or in these rules, the contractor shall bedeemed to have allowed for all items listed in paragraph 3.3.3.13 in his or her priced rate for eachbuilding component/item incorporating a PC price.

3.3.7.3 PC prices shall exclude any allowance for the main contractor’s overheads and profit, which aredealt with separately.

3.3.8 Procedure where quantity of work cannot be accurately determined:

3.3.8.1 Where work can be described and given in items in accordance with the tabulated rules ofmeasurement but the quantity of work cannot be accurately determined, an estimate of thequantity shall be given and identified as a ‘provisional quantity’.

3.3.8.2 Work items identified as a ‘provisional quantity’ shall be subject to remeasurement when they havebeen completed. The ‘approximate quantity’ shall be substituted by the ‘firm quantity’ measured,and the total price for that item adjusted to reflect the change in quantity. Where the variancebetween the ‘provisional quantity’ and the ‘firm quantity’ measured is less than 20 per cent, the ratetendered by the contractor shall not be subject to review.Where the variance is significant (i.e. 20per cent or more), the rate can be reviewed to ensure that the rate is fair and reasonable to boththe employer and contractor.

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alt

with

(i.e.

with

inth

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ents

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ting

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clud

edin

the

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.

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ide

alis

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draw

ings

and

othe

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ents

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ting

toth

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ate

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ails

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docu

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seen

tobe

stat

ed.

1.3

The

site

and

exis

ting

build

ings

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rmat

ion

requ

irem

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lem

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atio

n/no

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2to

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ities

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ains

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atio

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and

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rein

clud

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docu

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the

BQ’o

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ase

para

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cess

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igat

ion

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rmat

ion

requ

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lem

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ryin

form

atio

n/no

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for

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ided

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form

atio

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cord

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y.

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the

site

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crip

tion.

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itatio

ns.

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rkin

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resp

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nnec

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clud

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park

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bay

and

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met

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sions

.

11U

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the

site

Det

ails

ofan

ylim

itatio

ns.

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sits

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ange

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no

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rmat

ion

requ

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ents

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lem

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ryin

form

atio

n/no

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crip

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etio

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1.5

The

cont

ract

cond

itio

ns

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adin

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requ

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atio

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1.6

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requ

irem

ents

:Pro

visi

on,

cont

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and

use

of

docu

men

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rmat

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requ

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ryin

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atio

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.

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ion

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ryin

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ecifi

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n.D

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ition

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d/or

mea

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and

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ifica

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and

prod

uct

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renc

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initi

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term

s.(2

)Ver

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able

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and

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nto

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ucts

.(1

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ition

and/

orm

eani

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tern

ativ

epr

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ts.

(2)

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ess

for

acce

ptan

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dre

ject

ion

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bstit

ute/

alte

rnat

ive

prod

ucts

.

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ross

-ref

eren

ces.

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ain

met

hod

ofcr

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refe

renc

ing

used

.

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fere

nced

docu

men

ts.

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prec

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ceof

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renc

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cum

ents

.

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uiva

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prod

ucts

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ition

and/

orm

eani

ng.

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bstit

utio

nof

stan

dard

s.(1

)D

efin

ition

and/

orm

eani

ng.

(2)

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ess

for

acce

ptan

cean

dre

ject

ion

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bstit

ute

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dard

s.

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ncy

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cum

ents

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rsio

nof

publ

ished

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men

ts,i

nclu

ding

revi

sions

and

amen

dmen

ts,a

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able

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nder

and

cont

ract

(e.g

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rent

onth

eda

teof

invi

tatio

nto

tend

er).

17Pr

oduc

tsiz

es.

(1)

Gen

eral

defin

ition

ofpr

oduc

tsiz

es.

(2)

Exce

ptio

nsto

gene

rald

efin

ition

.Pr

oduc

tsto

besp

ecifi

edby

thei

rco

-ord

inat

ing

size.

Exce

ptio

nsto

this

rule

tobe

stat

ed.

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ryin

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atio

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ents

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ided

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half

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ition

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ents

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hip

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aled

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ensio

ns

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red

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titie

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4Th

esp

ecifi

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nce

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ifica

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orin

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/con

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resp

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ianc

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ples

incl

ude:

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nmen

tal.

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nabi

lity.

–co

rpor

ate

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alre

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(CSR

).–

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than

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ents

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ided

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,sub

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ract

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nin

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ts,i

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ding

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nm

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mm

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resp

ect

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sign

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rof

copi

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ts.

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rmat

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ts.

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led

draw

ings

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eral

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ents

.(2

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bmiss

ion

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umbe

rof

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es.

4Te

chni

call

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ture

.(1

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tera

ture

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mai

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ned.

(2)

Requ

irem

ents

for

liter

atur

eto

beav

aila

ble

onsit

e.

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ryin

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atio

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atio

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quire

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at.

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bmiss

ion

requ

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ents

.(5

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ean

din

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atio

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emen

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)Re

quire

men

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resp

ect

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erge

ncy

and/

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tof

norm

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ll-ou

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ents

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tre

quire

men

ts.

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ergy

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(1)

Info

rmat

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requ

irem

ents

.(2

)N

umbe

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copi

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(3)

Subm

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nre

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ts.

7En

viro

nmen

tala

sses

smen

tin

form

atio

n.(1

)Sc

hem

ety

pe.

(2)

Envi

ronm

enta

ltar

gets

(inre

spec

tof

site

activ

ities

and

the

wor

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rmat

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requ

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ents

.(4

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rmat

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umbe

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ts.

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ired

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actic

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etio

n.Sp

ecifi

cre

quire

men

ts.

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ocum

ent

and

data

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rcha

nge

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data

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rcha

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(ED

I).(1

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mun

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(2)

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betw

een.

(3)

Requ

irem

ents

.

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1.7

Em

ploy

er’s

requ

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ents

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agem

ent

of

the

wo

rks

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requ

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ryin

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ific

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hen

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Requ

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notif

ying

even

ts.

(2)

Requ

irem

ents

for

inde

mni

fyin

gth

eem

ploy

er.

5C

limat

icco

nditi

ons.

Reco

rds

tobe

mai

ntai

ned

byco

ntra

ctor

.

6O

wne

rshi

pof

mat

eria

ls/pr

oduc

tsar

ising

from

the

wor

ks.

Requ

irem

ents

inre

spec

tof

owne

rshi

p,an

dre

mov

alfro

msit

e.W

here

tobe

com

eth

epr

oper

tyof

the

cont

ract

or;

cons

ider

seek

ing

cred

itfo

rm

ater

ials/

prod

ucts

arisi

ngfro

mth

ew

orks

.

2Pr

ogra

mm

e/pr

ogre

ss1

Prog

ram

me.

(1)

Form

atan

dco

nten

t.(2

)Ex

clus

ions

.(3

)D

ocum

ent

cont

rolr

equi

rem

ents

.(4

)Su

bmiss

ion

requ

irem

ents

.

2Re

vise

dpr

ogra

mm

e.Sp

ecifi

cre

quire

men

tsfo

rre

-pro

filin

gan

dre

issui

ngpr

ogra

mm

e.

4C

omm

ence

men

tof

wor

k.N

otic

epe

riod

tobe

give

nbe

fore

the

com

men

cem

ent

ofw

ork

onsit

e.

5M

onito

ring

prog

ress

.(1

)Em

ploy

er’s

spec

ific

requ

irem

ents

inre

spec

tof

repo

rtin

gan

dav

oidi

ngpo

tent

iald

elay

.(2

)Li

stan

dde

scrip

tion

ofke

ype

rform

ance

indi

cato

rs(K

PIs)

tobe

mai

ntai

ned

byco

ntra

ctor

.(3

)Re

quire

men

tsfo

rre

port

ing

agai

nst

KPIs.

(4)

Act

ions

ofco

ntra

ctor

ifKP

Isno

tac

hiev

ed.

6N

otifi

catio

nof

com

pens

atio

nev

ent(

s).

Empl

oyer

’ssp

ecifi

cre

quire

men

tsin

resp

ect

ofco

ntra

ctor

notif

ying

even

tsth

atco

mpe

nsat

epo

tent

ial

dela

y.

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rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

Supp

lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

7Pr

ojec

tpr

ogre

ssm

eetin

gs.

(1)

Gen

eral

requ

irem

ents

.(2

)Pr

opos

edag

enda

.(3

)Fr

eque

ncy.

(4)

Loca

tion.

(5)

Acc

omm

odat

ion

avai

labi

lity.

(6)

Att

ende

es.

(7)

Cha

irper

son.

8C

ontr

acto

r’spr

ogre

ssre

port

.(1

)Fo

rman

dco

nten

tof

repo

rt.

(2)

Met

hod

ofpr

esen

tatio

n.(3

)Su

bmiss

ion

requ

irem

ents

.

9C

ontr

acto

r’ssit

em

eetin

gs.

Gen

eral

requ

irem

ents

.

10Ph

otog

raph

icre

cord

s.(1

)Im

age

form

at.

(2)

Freq

uenc

y.(3

)N

umbe

rof

loca

tions

.(4

)N

umbe

rof

imag

esfro

mea

chlo

catio

n.(5

)O

ther

requ

irem

ents

.

11Ea

rlypo

sses

sion.

Empl

oyer

’ssp

ecifi

cre

quire

men

tsfo

rea

rlypo

sses

sion

and

taki

ngov

erpa

rts

ofth

ew

orks

befo

repr

actic

alco

mpl

etio

n.

12N

otic

eof

com

plet

ion.

(1)

Gen

eral

requ

irem

ents

.(2

)M

inim

umpe

riod

ofno

tice

tobe

give

nby

cont

ract

orto

best

ated

.

13Ex

tens

ions

oftim

e.(1

)Re

quire

men

tsin

resp

ect

ofno

tific

atio

nby

the

cont

ract

or.

(2)

Subm

issio

nre

quire

men

ts.

3C

ost

cont

rol

1C

ash

flow

fore

cast

.(1

)Ba

sisof

cash

flow

fore

cast

.(2

)Fr

eque

ncy.

(3)

Subm

issio

nre

quire

men

ts.

2Re

mov

al/r

epla

cem

ent

ofex

istin

gw

ork.

(1)

Loca

tion.

(2)

Exte

nt.

(3)

Requ

irem

ents

inre

spec

tof

exec

utio

n.

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rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

Supp

lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

3Pr

opos

edin

stru

ctio

ns.

(1)

Requ

irem

ents

inre

spec

tof

estim

ates

.(2

)C

onte

ntof

estim

ates

.(3

)O

ther

requ

irem

ents

.

4M

easu

rem

ent

ofco

vere

dw

ork.

(1)

Gen

eral

requ

irem

ents

.(2

)N

otic

epe

riod

tobe

give

nby

cont

ract

orbe

fore

cove

ring

wor

ksw

hich

are

tobe

mea

sure

d.

5D

ayw

ork

vouc

hers

.(1

)N

otic

epe

riod

tobe

give

nby

cont

ract

orbe

fore

com

men

cem

ent

ofw

ork

tobe

carr

ied

out

ona

dayw

ork

basis

.(2

)Su

bmiss

ion

requ

irem

ents

.

6In

terim

appl

icat

ions

,val

uatio

nsan

dpa

ymen

ts.

(1)

Proc

ess

for

agre

eing

inte

rimpa

ymen

tsan

dpa

ymen

tda

tes.

(2)

Con

tent

and

subm

issio

nre

quire

men

tsfo

rco

ntra

ctor

’sin

terim

appl

icat

ions

for

paym

ent.

(3)

Empl

oyer

’ssp

ecifi

cin

voic

ing

requ

irem

ents

.

7Pa

ymen

tfo

rpr

oduc

tsno

tin

corp

orat

edin

toth

ew

orks

.In

form

atio

n/ev

iden

ceof

freed

omfro

mtit

lere

quire

dfro

mco

ntra

ctor

inre

spec

tof

prod

ucts

stor

edon

-site

befo

repa

ymen

tis

tobe

cons

ider

edby

empl

oyer

.

8Pa

ymen

tfo

rpr

oduc

tsst

ored

off-s

ite.

Info

rmat

ion/

evid

ence

offre

edom

from

title

requ

ired

from

cont

ract

orin

resp

ect

ofpr

oduc

tsst

ored

off-s

itebe

fore

paym

ent

isto

beco

nsid

ered

byem

ploy

er.

9La

bour

and

equi

pmen

tre

turn

s.(1

)Re

cord

sto

bem

aint

aine

dby

the

cont

ract

or.

(2)

Con

tent

ofre

cord

s.(3

)Su

bmiss

ion

ofre

cord

s.

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Em

ploy

er’s

requ

irem

ents

:Qua

lity

stan

dard

san

dqu

alit

yco

ntro

l

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1Su

b-he

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rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

Supp

lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

1St

anda

rds

ofpr

oduc

tsan

dex

ecut

ions

1In

com

plet

ein

form

atio

n.(1

)Re

quire

men

tsfo

rde

alin

gw

ithpr

oduc

ts/m

ater

ials

are

not

fully

spec

ified

.(2

)St

atus

ofw

orks

whe

reth

eex

tent

isno

tfu

llydo

cum

ente

d.(3

)St

atus

ofom

issio

nsor

erro

rsin

desc

riptio

nan

d/or

quan

tity.

2W

orkm

ansh

ipsk

ills.

Requ

irem

ents

inre

spec

tof

:(1

)A

ppro

pria

tene

ssof

cont

ract

or’s

oper

ativ

es.

(2)

Regi

stra

tion

sche

mes

tow

hich

cont

ract

or’s

oper

ativ

essh

ould

belo

ng.

(3)

Evid

ence

ofsc

hem

ere

gist

ratio

nre

quire

men

ts.

(4)

Oth

erre

quire

men

ts.

3Q

ualit

yof

prod

ucts

.Re

quire

men

tsin

resp

ect

of:

(1)

Usin

gne

wan

dre

cycl

edpr

oduc

ts.

(2)

Supp

lyof

prod

ucts

.(3

)Tol

eran

ces.

(4)

Det

erio

ratio

npr

even

tion.

(5)

Oth

erre

quire

men

ts.

4Q

ualit

yof

exec

utio

n.Re

quire

men

tsin

resp

ect

of:

(1)

Fixi

ng,a

pplic

atio

nan

din

stal

latio

nof

prod

ucts

,in

clud

ing

alig

nmen

t.(2

)C

olou

rba

tchi

ng.

(3)

Dim

ensio

ns.

(4)

Fini

shed

wor

k.(5

)Lo

catio

nan

dfix

ing

ofpr

oduc

ts.

(6)

Oth

erre

quire

men

ts.

5C

ompl

ianc

e.Re

quire

men

tsin

resp

ect

of:

(1)

Com

plia

nce

with

prop

rieta

rysp

ecifi

catio

ns.

(2)

Com

plia

nce

with

perfo

rman

cesp

ecifi

catio

ns.

(3)

Oth

erre

quire

men

ts.

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rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

Supp

lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

6In

spec

tions

.Re

quire

men

tsfo

rin

spec

ting

prod

ucts

and

wor

kex

ecut

ed.

7Re

late

dw

ork.

Requ

irem

ents

inre

spec

tof

co-o

rdin

atin

gw

orkm

ansh

ipof

trad

es.

8M

anuf

actu

rer’s

reco

mm

enda

tions

/inst

ruct

ions

.(1

)Re

quire

men

tsin

resp

ect

ofco

mpl

ianc

e.(2

)Ver

sion

ofm

anuf

actu

rer’s

reco

mm

enda

tions

/in

stru

ctio

nsap

plic

able

tote

nder

and

cont

ract

(e.g

.cu

rren

ton

the

date

ofin

vita

tion

tote

nder

).

9W

ater

for

the

wor

ks.

Gen

eral

requ

irem

ents

.

2Sa

mpl

es/A

ppro

vals

1Sa

mpl

es.

Requ

irem

ents

inre

spec

tof

sam

ples

ofpr

oduc

ts,w

ork

exec

uted

and

moc

k-up

s.

2A

ppro

valo

fpr

oduc

tsa

mpl

es.

(1)

Gen

eral

requ

irem

ents

(incl

udin

gpr

ogra

mm

ing

requ

irem

ents

)fo

rsu

bmiss

ion

of,i

nspe

ctio

nof

,and

test

son

sam

ples

.(2

)D

efin

ition

ofap

prov

alin

cont

ext

ofsa

mpl

es.

(3)

Rete

ntio

nof

com

plyi

ngsa

mpl

es,i

nclu

ding

stor

age

requ

irem

ents

.(4

)O

ther

requ

irem

ents

.

3A

ppro

valo

fw

ork

exec

uted

/moc

k-up

s.(1

)G

ener

alre

quire

men

ts(in

clud

ing

prog

ram

min

gre

quire

men

ts)

for

subm

issio

nof

,ins

pect

ion

of,t

ests

on,w

ork

exec

uted

and

moc

k-up

s.(2

)D

efin

ition

ofap

prov

alin

cont

ext

ofw

ork

exec

uted

and

moc

k-up

s.(3

)Re

tent

ion

ofco

mpl

ying

wor

kex

ecut

edan

dm

ock-

ups,

incl

udin

gst

orag

ere

quire

men

ts.

(4)

Oth

erre

quire

men

ts.

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rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

Supp

lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

3A

ccur

acy/

Sett

ing

out

1A

ccur

acy

ofin

stru

men

ts.

Gen

eral

requ

irem

ents

.

2Se

ttin

gou

t.

3A

ppea

ranc

ean

dfit

.Re

quire

men

tsin

resp

ect

ofto

lera

nces

and

dim

ensio

ns.

4C

ritic

aldi

men

sions

.D

etai

lsof

criti

cald

imen

sions

.

5Le

vels

ofst

ruct

ural

floor

s.M

axim

umto

lera

nces

for

desig

ned

leve

lsto

best

ated

.

6Re

cord

draw

ings

.(1

)Re

quire

men

tsin

resp

ect

ofre

cord

ing

deta

ilsof

grid

lines

,set

ting-

out

stat

ions

,ben

chm

arks

and

prof

iles.

(2)

Info

rmat

ion

rete

ntio

nre

quire

men

ts.

(3)

Subm

issio

nre

quire

men

ts.

(4)

Oth

erre

quire

men

ts.

4Se

rvic

es1

Serv

ices

regu

latio

ns.

Gen

eral

requ

irem

ents

.

2W

ater

regu

latio

ns/b

yela

ws

notif

icat

ion.

3W

ater

regu

latio

ns/b

yela

ws

cont

ract

or’s

cert

ifica

te.

(1)

Con

tent

ofce

rtifi

cate

.(2

)Su

bmiss

ion

requ

irem

ents

.(3

)O

ther

requ

irem

ents

.

4El

ectr

ical

inst

alla

tion

cert

ifica

te.

(1)

Subm

issio

nre

quire

men

ts.

(2)

Oth

erre

quire

men

ts.

5G

as,o

ilan

dso

lidfu

elap

plia

nce

inst

alla

tion

cert

ifica

te.

(1)

Con

tent

ofce

rtifi

cate

.(2

)Su

bmiss

ion

requ

irem

ents

.(3

)O

ther

requ

irem

ents

.

6M

echa

nica

land

elec

tric

alse

rvic

es.

(1)

Requ

irem

ents

inre

spec

tof

final

test

san

dco

mm

issio

ning

.(2

)Re

quire

men

tsin

resp

ect

ofBu

ildin

gRe

gula

tions

notic

e.(3

)O

ther

requ

irem

ents

.

5Su

perv

ision

/insp

ectio

n/de

fect

ive

wor

k1

Supe

rvisi

on.

(1)

Gen

eral

requ

irem

ents

.(2

)N

otic

epe

riod

for

repl

acem

ent

ofco

ntra

ctor

’spe

rson

inch

arge

byco

ntra

ctor

.

2C

o-or

dina

tion

ofm

echa

nica

land

elec

tric

alen

gine

erin

gse

rvic

es.

(1)

Gen

eral

requ

irem

ents

.(2

)Re

quire

men

tsfo

rdo

cum

enta

ryev

iden

ceof

cont

ract

or’s

staf

f.

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rmat

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requ

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ents

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enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

3O

vert

ime

wor

king

.G

ener

alre

quire

men

ts.

4D

efec

tsin

exist

ing

wor

k.(1

)Pr

oces

sfo

rde

alin

gw

ithun

docu

men

ted

defe

cts.

(2)

Proc

ess

for

deal

ing

with

docu

men

ted

rem

edia

lw

ork.

5A

cces

sfo

rin

spec

tion.

Gen

eral

requ

irem

ents

.

6Te

sts

and

insp

ectio

ns.

(1)T

imin

gre

quire

men

ts.

(2)

Reco

rds

requ

ired.

(3)

Subm

issio

nre

quire

men

ts.

(4)

Oth

erre

quire

men

ts.

7A

irpe

rmea

bilit

y.(1

)M

etho

d.(2

)Pe

rform

ance

requ

irem

ents

.(3

)Su

bmiss

ion

requ

irem

ents

(res

ults

).(4

)O

ther

requ

irem

ents

.

8C

ontin

uity

ofth

erm

alin

sula

tion.

(1)

Gen

eral

requ

irem

ents

.(2

)C

onte

ntof

repo

rts.

(3)

Subm

issio

nre

quire

men

ts.

(4)

Num

ber

ofco

pies

.(5

)O

ther

requ

irem

ents

.

9Re

sista

nce

topa

ssag

eof

soun

d.(1

)M

etho

d.(2

)C

ompl

ianc

ere

quire

men

ts.

(3)

Subm

issio

nre

quire

men

ts.

(4)

Oth

erre

quire

men

ts.

10En

ergy

perfo

rman

cece

rtifi

cate

.(1

)G

ener

alre

quire

men

ts.

(2)

Form

atof

cert

ifica

tean

dre

port

.(3

)Su

bmiss

ion

requ

irem

ents

.(4

)O

ther

requ

irem

ents

.

11Pr

opos

als

for

rect

ifica

tion

ofde

fect

ive

prod

ucts

/exe

cutio

ns.

Gen

eral

requ

irem

ents

.

12M

easu

res

toes

tabl

ishac

cept

abilit

y.

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rmat

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ryin

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atio

n/no

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13Q

ualit

yco

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l.(1

)Pr

oced

ural

requ

irem

ents

.(2

)Re

cord

sre

quire

d.(3

)C

onte

ntof

reco

rds.

(4)

Oth

erre

quire

men

ts.

6W

ork

ator

afte

rco

mpl

etio

n1

Wor

kbe

fore

com

plet

ion.

(1)

Gen

eral

requ

irem

ents

.(2

)C

lean

ing

requ

irem

ents

,inc

ludi

ngcl

eani

ngm

ater

ials

and

met

hods

ofcl

eani

ng.

(3)

Requ

irem

ents

for

rect

ifyin

gm

inor

faul

ts.

(4)

Requ

irem

ents

inre

spec

tof

mov

ing

part

s.(5

)O

ther

requ

irem

ents

.

2Se

curit

yat

com

plet

ion.

(1)

Gen

eral

requ

irem

ents

.(2

)Re

quire

men

tsin

resp

ect

ofke

ys.

3M

akin

ggo

od/r

ectif

icat

ion

ofde

fect

s.(1

)A

cces

sar

rang

emen

ts.

(2)

Not

ice

perio

ds.

(3)

Com

plet

ion

requ

irem

ents

.

4H

ighw

ay/s

ewer

adop

tion.

(1)

Des

crip

tion

ofw

ork

tobe

adop

ted.

(2)

Requ

irem

ents

inre

spec

tof

wor

kfo

rad

optio

n.

1.9

Em

ploy

er’s

requ

irem

ents

:Sec

urit

y,sa

fety

and

pro

tect

ion

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rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

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lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

1Se

curit

y/he

alth

and

safe

ty1

Pre-

cons

truc

tion

info

rmat

ion.

Loca

tion

ofin

form

atio

n.

2Ex

ecut

ion

haza

rds.

(1)

Man

agem

ent

requ

irem

ents

for

com

mon

haza

rds.

(2)

Det

ails

ofsig

nific

ant

haza

rds

inco

rpor

ated

inth

ede

sign

ofth

epr

ojec

t.

3Pr

oduc

tha

zard

s.(1

)Re

quire

men

tsin

resp

ect

ofha

zard

ous

subs

tanc

es.

(2)

Man

agem

ent

requ

irem

ents

for

com

mon

haza

rds.

(3)

Det

ails

ofsig

nific

ant

haza

rds

insp

ecifi

edco

nstr

uctio

nm

ater

ials.

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rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

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lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

4C

onst

ruct

ion

phas

ehe

alth

and

safe

typl

an.

(1)

Gen

eral

requ

irem

ents

.(2

)C

onte

nt.

(3)

Subm

issio

nre

quire

men

ts.

5Se

curit

y.(1

)Re

quire

men

tsfo

rpr

otec

ting

the

site,

the

wor

ks,

prod

ucts

,mat

eria

ls,an

dex

istin

gbu

ildin

gsaf

fect

edby

the

wor

ks,f

rom

dam

age

and

thef

t.(2

)Re

quire

men

tsfo

rpr

even

ting

unau

thor

ised

acce

ssto

the

site,

the

wor

ks,a

ndad

join

ing

prop

erty

.(3

)D

escr

iptio

nof

any

spec

ials

ecur

ityre

quire

men

ts.

6St

abilit

y.Re

quire

men

tsfo

rm

aint

aini

ngth

est

abilit

yan

dst

ruct

ural

inte

grity

ofth

ew

orks

and

adjo

inin

gpr

oper

tydu

ring

the

cont

ract

.

7O

ccup

ied

prem

ises.

(1)

Exte

ntex

istin

gbu

ildin

gsw

illbe

occu

pied

and/

orus

eddu

ring

the

cont

ract

.(2

)M

etho

dof

wor

king

.(3

)Re

quire

men

tsin

resp

ect

ofov

ertim

ew

orki

ng.

8Pa

sses

.(1

)D

etai

lsof

cont

rolle

dar

eas.

(2)

Proc

edur

esfo

rob

tain

ing

and

retu

rnin

gpa

sses

.

9O

ccup

ier’s

rule

san

dre

gula

tions

.(1

)G

ener

alre

quire

men

ts.

(2)

Loca

tion

ofru

les

and

regu

latio

ns.

(3)

Arr

ange

men

tsfo

rin

spec

tion.

10U

seof

mob

ilete

leph

ones

.Re

quire

men

tsre

latin

gto

use

ofm

obile

tele

phon

eson

-site

.

11Em

ploy

er’s

repr

esen

tativ

essit

evi

sits.

(1)

Safe

tyre

quire

men

ts.

(2)

Prot

ectiv

ecl

othi

ngan

d/or

equi

pmen

tre

quire

men

ts.

12W

orki

ngpr

ecau

tions

/res

tric

tions

.(1

)D

etai

lsof

haza

rdou

sar

eas.

(2)

Perm

itto

wor

kre

quire

men

ts.

2Pr

otec

tion

agai

nst

1Ex

plos

ives

.(1

)U

se.

(2)

Det

ails

ofre

stric

tions

.

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rmat

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lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

2N

oise

cons

ent

bylo

cala

utho

rity.

(1)

Gen

eral

requ

irem

ents

.(2

)Sp

ecia

lreq

uire

men

ts.

3N

oise

cont

rol.

4Po

llutio

nco

ntro

l.

5Pe

stic

ides

.(1

)U

se.

(2)

Det

ails

ofre

stric

tions

.(3

)D

ispos

alre

quire

men

ts.

(4)

Ope

rativ

esco

mpe

tenc

yre

quire

men

ts.

6N

uisa

nce.

(1)

Gen

eral

requ

irem

ents

.(2

)Sp

ecia

lreq

uire

men

ts.

7A

sbes

tos

cont

aini

ngm

ater

ials

(AC

M)s

.

8A

ntiq

uitie

s.

9Fi

repr

even

tion.

(1)

Gen

eral

requ

irem

ents

.(2

)D

etai

lsof

stan

dard

sto

whi

chco

ntra

ctor

isto

com

ply.

10Sm

okin

gon

-site

.(1

)G

ener

alre

quire

men

ts.

(2)

Spec

ialr

equi

rem

ents

.11

Burn

ing

on-s

ite.

12M

oist

ure.

(1)

Requ

irem

ents

for

prev

entin

gw

etne

ssan

dda

mpn

ess.

(2)

Requ

irem

ents

for

dryi

ngou

t.

13In

fect

edtim

ber/

cont

amin

ated

mat

eria

ls.G

ener

alre

quire

men

ts.

14W

aste

.(1

)D

efin

ition

ofw

aste

.(2

)G

ener

alre

quire

men

ts,i

nclu

ding

min

imiz

ing

was

te,

rem

ovin

gw

aste

and

excl

udin

gw

aste

from

void

san

dca

vitie

sin

the

cons

truc

tion.

(3)

Requ

irem

ents

inre

spec

tof

‘site

was

tem

anag

emen

tpl

ans’

(SW

MP)

.(4

)D

ocum

enta

tion

requ

irem

ents

.(5

)D

etai

lsof

key

perfo

rman

cein

dica

tor

(KPI

)da

tato

bepr

ovid

ed.

(6)

Info

rmat

ion

and

docu

men

tatio

nsu

bmiss

ion

requ

irem

ents

.

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rmat

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enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

15El

ectr

omag

netic

inte

rfere

nce.

Gen

eral

requ

irem

ents

.

16La

ser

equi

pmen

t.

17Po

wer

actu

ated

fixin

gsy

stem

s.

18In

vasiv

esp

ecie

s.(1

)G

ener

alre

quire

men

tsfo

rth

epr

even

tion

ofin

vasiv

esp

ecie

s(e

.g.p

lant

san

dan

imal

s).

(2)

Det

ails

ofan

ysp

ecia

lpre

caut

ions

requ

ired.

(3)

Requ

irem

ents

inre

spec

tof

disc

over

yan

dre

port

ing.

3Pr

otec

tion

1Ex

istin

gse

rvic

es.

(1)

Requ

irem

ents

inre

spec

tof

notif

ying

serv

ices

auth

oriti

es,s

tatu

tory

unde

rtak

ers

and/

orad

join

ing

adja

cent

owne

rs.

(2)

Requ

irem

ents

for

iden

tific

atio

nof

exist

ing

serv

ices

.(3

)Re

quire

men

tssh

ould

dam

age

occu

rto

exist

ing

serv

ices

.(4

)O

ther

requ

irem

ents

.

2Ro

ads

and

foot

path

s.(1

)G

ener

alre

quire

men

ts.

(2)

Requ

irem

ents

shou

ldda

mag

eoc

cur

toex

istin

gro

ads

and/

orfo

otpa

ths.

(3)

Oth

erre

quire

men

ts.

3Ex

istin

gto

psoi

land

subs

oil.

(1)

Requ

irem

ents

for

prev

entin

gov

erco

mpa

ctio

nof

exist

ing

tops

oila

ndsu

bsoi

l.(2

)D

etai

lsof

prot

ectiv

em

easu

res.

4Re

tain

edtr

ees,

shru

bsan

dgr

asse

dar

eas.

(1)

Det

ails

ofpr

otec

tive

mea

sure

s.(2

)Re

quire

men

tssh

ould

dam

age

occu

rto

reta

ined

tree

s,sh

rubs

and

gras

sed

area

s.(3

)O

ther

requ

irem

ents

.

5A

reas

ofre

tain

edtr

ees.

Det

ails

ofpr

otec

tive

mea

sure

s.

6W

ildlif

esp

ecie

san

dha

bita

ts.

(1)

Gen

eral

requ

irem

ents

.(2

)D

etai

lsof

prot

ectiv

em

easu

res.

(3)

Oth

erre

quire

men

ts.

7Ex

istin

gfe

atur

es.

(1)

Det

ails

ofpr

otec

tive

mea

sure

s.(2

)Sp

ecia

lreq

uire

men

ts.

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rmat

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ents

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lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

8Ex

istin

gw

ork.

(1)

Det

ails

ofpr

otec

tive

mea

sure

s.(2

)Re

quire

men

tsfo

rre

mov

ing

and

repl

acin

gex

istin

gw

ork.

9Bu

ildin

gin

terio

rs.

Det

ails

ofpr

otec

tive

mea

sure

s.

10Ex

istin

gfu

rnitu

re,f

ittin

gsan

deq

uipm

ent.

(1)

Det

ails

ofpr

otec

tive

mea

sure

s.(2

)Ex

tent

ofre

mov

alw

ork

tobe

carr

ied

out

byth

eem

ploy

er.

11Es

peci

ally

valu

able

and

vuln

erab

leite

ms.

(1)

Det

ails

ofpr

otec

tive

mea

sure

s.(2

)Ex

tent

ofre

mov

alw

ork

tobe

carr

ied

out

byth

eem

ploy

er.

12A

djoi

ning

prop

erty

.Pe

rmiss

ion

requ

irem

ents

.

13A

djoi

ning

prop

erty

rest

rictio

ns.

(1)

Prec

autio

nsto

beta

ken

byth

eco

ntra

ctor

.(2

)C

onse

quen

ceof

dam

age.

14Ex

istin

gst

ruct

ures

.G

ener

alre

quire

men

ts.

15M

ater

ials

for

recy

clin

gan

d/or

reus

e.(1

)So

rtin

gan

dda

mag

epr

even

tion

requ

irem

ents

.(2

)St

orag

ere

quire

men

ts.

1.10

Em

ploy

er’s

requ

irem

ents

:Spe

cific

limit

atio

nso

nm

etho

d,se

quen

cean

dti

min

g

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ing

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rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

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lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

1G

ener

alSt

atem

ent

expl

aini

ngth

atlim

itatio

nsde

scrib

edin

this

sect

ion

ofth

epr

elim

inar

ies

bill

are

supp

lem

enta

ryto

limita

tions

desc

ribed

orim

plic

itin

info

rmat

ion

give

nin

othe

rse

ctio

nsor

onth

edr

awin

gs.

2D

esig

nco

nstr

aint

sD

etai

lsof

any

desig

nco

nstr

aint

s.

3M

etho

d/se

quen

ceof

wor

kSp

ecifi

clim

itatio

nsre

latin

gto

met

hod

and

sequ

ence

ofw

orki

ng,i

nclu

ding

phas

ing

requ

irem

ents

tobe

incl

uded

inth

epr

ogra

mm

e.

4U

seor

disp

osal

ofm

ater

ials

foun

dSp

ecifi

clim

itatio

ns.

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ents

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ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

5U

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disp

osal

ofm

ater

ials

foun

dSp

ecifi

clim

itatio

ns.

6W

orki

ngho

urs

(1)

Def

initi

onof

wor

kho

urs.

(2)

Def

initi

onof

norm

alw

orki

ngho

urs.

7C

ompl

etio

nof

any

sect

ion

orpa

rtof

the

wor

ks1

Empl

oyer

requ

irem

ents

for

poss

essio

n.(1

)G

ener

alre

quire

men

ts.

(2)

Spec

ialr

equi

rem

ents

.

2Re

mai

nder

ofth

ew

orks

.Re

quire

men

tsin

resp

ect

of:

(1)

Prov

ision

ofse

rvic

es.

(2)

Fire

prec

autio

ns.

(3)

Mea

nsof

esca

pean

dsa

feac

cess

.(4

)O

ther

requ

irem

ents

.

1.11

Em

ploy

er’s

requ

irem

ents

:Sit

eac

com

mo

dati

on/

serv

ices

/faci

litie

s/te

mpo

rary

wo

rk

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rmat

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ents

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ryin

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atio

n/no

tes

1G

ener

ally

1Sp

oilh

eaps

,tem

pora

ryw

orks

and

serv

ices

.Re

quire

men

tsin

resp

ect

ofth

esit

ing

ofsp

oilh

eaps

and

the

mai

nten

ance

,alte

ratio

n,m

ovem

ent

and

rem

oval

ofte

mpo

rary

wor

ks.

2Si

teac

com

mod

atio

n1

Room

for

mee

tings

.(1

)Sp

ecifi

cre

quire

men

ts,i

nclu

ding

furn

iture

and

equi

pmen

t,to

best

ated

.(2

)C

lean

ing

and

mai

nten

ance

requ

irem

ents

.2

Site

offic

es.

3O

ff-sit

eof

fices

/roo

mfo

rm

eetin

gs.

(1)

Spec

ific

requ

irem

ents

,inc

ludi

ngfu

rnitu

rean

deq

uipm

ent.

(2)

Prep

arat

ory

wor

ks,i

nclu

ding

pain

ting,

deco

ratio

nan

dap

plie

dfin

ishin

gs(e

.g.c

arpe

t).

(3)

Cle

anin

gan

dm

aint

enan

cere

quire

men

ts.

4Sa

nita

ryac

com

mod

atio

n.Sp

ecifi

cre

quire

men

ts,i

nclu

ding

furn

iture

and

equi

pmen

t.

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ryin

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atio

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tes

5U

seof

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mm

odat

ion/

land

not

incl

uded

inth

esit

e.(1

)Id

entif

icat

ion

ofac

com

mod

atio

nan

dor

land

that

may

beus

edby

the

cont

ract

orfo

rth

edu

ratio

nof

the

cont

ract

with

out

char

ge.

(2)

Lim

itatio

ns/r

estr

ictio

nson

use.

(3)

Requ

irem

ents

for

tem

pora

ryad

apta

tions

.(4

)C

lean

ing

and

mai

nten

ance

requ

irem

ents

.(5

)A

ccom

mod

atio

n/la

ndus

e.(6

)Lo

catio

nof

acco

mm

odat

ion/

land

.(7

)Re

inst

atem

ent

requ

irem

ents

onva

catio

nof

acco

mm

odat

ion/

land

.

6C

arpa

rkin

g.Sp

ecifi

cre

quire

men

tsfo

rth

epr

ovisi

onof

car

park

ing

for

repr

esen

tativ

esof

the

empl

oyer

.

3Se

rvic

esan

dfa

cilit

ies

1Li

ghtin

g.Sp

ecifi

cre

quire

men

tsfo

rth

epr

ovisi

onte

mpo

rary

light

ing

for

finish

ing

wor

kan

din

spec

tion.

2Li

ghtin

gan

dpo

wer

.(1

)Re

quire

men

tsin

resp

ect

of:

(a)

Use

ofem

ploy

er’s

mai

nssu

pply.

(b)

Resp

onsib

ility

for

cont

inui

tyof

supp

ly.(2

)M

eter

ing

requ

irem

ents

.(3

)Lo

catio

nof

supp

lypo

int.

(4)

Ava

ilabl

eca

paci

ty,f

requ

ency

,pha

sean

dcu

rren

tty

pe.

(5)

Con

ditio

ns/r

estr

ictio

nsim

pose

don

the

cont

ract

or.

3W

ater

.(1

)Re

quire

men

tsto

best

ated

inre

spec

tof

(a)

Use

ofem

ploy

er’s

mai

nssu

pply.

(b)

Resp

onsib

ility

for

cont

inui

tyof

supp

ly.(2

)M

eter

ing

requ

irem

ents

.(3

)So

urce

ofsu

pply.

(4)

Loca

tion

ofsu

pply

poin

t.(5

)C

ondi

tions

/res

tric

tions

impo

sed

onth

eco

ntra

ctor

.

4C

ontr

acto

r’son

-site

tele

phon

es.

(1)

Dat

eto

bein

stal

led.

(2)

Resp

onsib

ility

for

payi

ngin

stal

latio

nan

dal

lren

tal

char

ges,

incl

udin

gpa

ying

the

cost

ofca

lls.

(3)

Requ

irem

ents

for

diss

emin

atin

gte

leph

one

num

ber.

(4)

Oth

erre

quire

men

ts.

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head

ing

1Su

b-he

adin

g2

Info

rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

Supp

lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

5M

obile

tele

phon

es.

Requ

irem

ents

inre

spec

tof

:(1

)C

ontr

acto

r’sst

aff

requ

ired

tobe

prov

ided

with

mob

ilete

leph

ones

.(2

)Re

spon

sibilit

yfo

rpa

ying

inst

alla

tion

and

allr

enta

lch

arge

s,in

clud

ing

payi

ngth

eco

stof

calls

.(3

)Re

quire

men

tfo

rdi

ssem

inat

ing

tele

phon

enu

mbe

rs.

(4)

Oth

erre

quire

men

ts.

6Te

leph

ones

.(1

)Sy

stem

requ

irem

ents

.(2

)D

ate

tobe

inst

alle

d.(3

)Re

spon

sibilit

yfo

rpa

ying

inst

alla

tion

and

allr

enta

lch

arge

s,in

clud

ing

payi

ngth

eco

stof

calls

.(4

)O

ther

requ

irem

ents

.7

Fax

inst

alla

tion.

8C

ompu

ters

.(1

)Sy

stem

requ

irem

ents

,inc

ludi

ngco

mpu

ters

,so

ftwar

e,pr

inte

rs,c

able

san

dco

nsum

able

s.(2

)Re

spon

sibilit

yfo

rpa

ying

the

cost

ofco

nsum

able

s.(3

)D

ate

tobe

inst

alle

d.(4

)O

ther

requ

irem

ents

.

9Em

aila

ndin

tern

etfa

cilit

ies.

(1)

Syst

emre

quire

men

ts.

(2)

Dat

eto

bein

stal

led.

(3)

Resp

onsib

ility

for

payi

ngin

stal

latio

nan

dal

lren

tal

char

ges.

(4)

Oth

erre

quire

men

ts.

10Ph

otoc

opie

r.Em

ploy

er’s

requ

irem

ents

.

11Te

mpe

ratu

rean

dhu

mid

ity.

Leve

lsto

bem

aint

aine

dby

the

cont

ract

or.

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head

ing

1Su

b-he

adin

g2

Info

rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

Supp

lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

12U

seof

perm

anen

the

atin

gsy

stem

s.(1

)C

onfir

mat

ion

orot

herw

iseth

atth

eco

ntra

ctor

ispe

rmitt

edto

use

perm

anen

the

atin

gsy

stem

sfo

rdr

ying

out

the

wor

ks,s

ervi

ces

and

cont

rollin

gte

mpe

ratu

rean

dhu

mid

ityle

vels.

(2)

Requ

irem

ents

for

oper

atio

n,m

aint

enan

cean

dre

med

ialw

ork.

(3)

Requ

irem

ents

for

cont

ract

orto

arra

nge

supe

rvisi

onof

use

bysu

bcon

trac

tor

and

inde

mni

ficat

ion

ofsu

bcon

trac

tor.

(4)

Oth

erre

quire

men

ts.

13Be

nefic

ialu

seof

perm

anen

tin

stal

led

syst

ems.

Det

ails

ofse

rvic

essy

stem

s,in

clud

ing

lifts

and

sani

tary

inst

alla

tions

,whi

chca

nbe

used

byth

eco

ntra

ctor

toco

mpl

ete

the

wor

ks.

14M

eter

read

ings

.Re

quire

men

tsfo

rob

tain

ing

met

erre

adin

gs.

15Th

erm

omet

ers.

Requ

irem

ents

for

prov

idin

gm

axim

uman

dm

inim

umth

erm

omet

ers

for

mea

surin

gat

mos

pher

icsh

ade

tem

pera

ture

.

16Su

rvey

ing

equi

pmen

t.Re

quire

men

tsfo

rpr

ovid

ing

surv

eyin

geq

uipm

ent.

17Pe

rson

alpr

otec

tive

equi

pmen

t.Sp

ecifi

cre

quire

men

tsfo

rth

ose

actin

gon

beha

lfof

the

empl

oyer

.

18O

ther

requ

irem

ents

.Sp

ecifi

cre

quire

men

ts.

4Te

mpo

rary

wor

ks1

Road

s,ha

rdst

andi

ngs

and

foot

path

s.Re

quire

men

tsin

resp

ect

ofpe

rman

ent

road

s,ha

rdst

andi

ngs

and

foot

path

son

the

site,

incl

udin

gre

stric

tions

onus

ean

dpr

otec

tive

and/

orre

med

ial

mea

sure

s.

2Te

mpo

rary

wor

ks.

Spec

ific

requ

irem

ents

(e.g

.fen

ces,

hoar

ding

s,sc

reen

san

dro

ofs)

.

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Sub-

head

ing

1Su

b-he

adin

g2

Info

rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

Supp

lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

3Te

mpo

rary

prot

ectio

nm

easu

res

toex

istin

gtr

ees/

vege

tatio

n.(1

)Lo

catio

nof

tem

pora

rypr

otec

tion

(by

refe

renc

eto

draw

ing)

(2)

Stan

dard

sof

prot

ectiv

eba

rrie

rsan

dan

yot

her

appl

icab

leph

ysic

alpr

otec

tion

mea

sure

s.(3

)D

esig

nde

tails

ofph

ysic

alpr

otec

tion

mea

sure

s(b

yre

fere

nce

todr

awin

g).

(4)

Are

asof

stru

ctur

alla

ndsc

apin

gto

bepr

otec

ted

from

cons

truc

tion

oper

atio

ns.

(5)

Requ

irem

ents

for

mai

ntai

ning

inte

grity

ofpr

otec

tion

for

the

dura

tion

ofth

ew

orks

.(6

)Re

quire

men

tsfo

rre

mov

ing

prot

ectio

non

com

plet

ion

ofth

ew

orks

.

4N

ame

boar

ds.

Spec

ific

requ

irem

ents

.

5A

dver

tisin

g.

6O

ther

requ

irem

ents

.

1.12

Em

ploy

er’s

requ

irem

ents

:Ope

rati

on/

mai

nten

ance

of

finis

hed

build

ing

Sub-

head

ing

1Su

b-he

adin

g2

Info

rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

Supp

lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

1O

pera

tion

and

mai

nten

ance

man

ual

1G

ener

ally.

(1)

Purp

ose.

(2)

Scop

e.(3

)Re

spon

sibilit

yfo

rpr

epar

atio

n.(4

)In

form

atio

nto

bepr

ovid

edby

othe

rs.

(5)

Revi

ewpr

oces

s.(6

)N

umbe

rof

copi

es.

(7)

Late

stda

tefo

rsu

bmiss

ion

offin

alm

anua

l.(8

)A

s-bu

ilt/a

s-in

stal

led

draw

ings

:(a

)fo

rmat

and

stan

dard

(b)

num

ber

ofco

pies

.

The

oper

atio

nan

dm

aint

enan

cein

form

atio

n,th

ehe

alth

and

safe

tyfil

e,an

dal

loth

erin

form

atio

nca

nbe

com

bine

das

asin

gle

docu

men

t.In

this

case

,the

docu

men

tca

nbe

refe

rred

toas

the

‘bui

ldin

gm

anua

l’.

2C

onte

nt.

Spec

ific

requ

irem

ents

.

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head

ing

1Su

b-he

adin

g2

Info

rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

Supp

lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

2H

ealth

and

safe

tyfil

e1

Gen

eral

ly.(1

)Pu

rpos

e.(2

)Sc

ope.

(3)

Resp

onsib

ility

for

prep

arat

ion.

(4)

Info

rmat

ion

tobe

prov

ided

byth

eco

ntra

ctor

,w

here

not

resp

onsib

lefo

rpr

epar

atio

n.(5

)Re

view

proc

ess.

(6)

Num

ber

ofco

pies

.(7

)La

test

date

for

subm

issio

nof

final

file.

2C

onte

nt.

Spec

ific

requ

irem

ents

.

3W

eb-b

ased

info

rmat

ion

man

agem

ent

syst

emSp

ecifi

cre

quire

men

ts.

4Pr

esen

tatio

nof

docu

men

ts1

Ope

ratio

nan

dm

aint

enan

cem

anua

l.Sp

ecifi

cre

quire

men

tsin

resp

ect

offo

rmat

and

pres

enta

tion.

2H

ealth

and

safe

tyfil

e.

3O

ther

docu

men

ts.

Spec

ific

requ

irem

ents

.

5O

ther

empl

oyer

spec

ific

requ

irem

ents

1M

aint

enan

cese

rvic

es.

Spec

ific

requ

irem

ents

for

post

com

plet

ion

mai

nten

ance

(pla

nned

and

reac

tive)

.

2In

form

atio

nfo

rco

mm

issio

ning

serv

ices

.Sp

ecifi

cre

quire

men

ts.

3Tr

aini

ng.

4Sp

are

part

s.

5To

ols.

6O

ther

info

rmat

ion

Spec

ific

requ

irem

ents

.

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1P

relim

inar

ies

(mai

nco

ntra

ct)

Part

B:P

rici

ngsc

hedu

le

1.1

Em

ploy

er’s

requ

irem

ents

1.1.

1S

ite

acco

mm

oda

tio

n

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

ed/n

otes

onpr

icin

gU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1Si

teac

com

mod

atio

nSi

teac

com

mod

atio

nfo

rth

eem

ploy

eran

dth

eem

ploy

er’s

repr

esen

tativ

esw

here

sepa

rate

from

mai

nco

ntra

ctor

’ssit

eac

com

mod

atio

n,in

clud

ing:

–sit

eof

fices

.–

sani

tary

acco

mm

odat

ion.

–w

elfa

refa

cilit

ies.

–fo

unda

tions

tosit

eac

com

mod

atio

n.–

tem

pora

rydr

aina

geto

acco

mm

odat

ion.

–te

mpo

rary

serv

ices

.–

intr

uder

alar

ms.

Type

and

exte

ntof

acco

mm

odat

ion

tobe

prov

ided

tobe

stat

ed;

with

each

type

sepa

rate

lyqu

antif

ied.

Site

acco

mm

odat

ion,

furn

iture

and

equi

pmen

t,te

leco

mm

unic

atio

nan

dIT

syst

ems

for

the

empl

oyer

and

the

empl

oyer

repr

esen

tativ

esw

here

anin

tegr

alpa

rtof

the

mai

nco

ntra

ctor

’ssit

eac

com

mod

atio

n(in

clud

edin

sect

ion

1.2:

inco

ntra

ctor

’sco

stite

ms,

asap

prop

riate

).

1Br

ingi

ngto

site

and

inst

allin

g,in

clud

ing

allt

empo

rary

drai

nage

,se

rvic

esan

din

trud

eral

arm

s.ite

mFi

xed

char

ge.

2A

dapt

atio

ns/a

ltera

tions

durin

gw

orks

.

3D

isman

tling

and

rem

ovin

gfro

msit

e,in

clud

ing

rect

ifyin

gan

yda

mag

e.

4M

aint

aini

ng.

wee

ksTi

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

5C

lean

ing.

6C

harg

es.

7O

ff-sit

ere

nted

tem

pora

ryac

com

mod

atio

n.

8Re

ctify

ing

dam

age

toof

f-site

rent

edte

mpo

rary

acco

mm

odat

ion.

item

Fixe

dch

arge

.

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Com

pone

ntIn

clud

ed/n

otes

onpr

icin

gU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

2Fu

rnitu

rean

deq

uipm

ent

Furn

iture

and

equi

pmen

tfo

rth

eem

ploy

eran

dth

eem

ploy

er’s

repr

esen

tativ

esw

here

sepa

rate

from

mai

nco

ntra

ctor

’ssit

eac

com

mod

atio

n.Fo

rex

ampl

e,de

sks,

chai

rs,m

eetin

gta

ble

and

chai

rs,c

upbo

ards

,ket

tles,

coffe

em

aker

,pho

toco

pier

and

cons

umab

les.

1Br

ingi

ngto

site

and

inst

allin

g.ite

mFi

xed

char

ge.

2C

lean

ing.

wee

kTi

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

3C

harg

es.

4D

isman

tling

and

rem

ovin

gfro

msit

e.ite

mFi

xed

char

ge.

3Te

leco

mm

unic

atio

nsan

dIT

syst

ems

Tele

com

mun

icat

ion

and

ITsy

stem

sfo

rth

eem

ploy

eran

dth

eem

ploy

er’s

repr

esen

tativ

esw

here

sepa

rate

from

mai

nco

ntra

ctor

’ssit

eac

com

mod

atio

n,in

clud

ing

tele

phon

es,f

axm

achi

nes,

phot

ocop

ier,

com

pute

rs,p

rinte

rsan

dco

nsum

able

s.

1Pu

rcha

sech

arge

s.nr

Fixe

dch

arge

.

2H

irech

arge

s.w

eek

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

3C

onsu

mab

les.

1.1.

2S

ite

reco

rds

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1Si

tere

cord

s1

Ope

ratio

nan

dm

aint

enan

cem

anua

ls.ite

mFi

xed

char

ge.

2C

ompi

latio

nof

heal

than

dsa

fety

file.

2W

eb-b

ased

info

rmat

ion

man

agem

ent

syst

em1

Prov

ision

ofsy

stem

.

2U

ploa

ding

ofda

ta.

3Tr

aini

ngof

build

ing

user

’sst

aff

inth

eop

erat

ion

ofth

ew

eb-b

ased

man

agem

ent

syst

em.

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1.1.

3C

om

plet

ion

and

post

-co

mpl

etio

nre

quir

emen

ts

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1H

ando

ver

requ

irem

ents

1Tr

aini

ngof

build

ing

user

’sst

aff

inth

eop

erat

ion

and

mai

nten

ance

ofth

ebu

ildin

gen

gine

erin

gse

rvic

essy

stem

s.ite

mFi

xed

char

ge.

2Pr

ovisi

onof

spar

epa

rts

for

mai

nten

ance

ofbu

ildin

gen

gine

erin

gse

rvic

es.

3Pr

ovisi

onof

tool

san

dpo

rtab

lein

dica

ting

inst

rum

ents

for

the

oper

atio

nan

dm

aint

enan

ceof

build

ing

engi

neer

ing

serv

ices

syst

ems.

2O

pera

tion

and

mai

nten

ance

serv

ices

1O

pera

tion

and

mai

nten

ance

ofbu

ildin

gen

gine

erin

gse

rvic

esin

stal

latio

ns,m

echa

nica

lpla

ntan

deq

uipm

ent

and

the

like

durin

gth

ede

fect

slia

bilit

ype

riod,

perio

dfo

rre

ctify

ing

defe

cts,

mai

nten

ance

perio

dor

othe

rsp

ecifi

edpe

riod

(i.e.

addi

tiona

lse

rvic

esth

atar

eno

rmal

lyre

quire

dby

the

cont

ract

).

wee

kTi

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

3La

ndsc

ape

man

agem

ent

serv

ices

1M

aint

enan

ceof

inte

rnal

and

exte

rnal

plan

ting.

1.2

Mai

nC

ont

ract

or’

sco

stit

ems

1.2.

1M

anag

emen

tan

dst

aff

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1Pr

ojec

t-sp

ecifi

cm

anag

emen

tan

dst

aff

Mai

nco

ntra

ctor

’spr

ojec

tsp

ecifi

cm

anag

emen

tan

dst

aff

such

as:

1Pr

ojec

tm

anag

er/d

irect

or.

wee

k(n

umbe

rof

staf

fby

num

ber

ofm

anho

urs

per

wee

kby

num

ber

ofw

eeks

)

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.1

Secu

rity

staf

f(in

clud

edin

sect

ion

1.2.

4:Se

curit

y).

2C

onst

ruct

ion

man

ager

.

3Su

perv

isors

,inc

ludi

ngw

orks

/tra

depa

ckag

em

anag

ers,

build

ing

serv

ices

engi

neer

ing

man

ager

s/co

-ord

inat

ors

and

off-s

itepr

oduc

tion

man

ager

s.

4H

ealth

and

safe

tym

anag

er/o

ffice

rs.

5C

omm

issio

ning

man

ager

(bui

ldin

gen

gine

erin

gse

rvic

es).

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Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

6Pl

anni

ng/p

rogr

amm

ing

man

ager

and

staf

f.

7Se

nior

/man

agin

gqu

antit

ysu

rvey

or.

8Pr

ojec

t/pa

ckag

equ

antit

ysu

rvey

ors.

9Pr

ocur

emen

tm

anag

er.

10D

esig

nm

anag

er.

11Pr

ojec

ten

gine

ers.

12En

viro

nmen

talm

anag

er.

13Te

mpo

rary

wor

ksde

sign

engi

neer

s.

14M

ater

ials

man

agem

ent

staf

f(e

.g.s

tore

man

).

15A

dmin

istra

tive

staf

f,in

clud

ing

secr

etar

y,do

cum

ent

cont

rolle

rs,

finan

cecl

erks

and

the

like.

16O

ther

man

agem

ent

and

staf

f.

2V

isitin

gm

anag

emen

tan

dst

aff

1M

anag

ing

dire

ctor

,reg

iona

ldire

ctor

,ope

ratio

nsdi

rect

or,

com

mer

cial

dire

ctor

and

the

like.

1V

isitin

gm

anag

emen

tan

dst

aff

for

whi

chan

allo

wan

ceha

sbe

enm

ade

with

inth

em

ain

cont

ract

or’s

over

head

s.2

Qua

lity

man

ager

.

3C

ontr

acts

/com

mer

cial

man

ager

.

4H

ealth

and

safe

tym

anag

er.

5En

viro

nmen

talm

anag

er/c

onsu

ltant

.

6O

ther

visit

ing

man

agem

ent

and

staf

f.

3Ex

trao

rdin

ary

supp

ort

cost

s1

Lega

ladv

ice

cost

s(i.

e.so

licito

rs).

item

Fixe

dch

arge

.1

Extr

aord

inar

ysu

ppor

tco

sts

for

whi

chan

allo

wan

ceha

sbe

enm

ade

with

inth

em

ain

cont

ract

or’s

over

head

s.

2Re

crui

tmen

tco

sts.

3Te

ambu

ildin

gco

sts.

4O

ther

extr

aord

inar

ysu

ppor

tco

sts.

5D

aytr

ansp

ort.

wee

k(n

umbe

rof

days

per

wee

kby

num

ber

ofw

eeks

)

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

6Pe

rson

nelt

rans

port

(i.e.

tran

spor

tatio

nof

wor

kop

erat

ives

tosit

e).

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Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

7Te

mpo

rary

livin

gac

com

mod

atio

n(e

.g.l

ong/

med

ium

term

acco

mm

odat

ion

cost

s).

wee

k(n

umbe

rof

staf

fby

num

ber

ofda

yspe

rw

eek

bynu

mbe

rof

wee

ks)

8Su

bsist

ence

paym

ents

.

9O

utof

norm

alho

urs

wor

king

,inc

ludi

ngno

n-pr

oduc

tive

over

time

allo

wan

ces.

4St

aff

trav

elC

osts

asso

ciat

edw

ithof

f-site

visit

ssu

chas

:

1V

isits

toem

ploy

er’s

and

cons

ulta

nts’

offic

es.

nr(n

umbe

rof

occa

sions

)Fi

xed

char

ge.

2V

isits

tosu

bcon

trac

tors

’offi

ces/

wor

ks.

3O

vers

eas

visit

s.

4A

ccom

mod

atio

nch

arge

san

dov

erni

ght

expe

nses

.

1.2.

2S

ite

esta

blis

hmen

t

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1Si

teac

com

mod

atio

nM

ain

cont

ract

or’s

and

com

mon

user

tem

pora

rysit

eac

com

mod

atio

nsu

chas

:–

offic

es.

–co

nfer

ence

/mee

ting

room

s.–

cant

eens

and

kitc

hens

.–

dryi

ngro

oms.

–to

ilets

and

was

hroo

ms.

–fir

stai

dro

om.

–la

bora

torie

s.–

wor

ksho

ps.

–se

cure

stor

es.

–co

mpo

unds

,inc

ludi

ngco

ntai

ners

for

mat

eria

lsto

rage

.–

secu

rity

cont

rolr

oom

.–

stai

rsan

dof

fice

stag

ing.

1Em

ploy

er’s

acco

mm

odat

ion,

whe

reno

tan

inte

gral

part

ofth

em

ain

cont

ract

or’s

site

acco

mm

odat

ion

(incl

uded

inse

ctio

n1.

1.1:

Site

acco

mm

odat

ion)

.2

Tem

pora

ryba

ses,

foun

datio

nsan

dpr

ovisi

onof

drai

nage

and

serv

ices

tote

mpo

rary

site

acco

mm

odat

ion

(incl

uded

inco

mpo

nent

1.2.

2.2:

Tem

pora

ryw

orks

inco

nnec

tion

with

site

esta

blish

men

t).

3Se

rvic

epr

ovid

er’s

char

ges

for

tem

pora

ryse

rvic

es(in

clud

edin

sect

ion

1.2.

12:F

ees

and

char

ges)

.4

Rate

sfo

rte

mpo

rary

serv

ices

(incl

uded

inse

ctio

n1.

2.12

:Fee

san

dch

arge

s).

Type

and

exte

ntof

acco

mm

odat

ion

tobe

prov

ided

tobe

stat

ed,

with

each

type

sepa

rate

lyqu

antif

ied.

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Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1Pu

rcha

sech

arge

s.ite

mFi

xed

char

ge.

2H

irech

arge

s.w

eek

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

3Em

ploy

er’s

acco

mm

odat

ion,

whe

rean

inte

gral

part

ofth

em

ain

cont

ract

or’s

site

acco

mm

odat

ion.

4D

eliv

ery

ofte

mpo

rary

site

acco

mm

odat

ion

tosit

e,er

ectio

n,co

nstr

uctio

nan

dre

mov

al.

item

Fixe

dch

arge

.

5Te

mpo

rary

acco

mm

odat

ion

mad

eav

aila

ble

byth

eem

ploy

er.

wee

kTi

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

6In

trud

eral

arm

s.ite

mFi

xed

char

ge.

7La

nd/p

rope

rty

rent

alw

here

site

acco

mm

odat

ion

loca

ted

off-s

ite.

wee

kTi

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

8A

ltera

tions

and

adap

tatio

nsto

site

acco

mm

odat

ion,

incl

udin

gpa

rtiti

onin

g,do

ors,

pain

ting

and

deco

ratin

g,an

dth

elik

e.ite

mFi

xed

char

ge.

9Re

loca

tion

and

alte

ratio

nsof

tem

pora

ryac

com

mod

atio

ndu

ring

cons

truc

tion

stag

e.

10Re

inst

atin

gte

mpo

rary

site

acco

mm

odat

ion

toor

igin

alco

nditi

onpr

ior

tore

mov

alfro

msit

e.

11Re

mov

alof

site

acco

mm

odat

ion

and

tem

pora

ryw

orks

inco

nnec

tion

with

site

acco

mm

odat

ion.

2Te

mpo

rary

wor

ksin

conn

ectio

nw

ithsit

ees

tabl

ishm

ent

1Te

mpo

rary

base

san

dfo

unda

tions

for

site

acco

mm

odat

ion,

incl

udin

gm

aint

enan

cean

dre

inst

atem

ent

ofex

istin

gsu

rface

son

com

plet

ion

ofth

ew

orks

.

m2

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

1Pr

ovisi

onof

tem

pora

ryse

rvic

esto

site

esta

blish

men

t(in

clud

edin

sect

ion

1.2.

3:Te

mpo

rary

serv

ices

).2

Prov

ision

ofte

mpo

rary

drai

nage

tosit

ees

tabl

ishm

ent

(incl

uded

inse

ctio

n1.

2.3:

Tem

pora

ryse

rvic

es).

3H

oard

ings

,fan

s,fe

ncin

gan

dth

elik

eto

site

boun

darie

san

dto

form

site

com

poun

ds(in

clud

edin

sect

ion

1.2.

4:Se

curit

y(H

oard

ings

,fen

ces

and

gate

s).

2C

onne

ctio

nsto

tem

pora

ryse

rvic

e,in

clud

ing

mai

nten

ance

and

rem

oval

onco

mpl

etio

nof

the

wor

ks.

nr

3C

onne

ctio

nsto

tem

pora

rydr

aina

ge,i

nin

clud

ing

mai

nten

ance

and

rem

oval

onco

mpl

etio

nof

the

wor

ks.

nr

4Te

mpo

rary

site

road

s,pa

ths

and

pavi

ngs

(incl

udin

gon

-site

car

park

ing)

,inc

ludi

ngre

inst

atem

ent

ofex

istin

gsu

rface

son

com

plet

ion

ofth

ew

orks

.

m

5Te

mpo

rary

surfa

cew

ater

drai

nage

tote

mpo

rary

site

road

s,pa

ths

and

pave

men

ts,i

nclu

ding

mai

nten

ance

and

rem

oval

onco

mpl

etio

nof

the

wor

ks.

m

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

3Fu

rnitu

rean

deq

uipm

ent

1W

orks

tatio

nsfo

rst

aff,

incl

udin

gm

aint

enan

ce.

nr1

Fixe

dch

arge

.2

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.1

Tele

phon

ean

dfa

xin

stal

latio

ns(in

clud

edin

sect

ion

1.2.

3:Te

mpo

rary

serv

ices

).2

Com

pute

rsan

dIT

asso

ciat

edeq

uipm

ent

(incl

uded

inco

mpo

nent

1.2.

2.4:

ITsy

stem

s).

2G

ener

alof

fice

furn

iture

,inc

ludi

ngm

aint

enan

ce.

item

3C

onfe

renc

e/m

eetin

gro

omfu

rnitu

re,i

nclu

ding

mai

nten

ance

.

4Ph

otoc

opie

rs,i

nclu

ding

purc

hase

/ren

tal,

mai

nten

ance

and

othe

rru

nnin

gco

sts.

5C

ante

enfu

rnitu

re,i

nclu

ding

mai

nten

ance

.

6C

ante

eneq

uipm

ent,

incl

udin

gpu

rcha

se/r

enta

l,m

aint

enan

cean

dot

her

runn

ing

cost

s.

7Fl

oor

cove

rings

,inc

ludi

ngm

aint

enan

ce.

8W

ater

disp

ense

rs,i

nclu

ding

purc

hase

/ren

tal,

mai

nten

ance

and

othe

rru

nnin

gco

sts.

9H

eate

rs,i

nclu

ding

mai

nten

ance

ofhe

ater

s.

10O

ther

offic

eeq

uipm

ent,

incl

udin

gm

aint

enan

ce.

11Re

mov

alof

furn

iture

and

equi

pmen

t.

12M

aint

enan

cefu

rnitu

rean

dflo

orco

verin

g.

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Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

4IT

syst

ems

1C

ompu

ter

hard

war

e,in

clud

ing

purc

hase

/ren

tal,

inst

alla

tion,

initi

alse

tup

,mai

nten

ance

and

runn

ing

cost

s,su

chas

:–

desk

top

com

pute

rsan

dla

ptop

com

pute

rs.

–C

AD

stat

ions

.–

serv

eran

dne

twor

keq

uipm

ent.

–pr

inte

rsan

dpl

otte

rs.

–ot

her

com

pute

rsy

stem

hard

war

e.

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

1C

ompu

ter

and

prin

ter

cons

umab

les

(incl

uded

inco

mpo

nent

1.1.

2.5:

Con

sum

able

san

dse

rvic

es).

2D

ocum

ent

man

agem

ent,

incl

udin

gel

ectr

onic

data

man

agem

ent

syst

ems

(ED

MS)

(incl

uded

inco

mpo

nent

1.1.

2.6:

Brou

ght

inse

rvic

es).

2So

ftwar

ean

dso

ftwar

elic

ence

s.

3M

odem

lines

,mod

ems

and

conn

ectio

ns(i.

e.em

aila

ndin

tern

etca

pabi

lity)

.

4W

AN

lines

and

conn

ectio

ns(if

onW

AN

).

5Li

nere

ntal

char

ges.

wee

kTi

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

6In

tern

et/w

ebsit

ead

dres

ses.

nrFi

xed

char

ge.

7In

tern

etse

rvic

epr

ovid

er(IS

P)ch

arge

s.

8Li

neca

llsch

arge

s.w

eek

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

9IT

supp

ort

and

mai

nten

ance

.

5C

onsu

mab

les

and

serv

ices

1St

atio

nery

.w

eek

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

2C

ompu

ter

and

prin

ter

cons

umab

les

(e.g

.ink

cart

ridge

s).

3Po

stag

e.

4C

ourie

rch

arge

s.

5Te

a,co

ffee,

wat

erbo

ttle

san

dth

elik

e.

6Fi

rst

aid

cons

umab

les.

7Ph

otoc

opie

rco

nsum

able

s(e

.g.p

aper

and

tone

rs).

8Fa

xco

nsum

able

s(e

.g.p

aper

and

tone

rs).

9D

raw

ing

prin

ter

cons

umab

les

(e.g

.ink

cart

ridge

s).

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Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

6Br

ough

t-in

serv

ices

Serv

ices

outs

ourc

edby

the

mai

nco

ntra

ctor

such

as:

1C

ater

ing.

wee

kTi

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

2Eq

uipm

ent

mai

nten

ance

.

3D

ocum

ent

man

agem

ent,

incl

udin

gm

anag

emen

tin

form

atio

nsy

stem

san

del

ectr

onic

data

man

agem

ent

syst

ems

(ED

MS)

.

4Pr

intin

g(p

urch

asin

g),i

nclu

ding

repo

rts

and

draw

ings

.

5St

aff

tran

spor

t.

6O

ff-sit

epa

rkin

gch

arge

s.

7M

eetin

gro

omfa

cilit

ies.

8Ph

otog

raph

icse

rvic

es.

9O

ther

.

7Su

ndrie

s1

Mai

nco

ntra

ctor

’ssig

nboa

rds.

item

Fixe

dch

arge

.

2Sa

fety

and

info

rmat

ion

notic

ebo

ards

.

3Fi

repo

ints

.

4Sh

elte

rs.

5To

olst

ores

.

6C

rane

signa

ge.

7Em

ploy

er’s

com

posit

esig

nboa

rds.

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1.2.

3Te

mpo

rary

serv

ices

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1Te

mpo

rary

wat

ersu

pply

1Te

mpo

rary

conn

ectio

ns.

nr1

Fixe

dch

arge

.2

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.2

Dist

ribut

ion

equi

pmen

t,in

stal

latio

nan

dad

apta

tions

.ite

m

3M

eter

char

ges.

wee

k

2Te

mpo

rary

gas

supp

ly1

Gas

conn

ectio

n.nr

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

2D

istrib

utio

neq

uipm

ent,

inst

alla

tion

and

adap

tatio

ns.

item

3C

harg

es.

wee

k

4Bo

ttle

dga

s.

3Te

mpo

rary

elec

tric

itysu

pply

1Te

mpo

rary

conn

ectio

ns.

nrFi

xed

char

ge.

2Te

mpo

rary

elec

tric

alsu

pply

for

tow

ercr

anes

.ite

m

3C

harg

es–

pow

erco

nsum

ptio

nfo

rsit

ees

tabl

ishm

ent.

item

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

4C

harg

es–

pow

erco

nsum

ptio

nfo

rth

ew

orks

.

5D

istrib

utio

neq

uipm

ent,

inst

alla

tion

and

adap

tatio

ns.

item

Fixe

dch

arge

.

6A

tten

danc

e.nr

(num

ber

ofm

anho

urs

per

wee

kby

num

ber

ofw

eeks

)

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

7U

nint

erru

pted

pow

ersu

pply

(UPS

).ite

mFi

xed

char

ge.

8Te

mpo

rary

subs

tatio

nm

odifi

catio

ns.

4Te

mpo

rary

tele

com

mun

icat

ion

syst

ems

1La

ndlin

es(in

clud

ing

conn

ectio

nan

dre

ntal

char

ges)

,inc

ludi

ng:

–te

leph

one

and

fax

lines

–IS

DN

lines

.

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

1Fa

xco

nsum

able

s(in

clud

edin

com

pone

nt1.

1.2.

5:C

onsu

mab

les

and

serv

ices

).

2Te

leph

one

and

facs

imile

equi

pmen

t(in

clud

ing

conn

ectio

nan

dre

ntal

char

ges)

,inc

ludi

ng:

–PA

BXeq

uipm

ent.

–ha

ndse

ts,i

nclu

ding

purc

hase

orre

ntal

.–

fax

mac

hine

s,in

clud

ing

purc

hase

orre

ntal

.–

inst

alla

tion

ofeq

uipm

ent.

–m

aint

enan

ceof

equi

pmen

t.

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Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

3M

obile

(cel

lula

r)ph

ones

,inc

ludi

ng:

–m

obile

phon

es,i

nclu

ding

purc

hase

orre

ntal

and

conn

ectio

nch

arge

s.–

spar

eba

tter

ies.

–m

obile

phon

ech

arge

s.

4Te

leph

one

char

ges,

incl

udin

g:–

tele

phon

eca

llch

arge

s.–

fax

char

ges.

–fa

xan

dte

leph

one

cons

umab

les.

5Ra

dios

(incl

udin

gpu

rcha

seor

rent

alch

arge

s),i

nclu

ding

:–

base

set.

–ha

ndse

tsan

dch

arge

rs.

–re

pairs

and

mai

nten

ance

.–

licen

ces.

–sp

are

batt

erie

s.

5Te

mpo

rary

drai

nage

1Te

mpo

rary

mai

ns.

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

2Se

ptic

tank

s.nr

3O

n-sit

etr

eatm

ent

plan

t.ite

m

4H

oldi

ngta

nks.

nr

5Se

wag

epu

mpi

ng.

6D

istrib

utio

npi

pew

ork,

etc.

item

7D

rain

age

inst

alla

tion

and

adap

tatio

ns.

8D

ispos

alch

arge

s(i.

e.ra

tes)

.w

eek

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

9D

ispos

alco

sts

(i.e.

tank

erch

arge

s).

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1.2.

4S

ecur

ity

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1Se

curit

yst

aff

1Se

curit

ygu

ards

(day

and

nigh

t).

nr(n

umbe

rof

staf

fby

num

ber

ofm

anho

urs

per

wee

kby

num

ber

ofw

eeks

).

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.1

Secu

rity

staf

fac

com

mod

atio

n(in

clud

edin

sect

ion

1.1.

2:Si

tees

tabl

ishm

ent)

.

2W

atch

men

(day

and

nigh

t).

2Se

curit

yeq

uipm

ent

1Si

tepa

ssiss

ueeq

uipm

ent,

incl

udin

gm

aint

enan

cean

dre

mov

al.

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

2Si

tepa

ssco

nsum

able

s.

3C

CTV

surv

eilla

nce

inst

alla

tion,

incl

udin

gm

aint

enan

cean

dre

mov

al.

4Te

mpo

rary

vehi

cle

cont

rolb

arrie

rs,i

nclu

ding

mai

nten

ance

and

rem

oval

.nr

3H

oard

ings

,fen

ces

and

gate

s1

Perim

eter

hoar

ding

san

dfe

ncin

gan

dth

elik

eto

site

boun

darie

san

dto

form

site

com

poun

ds.

m1

Fixe

dch

arge

.2

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

2A

cces

sga

tes,

incl

udin

gfr

ames

and

ironm

onge

ry.

nr

3Pa

intin

gof

hoar

ding

s,fe

ncin

g,ga

tes,

and

the

like.

m

4Te

mpo

rary

door

s.nr

5M

odifi

catio

nto

line

ofho

ardi

ngan

dfe

ncin

gdu

ring

cons

truc

tion.

6D

isman

tling

and

rem

oval

ofho

ardi

ng,f

enci

ng,g

ates

,and

the

like.

m

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Page 94: RICS new rules of measurement 2

1.2.

5S

afet

yan

den

viro

nmen

tal

pro

tect

ion

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1Sa

fety

prog

ram

me

Wor

ksre

quire

dto

satis

fyre

quire

men

tsof

CD

MRe

gula

tions

:1

Hea

lthan

dsa

fety

man

ager

/offi

cers

.nr

(num

ber

ofst

aff

bynu

mbe

rof

man

hour

spe

rw

eek

bynu

mbe

rof

wee

ks)

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.1

Hea

lthan

dsa

fety

man

ager

/offi

cers

(incl

uded

inse

ctio

n1.

2.1:

Man

agem

ent

and

staf

f).2

Wel

fare

faci

litie

s(in

clud

edin

sect

ion

1.2.

2:Si

tees

tabl

ishm

ent)

.

2Sa

fety

audi

ts,i

nclu

ding

safe

tyau

dits

carr

ied

out

byex

tern

alco

nsul

tant

.nr

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

3St

aff

safe

tytr

aini

ng.

item

4Si

tesa

fety

ince

ntiv

esc

hem

e.

5N

otic

esan

din

form

atio

nto

neig

hbou

rs.

6Pe

rson

alpr

otec

tive

equi

pmen

t(P

PE),

incl

udin

gfo

rem

ploy

eran

dco

nsul

tant

s.nr

(set

s)

7PP

Efo

rm

ulti-

serv

ice

gang

s.

8Fi

repo

ints

.nr

9Te

mpo

rary

fire

alar

ms.

10Fi

reex

tingu

isher

s.

11St

atut

ory

safe

tysig

nage

.ite

m

12N

urse

.nr

(num

ber

ofst

aff

bynu

mbe

rof

man

hour

spe

rw

eek

bynu

mbe

rof

wee

ks)

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

13Tr

affic

mar

shal

s.

2Ba

rrie

rsan

dsa

fety

scaf

fold

ing

1G

uard

rails

and

edge

prot

ectio

n(e

.g.t

oed

ges

ofsu

spen

ded

slabs

and

roof

s).

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

2Te

mpo

rary

stai

rcas

eba

lust

rade

s(i.

e.to

new

stai

rcas

esdu

ring

cons

truc

tion)

.

3Li

ftsh

aft

prot

ectio

n.

4Pr

otec

tion

toho

les

and

open

ings

ingr

ound

floor

slabs

,su

spen

ded

slabs

and

the

like.

5D

ebris

nett

ing/

plas

ticsh

eetin

g.

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Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

6Fa

npr

otec

tion.

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

7Sc

affo

ldin

spec

tions

.nr

8H

oist

run-

offs

.ite

m

9Pr

otec

tive

wal

kway

s.

10O

ther

safe

tym

easu

res.

3En

viro

nmen

talp

rote

ctio

nm

easu

res

1C

ontr

olof

pollu

tion.

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

2Re

sidua

lcon

trol

ofno

ise.

3En

viro

nmen

talm

onito

ring.

4En

viro

nmen

talm

anag

er/c

onsu

ltant

.nr

(num

ber

ofst

aff

bynu

mbe

rof

man

hour

spe

rw

eek

bynu

mbe

rof

wee

ks)

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

5En

viro

nmen

tala

udits

,inc

ludi

ngsa

fety

audi

tsca

rrie

dou

tby

exte

rnal

cons

ulta

nt.

nr1

Fixe

dch

arge

.2

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

1.2.

6C

ont

rol

and

pro

tect

ion

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1Su

rvey

,ins

pect

ions

and

mon

itorin

g1

Surv

eys.

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

1En

viro

nmen

talm

onito

ring

(incl

uded

inse

ctio

n2.

2.5:

Safe

tyan

den

viro

nmen

tal

prot

ectio

n).

2To

pogr

aphi

cals

urve

y.

3N

on-e

mpl

oyer

dila

pida

tion

surv

ey.

4St

ruct

ural

/dila

pida

tions

surv

eyad

join

ing

build

ings

.

5En

viro

nmen

tals

urve

ys.

6M

ovem

ent

mon

itorin

g.

7M

aint

enan

cean

din

spec

tion

cost

s.

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Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

2Se

ttin

gou

t1

Sett

ing

out

prim

ary

grid

s.ite

m1

Fixe

dch

arge

.2

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.2

Grid

tran

sfer

san

dle

velc

heck

s.

3M

aint

enan

ceof

grid

s.

4Ta

keov

erco

ntro

land

inde

pend

ent

chec

ks(i.

e.on

chan

geof

subc

ontr

acto

rs).

5In

stru

men

tsfo

rse

ttin

gou

t.

3Pr

otec

tion

ofw

orks

1Pr

otec

tion

offin

ished

wor

ksto

proj

ect

hand

over

.ite

m1

Fixe

dch

arge

.2

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

2Pr

otec

tion

ofst

airs

,bal

ustr

ades

and

the

like

wor

ksto

proj

ect

hand

over

.

3Pr

otec

tion

offit

tings

and

furn

ishin

gsw

orks

topr

ojec

tha

ndov

er.

4Pr

otec

tion

ofen

tran

cedo

ors

and

fram

esw

orks

topr

ojec

tha

ndov

er.

5Pr

otec

tion

oflif

tca

rsan

ddo

ors

wor

ksto

proj

ect

hand

over

.

6Pr

otec

tion

ofsp

ecifi

cally

vuln

erab

lepr

oduc

tsto

proj

ect

hand

over

.

7Pr

otec

tion

ofal

lsun

dry

item

s.

4Sa

mpl

es1

Prov

ision

ofsa

mpl

es.

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

2Pr

ovisi

onof

sam

ple

room

.

3M

ock-

ups

and

sam

ple

pane

ls.

4Te

stin

gof

sam

ples

/moc

k-up

s,in

clud

ing

test

ing

fees

.

5O

n-sit

ela

bora

tory

equi

pmen

t.

6M

ock-

ups

ofpr

efab

ricat

edun

its(e

.g.r

esid

entia

luni

ts,s

tude

ntac

com

mod

atio

nun

its,h

otel

acco

mm

odat

ion

and

the

like)

.

5En

viro

nmen

talc

ontr

olof

build

ing

1D

ryou

tbu

ildin

g.ite

m1

Fixe

dch

arge

.2

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.2

Tem

pora

ryhe

atin

g/co

olin

g.

3Te

mpo

rary

wat

erpr

oofin

g,in

clud

ing

over

roof

s.

4Te

mpo

rary

encl

osur

es.

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1.2.

7M

echa

nica

lpl

ant

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1G

ener

ally

Com

mon

user

mec

hani

calp

lant

and

equi

pmen

tus

edin

cons

truc

tion

oper

atio

ns.

Plan

tan

deq

uipm

ent

used

for

spec

ific

cons

truc

tion

oper

atio

ns,s

uch

as:

1Ea

rthm

ovin

gpl

ant.

2Pi

ling

plan

t.3

Pavi

ngan

dsu

rfaci

ngpl

ant.

4W

heel

spin

ners

,and

road

swee

pers

(incl

uded

inse

ctio

n1.

2.11

:Cle

anin

g).

5A

cces

ssc

affo

ldin

g(in

clud

edin

sect

ion

1.2.

8:Te

mpo

rary

wor

ks).

2To

wer

cran

esTy

peof

cran

eage

tobe

prov

ided

shal

lbe

stat

ed;w

ithea

chty

pese

para

tely

quan

tifie

d.

1H

irech

arge

s.w

eek

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.1

Tem

pora

ryel

ectr

ical

supp

lyto

tow

ercr

ane

(incl

uded

inse

ctio

n1.

2.3:

Tem

pora

ryse

rvic

es).

2C

rane

oper

ator

.w

eek

(num

ber

ofst

aff

bynu

mbe

rof

man

hour

spe

rw

eek

bynu

mbe

rof

wee

ks)

3O

vert

ime

for

cran

ean

dop

erat

or.

4Pi

les

for

tow

ercr

ane

base

s,in

clud

ing

mai

nten

ance

rem

oval

.nr

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

5Te

mpo

rary

base

sfo

rto

wer

cran

es,i

nclu

ding

anch

ors,

mai

nten

ance

;rem

oval

and

rein

stat

emen

ton

com

plet

ion

(size

,in

m2,t

obe

stat

ed).

6Ti

es.

wee

kTi

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

7C

onne

ctio

nsto

tem

pora

ryel

ectr

ical

supp

ly.nr

Fixe

dch

arge

.

8Br

ing

tosit

e,er

ectio

n,te

stan

dco

mm

issio

n.

9Pe

riodi

csa

fety

chec

ks/in

spec

tions

.w

eek

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

10D

isman

tling

and

rem

ovin

gfro

msit

e.nr

Fixe

dch

arge

.

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Page 98: RICS new rules of measurement 2

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

11O

ther

cost

ssp

ecifi

cto

tow

ercr

ane

such

as:

–ch

ain

pack

and

sund

ries

–re

lief

oper

ator

–ba

nksm

an–

man

cage

.

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

12Te

mpo

rary

void

sin

build

ing

stru

ctur

efo

rcr

anea

ge,h

oist

san

dth

elik

ein

clud

ing

fillin

gvo

ids

afte

rre

mov

al.

nrFi

xed

char

ge.

3M

obile

cran

esTy

peof

cran

eage

tobe

prov

ided

shal

lbe

stat

ed;w

ithea

chty

pese

para

tely

quan

tifie

d.1

Fixe

dch

arge

.2

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

1M

obile

cran

ehi

rech

arge

s,in

clud

ing

driv

er/o

pera

tor

char

ges.

wee

k

2A

tten

danc

e.nr

(num

ber

ofm

anho

urs

per

visit

bynu

mbe

rof

visit

s)

3O

ther

cost

ssp

ecifi

cto

mob

ilecr

ane

hire

.ite

m

4H

oist

sTy

peof

hoist

tobe

prov

ided

shal

lbe

stat

ed;w

ithea

chty

pese

para

tely

quan

tifie

d.

1G

oods

and

pass

enge

rho

ists,

incl

udin

gpr

otec

tion

cage

san

dem

bedm

ent

fram

es.

wee

kTi

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

1Te

mpo

rary

serv

ices

toho

istin

stal

latio

ns(in

clud

edin

sect

ion

1.2.

3:Te

mpo

rary

serv

ices

).

2H

oist

base

s.nr

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

3Br

ingi

ngto

site,

erec

ting,

test

ing

and

com

miss

ioni

ng.

nrFi

xed

char

ge.

4D

isman

tling

and

rem

ovin

gfro

msit

e.

5Pr

otec

tion

syst

ems.

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

6H

oist

oper

ator

,inc

ludi

ngov

ertim

e.w

eek

(num

ber

ofst

aff

bynu

mbe

rof

man

hour

spe

rw

eek

bynu

mbe

rof

wee

ks)

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

7Be

amho

ists.

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

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Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

8Pe

riodi

csa

fety

chec

ks/in

spec

tions

.m

onth

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

9O

ther

cost

ssp

ecifi

cto

tem

pora

ryho

istin

stal

latio

ns.

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

5A

cces

spl

ant

1Fo

lklif

ts.

wee

k1

Fixe

dch

arge

.2

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.2

Sciss

orlif

ts.

3Lo

adin

gpl

atfo

rms.

4M

aint

enan

ceof

mec

hani

cala

cces

seq

uipm

ent.

5O

ther

cost

ssp

ecifi

cto

mec

hani

cala

cces

seq

uipm

ent.

item

6C

oncr

ete

plan

t1

Con

cret

epl

ant.

wee

k1

Fixe

dch

arge

.2

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.1

Tem

pora

ryse

rvic

eto

conc

rete

plan

t(in

clud

edin

sect

ion

1.2.

3:Te

mpo

rary

serv

ices

).

2Pl

ant

oper

ator

.w

eek

(num

ber

ofst

aff

bynu

mbe

rof

man

hour

spe

rw

eek

bynu

mbe

rof

wee

ks)

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

3O

vert

ime

for

plan

tan

dop

erat

or.

4Ba

ses

for

conc

rete

plan

t.nr

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

5Po

wer

conn

ectio

ns,i

nclu

ding

cabl

ing

and

stat

utor

yun

dert

aker

’sch

arge

sfo

rte

mpo

rary

conn

ectio

nto

thei

rsu

pply.

nr1

Fixe

dch

arge

.2

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

6Br

ing

tosit

e,er

ectio

n,te

stan

dco

mm

issio

n.nr

Fixe

dch

arge

.

7M

aint

enan

ceof

conc

rete

plan

t.w

eek

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

8D

isman

tling

and

rem

ovin

gfro

msit

e.nr

Fixe

dch

arge

.

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Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

7O

ther

plan

t1

Smal

lpla

ntan

dto

ols.

wee

kTi

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

1.2.

8Te

mpo

rary

wo

rks

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1A

cces

ssc

affo

ldin

gC

omm

onus

erac

cess

scaf

fold

ing

(typ

eof

acce

sssc

affo

ldin

gto

besp

ecifi

ed):

–ac

cess

scaf

fold

ing

toel

evat

ions

,lift

shaf

tsan

dth

elik

e,in

clud

ing:

fans

and

mes

hsc

reen

s.–

stru

ctur

alsc

affo

ldin

g(e

.g.t

opa

rty

wal

ls).

–bi

rdca

gesc

affo

ldin

g.–

cant

ileve

rac

cess

scaf

fold

ing.

–st

airc

ase

plat

form

s.–

prim

ary

load

ing

plat

form

s.–

trav

ellin

gac

cess

plat

form

s.

1Sc

affo

ldin

gsp

ecifi

cto

wor

kspa

ckag

es(in

clud

edin

appr

opria

teel

emen

tor

sub-

elem

ent)

.2

Scaf

fold

insp

ectio

ns(in

clud

edin

sub-

elem

ent

1.2.

5:Sa

fety

and

envi

ronm

enta

lpro

tect

ion)

.

1Br

ingi

ngto

site,

erec

ting

and

initi

alsa

fety

chec

ks.

nrFi

xed

char

ge.

2H

irech

arge

s.w

eek

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

3A

lterin

gan

dad

aptin

gdu

ring

cons

truc

tion.

nrFi

xed

char

ge.

4D

isman

tling

and

rem

ovin

gfro

msit

e.

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Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

2Te

mpo

rary

wor

ksC

omm

onus

erte

mpo

rary

wor

ks:

–su

ppor

tsc

affo

ldin

gan

dpr

oppi

ng.

–cr

ash

deck

s.–

tem

pora

rypr

otec

tion

toex

istin

gtr

ees

and/

orve

geta

tion.

–flo

odlig

hts.

1Te

mpo

rary

wor

ksde

sign

(incl

uded

inse

ctio

n1.

1.1:

Man

agem

ent

and

staf

f).2

Tem

pora

ryba

ses,

drai

nage

and

serv

ices

tosit

eac

com

mod

atio

n(in

clud

edin

sect

ion

1.2.

2:Si

tees

tabl

ishm

ent)

.3

Tem

pora

ryro

ads,

path

san

dpa

vem

ent,

incl

udin

gon

-site

car

park

ing

(incl

uded

inse

ctio

n1.

2.2:

Site

esta

blish

men

t(i.

e.Bu

ilder

’sw

ork

inco

nnec

tion

with

site

acco

mm

odat

ion)

).4

Hoa

rdin

gs,f

ans,

fenc

ing

and

the

like

tosit

ebo

unda

ries

and

tofo

rmsit

eco

mpo

unds

(incl

uded

inse

ctio

n1.

2.4:

Secu

rity

(hoa

rdin

gs,f

ence

san

dga

tes)

.5

Tem

pora

ryea

rthw

ork

supp

ort

base

men

tex

cava

tions

.6

Tem

pora

rypr

ops

and

wal

ings

tosu

ppor

tco

ntig

uous

bore

dpi

lew

allo

fba

sem

ent

exca

vatio

ns.

7Tr

affic

man

agem

ent,

incl

udin

gtr

affic

mar

shal

san

dte

mpo

rary

traf

ficlig

hts

(incl

uded

inse

ctio

n1.

2.5:

Safe

tyan

den

viro

nmen

talp

rote

ctio

n).

1Br

ingi

ngto

site,

erec

ting

and

initi

alsa

fety

chec

ks.

nrFi

xed

char

ge.

2H

irech

arge

s.w

eek

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

3A

lterin

gan

dad

aptin

gdu

ring

cons

truc

tion.

nrFi

xed

char

ge.

4D

isman

tling

and

rem

ovin

gfro

msit

e.

1.2.

9S

ite

reco

rds

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1Si

tere

cord

sU

nles

sot

herw

isein

dica

ted,

cost

sas

soci

ated

with

the

follo

win

gsh

all

bede

emed

tobe

incl

uded

inm

anag

emen

tan

dst

aff

cost

s:

1Ph

otog

raph

y:–

cam

era

purc

hase

.–

cons

umab

les.

–pr

intin

gan

dpr

esen

tatio

n.

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

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Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

2W

orks

reco

rds:

–pr

ogre

ssre

port

ing.

–sit

ese

ttin

gou

tdr

awin

gs.

–co

nditi

onsu

rvey

san

dre

port

s.–

oper

atio

nan

dm

aint

enan

cem

anua

ls.–

as-b

uilt/

inst

alle

ddr

awin

gsan

dsc

hedu

les.

–co

-ord

inat

ing,

gath

erin

gan

dco

mpi

ling

heal

than

dsa

fety

info

rmat

ion

and

pres

enta

tion

toC

DM

co-o

rdin

ator

.–

com

pila

tion

ofhe

alth

and

safe

tyfil

e(if

requ

ired)

.

1.2.

10C

om

plet

ion

and

post

-co

mpl

etio

nre

quir

emen

ts

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1Te

stin

gan

dco

mm

issio

ning

plan

Cos

tsas

soci

ated

with

the

follo

win

gsh

allb

ede

emed

tobe

incl

uded

inse

ctio

n1.

2.1:

Man

agem

ent

and

staf

fco

sts:

1Te

stin

gan

dco

mm

issio

ning

ofse

rvic

es.

1Pr

epar

atio

nof

Com

miss

ioni

ngPl

an.

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

2H

ando

ver

Unl

ess

othe

rwise

indi

cate

d,co

sts

asso

ciat

edw

ithth

efo

llow

ing

shal

lbe

deem

edto

bein

clud

edin

sect

ion

1.2.

1:M

anag

emen

tan

dst

aff

cost

s:

1Pr

epar

atio

nof

Han

dove

rPl

an.

2Tr

aini

ngof

build

ing

user

’sst

aff

inth

eop

erat

ion

and

mai

nten

ance

ofth

ebu

ildin

gen

gine

erin

gse

rvic

essy

stem

s.

3Pr

ovisi

onof

spar

epa

rts

for

mai

nten

ance

ofbu

ildin

gen

gine

erin

gse

rvic

es.

4Pr

ovisi

onof

tool

san

dpo

rtab

lein

dica

ting

inst

rum

ents

for

the

oper

atio

nan

dm

aint

enan

ceof

build

ing

engi

neer

ing

serv

ices

syst

ems.

5Pr

e-co

mpl

etio

nin

spec

tions

.

6Fi

nali

nspe

ctio

ns.

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Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

3Po

st-c

ompl

etio

nse

rvic

es1

Supe

rviso

ryst

aff

(em

ploy

er/t

enan

tca

re).

wee

k(n

umbe

rof

staf

fby

num

ber

ofm

anho

urs

per

wee

kby

num

ber

ofw

eeks

)

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

2H

andy

man

.

3M

inor

mat

eria

lsan

dsu

ndry

item

s.ite

mFi

xed

char

ge.

4In

sura

nces

.

5O

ther

post

-con

stru

ctio

nst

aff.

wee

k(n

umbe

rof

staf

fby

num

ber

ofm

anho

urs

per

wee

kby

num

ber

ofw

eeks

)

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

1.2.

11C

lean

ing

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1Si

tetid

y1

Cle

anin

gsit

eac

com

mod

atio

n–

inte

rnal

,inc

ludi

ngcl

eani

ngte

leph

one

hand

sets

,oth

erof

fice

furn

iture

and

equi

pmen

tan

dw

indo

wcl

eani

ng.

wee

kTi

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

2Pe

riodi

cm

aint

enan

ceof

site

acco

mm

odat

ion,

incl

udin

gre

deco

ratio

n(in

tern

alan

dex

tern

al).

3W

aste

man

agem

ent,

incl

udin

gru

bbish

disp

osal

(incl

udin

gco

mpa

ctor

visit

s;sk

ips

and

was

tebi

ns;r

oll-o

ff,ro

ll-on

was

tebi

ns)

and

othe

rdi

spos

al.

4Pe

stco

ntro

l.

2M

aint

enan

ceof

road

s,pa

ths

and

pavi

ngs

1M

aint

enan

ceof

tem

pora

rysit

ero

ads,

path

s,an

dpa

vem

ents

.w

eek

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

2M

aint

enan

ceof

publ

ican

dpr

ivat

ero

ads,

incl

udin

gw

heel

spin

ners

and

road

swee

pers

.

3Bu

ildin

gcl

ean

1Fi

nalb

uild

er’s

clea

n.ite

mFi

xed

char

ge.

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1.2.

12Fe

esan

dch

arge

s

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1Fe

es1

Build

ing

cont

rolf

ees,

whe

reno

tpa

idby

the

empl

oyer

.ite

m1

Fixe

dch

arge

.2

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.1

Build

ing

cont

rolf

ees,

whe

repa

idby

the

empl

oyer

.2

Ove

rsai

ling

fees

,whe

repa

idby

the

empl

oyer

.3

Sche

me

regi

stra

tion

fees

orsim

ilar

fees

,w

here

paid

byth

eem

ploy

er.

2O

vers

ailin

gfe

es,w

here

not

paid

byth

eem

ploy

er.

3C

onsid

erat

eC

onst

ruct

ors’

Sche

me

fees

(or

alte

rnat

ive

sche

me

oper

ated

bylo

cala

utho

rity)

.

4Sc

hem

ere

gist

ratio

nfe

esor

simila

rfe

es,w

here

not

paid

byth

eem

ploy

er.

2C

harg

es1

Rate

son

tem

pora

ryac

com

mod

atio

n.w

eek

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.1

Stat

utor

yun

dert

aker

’sch

arge

sin

conn

ectio

nw

ithpe

rman

ent

serv

ices

toth

ebu

ildin

g.2

Stat

utor

yun

dert

aker

’sch

arge

sin

conn

ectio

nw

ithte

mpo

rary

serv

ices

.

2Li

cenc

esin

conn

ectio

nw

ithho

ardi

ngs,

scaf

fold

ing,

gant

ries

and

the

like.

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

3Li

cenc

esin

conn

ectio

nw

ithcr

osso

vers

,par

king

perm

its,p

arki

ngba

ysu

spen

sions

and

the

like.

1.2.

13S

ite

serv

ices

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1Te

mpo

rary

wor

ks1

Tem

pora

ryw

orks

that

are

not

spec

ific

toan

elem

ent.

item

/nr/

m/m

2/m

31

Fixe

dch

arge

.2

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.1

Tem

pora

rysc

reen

sin

conn

ectio

nw

ithm

inor

dem

oliti

onw

orks

and

alte

ratio

nw

orks

.2

Supp

orts

tosm

allo

peni

ngs

cut

into

exist

ing

wal

lsor

afte

rre

mov

alof

inte

rnal

wal

lsor

the

like

inco

nnec

tion

with

min

orde

mol

ition

wor

ksan

dal

tera

tion

wor

ks.

3Te

mpo

rary

orse

mi-p

erm

anen

tsu

ppor

tfo

run

stab

lest

ruct

ures

orfa

cade

s–

faca

dere

tent

ion

wor

ks(i.

e.st

ruct

ures

not

tobe

dem

olish

ed).

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Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

2M

ulti-

serv

ice

gang

1G

ange

r.w

eek

(num

ber

ofst

aff

bynu

mbe

rof

man

hour

spe

rw

eek

bynu

mbe

rof

wee

ks)

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

2La

bour

.

3Fo

rklif

tdr

iver

.

4Se

rvic

ega

ngpl

ant

and

tran

spor

t.

1.2.

14In

sura

nce,

bond

s,gu

aran

tees

and

war

rant

ies

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1W

orks

insu

ranc

e1

Con

trac

tor’s

‘all

risks

’(C

AR)

insu

ranc

e.ite

m1

Fixe

dch

arge

.2

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.2

Con

trac

tor’s

plan

tan

deq

uipm

ent

insu

ranc

e.

3Te

mpo

rary

build

ings

insu

ranc

e.

4Te

rror

ismin

sura

nce.

5O

ther

insu

ranc

esin

conn

ectio

nw

ithth

ew

orks

.

6In

sura

nce

prem

ium

tax

(IPT)

.

7A

llow

ance

for

reco

very

ofal

lor

part

ofin

sura

nce

prem

ium

exce

ss.

2Pu

blic

liabi

lity

insu

ranc

e1

Non

-neg

ligen

cein

sura

nce.

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

2Pr

ofes

siona

lind

emni

tyin

sura

nce.

3In

sura

nce

prem

ium

tax

(IPT)

.

4A

llow

ance

for

reco

very

ofal

lor

part

ofin

sura

nce

prem

ium

exce

ss.

3Em

ploy

er’s

(mai

nco

ntra

ctor

’s)lia

bilit

yin

sura

nce

1M

anag

emen

tan

dst

aff,

incl

udin

gad

min

istra

tive

staf

f.ite

m1

Fixe

dch

arge

.2

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.2

Wor

ksop

erat

ives

.

3In

sura

nce

prem

ium

tax

(IPT)

.

4A

llow

ance

for

reco

very

ofal

lor

part

ofin

sura

nce

prem

ium

exce

ss.

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Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

4O

ther

insu

ranc

es1

Empl

oyer

’slo

ssof

liqui

date

dda

mag

es.

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

2La

tent

defe

cts

cove

r.

3M

otor

vehi

cles

.

4O

ther

insu

ranc

es.

5In

sura

nce

prem

ium

tax

(IPT)

.

6A

llow

ance

for

reco

very

ofal

lor

part

ofin

sura

nce

prem

ium

exce

ss.

5Bo

nds

1Te

nder

bond

s(if

appl

icab

le).

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

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ge.

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rform

ance

bond

s.

6G

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ntee

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.ite

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e-re

late

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.2

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uct

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back

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tees

.

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late

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ntie

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m1

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.2

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e-re

late

dch

arge

.2

Fund

er’s

war

rant

ies.

3Pu

rcha

ser’s

and

tena

nt’s

war

rant

ies.

4O

ther

war

rant

ies.

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1P

relim

inar

ies

(wo

rks

pack

age

cont

ract

)

Part

A:I

nfor

mat

ion

and

requ

irem

ents

1.1

Pro

ject

part

icul

ars

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head

ing

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rmat

ion

requ

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ents

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lem

enta

ryin

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atio

n/no

tes

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ular

s.1

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proj

ect.

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tpr

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le.

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atur

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kpa

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ort

desc

riptio

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best

ated

.

3Lo

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ect.

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ated

.

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pack

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/sub

-con

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inw

eeks

,to

best

ated

.W

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edby

the

cont

ract

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nser

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nfirm

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ames

,add

ress

esan

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ints

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ntac

tof

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ract

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mpl

oyer

and

cons

ulta

nts.

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for

Prel

imin

arie

s(m

ain

cont

ract

).

1.2

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gsan

do

ther

docu

men

ts

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head

ing

1Su

b-he

adin

g2

Info

rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

Supp

lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

1D

raw

ings

1Li

stof

draw

ings

from

whi

chth

ebi

llof

quan

titie

sw

aspr

epar

ed.

As

for

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imin

arie

s(m

ain

cont

ract

).Ex

cept

ions

tobe

stat

ed.

2O

ther

docu

men

ts1

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cons

truc

tion

info

rmat

ion.

As

for

Prel

imin

arie

s(m

ain

cont

ract

).

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head

ing

1Su

b-he

adin

g2

Info

rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

Supp

lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

2Li

stof

draw

ings

and

othe

rdo

cum

ents

rela

ting

toth

ew

ork

pack

age

orsu

b-co

ntra

ctbu

tno

tin

clud

edin

the

tend

erdo

cum

ents

.

(1)

Prov

ide

list

ofdr

awin

gsan

dot

her

docu

men

tsre

latin

gto

the

wor

kpa

ckag

eor

sub-

cont

ract

but

not

incl

uded

inth

ete

nder

docu

men

ts,w

hich

may

bese

enby

the

cont

ract

ordu

ring

the

tend

erpe

riod.

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umen

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le,r

efer

ence

,rev

ision

,dat

eof

issue

and

auth

orto

best

ated

.(3

)D

etai

lsof

whe

redo

cum

ents

can

bese

ento

best

ated

.

1.3

The

site

and

exis

ting

build

ings

Sub-

head

ing

1Su

b-he

adin

g2

Info

rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

Supp

lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

1Th

esit

e(1

)A

sfo

rPr

elim

inar

ies

(mai

nco

ntra

ct).

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ssre

fere

nce

tom

ain

cont

ract

or’s

prel

imin

arie

s.

2Ex

istin

gbu

ildin

gson

orad

jace

ntto

the

site

(2)

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ition

alde

tails

rele

vant

toth

ew

ork

pack

age.

3Ex

istin

gm

ains

serv

ices

1O

nth

esit

e.A

sfo

rPr

elim

inar

ies

(mai

nco

ntra

ct).

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djac

ent

toth

esit

e.

4H

ealth

and

safe

tyha

zard

sA

sfo

rPr

elim

inar

ies

(mai

nco

ntra

ct).

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tevi

sits

Arr

ange

men

tsfo

rsit

evi

sits.

Incl

ude

whe

rein

form

atio

nno

tgi

ven

inth

e‘C

ondi

tions

ofTe

nder

’.

1.4

Des

crip

tio

no

fth

eW

ork

s

Sub-

head

ing

1Su

b-he

adin

g2

Info

rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

Supp

lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

1Th

eW

orks

Des

crip

tion

ofth

eW

orks

(or

entir

ebu

ildin

gpr

ojec

t).

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epar

ator

yw

ork

byot

hers

Des

crip

tion

ofan

yw

ork

that

will

beca

rrie

dou

tby

othe

rsun

der

ase

para

teco

ntra

ctbe

fore

the

star

tof

wor

kon

site

for

this

cont

act.

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ing

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adin

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rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

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lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

3Su

bcon

trac

tw

ork

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crip

tion

for

the

wor

ksco

mpr

ising

the

wor

kspa

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plet

ion

wor

kby

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rs

1.5

The

cont

ract

cond

itio

ns

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ing

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b-he

adin

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Info

rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

Supp

lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

1C

ondi

tions

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ntra

ct1

[For

mof

cont

ract

title

tobe

stat

ed]

(1)

Full

title

ofth

est

anda

rdor

besp

oke

form

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ntra

ct/s

ub-c

ontr

act,

incl

udin

ged

ition

,rev

ision

,and

stan

dard

amen

dmen

tsap

plic

able

.(2

)Re

fere

nce

toan

yam

endm

ents

tocl

ause

s/co

nditi

ons

tost

anda

rdfo

rmof

cont

ract

/sub

-con

trac

t(s

eeno

te(1

)).

(3)

Refe

renc

eto

any

supp

lem

enta

ryor

spec

ial

clau

ses/

cond

ition

sto

stan

dard

form

ofco

ntra

ct/s

ub-c

ontr

act.

(1)W

here

besp

oke

orun

com

mon

form

sof

cont

ract

are

used

,aco

pyis

tobe

appe

nded

toth

ebi

llof

quan

titie

sor

incl

uded

aspa

rtof

the

tend

er.

1.6

Pro

visi

on,

cont

ent

and

use

of

docu

men

ts

Sub-

head

ing

1Su

b-he

adin

g2

Info

rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

Supp

lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

1D

efin

ition

san

din

terp

reta

tions

1D

efin

ition

s.A

sfo

rPr

elim

inar

ies

(mai

nco

ntra

ct).

2C

omm

unic

atio

n.

3Pr

oduc

ts.

4Si

teeq

uipm

ent.

5D

raw

ings

.

6C

ontr

acto

r’sch

oice

.

7C

ontr

acto

r’sde

signe

d.w

orks

8Su

bmit

prop

osal

s.

9Te

rms

used

insp

ecifi

catio

n.

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head

ing

1Su

b-he

adin

g2

Info

rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

Supp

lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

10M

anuf

actu

rer

and

prod

uct

refe

renc

es.

11Su

bstit

utio

nof

prod

ucts

.

12C

ross

-ref

eren

ces.

13Re

fere

nced

docu

men

ts.

14Eq

uiva

lent

prod

ucts

.

15Su

bstit

utio

nof

stan

dard

s.

16C

urre

ncy

ofdo

cum

ents

.

17Pr

oduc

tsiz

es.

2D

ocum

ents

prov

ided

onbe

half

ofem

ploy

er1

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ition

alco

pies

ofdr

awin

gsan

ddo

cum

ents

.A

sfo

rPr

elim

inar

ies

(mai

nco

ntra

ct).

2D

imen

sions

.

3M

easu

red

quan

titie

s

4Th

esp

ecifi

catio

n.

5D

iver

genc

efro

mth

est

atut

ory

requ

irem

ents

.

6Em

ploy

er’s

polic

ydo

cum

ents

.

3D

ocum

ents

prov

ided

byth

eco

ntra

ctor

,sub

cont

ract

ors

and

supp

liers

1D

esig

nan

dpr

oduc

tion

info

rmat

ion.

As

for

Prel

imin

arie

s(m

ain

cont

ract

).

2D

raw

nan

dot

her

info

rmat

ion.

3A

s-bu

ilt/in

stal

led

draw

ings

and

info

rmat

ion.

4Te

chni

call

itera

ture

»

5M

aint

enan

cein

stru

ctio

nsan

dgu

aran

tees

.

6C

ode

for

Sust

aina

ble

Hom

es.

7En

viro

nmen

tala

sses

smen

tm

etho

d.

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head

ing

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b-he

adin

g2

Info

rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

Supp

lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

4D

ocum

ent

and

data

inte

rcha

nge

1El

ectr

onic

data

inte

rcha

nge

(ED

I).A

sfo

rPr

elim

inar

ies

(mai

nco

ntra

ct).

1.7

Man

agem

ent

of

the

wo

rks

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head

ing

1Su

b-he

adin

g2

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rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

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lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

1Em

ploy

er’s

requ

irem

ents

–ge

nera

lly1

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ranc

e.A

sfo

rPr

elim

inar

ies

(mai

nco

ntra

ct).

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ofes

siona

lind

emni

ty.i

nsur

ance

Spec

ific

requ

irem

ents

.

3In

sura

nce

clai

ms.

As

for

Prel

imin

arie

s(m

ain

cont

ract

).

2Pr

ogra

mm

e/pr

ogre

ss1

Prog

ram

me.

As

for

Prel

imin

arie

s(m

ain

cont

ract

).

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vise

dpr

ogra

mm

e.

3C

omm

ence

men

tof

wor

kon

site.

4W

ork

pack

age

cont

ract

or’s

prog

ress

repo

rt.

3C

ost

cont

rol

1Re

mov

al/r

epla

cem

ent

ofex

istin

gw

ork.

As

for

Prel

imin

arie

s(m

ain

cont

ract

).

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opos

edin

stru

ctio

ns.

3M

easu

rem

ent

ofco

vere

dw

ork.

4D

ayw

ork

vouc

hers

.

5In

terim

valu

atio

nsan

dpa

ymen

ts.

6Pa

ymen

tfo

rpr

oduc

tsno

tin

corp

orat

edin

toth

ew

orks

.

7Pa

ymen

tfo

rpr

oduc

tsst

ored

off-s

ite.

4A

tten

danc

es1

Gen

eral

atte

ndan

ces

Det

ails

ofge

nera

latt

enda

nces

prov

ided

byth

em

ain

cont

ract

or.

2Sp

ecia

latt

enda

nces

.m

etho

dof

deal

ing

with

wor

kpa

ckag

eco

ntra

ctor

’sad

ditio

nalr

equi

rem

ents

.

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1.8

Qua

lity

stan

dard

san

dqu

alit

yco

ntro

l

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head

ing

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b-he

adin

g2

Info

rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

Supp

lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

1St

anda

rds

ofpr

oduc

tsan

dex

ecut

ions

1In

com

plet

ein

form

atio

n.A

sfo

rPr

elim

inar

ies

(mai

nco

ntra

ct).

2W

orkm

ansh

ipsk

ills.

3Q

ualit

yof

prod

ucts

.

4Q

ualit

yof

exec

utio

n.

5C

ompl

ianc

e.

6In

spec

tions

7M

anuf

actu

rer’s

reco

mm

enda

tions

/inst

ruct

ions

.

2Sa

mpl

es/a

ppro

vals

1Sa

mpl

es.

As

for

Prel

imin

arie

s(m

ain

cont

ract

).

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ccur

acy/

sett

ing

out

1A

ccur

acy

ofin

stru

men

ts.

As

for

Prel

imin

arie

s(m

ain

cont

ract

).

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ttin

gou

t.

3A

ppea

ranc

ean

dfit

.

4C

ritic

aldi

men

sions

.

5Le

vels

ofst

ruct

ural

floor

s.

6Re

cord

draw

ings

.

4Se

rvic

es1

Serv

ices

regu

latio

ns.

As

for

Prel

imin

arie

s(m

ain

cont

ract

).

2W

ater

regu

latio

ns/b

yela

ws

notif

icat

ion.

3W

ater

regu

latio

ns/b

yela

ws

cont

ract

or’s

cert

ifica

te.

4El

ectr

ical

inst

alla

tion

cert

ifica

te.

5G

as,o

ilan

dso

lidfu

elap

plia

nce

inst

alla

tion

cert

ifica

te.

6M

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nica

land

elec

tric

alse

rvic

es.

5Su

perv

ision

/insp

ectio

n/de

fect

ive

wor

k1

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rvisi

on.

As

for

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imin

arie

s(m

ain

cont

ract

).

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efec

tsin

exist

ing

wor

k.

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rmat

ion

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ents

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lem

enta

ryin

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atio

n/no

tes

3Pr

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als

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rect

ifica

tion

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fect

ive

prod

ucts

/exe

cutio

ns.

4Pr

opos

als

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rect

ifica

tion

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fect

ive

prod

ucts

/exe

cutio

ns.

5Q

ualit

yco

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l.

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n1

Com

miss

ioni

ngan

dte

stin

g.Sp

ecifi

cre

quire

men

ts.

1.9

Sec

urit

y,sa

fety

and

pro

tect

ion

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rmat

ion

requ

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ents

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ryin

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alth

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rmat

ion.

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for

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s(m

ain

cont

ract

).

2Ex

ecut

ion

haza

rds.

3Pr

oduc

tha

zard

s.

4O

ccup

ied

prem

ises.

5Pa

sses

.

6O

ccup

ier’s

rule

san

dre

gula

tions

.

7U

seof

mob

ilete

leph

ones

.

8W

orki

ngpr

ecau

tions

/re

stric

tions

.

2Pr

otec

tion

agai

nst

1N

oise

cont

rol.

As

for

Prel

imin

arie

s(m

ain

cont

ract

).

2Po

llutio

nco

ntro

l.

3Fu

els,

lubr

ican

tsan

dhy

drau

licflu

ids.

4N

uisa

nce.

5A

sbes

tos

cont

aini

ngm

ater

ials

(AC

M)s

.

6A

ntiq

uitie

s.

7Fi

repr

even

tion.

8Sm

okin

gon

site.

9M

oist

ure.

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Sub-

head

ing

1Su

b-he

adin

g2

Info

rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

Supp

lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

10In

fect

edtim

ber/

cont

amin

ated

mat

eria

ls.A

sfo

rPr

elim

inar

ies

(mai

nco

ntra

ct).

11W

aste

.

12El

ectr

omag

netic

inte

rfere

nce.

3Pr

otec

tion

1Ex

istin

gfe

atur

es.

As

for

Prel

imin

arie

s(m

ain

cont

ract

).

2Ex

istin

gw

ork.

3Bu

ildin

gin

terio

rs.

4Ex

istin

gst

ruct

ures

5M

ater

ials

for

recy

clin

gan

d/or

reus

e.

6Pr

otec

tion

ofw

ork

pack

age

cont

ract

or’s

wor

k.Sp

ecifi

cre

quire

men

ts.

1.10

Spe

cific

limit

atio

nso

nm

etho

d,se

quen

cean

dti

min

g

Sub-

head

ing

1Su

b-he

adin

g2

Info

rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

Supp

lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

1G

ener

ally

As

for

Prel

imin

arie

s(m

ain

cont

ract

).

2U

seor

disp

osal

ofm

ater

ials

3W

orki

ngho

urs

Spec

ific

requ

irem

ents

.

1.11

Sit

eac

com

mo

dati

on/

serv

ices

/faci

litie

s/te

mpo

rary

wo

rks

Sub-

head

ing

1Su

b-he

adin

g2

Info

rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

Supp

lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

1Se

rvic

esan

dfa

cilit

ies

1Li

ghtin

gan

dpo

wer

.A

sfo

rPr

elim

inar

ies

(mai

nco

ntra

ct).

2G

as.

3W

ater

.

4M

obile

tele

phon

es.

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Sub-

head

ing

1Su

b-he

adin

g2

Info

rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

Supp

lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

5Te

mpe

ratu

rean

dhu

mid

ity.

6Be

nefic

ialu

seof

perm

anen

tin

stal

led

syst

ems.

7M

eter

read

ings

.

8O

ther

requ

irem

ents

.Sp

ecifi

cre

quire

men

ts.

2Te

mpo

rary

wor

ks1

Nam

ebo

ards

.Sp

ecifi

cre

quire

men

ts.

2A

dver

tisin

g.

3O

ther

requ

irem

ents

.

1.12

Ope

rati

on/

mai

nten

ance

of

finis

hed

build

ing

Sub-

head

ing

1Su

b-he

adin

g2

Info

rmat

ion

requ

irem

ents

Supp

lem

enta

ryin

form

atio

n/no

tes

1O

pera

tion

and

mai

nten

ance

man

ual

1G

ener

ally.

As

for

Prel

imin

arie

s(m

ain

cont

ract

).Th

eop

erat

ion

and

mai

nten

ance

info

rmat

ion,

the

heal

than

dsa

fety

file,

and

allo

ther

info

rmat

ion

can

beco

mbi

ned

asa

singl

edo

cum

ent.

Inth

isca

se,t

hedo

cum

ent

can

bere

ferr

edto

asth

e‘b

uild

ing

man

ual’.

2C

onte

nt.

2O

pera

tion

and

mai

nten

ance

man

uali

nfor

mat

ion

Spec

ifyin

form

atio

nan

ddo

cum

ents

tobe

prov

ided

.

3H

ealth

and

safe

tyfil

e1

Gen

eral

ly.A

sfo

rPr

elim

inar

ies

(mai

nco

ntra

ct).

2C

onte

nt.

4H

ealth

and

safe

tyin

form

atio

nSp

ecify

info

rmat

ion

and

docu

men

tsto

bepr

ovid

ed.

5O

ther

info

rmat

ion

Spec

ific

requ

irem

ents

.

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1P

relim

inar

ies

(wo

rks

pack

age

cont

ract

)

Part

B:P

rici

ngsc

hedu

le

1.1

Man

agem

ent

and

staf

f

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1Pr

ojec

tsp

ecifi

cm

anag

emen

tan

dst

aff

Wor

kpa

ckag

eco

ntra

ctor

’spr

ojec

t-sp

ecifi

cm

anag

emen

tan

dst

aff.

wee

k(n

umbe

rof

staf

fby

num

ber

ofm

anho

urs

per

wee

kby

num

ber

ofw

eeks

)

2St

aff

trav

elC

osts

asso

ciat

edw

ithof

f-site

visit

ssu

chas

:

1V

isits

toem

ploy

er’s

and

cons

ulta

nt’s

offic

es.

nr(n

umbe

rof

occa

sions

)Fi

xed

char

ge.

2V

isits

tom

ain

cont

ract

ors’

offic

es/w

orks

.

3O

vers

eas

visit

s.

4A

ccom

mod

atio

nch

arge

san

dov

erni

ght

expe

nses

.

1.2

Sit

ees

tabl

ishm

ent

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1Si

teac

com

mod

atio

nW

ork

pack

age

cont

ract

or’s

proj

ect-

spec

ific

site

acco

mm

odat

ion.

Type

and

exte

ntof

acco

mm

odat

ion

tobe

prov

ided

tobe

stat

ed;w

ithea

chty

pese

para

tely

quan

tifie

d..

1Pu

rcha

sech

arge

s.ite

mFi

xed

char

ge.

2H

irech

arge

s.w

eek

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

3D

eliv

ery

ofte

mpo

rary

site

acco

mm

odat

ion

tosit

e,er

ectio

n,co

nstr

uctio

nan

dre

mov

al.

item

Fixe

dch

arge

.

4In

trud

eral

arm

s.

5La

nd/p

rope

rty

rent

alw

here

site

acco

mm

odat

ion

loca

ted

off-s

ite.

wee

kTi

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

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Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

6A

ltera

tions

and

adap

tatio

nsto

site

acco

mm

odat

ion,

incl

udin

gpa

rtiti

onin

g,do

ors,

pain

ting

and

deco

ratin

g,an

dth

elik

e.

item

Fixe

dch

arge

.

7Re

loca

tion

and

alte

ratio

nsof

tem

pora

ryac

com

mod

atio

ndu

ring

cons

truc

tion

stag

e.

8Re

mov

alof

site

acco

mm

odat

ion

and

tem

pora

ryw

orks

inco

nnec

tion

with

site

acco

mm

odat

ion.

2Te

mpo

rary

wor

ksin

conn

ectio

nw

ithsit

ees

tabl

ishm

ent

1Te

mpo

rary

base

san

dfo

unda

tions

for

site

acco

mm

odat

ion,

incl

udin

gm

aint

enan

cean

dre

inst

atem

ent

ofex

istin

gsu

rface

son

com

plet

ion

ofth

ew

orks

.

m2

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

2C

onne

ctio

nsto

tem

pora

ryse

rvic

e,in

clud

ing

mai

nten

ance

and

rem

oval

onco

mpl

etio

nof

the

wor

ksnr

3C

onne

ctio

nsto

tem

pora

rydr

aina

ge,i

nin

clud

ing

mai

nten

ance

and

rem

oval

onco

mpl

etio

nof

the

wor

ks.

3Fu

rnitu

rean

deq

uipm

ent

1W

orks

tatio

nsfo

rst

aff.

nr1

Fixe

dch

arge

.2

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

2G

ener

alof

fice

furn

iture

.ite

m

3Fl

oor

cove

rings

.

4H

eate

rs,i

nclu

ding

mai

nten

ance

ofhe

ater

s.

5O

ther

offic

eeq

uipm

ent,

incl

udin

gm

aint

enan

ce.

6Re

mov

alof

furn

iture

and

equi

pmen

t.

7M

aint

enan

ceof

furn

iture

and

floor

cove

ring.

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Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

4IT

syst

ems

1C

ompu

ter

hard

war

e,in

clud

ing

purc

hase

/ren

tal,

inst

alla

tion,

initi

alse

tup

,mai

nten

ance

and

runn

ing

cost

s,su

chas

:–

desk

top

com

pute

rsan

dla

ptop

com

pute

rs–

CA

Dst

atio

ns–

serv

eran

dne

twor

keq

uipm

ent

–pr

inte

rsan

dpl

otte

rs–

othe

rco

mpu

ter

syst

em/h

ardw

are.

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

2So

ftwar

ean

dso

ftwar

elic

ence

s.

3M

odem

lines

,mod

ems

and

conn

ectio

ns(i.

e.em

aila

ndin

tern

etca

pabi

lity)

.

4W

AN

lines

and

conn

ectio

ns(if

onW

AN

).

5Li

nere

ntal

char

ges.

wee

kTi

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

6In

tern

et/w

ebsit

ead

dres

ses.

nrFi

xed

char

ge.

7In

tern

etse

rvic

epr

ovid

er(IS

P)ch

arge

s.

8Li

neca

llsch

arge

s.w

eek

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

9IT

supp

ort

and

mai

nten

ance

.

5C

onsu

mab

les

and

serv

ices

1St

atio

nery

.w

eek

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

2C

ompu

ter

and

prin

ter

cons

umab

les

(e.g

.ink

cart

ridge

s).

3Po

stag

e.

4co

urie

rch

arge

s.

5Te

a,co

ffee,

wat

erbo

ttle

s,et

c.

6Fi

rst

aid

cons

umab

les.

7Ph

otoc

opie

rco

nsum

able

s(e

.g.p

aper

and

tone

rs).

8Fa

xco

nsum

able

s(e

.g.p

aper

and

tone

rs).

9D

raw

ing

prin

ter

cons

umab

les

(e.g

.ink

cart

ridge

s).

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Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

6Su

ndrie

s1

Wor

kpa

ckag

eco

ntra

ctor

’ssig

nboa

rds.

item

Fixe

dch

arge

.

1.3

Tem

pora

ryse

rvic

es

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1Te

mpo

rary

wat

ersu

pply

1Te

mpo

rary

conn

ectio

ns.

nr1

Fixe

dch

arge

.2

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.2

Dist

ribut

ion

equi

pmen

t,in

stal

latio

nan

dad

apta

tions

.ite

m

3M

eter

char

ges.

wee

k

2Te

mpo

rary

gas

supp

ly1

Gas

conn

ectio

n.nr

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

2D

istrib

utio

neq

uipm

ent,

inst

alla

tion

and

adap

tatio

ns.

item

3C

harg

es.

wee

k

4Bo

ttle

dga

s.

3Te

mpo

rary

elec

tric

itysu

pply

1Te

mpo

rary

conn

ectio

ns.

nrFi

xed

char

ge.

4Te

mpo

rary

tele

com

mun

icat

ion

syst

em1

Land

lines

(incl

udin

gco

nnec

tion

and

rent

alch

arge

s),

incl

udin

g:–

tele

phon

ean

dfa

xlin

es–

ISD

Nlin

es.

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

1Fa

xco

nsum

able

s(in

clud

edin

sect

ion

1.2.

5:C

onsu

mab

les

and

serv

ices

).

2Te

leph

one

and

facs

imile

equi

pmen

t(in

clud

ing

conn

ectio

nan

dre

ntal

char

ges)

,inc

ludi

ng:

–PA

BXeq

uipm

ent

–ha

ndse

ts,i

nclu

ding

purc

hase

orre

ntal

–fa

xm

achi

nes,

incl

udin

gpu

rcha

seor

rent

al–

inst

alla

tion

ofeq

uipm

ent

–m

aint

enan

ceof

equi

pmen

t.

3M

obile

(cel

lula

r)ph

ones

,inc

ludi

ng:

–m

obile

phon

es,i

nclu

ding

purc

hase

orre

ntal

and

conn

ectio

nch

arge

s–

spar

eba

tter

ies

–m

obile

phon

ech

arge

s.

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Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

4Te

leph

one

char

ges,

incl

udin

g:–

tele

phon

eca

llch

arge

s–

fax

char

ges

–fa

xan

dte

leph

one

cons

umab

les.

5Ra

dios

(incl

udin

gpu

rcha

seor

rent

alch

arge

s),i

nclu

ding

:–

base

set

–ha

ndse

tsan

dch

arge

rs–

repa

irsan

dm

aint

enan

ce–

licen

ces

–sp

are

batt

erie

s.

1.4

Co

ntro

lan

dpr

ote

ctio

n

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1Su

rvey

,ins

pect

ions

and

mon

itorin

g1

Surv

eys.

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge2

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.1

Envi

ronm

enta

lmon

itorin

g(in

clud

edin

sect

ion

1.2.

5:Sa

fety

and

envi

ronm

enta

lpr

otec

tion)

2To

pogr

aphi

cals

urve

y.

3N

on-e

mpl

oyer

dila

pida

tion.

surv

ey

4St

ruct

ural

/dila

pida

tions

surv

eyad

join

ing

build

ings

.

5En

viro

nmen

tals

urve

ys.

6M

ovem

ent

mon

itorin

g.

7M

aint

enan

cean

din

spec

tion

cost

s.

2Se

ttin

gou

t1

Sett

ing

out

prim

ary

grid

s.ite

m1

Fixe

dch

arge

.2

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.2

Grid

tran

sfer

san

dle

velc

heck

s.

3M

aint

enan

ceof

grid

s.

4Ta

keov

erco

ntro

land

inde

pend

ent

chec

ks(i.

e.on

chan

geof

subc

ontr

acto

rs).

5In

stru

men

tsfo

rse

ttin

gou

t.

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Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

3Pr

otec

tion

ofW

orks

1Pr

otec

tion

offin

ished

wor

ksto

proj

ect

hand

over

.ite

m1

Fixe

dch

arge

.2

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.2

Prot

ectio

nof

stai

rs,b

alus

trad

esan

dth

elik

eto

proj

ect

hand

over

.

3Pr

otec

tion

offit

tings

and

furn

ishin

gsto

proj

ect

hand

over

.

4Pr

otec

tion

ofen

tran

cedo

ors

and

fram

esto

proj

ect

hand

over

.

5Pr

otec

tion

oflif

tca

rsan

ddo

ors

topr

ojec

tha

ndov

er.

6Pr

otec

tion

ofsp

ecifi

cally

vuln

erab

lepr

oduc

tsto

proj

ect

hand

over

.

7Pr

otec

tion

ofal

lsun

dry

item

s.

4Sa

mpl

es1

Prov

ision

ofsa

mpl

es.

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

2Pr

ovisi

onof

sam

ple

room

.

3M

ock-

ups

and

sam

ple

pane

ls.

4Te

stin

gof

sam

ples

/moc

k-up

s,in

clud

ing

test

ing

fees

.

5O

n-sit

ela

bora

tory

equi

pmen

t.

6M

ock-

ups

ofco

mpl

ete

units

(e.g

.res

iden

tialu

nits

,st

uden

tac

com

mod

atio

nun

its,h

otel

acco

mm

odat

ion

and

the

like)

.

5En

viro

nmen

talc

ontr

olof

build

ing

1D

ryou

tbu

ildin

g.ite

m1

Fixe

dch

arge

.2

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.2

Tem

pora

ryhe

atin

g/co

olin

g.

3Te

mpo

rary

wat

erpr

oofin

g,in

clud

ing

over

roof

s.

4Te

mpo

rary

encl

osur

es.

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1.5

Mec

hani

cal

plan

t

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1M

echa

nica

lpla

ntTy

peof

plan

tto

bepr

ovid

edsh

allb

est

ated

;with

each

type

sepa

rate

lyqu

antif

ied.

1Ba

ses.

nr1

Fixe

dch

arge

.2

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

2Br

ingi

ngto

site,

erec

ting,

test

ing

and

com

miss

ioni

ng.

nrFi

xed

char

ge.

3D

isman

tling

and

rem

ovin

gfro

msit

e.

4Pr

otec

tion

syst

ems.

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

5O

pera

tor/

driv

er,i

nclu

ding

over

time.

wee

k(n

umbe

rof

staf

fby

num

ber

ofm

anho

urs

per

wee

kby

num

ber

ofw

eeks

)

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

6Pe

riodi

csa

fety

chec

ks/in

spec

tions

.m

onth

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

7O

ther

cost

s’sp

ecifi

cch

arge

s.ite

m1

Fixe

dch

arge

.2

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

1.6

Tem

pora

ryw

ork

s

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1A

cces

ssc

affo

ldin

gA

cces

ssc

affo

ldin

gsp

ecifi

cally

requ

ired

byw

ork

pack

age

cont

ract

or(t

ype

ofac

cess

scaf

fold

ing

tobe

spec

ified

):–

acce

sssc

affo

ldin

gto

elev

atio

ns,l

iftsh

afts

and

the

like,

incl

udin

g:fa

nsan

dm

esh

scre

ens.

–st

ruct

ural

scaf

fold

ing

(e.g

.to

part

yw

alls)

.–

bird

cage

scaf

fold

ing.

–ca

ntile

ver

acce

sssc

affo

ldin

g.–

stai

rcas

epl

atfo

rms.

–pr

imar

ylo

adin

gpl

atfo

rms.

–tr

avel

ling

acce

sspl

atfo

rms.

1Br

ingi

ngto

site,

erec

ting

and

initi

alsa

fety

chec

ks.

nrFi

xed

char

ge.

2H

irech

arge

s.w

eek

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

3A

lterin

gan

dad

aptin

gdu

ring

cons

truc

tion.

nrFi

xed

char

ge.

4D

isman

tling

and

rem

ovin

gfro

msit

e.

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Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

2Te

mpo

rary

wor

ksTe

mpo

rary

wor

kssp

ecifi

cally

requ

ired

byw

ork

pack

age

cont

ract

or:

–su

ppor

tsc

affo

ldin

gan

dpr

oppi

ng–

cras

hde

cks

–te

mpo

rary

prot

ectio

nto

exist

ing

tree

san

d/or

vege

tatio

n–

flood

light

s.

1Br

ingi

ngto

site,

erec

ting

and

initi

alsa

fety

chec

ks.

nrFi

xed

char

ge.

2H

irech

arge

s.w

eek

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

3A

lterin

gan

dad

aptin

gdu

ring

cons

truc

tion.

nrFi

xed

char

ge.

4D

isman

tling

and

rem

ovin

gfro

msit

e.

1.7

Sit

ere

cord

s

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1Si

tere

cord

sU

nles

sot

herw

isein

dica

ted,

cost

sas

soci

ated

with

the

follo

win

gsh

allb

ede

emed

tobe

incl

uded

inm

anag

emen

tan

dst

aff

cost

s:

1Ph

otog

raph

y:–

Cam

era

purc

hase

–C

onsu

mab

les

–Pr

intin

gan

dpr

esen

tatio

n

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

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Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

2W

orks

reco

rds:

–Pr

ogre

ssre

port

ing

–Si

tese

ttin

gou

tdr

awin

gs–

Con

ditio

nsu

rvey

san

dre

port

s–

Ope

ratio

nan

dm

aint

enan

cem

anua

ls–

as-b

uilt/

inst

alle

ddr

awin

gsan

dsc

hedu

les

–co

-ord

inat

ing,

gath

erin

gan

dco

mpi

ling

heal

than

dsa

fety

info

rmat

ion

and

pres

enta

tion

toC

DM

co-o

rdin

ator

–co

mpi

latio

nof

heal

than

dsa

fety

file

(ifre

quire

d).

1.8

Co

mpl

etio

nan

dpo

st-c

om

plet

ion

requ

irem

ents

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1Te

stin

gan

dco

mm

issio

ning

plan

Cos

tsas

soci

ated

with

the

follo

win

gsh

allb

ede

emed

tobe

incl

uded

inse

ctio

n1.

1:M

anag

emen

tan

dst

aff

cost

s:

1Pr

epar

atio

nof

com

miss

ioni

ngpl

an.

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

1Te

stin

gan

dco

mm

issio

ning

ofse

rvic

es

1H

ando

ver

Unl

ess

othe

rwise

indi

cate

d,co

sts

asso

ciat

edw

ithth

efo

llow

ing

shal

lbe

deem

edto

bein

clud

edin

sect

ion

1.1:

Man

agem

ent

and

staf

fco

sts:

1Pr

epar

atio

nof

Han

dove

rPl

an.

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

2Tr

aini

ngof

build

ing

user

’sst

aff

inth

eop

erat

ion

and

mai

nten

ance

ofth

ebu

ildin

gen

gine

erin

gse

rvic

essy

stem

s.

3Pr

ovisi

onof

spar

epa

rts

for

mai

nten

ance

ofbu

ildin

gen

gine

erin

gse

rvic

es.

4Pr

ovisi

onof

tool

san

dpo

rtab

lein

dica

ting

inst

rum

ents

for

the

oper

atio

nan

dm

aint

enan

ceof

build

ing

engi

neer

ing

serv

ices

syst

ems.

5Pr

e-co

mpl

etio

nin

spec

tions

.

6Fi

nali

nspe

ctio

ns.

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Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

3Po

st-c

ompl

etio

nse

rvic

es1

Supe

rviso

ryst

aff

(em

ploy

er/t

enan

tca

re).

wee

k(n

umbe

rof

staf

fby

num

ber

ofm

anho

urs

per

wee

kby

num

ber

ofw

eeks

)

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

2H

andy

man

.

3M

inor

mat

eria

lsan

dsu

ndry

item

s.ite

mFi

xed

char

ge.

4In

sura

nces

.

5O

ther

post

-con

stru

ctio

nst

aff.

wee

k(n

umbe

rof

staf

fby

num

ber

ofm

anho

urs

per

wee

kby

num

ber

ofw

eeks

)

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

1.9

Cle

anin

g

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1Si

tetid

y1

Cle

anin

gsit

eac

com

mod

atio

n–

inte

rnal

,inc

ludi

ngcl

eani

ngte

leph

one

hand

sets

,oth

erof

fice

furn

iture

and

equi

pmen

tan

dw

indo

wcl

eani

ng.

wee

kTi

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

2Pe

riodi

cm

aint

enan

ceof

site

acco

mm

odat

ion,

incl

udin

gre

deco

ratio

n(in

tern

alan

dex

tern

al).

3W

aste

man

agem

ent,

incl

udin

gru

bbish

disp

osal

(incl

udin

gco

mpa

ctor

visit

s;sk

ips

and

was

tebi

ns;r

oll-o

ff,ro

ll-on

was

tebi

ns)

and

othe

rdi

spos

al.

4Pe

stco

ntro

l.

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1.10

Fees

and

char

ges

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1C

harg

es1

Rate

son

tem

pora

ryac

com

mod

atio

n.w

eek

Tim

e-re

late

dch

arge

.

1.11

Insu

ranc

es,b

ond

s,gu

aran

tees

and

war

rant

ies

Com

pone

ntIn

clud

edU

nit

Pric

ing

met

hod

Excl

uded

1In

sura

nces

item

1Fi

xed

char

ge.

2Ti

me-

rela

ted

char

ge.

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2O

ff-s

ite

man

ufac

ture

dm

ater

ials

,co

mpo

nent

so

rbu

ildin

gs

Dra

win

gsth

atm

ust

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.1

Site

plan

s.2

Plan

s.3

Sect

ions

.4

Elev

atio

ns.

5In

stal

latio

nde

tails

.

Man

dato

ryin

form

atio

nto

bepr

ovid

ed.

1Ki

ndan

dqu

ality

ofm

ater

ials.

2M

etho

dof

fixin

gor

inst

allin

g.3

Con

nect

ing

toot

her

wor

kan

dse

rvic

es.

4Sp

ecia

lfin

ishes

.

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

tbe

show

non

the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

1M

ajor

dim

ensio

nsof

com

pone

nt,s

truc

ture

orun

it.2

Loca

tion

ofco

mpo

nent

,st

ruct

ure

orun

it.

Wor

ksan

dm

ater

ials

deem

edin

clud

ed.

1A

llfa

ctor

yap

plie

dfin

ishes

.2

Tran

spor

tfro

mfa

ctor

yto

site.

3O

ffloa

ding

and

stor

ing

onsit

e.4

Sett

ing,

hoist

ing

and

plac

ing

infin

alpo

sitio

n.5

All

conn

ectio

nan

djo

int

mat

eria

ls.6

All

serv

ice

conn

ectio

ns.

7D

ispos

alof

allp

acka

ging

and

prot

ectiv

em

ater

ials.

Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1C

ompo

nent

nr1

Ove

rall

dim

ensio

ns.

1D

escr

iptio

nof

com

pone

nt.

1M

etho

dof

fixin

g/in

stal

ling.

2H

eigh

tab

ove

stru

ctur

algr

ound

floor

leve

l.3

Serv

ices

conn

ectio

ns.

1Th

ese

are

pref

abric

ated

prop

rieta

ryco

mpo

nent

sth

atar

eno

tad

equa

tely

cove

red

byth

eot

herW

ork

Sect

ions

inth

isdo

cum

ent.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

2Pr

efab

ricat

edst

ruct

ures

nr1

Ove

rall

dim

ensio

ns.

1Ro

ofs.

2Ex

tern

alw

alls.

3In

tern

alw

alls/

part

ition

s.4

Floo

rs.

5St

airs

.6

Brid

ges.

7M

asts

.8

Oth

er,t

ype

stat

ed.

1Th

ese

are

com

plet

eor

subs

tant

ially

com

plet

ebu

ildin

gel

emen

tsof

prop

rieta

ryco

nstr

uctio

n,la

rgel

ypr

efab

ricat

ed.T

hefix

ing

ofite

ms

supp

lied

only

aspa

rtof

the

prop

rieta

rypa

ckag

eis

incl

uded

here

.O

ther

wor

kno

tfo

rmin

gpa

rtof

the

prop

rieta

rypa

ckag

eis

mea

sure

dse

para

tely

inth

eap

prop

riate

Wor

kSe

ctio

n.

3Pr

efab

ricat

edbu

ildin

gun

itsnr

1To

ilet/

bath

room

units

.2

Soun

dpr

oof

room

s.3

Col

dro

oms.

4Sp

ray

boot

hs.

5Ki

osks

.6

Oth

er,t

ype

stat

ed.

1Th

ese

are

com

plet

eor

subs

tant

ially

com

plet

ero

omun

its,u

sual

lyof

prop

rieta

ryco

nstr

uctio

n,fo

rin

corp

orat

ion

into

build

ings

,str

uctu

res

orsit

ewor

ks.T

helis

tis

not

exha

ustiv

e.

4Pr

efab

ricat

edbu

ildin

gsnr

1D

escr

iptio

nof

build

ing.

1Th

ese

are

com

plet

eor

subs

tant

ially

com

plet

ebu

ildin

gsu

pers

truc

ture

sof

prop

rieta

ryco

nstr

uctio

n,la

rgel

ypr

efab

ricat

ed.T

hefix

ing

ofite

ms

supp

lied

only

aspa

rtof

the

prop

rieta

rypa

ckag

eis

incl

uded

here

.O

ther

wor

kno

tfo

rmin

gpa

rtof

the

prop

rieta

rypa

ckag

eis

mea

sure

dse

para

tely

inth

eap

prop

riate

Wor

kSe

ctio

n.

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3D

emo

litio

nsD

emol

ition

sSh

orin

g,fa

cade

rete

ntio

nan

dte

mpo

rary

wor

ks

Dra

win

gsth

atm

ust

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.1

Loca

tion

draw

ings

.2

Dra

win

gsof

exist

ing

stru

ctur

esto

show

full

exte

ntof

dem

oliti

on.

Man

dato

ryin

form

atio

nto

bepr

ovid

ed.

1Br

ief

desc

riptio

nan

dsiz

eof

stru

ctur

eto

bede

mol

ished

.2

Any

limita

tions

due

topr

esen

ceof

toxi

cor

haza

rdou

sm

ater

ials.

3Ex

tent

ofpa

rts

ofst

ruct

ure

tobe

tem

pora

rily

reta

ined

.4

Asb

esto

ssu

rvey

s.

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

tbe

show

non

the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

1Lo

wes

tle

velo

fde

mol

ition

.2

Exte

ntof

any

tem

pora

ryw

orks

not

atth

edi

scre

tion

ofth

eco

ntra

ctor

.3

Posit

ion

and

exte

ntof

any

tem

pora

rysc

reen

s,ro

ofs

and

the

like.

Wor

ksan

dm

ater

ials

deem

edin

clud

ed.

1A

llte

mpo

rary

wor

ksun

less

stat

edot

herw

ise.

2Te

mpo

raril

ydi

vert

ing,

mai

ntai

ning

orse

alin

gof

fex

istin

gse

rvic

es.

3D

ispos

alof

alld

ebris

unle

ssst

ated

othe

rwise

.4

Met

hod

ofde

mol

ition

unle

ssst

ated

othe

rwise

.5

All

tem

pora

rysu

ppor

tle

ftto

the

disc

retio

nof

the

cont

ract

or.

6C

lear

ing

away

allt

empo

rary

wor

ks.

7D

ispos

ing

ofra

inw

ater

.8

Mak

ing

good

allw

ork

dist

urbe

d.

1Th

elo

wes

tle

velw

illin

clud

eba

sem

ents

.2

Ifa

floor

slab

isto

bere

mov

edth

enth

elo

wes

tle

velm

ust

best

ated

asto

the

unde

rsid

eof

that

slab.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1D

emol

ition

site

m1

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stru

ctur

es.

2In

divi

dual

stru

ctur

es.

3Pa

rts

ofst

ruct

ures

.

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escr

iptio

nof

build

ing(

s)or

part

sof

build

ing(

s).

2Lo

wes

tle

velt

ow

hich

stru

ctur

e(s)

tobe

dem

olish

ed.

1Li

mita

tions

ondi

spos

alof

mat

eria

ls.2

Any

mat

eria

lto

bere

tain

edfo

rre

-use

.3

Any

mat

eria

lto

rem

ain

the

prop

erty

ofth

eem

ploy

er.

1C

ontr

acto

rsh

ould

bead

vise

dto

insp

ect

the

stru

ctur

e(s)

tobe

dem

olish

ed.

2Te

mpo

rary

supp

ort

ofst

ruct

ures

,ro

ads

and

the

like

item

1Pa

rts

ofex

istin

gbu

ildin

gto

bere

tain

ed.

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djoi

ning

build

ings

not

form

ing

part

ofth

ew

orks

.3

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san

dot

her

surfa

ces

tobe

reta

ined

.4

Any

othe

rex

istin

gfe

atur

eto

bere

tain

ed.

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escr

iptio

nof

build

ing(

s)or

part

sof

build

ing(

s)or

road

orot

her

surfa

ceor

feat

ure

tobe

reta

ined

.2

Type

ofsh

orin

g.3

Leng

thof

expo

sed

edge

ofsu

rface

tobe

reta

ined

and

aver

age

heig

ht(s

).

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ppor

tis

for

part

sof

the

stru

ctur

eth

atm

ust

bere

tain

ed.I

tdo

esno

tm

ean

any

type

ofsu

ppor

tre

quire

das

inci

dent

alto

the

dem

oliti

ons.

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mpo

rary

wor

ksm

21

Roof

s.2

Scre

ens.

3Fl

oors

.4

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s.

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eath

erpr

oof.

2W

ater

tight

.3

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tpro

of.

4Fi

repr

oof.

5A

nyot

her

requ

irem

ent:

type

stat

ed.

1M

etho

dof

cons

truc

tion

ifno

tat

the

disc

retio

nof

the

cont

ract

or.

2M

aint

aini

ng:d

urat

ion

stat

ed.

3A

dapt

ing

durin

gco

urse

ofw

orks

.4

Cle

arin

gaw

ay.

5D

ispos

ing

ofra

inw

ater

:det

ails

stat

ed.

6Pr

ovid

ing

open

ings

:det

ails

stat

ed.

1In

orde

rto

ensu

reth

efu

llex

tent

and

scop

eof

this

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kth

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ayne

edto

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ide

addi

tiona

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orm

atio

nif

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cert

aine

dfro

mth

edr

awin

gs.

3 DEMOLITIONS

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

4D

econ

tam

inat

ion

item

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mov

alof

haza

rdou

sm

ater

ials.

2D

econ

tam

inat

ion

ofex

istin

gpr

emise

s.3

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stat

ion

rem

oval

.

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ope

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ork.

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peof

cont

amin

atio

n.3

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rto

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oliti

on.

4D

urin

gde

mol

ition

orre

pair

proc

ess.

5Re

cycl

ing

item

1D

etai

led

desc

riptio

nof

type

ofm

ater

ialt

obe

recy

cled

and

any

limita

tions

impo

sed

byem

ploy

eror

loca

laut

horit

y.

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beco

llect

edby

loca

lau

thor

ity2

Tobe

tran

spor

ted

tore

cycl

ing

depo

t,de

tails

and

loca

tion

stat

ed.

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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4A

lter

atio

ns,r

epai

rsan

dco

nser

vati

on

Alte

ratio

nw

ork

toex

istin

gbu

ildin

gsR

epai

rs/c

lean

ing/

reno

vatin

gan

dco

nser

ving

Dec

onta

min

atio

nR

e-cy

clin

g

Dra

win

gsth

atm

ust

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.1

Loca

tion

draw

ings

.2

Dra

win

gsof

exist

ing

stru

ctur

es.

Man

dato

ryin

form

atio

nto

bepr

ovid

ed.

1D

escr

iptio

nof

oper

atio

nsw

here

not

left

todi

scre

tion

ofth

eco

ntra

ctor

.2

Spec

ific

loca

tion

ofea

chite

mof

wor

kre

lativ

eto

the

exist

ing

build

ing.

3D

etai

lsof

allm

ater

ials

tobe

set

asid

efo

rsu

bseq

uent

re-u

sein

clud

ing

mea

nsof

stor

age.

4D

etai

lsof

allm

ater

ials

tore

mai

nth

epr

oper

tyof

the

empl

oyer

incl

udin

gm

eans

ofst

orag

e.5

Any

rest

rictio

nson

met

hod,

sequ

ence

and/

ortim

ing

ofth

ew

orks

.6

Any

rest

rictio

nson

met

hods

ofst

orag

eof

mat

eria

lsto

bere

-use

dor

tore

mai

npr

oper

tyof

the

empl

oyer

.7

Any

rest

rictio

nson

met

hod

orlo

catio

nof

disp

osal

ofw

aste

.8

Com

plia

nce

with

allr

egul

atio

nsre

latin

gto

the

hand

ling,

tran

spor

tan

ddi

spos

alof

haza

rdou

sw

aste

mat

eria

ls.9

Asb

esto

ssu

rvey

s.

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

4 ALTERATIONS, REPAIRS AND CONSERVATION

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Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

tbe

show

non

the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

1Sc

ope

and

loca

tion

ofw

ork

rela

tive

toex

istin

gst

ruct

ures

.W

orks

and

mat

eria

lsde

emed

incl

uded

.1

All

tem

pora

ryw

orks

incl

udin

gsh

orin

gan

dsc

affo

ldin

gin

cide

ntal

toth

ew

ork

excl

udin

gth

ose

liste

dbe

low

.2

Mak

ing

good

allw

ork

dist

urbe

d.3

Exte

ndin

gan

dm

akin

ggo

odex

istin

gfin

ishes

.4

Disp

osal

ofal

lwas

tem

ater

ials.

5A

llw

ork

and

mat

eria

lsin

cide

ntal

toth

eite

ms

ofal

tera

tion.

6M

ater

ials

requ

ired

for

bond

ing

new

wor

kto

exist

ing.

1Th

eru

les

with

inth

isse

ctio

nap

ply

tow

orks

toex

istin

gbu

ildin

gsas

defin

edin

clau

se3.

3.4.

1of

the

Mea

sure

men

tRu

les

for

Build

ing

Wor

ks.

2In

sert

ing

new

wor

kin

clud

esre

-fixi

ngor

re-u

sing

rem

oved

mat

eria

ls.3

All

mat

eria

lsar

ising

from

thes

ew

orks

beco

me

the

prop

erty

ofth

eco

ntra

ctor

unle

ssot

herw

isest

ated

.4

The

rule

sw

ithin

this

sect

ion

dono

tap

ply

tote

mpo

rary

wor

ksex

cept

asth

ose

liste

din

Rule

24of

this

sect

ion.

Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

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orks

ofal

tera

tion

item

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imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion

suffi

cien

tto

iden

tify

exte

ntan

dlo

catio

nof

wor

k.

1Ex

tent

,nat

ure

and

scop

eof

wor

kde

scrib

edin

clud

ing

type

and

thic

knes

sof

exist

ing

stru

ctur

e.

1D

etai

lsm

ust

begi

ven

ofal

lwor

kin

volv

edin

each

item

incl

udin

gm

etho

dof

oper

atio

nw

here

not

atth

edi

scre

tion

ofth

eco

ntra

ctor

.

2Re

mov

ing

item

----

-m

2

----

-m --

---

nr ——

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ttin

gsan

dfix

ture

s.2

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bing

item

sor

inst

alla

tions

.3

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tric

alite

ms

orin

stal

latio

ns.

4Fi

nish

es.

5C

over

ings

.6

Pavi

ngs.

1D

etai

lssu

ffici

ent

for

iden

tific

atio

nto

best

ated

.--

----

----

----

----

----

2A

ppro

xim

ate

area

orsiz

eof

area

ofea

chty

peof

finish

,co

verin

gor

pavi

ng.

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iscon

nect

ing

and,

ifre

quire

d,su

bseq

uent

re-c

onne

ctio

nof

plum

bing

and

elec

tric

alor

othe

rse

rvic

esin

stal

latio

nsis

deem

edin

clud

ed.

2Th

esu

rvey

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allc

hoos

eth

eun

itm

ost

suita

ble

for

the

type

ofw

ork

bein

gre

mov

ed.

3C

uttin

gor

form

ing

open

ings

4C

uttin

gor

form

ing

rece

sses

5C

uttin

gba

ck6

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gin

open

ings

7Fi

lling

inre

cess

es

item

----

-m

2

----

-m --

---

nr ——

1D

imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

2Ty

pean

dth

ickn

ess

ofex

istin

gst

ruct

ure.

3M

etho

dof

perfo

rmin

gth

ew

ork

ifno

tle

ftto

disc

retio

nof

the

cont

ract

or.

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-use

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istin

gm

ater

ials

stat

ed.

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pean

dsiz

e(s)

ofne

wm

ater

ials

stat

ed.

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etai

lsgi

ven

ofne

ww

ork

are

tobe

the

equi

vale

ntof

thos

ede

tails

requ

ired

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les

for

the

mea

sure

men

tof

the

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ions

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the

unit

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itabl

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ety

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wor

kbe

ing

cut

orfil

led.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

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mov

ing

exist

ing

and

repl

acin

gite

m--

---

m2

----

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---

nr ——

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ickn

ess

stat

ed.

----

----

----

----

----

--2

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than

dth

ickn

ess

stat

ed.

----

----

----

----

----

--3

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th,w

idth

and

thic

knes

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ated

.--

----

----

----

----

----

4D

imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

1Br

ickw

ork.

2C

oncr

ete.

3St

onew

ork.

4Ti

mbe

r.5

Gla

ss.

6O

ther

,typ

est

ated

.

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eatm

ent

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pose

dso

und

surfa

ce(s

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ated

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expo

sed

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emen

tor

othe

rm

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ial

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akin

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anto

mat

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scrib

ed.

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ndin

gne

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exist

ing.

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rmw

ork

and

any

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rmof

tem

pora

rysu

ppor

tis

deem

edin

clud

ed.

2Th

eun

itof

mea

sure

men

tsh

allb

ele

ftto

the

disc

retio

nof

the

surv

eyor

but

shal

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lect

the

size

and

exte

ntof

the

wor

k.3

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ing

good

isde

emed

tobe

tom

atch

exist

ing

unle

ssde

scrib

edot

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ise.

9Pr

epar

ing

exist

ing

stru

ctur

esfo

rco

nnec

tion

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tach

men

tof

new

wor

k

nr1

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ensio

ned

desc

riptio

n.1

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crip

tion

suffi

cien

tto

dete

rmin

esc

ope

and

loca

tion.

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atur

eof

exist

ing

stru

ctur

eto

rece

ive

new

wor

k.1

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will

incl

ude

prep

arin

gst

ruct

ural

stee

lsec

tions

for

atta

chm

ent

tone

wst

eelf

ram

ing

and

the

like.

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pairi

ngm

2

----

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---

nr ----

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m

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ickn

ess

stat

ed.

----

----

----

----

----

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than

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ess

stat

ed.

----

----

----

----

----

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th,w

idth

and

thic

knes

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ated

.--

----

----

----

----

----

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imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

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atur

eof

surfa

ceto

bere

paire

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ated

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pairi

ngst

ated

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unit

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rem

ent

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lbe

left

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edi

scre

tion

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allr

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ean

dex

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poin

ting

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atur

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eria

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quire

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ated

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than

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atio

nof

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sed

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ces

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edin

clud

ed.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

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ting

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----

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---

nr

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ess

stat

ed.

----

----

----

----

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.

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ce.

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ndof

exist

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ting.

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idth

and

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tof

exist

ing

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sitio

nan

dm

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and/

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her

join

tm

ater

ial(s

).

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pes

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kwor

k,st

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ork

and

the

like.

2A

reas

each

less

than

1m2

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enum

erat

ed.

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near

item

sw

ould

incl

ude

reve

als,

wal

len

dsan

dth

elik

e.4

The

unit

ofm

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rem

ent

shal

lbe

left

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edi

scre

tion

ofth

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rvey

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allr

efle

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esiz

ean

dex

tent

ofth

ew

ork.

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sinor

cem

ent

impr

egna

tion/

inje

ctio

nm

2

----

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---

nr ----

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m

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ess

stat

ed.

----

----

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----

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than

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ated

.--

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scrip

tion.

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impr

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tion

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ed.

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atur

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exist

ing

mat

eria

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ure

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icab

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ent.

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lised

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ishes

.

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emed

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clud

em

akin

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plet

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mov

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finish

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ior

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wou

ldbe

mea

sure

del

sew

here

.3

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unit

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rem

ent

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lbe

left

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edi

scre

tion

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rvey

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allr

efle

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ean

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ork.

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sert

ing

new

wal

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sm

2

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Size

and

type

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plet

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ior

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sure

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sew

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flash

ing

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emed

incl

uded

.

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Item

orw

ork

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sure

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Leve

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finish

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clud

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plet

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mov

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ior

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ork

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sure

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sew

here

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med

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rate

ly.

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scrip

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k.

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Item

orw

ork

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mea

sure

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nit

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atio

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.

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5E

xcav

atin

gan

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ling

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atio

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vatio

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clud

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ms

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Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

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show

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port

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ired.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

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lone

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velt

hree

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eate

das

redu

ced

leve

lexc

avat

ion.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

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velt

hree

Not

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omm

ents

and

glos

sary

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epar

atio

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nt.

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ove

spec

ific

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s.1

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ensio

ned

desc

riptio

nsu

ffici

ent

toid

entif

ysiz

ean

dlo

catio

nof

each

item

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ms

onsit

eno

tsp

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desig

nate

dto

rem

ain

incl

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ridge

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udes

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ples

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ctur

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enin

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deem

edin

clud

ed.

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cava

tion,

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men

cing

leve

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ted

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igin

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ound

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lm

31

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vatio

n.1

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exce

edin

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deep

.2

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not

exce

edin

g4m

deep

.3

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ther

eafte

rin

stag

esof

2m.

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etai

lsof

obst

ruct

ions

ingr

ound

tobe

stat

ed.

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lkex

cava

tion

incl

udes

exca

vatin

gto

redu

cele

vels

orto

form

base

men

ts,

pool

s,po

nds

orth

elik

e.Fo

rcl

arity

each

type

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cava

tion

may

bem

easu

red

and

desc

ribed

sepa

rate

ly.2

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truc

tions

will

bepi

les,

man

hole

san

dth

elik

eth

atm

ust

rem

ain

undi

stur

bed.

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unda

tion

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vatio

n.1

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datio

nex

cava

tion

incl

udes

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vatin

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rst

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dpa

dfo

unda

tions

,pile

caps

and

allo

ther

type

sof

foun

datio

ns.

2Fo

rcl

arity

each

type

ofex

cava

tion

may

bem

easu

red

and

desc

ribed

sepa

rate

ly.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

7Ex

tra

over

allt

ypes

ofex

cava

tion

irres

pect

ive

ofde

pth

m3

1Ex

cava

ting

in.

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azar

dous

mat

eria

l,de

tails

stat

ed.

2N

on-h

azar

dous

mat

eria

l,de

tails

stat

ed.

3Be

low

grou

ndw

ater

leve

l.4

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nnin

gw

ater

.5

Uns

tabl

egr

ound

.

1H

azar

dous

mat

eria

lsar

ean

ym

ater

ial

that

requ

iresp

ecia

lpre

caut

ions

take

nw

hen

hand

ling,

tran

spor

ting

ordi

spos

ing.

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roun

dw

ater

isan

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ater

enco

unte

red

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wth

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ished

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erta

ble

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l.It

does

not

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ude

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mun

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ream

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erts

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ater

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ater

isa

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g,st

ream

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er.

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nsta

ble

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ing

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ing

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,loo

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ound

and

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like.

m3

2Br

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ngup

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.2

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forc

edco

ncre

te.

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oncr

ete.

4M

ason

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ston

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ckis

any

hard

mat

eria

lwhi

chis

ofsu

chsiz

eor

loca

tion

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non

lybe

rem

oved

byth

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eof

wed

ges,

rock

ham

mer

s,sp

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ntor

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osiv

es.

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der

≤5m

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me

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tin

the

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ded

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ped

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pose

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edin

clud

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ving

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sure

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this

sect

ion.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

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tra

over

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ypes

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tion

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pect

ive

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.m

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ting

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gsid

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gun

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est

ated

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Nat

ure

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ecau

tion

requ

ired.

1Th

ese

item

sar

em

easu

red

whe

reth

ere

isa

risk

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ing

affe

cted

byth

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proc

ess.

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otec

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isle

ftto

the

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retio

nof

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ract

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ngth

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ture

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ing

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rgro

und

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tion

whe

reno

tat

the

disc

retio

nof

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ract

or

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axim

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pth

stat

ed.

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catio

nst

ated

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hod

offo

rmin

gsu

ppor

tw

here

not

left

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scre

tion

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eco

ntra

ctor

.

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ork

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mea

sure

dw

here

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ecifi

cally

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ified

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cum

ents

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enin

stru

cted

byth

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ks.

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und

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igin

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ater

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ribed

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sure

men

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cord

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ated

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eria

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site.

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atio

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scre

tion.

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azar

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mat

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ardo

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ater

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here

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quire

sto

bedi

spos

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n.

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espe

ctiv

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whe

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ted

mat

eria

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es.

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tain

ing

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vate

dm

ater

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nsit

em

31

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soil.

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vate

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ater

ial.

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tem

pora

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rage

dist

ance

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ed.

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tails

stat

ed.

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ance

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eap

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tst

ated

the

loca

tion

isle

ftto

the

disc

retio

nof

the

cont

ract

or.

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

11Fi

lling

obta

ined

from

exca

vate

dm

ater

ial

m2

1Fi

nalt

hick

ness

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ling

not

exce

edin

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deep

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ished

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ated

.

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ance

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tinat

ion

and

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hod

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ed.

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aver

age

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ated

.

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ent

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rior

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posit

ing

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allo

catio

n.1

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udes

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yot

her

mat

eria

laris

ing

from

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vatio

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atha

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ensp

ecifi

edto

rem

ain

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e.2

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ated

will

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ataf

ter

com

pact

ion.

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atio

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mpr

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nera

lar

eas

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ake

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back

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tions

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ping

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pact

ing

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dsu

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ede

emed

incl

uded

irres

pect

ive

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pth

and

num

ber

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yers

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illbe

eith

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rect

from

exca

vatio

nsor

from

tem

pora

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oil

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s.

m3

2Fi

nalt

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ness

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ling

exce

edin

g50

0mm

deep

.

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port

edfil

ling

m3

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indi

ngbe

dno

tex

ceed

ing

50m

mth

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finish

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ickn

ess

stat

ed.

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vel,

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ross

falls

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tate

d.2

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ing

not

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edin

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gov

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estin

atio

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ated

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imum

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stat

ed.

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pes

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tsar

ede

emed

incl

uded

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ated

will

beth

ataf

ter

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pact

ion.

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ompa

ctin

gla

yers

and

surfa

ces

are

deem

edin

clud

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espe

ctiv

eof

dept

han

dnu

mbe

rof

laye

rs.

m3

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er50

mm

thic

kbu

tno

tex

ceed

ing

500m

mde

ep,

finish

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ickn

ess

stat

ed.

m3

3Be

dsex

ceed

ing

500m

mde

ep.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

13G

eote

xtile

fabr

ic14

Rado

nba

rrie

r15

Met

hane

barr

ier

16D

amp

proo

fm

embr

ane

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dm

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ent

prot

ectio

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ards

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nyot

her

fabr

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ane

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ard:

type

stat

ed19

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und

stab

ilisat

ion

mes

hes

and

the

like,

type

stat

ed

m1

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exce

edin

g50

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wid

e,th

ickn

ess

orga

uge

stat

ed.

----

----

----

----

----

--

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ing.

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tive

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type

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ed.

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anch

orin

gst

ated

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deem

edin

clud

ed.

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gho

les

deem

edin

clud

ed.

----

-

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2O

ver

500m

mw

ide,

thic

knes

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gaug

est

ated

.

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pile

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ctiv

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ting

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clud

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aman

ddi

spos

alof

alld

ebris

.

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6G

roun

dre

med

iati

on

and

soil

stab

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s).

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atio

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and

date

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atio

non

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vatio

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Min

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mus

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Any

item

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durin

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ted

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age.

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les

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tion.

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over

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roun

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thei

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Pile

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and

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catio

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icab

le.

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ials

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edin

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vatio

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less

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scre

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ntra

ctor

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vatio

nan

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for

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pora

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ssno

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nof

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ing

and

com

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ref

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ribed

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ngth

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ean

high

and

low

wat

erle

vels.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

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velt

hree

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31

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imum

dept

hof

grou

ndto

betr

eate

d.1

Met

hod

ofst

erilis

atio

nst

ated

.

3C

hem

ical

neut

ralis

ing

m3

1M

axim

umde

pth

ofgr

ound

tobe

trea

ted.

1M

etho

dof

neut

ralis

atio

nst

ated

.

4Fr

eezi

ngm

31

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imum

dept

hof

grou

ndto

betr

eate

d.1

Met

hod

offre

ezin

gst

ated

.2

Dur

atio

nof

freez

ing

stat

edif

not

left

todi

scre

tion

ofco

ntra

ctor

.

1D

urat

ion

may

best

ated

asa

perio

dof

time

orto

apo

int

with

inth

eco

ntra

ctpr

ogra

mm

esu

chas

‘com

plet

ion

offo

unda

tion

wor

k’.

5G

roun

dga

sve

ntin

gm

21

Type

ofga

sto

beve

nted

.1

Met

hod

ofco

llect

ion

stat

ed.

2M

etho

dof

disp

osal

stat

ed.

6So

ilna

iling

m2

1A

rea

ofsit

eto

betr

eate

d.1

Leng

than

ddi

amet

erof

nails

,de

tails

stat

ed.

2Sp

acin

gof

nails

.3

Met

hod

ofgr

outin

g.

7G

roun

dan

chor

snr

1D

iam

eter

and

leng

thof

bore

hole

.1

Det

ails

stat

ed.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

8Pr

essu

regr

outin

g/gr

ound

perm

eatio

nm

21

Are

aan

dde

pth

ofsit

eto

betr

eate

d.1

Det

ails

stat

ed.

9C

ompa

ctin

gm

21

Are

aof

site

tobe

trea

ted

2W

eigh

tof

com

pact

or1

Det

ails

stat

ed.

10St

abilis

ing

soil

insit

uby

inco

rpor

atin

gce

men

tw

itha

rota

vato

rm

21

Are

aof

site

tobe

trea

ted

2G

ram

s/m

2of

cem

ent.

1D

etai

lsst

ated

.

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7P

iling

Bore

dpi

ling

Dri

ven

pilin

gIn

terl

ocki

ngpi

ling

Vib

ro-c

ompa

cted

ston

epi

ling

Dra

win

gsth

atm

ust

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.1

Site

plan

show

ing

site

boun

dary

and

any

adja

cent

build

ings

orfe

atur

esth

atm

ight

affe

ctor

beaf

fect

edby

the

pilin

g.2

Gen

eral

pilin

gla

yout

.

Man

dato

ryin

form

atio

nto

bepr

ovid

ed.

1Ty

pes

ofpi

les.

2N

atur

eof

the

grou

nd.

3G

roun

dw

ater

leve

l(s)

and

date

(s)

esta

blish

ed.

4C

omm

enci

ngle

vels

from

whi

chw

ork

isex

pect

edto

begi

n.5

Lim

itatio

nson

head

room

.6

Kind

and

qual

ityof

mat

eria

ls.7

Type

sof

test

s.8

Type

ofgr

out.

9D

etai

lsof

com

pact

ion.

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1Irr

egul

argr

ound

leve

lsm

ust

best

ated

.2

Feat

ures

that

mig

htaf

fect

pilin

gin

clud

eriv

ers,

cana

ls,tid

alw

ater

s,flo

odar

eas

and

the

like

suffi

cien

tlycl

ose

toth

ew

orks

that

thei

rsit

uatio

nm

ayaf

fect

the

pilin

gpr

oces

s.

Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

tbe

show

non

the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

1Po

sitio

nsof

pile

s.2

Posit

ions

ofex

istin

gbu

ildin

gsad

jace

ntto

the

site.

3Po

sitio

nof

exist

ing

serv

ices

.

Wor

ksan

dm

ater

ials

deem

edin

clud

ed.

1Te

mpo

rary

cont

ainm

ent

ofsp

oil.

2A

nyco

ncre

tepl

aced

inex

cess

ofth

ede

signe

dco

mpl

eted

leng

th.

3Ba

ckfil

ling

empt

ybo

res.

4A

llpr

e-bo

ring.

5Re

-pos

ition

ing

pilin

gpl

ant

durin

gth

ew

orks

6M

aint

aini

ngal

lpilin

gpl

ant.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1In

terlo

ckin

gsh

eet

pile

sm

21

Tota

ldriv

enar

ea,m

axim

umle

ngth

stat

ed.

1Se

ctio

nm

odul

usan

dcr

oss

sect

ion

size,

orse

ctio

nre

fere

nce

stat

ed.

1Re

mov

alto

best

ated

ifno

tle

ftto

disc

retio

nof

cont

ract

or.

1Th

eco

stof

extr

actio

nis

deem

edin

clud

ed.

2Bo

red

pile

s3

Driv

enpi

les

4O

ther

,typ

est

ated

m1

Type

stat

ed.

2N

omin

alsiz

eor

diam

eter

stat

ed.

3To

talb

ored

ordr

iven

leng

th:

max

imum

leng

thst

ated

.4

Tota

lcon

cret

edle

ngth

.5

Tota

lnum

ber.

1C

ontig

uous

/sec

ant

pilin

gsh

all

beso

desc

ribed

.2

Perm

anen

tca

sings

shal

lbe

stat

ed.

3Ra

king

,inc

linat

ion

stat

ed.

1Re

info

rcem

ent

topr

ecas

tco

ncre

tepi

les.

1Le

ngth

sar

em

easu

red

alon

gth

eax

esof

the

pile

sfro

mth

eco

mm

enci

ngle

velt

oth

ebo

ttom

ofth

epi

le.

5V

ibro

-com

pact

edpi

les

m1

Nom

inal

diam

eter

.2

Tota

lnum

ber.

6V

ibro

-com

pact

edtr

ench

fill

m1

Nom

inal

wid

than

dde

pth

stat

ed.

7Ex

tra

over

pilin

gnr

1En

larg

edba

ses.

2En

larg

edhe

ads.

1Ty

peof

pilin

gst

ated

.2

Dia

met

eror

size

ofen

larg

emen

tst

ated

.

1Th

isw

ork

isde

emed

toin

clud

eev

eryt

hing

nece

ssar

yto

form

the

enla

rgem

ent

incl

udin

gdi

spos

alof

addi

tiona

lspo

il.

m3

Pile

exte

nsio

ns.

1To

taln

umbe

rst

ated

.2

Tota

lcon

cret

edle

ngth

.1

Prep

arin

ghe

adof

pile

tore

ceiv

eex

tens

ion

isde

emed

incl

uded

.

8Re

info

rcem

ent

toin

-situ

conc

rete

pile

st

1N

omin

alsiz

ean

dty

peof

bars

stat

ed.

1Re

info

rcem

ent

isde

emed

toin

clud

ety

ing

wire

and

spac

ers

plus

links

and

bind

ers

that

are

inco

rpor

ated

atth

edi

scre

tion

ofth

eco

ntra

ctor

.2

Type

sof

bars

incl

ude

plai

n,de

form

edan

dhe

lical

.

9Br

eaki

ngth

roug

hob

stru

ctio

nshr

1Ri

gst

andi

ng.

1O

nly

mea

sure

dw

here

the

obst

ruct

ion

isen

coun

tere

dab

ove

the

foun

ding

stra

tum

ofth

epi

le.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

10D

ispos

alof

exca

vate

dm

ater

ials

m3

1O

ffsit

e.2

On

site.

1H

azar

dous

mat

eria

l.2

Non

-haz

ardo

usm

ater

ialw

here

itre

quire

sto

bedi

spos

edto

asp

ecifi

clo

catio

n.3

Des

tinat

ion

ofsp

oili

fno

tat

the

cont

ract

or’s

disc

retio

n.

1Th

evo

lum

eca

lcul

ated

isth

eno

min

alcr

oss

sect

ion

byth

epi

lele

ngth

s.2

The

volu

me

ofen

larg

edhe

ads

and

base

sis

tobe

incl

uded

.

11D

elay

shr

1Ri

gst

andi

ng.

1O

nly

mea

sure

dw

here

spec

ifica

llyin

stru

cted

.2

Dee

med

toin

clud

eal

lass

ocia

ted

labo

ur,p

lant

and

over

head

s.

12Te

sts

nr1

Det

ails

stat

ed.

1Ti

min

gst

ated

.

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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8U

nder

pinn

ing

Dra

win

gsth

atm

ust

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.1

Loca

tion

draw

ings

.2

Det

aile

dse

ctio

n(s)

.M

anda

tory

info

rmat

ion

tobe

prov

ided

.1

Lim

itof

leng

thof

wor

kto

beca

rrie

dou

tin

one

oper

atio

n.2

Max

imum

num

ber

ofse

ctio

nsto

beca

rrie

dou

tat

any

one

time.

3G

roun

dco

nditi

ons

incl

udin

gan

ticip

ated

stab

ility

ofex

cava

tions

.4

Gro

und

wat

erle

vel(s

)an

dda

te(s

)es

tabl

ished

.5

Nat

ure

ofan

ykn

own

haza

rdou

sco

ntam

inat

ion

onth

esit

eor

inth

egr

ound

.6

Star

ting

leve

lof

each

type

ofex

cava

tion.

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

tbe

show

non

the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

1Ex

tent

and

met

hod

ofw

ork.

2D

etai

lsof

exist

ing

stru

ctur

eto

beun

derp

inne

d.

Wor

ksan

dm

ater

ials

deem

edin

clud

ed.

1Te

mpo

rary

supp

ort

ofex

istin

gst

ruct

ures

.2

Exca

vatio

nan

ddi

spos

al.

3Ea

rthw

ork

supp

ort.

4Pr

elim

inar

ytr

ench

ing.

5A

llw

orki

ngsp

ace.

6D

ispos

alof

grou

ndan

dsu

rface

wat

er.

7C

uttin

gaw

ayex

istin

gfo

unda

tions

and

foot

ings

and

disp

osal

.8

Prep

arin

gth

eun

ders

ide

ofex

istin

gw

ork.

9Ba

ckfil

ling.

10Su

rface

trea

tmen

ts.

11A

llne

ww

ork

asso

ciat

edw

ithth

epr

oces

sof

unde

rpin

ning

.12

All

mak

ing

good

ifsp

ecifi

ed.

1If

the

wor

kof

unde

rpin

ning

isex

tens

ive

the

vario

usel

emen

tsof

this

wor

km

aybe

mea

sure

dse

para

tely

inac

cord

ance

with

the

rule

sof

the

rele

vant

trad

esor

Wor

kSe

ctio

ns,

stat

ing

that

the

wor

kis

‘inun

derp

inni

ng’.

8 UNDERPINNING

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1U

nder

pinn

ing

m m nr

1Fo

unda

tions

.2

Wal

ls.3

Base

s.

1Br

ief

desc

riptio

nof

wor

kst

atin

gde

pth,

max

imum

wid

than

dm

etho

dof

unde

rpin

ning

.2

Cur

ved

wor

k.

1M

etho

d,if

not

left

todi

scre

tion

ofco

ntra

ctor

,may

begi

ven

byre

fere

nce

todr

awin

g(s)

.

Inth

eev

ent

that

the

unde

rpin

ning

isof

such

anex

tent

that

itca

nno

tea

sily

bem

easu

red

inac

cord

ance

with

thes

eru

les

the

wor

kssh

allb

em

easu

red

inde

tail

inac

cord

ance

with

the

rule

sfo

rth

ere

leva

nttr

ades

requ

ired

.In

this

case

the

wor

ksh

allb

ede

scri

bed

as‘In

wor

ksof

unde

rpin

ning

’.

2C

oncr

ete

m3

1M

easu

red

inac

cord

ance

with

the

rule

sof

the

appr

opria

tetr

ade

orW

ork

Sect

ion

stat

ing

that

the

wor

kis

‘inun

derp

inni

ng’.

3Fo

rmw

ork

m2

4Re

info

rcem

ent

t

5Br

ickw

ork

orbl

ockw

ork

m2

6Ta

nkin

gm

2

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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9D

iaph

ragm

wal

lsan

dem

bedd

edre

tain

ing

wal

ls

Dra

win

gsth

atm

ust

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.1

Loca

tion

draw

ings

.2

Site

plan

ssh

owin

gsit

ebo

unda

ryan

dan

yad

jace

ntbu

ildin

gsor

feat

ures

that

mig

htaf

fect

orbe

affe

cted

byth

eco

nstr

uctio

nof

the

diap

hrag

mw

alls.

Man

dato

ryin

form

atio

nto

bepr

ovid

ed.

1Li

mit

ofle

ngth

ofw

ork

tobe

carr

ied

out

inon

eop

erat

ion.

2M

axim

umnu

mbe

rof

sect

ions

tobe

carr

ied

out

atan

yon

etim

e.3

Gro

und

cond

ition

sin

clud

ing

antic

ipat

edst

abilit

yof

exca

vatio

ns4

Gro

und

wat

erle

vel(s

)an

dda

te(s

)es

tabl

ished

.5

Nat

ure

ofan

ykn

own

haza

rdou

sco

ntam

inat

ion

onth

esit

eor

inth

egr

ound

.6

Star

ting

leve

lof

each

exca

vatio

n.

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1Irr

egul

argr

ound

shal

lbe

sode

scrib

ed.

Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

tbe

show

non

the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

1Ex

tent

ofw

ork.

1W

orks

and

mat

eria

lsde

emed

incl

uded

.1

Exca

vatio

nan

ddi

spos

al.

2Ea

rthw

ork

supp

ort.

3Pr

elim

inar

ytr

ench

ing.

4A

llw

orki

ngsp

ace.

5D

ispos

alof

grou

ndan

dsu

rface

wat

er.

6Ba

ckfil

ling.

7Su

rface

trea

tmen

ts.

Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1W

alls,

thic

knes

sst

ated

m2

1C

omm

enci

ngle

vels

ofex

cava

tion.

2M

axim

umde

pth

ofex

cava

tion.

3Fi

nish

edto

ple

velo

fco

ncre

teif

diffe

rent

from

com

men

cing

leve

lof

exca

vatio

n.

1D

etai

lsan

dm

etho

dof

cons

truc

tion

stat

ed.

2Ty

peof

conc

rete

.3

Det

ails

ofre

info

rcem

ent.

1D

etai

lsof

supp

ort

fluid

.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

2Ex

tra

over

exca

vatio

nan

ddi

spos

alm

31

Brea

king

out

hard

mat

eria

ls.2

Exca

vatin

gin

haza

rdou

sm

ater

ial.

m2

3Br

eaki

ngup

hard

surfa

cepa

ving

s,th

ickn

ess

stat

ed.

3Jo

ints

m1

Dim

ensio

ned

desc

riptio

n.1

Met

hod

offo

rmin

g.1

Vert

ical

.2

Hor

izont

al.

3Ra

king

.4

Cur

ved:

radi

usst

ated

.

4Tr

imm

ing

and

clea

ning

expo

sed

face

sm

21

Det

ails

stat

ed.

5D

elay

shr

1A

utho

rised

stan

ding

time.

1O

nly

mea

sure

dw

here

spec

ifica

llyin

stru

cted

.2

Dee

med

toin

clud

eal

lass

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ted

labo

ur,p

lant

and

over

head

s.

6Te

sts

item

1D

etai

lsst

ated

.

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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10C

rib

wal

ls,g

abio

nsan

dre

info

rced

eart

h

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win

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and

loca

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rmat

ion

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prov

ided

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and

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ityof

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eria

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otes

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imum

info

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ion

that

mus

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show

non

the

draw

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acco

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ctio

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sure

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shed

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tion

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.

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orks

and

mat

eria

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emed

incl

uded

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avat

ion

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tion

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datio

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mea

sure

din

acco

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les

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ork

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ion

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ting

and

fillin

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ork

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mea

sure

dU

nit

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lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

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ents

and

glos

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ed.

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2.

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gin

pipe

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edin

clud

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for

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ners

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pect

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rate

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ified

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clud

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ling

offil

lm

ater

ial.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

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omm

ents

and

glos

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emen

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ic.

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ntal

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ing.

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urve

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ius

stat

ed.

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imum

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stat

ed.

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tails

stat

ed.

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mea

sure

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cont

act

with

base

and

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udes

laps

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stac

king

and

tens

ioni

ngde

emed

incl

uded

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No

dedu

ctio

nsm

ade

for

void

s≤

1.00

m2.

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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11In

-sit

uco

ncre

tew

ork

sIn

-situ

conc

rete

Surf

ace

finis

hes

toin

-situ

conc

rete

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wor

kR

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orce

men

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ned

join

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in-s

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es

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win

gsth

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acco

mpa

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ctio

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sure

men

t.1

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eral

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ent

draw

ings

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anda

tory

info

rmat

ion

tobe

prov

ided

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Kind

,qua

lity

and

size

ofm

ater

ials.

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etai

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test

sof

mat

eria

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ails

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sts

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ished

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k.4

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itatio

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met

hod,

sequ

ence

,sp

eed

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pour

ing.

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etho

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pact

ion.

6M

etho

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curin

g.7

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ails

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ater

tight

ness

.

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ents

and

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sary

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tern

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stat

edin

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scrip

tions

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ertig

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lbe

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scrib

ed.

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imum

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that

mus

tbe

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non

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draw

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that

acco

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ctio

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t.

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thic

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slabs

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perm

issib

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ads

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latio

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cast

ing

times

.

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ksan

dm

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ials

deem

edin

clud

ed.

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me

ism

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red

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ance

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lum

eto

bem

ade

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for

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and

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red

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cret

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ckfro

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edto

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ed.

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ede

emed

finish

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d.

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plie

sto

conc

rete

laid

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bed

met

alde

ckin

gas

wel

las

othe

rty

pes

offo

rmw

ork.

11 IN-SITU CONCRETE WORKS

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

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omm

ents

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te

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ess.

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fillin

gvo

ids.

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any

othe

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tails

stat

ed.

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ured

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hor

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inde

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re.

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ass

conc

rete

isan

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rein

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edbu

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ncre

teno

tm

easu

red

else

whe

re.

2Th

evo

lum

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each

type

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ass

conc

rete

wor

km

aybe

aggr

egat

edor

give

nse

para

tely.

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orizo

ntal

wor

km

31

≤30

0th

ick.

2>

300

thic

k.1

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indi

ng.

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stru

ctur

es.

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ured

onor

agai

nst

eart

hor

unbl

inde

dha

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re.

2Re

info

rced

>5%

.

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orizo

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wor

kin

clud

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indi

ng,

beds

,fou

ndat

ions

,pile

caps

,col

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base

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ound

beam

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bs,c

offe

red

and

trou

ghed

slabs

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ding

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ams,

atta

ched

beam

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sings

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ands

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ight

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than

thre

etim

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ings

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mes

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km

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give

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para

tely.

3W

ork

laid

inba

yssh

allb

eso

desc

ribed

givi

ngav

erag

ear

eaof

bays

.

3Sl

opin

gw

ork

≤15

°4

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ing

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k>

15°

m3

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300

thic

k.2

>30

0th

ick.

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blin

ding

.2

Inst

ruct

ures

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airc

ases

.

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ured

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re.

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info

rced

>5%

.

1Sl

opin

gw

ork

incl

udes

blin

ding

,bed

s,sla

bs,s

teps

and

stai

rcas

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ping

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udes

any

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ched

beam

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ds,

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ads

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ilar.

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evo

lum

esof

each

type

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ping

wor

km

aybe

aggr

egat

edor

give

nse

para

tely.

4W

ork

laid

inba

yssh

allb

eso

desc

ribed

givi

ngav

erag

ear

eaof

bays

.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

5Ve

rtic

alw

ork

m3

1≤

300

thic

k.2

>30

0th

ick.

1In

stru

ctur

es.

2Re

info

rced

>5%

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ical

wor

kin

clud

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lum

ns,

atta

ched

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mns

,col

umn

casin

gs,

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ls,re

tain

ing

wal

ls,fil

ling

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ls,pa

rape

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upst

and

beam

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here

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htis

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ter

than

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etim

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idth

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mes

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ical

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km

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give

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para

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ndry

in-s

ituco

ncre

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m m3

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ide

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>30

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ide

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ing.

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al.

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mac

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and

plan

tba

ses

and

the

like.

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raye

din

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conc

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m2

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ess

stat

ed.

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abs.

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ffits

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ved.

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em

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appl

icat

ion

and

finish

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stat

edin

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riptio

n.

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ams.

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ns.

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d.

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ace

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acki

ng11

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nyot

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ces.

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g.2

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like

shal

lbe

sode

scrib

ed.

11 IN-SITU CONCRETE WORKS

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

Form

wor

k1

Plai

nfo

rmw

ork.

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ecia

lfin

ishfo

rmw

ork.

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ain

finish

shal

lbe

left

todi

scre

tion

ofth

eco

ntra

ctor

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ialf

inish

essh

allb

ede

scrib

ed.

3C

urve

dw

ork

shal

lbe

desc

ribed

stat

ing

the

radi

i.4

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anen

tfo

rmw

ork

orfo

rmw

ork

left

insh

allb

eso

desc

ribed

.5

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form

ers

shal

lbe

sode

scrib

ed.

6N

ode

duct

ions

shal

lbe

mad

efo

rvo

ids

≤5.

00m

2

7A

llki

cker

sex

cept

tow

alls

shal

lbe

deem

edin

clud

ed.

8To

pfo

rmw

ork

ism

easu

red

for

slopi

ngsu

rface

sth

atar

e>

15°

orw

here

othe

rwise

spec

ifica

llyre

quire

d.9

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re,r

akin

gan

dcu

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cutt

ing

deem

edin

clud

ed.

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llho

les,

boxi

ngs,

rece

sses

,reb

ates

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amfe

rs,n

ibs,

chan

nels

and

the

like

are

deem

edin

clud

ed.

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des

offo

unda

tions

and

base

s14

Edge

sof

horiz

onta

lwor

km m

2

1≤

500

high

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thst

ated

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>50

0hi

gh.

15So

ffits

ofho

rizon

talw

ork

16So

ffits

oftr

ough

edor

waf

fled

horiz

onta

lwor

k,de

tails

desc

ribed

m2

1Fo

rco

ncre

te≤

300

thic

k.2

For

conc

rete

300

to45

0th

ick.

3Fo

rco

ncre

te>

450

thic

k.

1Pr

oppi

ng≤

3mhi

gh.

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oppi

ngov

er3m

but

not

exce

edin

g4.

5mhi

gh.

3A

ndth

erea

fter

in1.

5mst

ages

.

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clud

essu

spen

ded

slabs

and

stai

rla

ndin

gs.

2Th

roug

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oppi

ngto

bede

scrib

edif

not

left

todi

scre

tion

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ntra

ctor

.

17Si

des

and

soffi

tsof

isola

ted

beam

s18

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san

dso

ffits

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tach

edbe

ams

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des

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stan

dbe

ams

20Si

des

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late

dco

lum

ns,n

rst

ated

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des

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tach

edco

lum

ns

m2

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r:sh

ape

stat

ed.

2Irr

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arsh

aped

,dim

ensio

ned

desc

riptio

nor

diag

ram

.

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ape

isde

emed

regu

lar

unle

ssde

scrib

edas

othe

rwise

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ular

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eis

any

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her

than

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reor

rect

angu

lar.

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clud

esco

ncre

teca

sings

tost

eel

beam

san

dco

lum

ns.

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

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ces

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alls

and

othe

rve

rtic

alw

ork

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ce.

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erto

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ated

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allb

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ribed

.

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over

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ning

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ess

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d.1

≤5.

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2.

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ditio

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ran

dm

ater

ial

need

edto

form

the

open

ing

isde

emed

incl

uded

.

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alle

nds,

soffi

tsan

dst

eps

inw

alls

m m2

1≤

500

wid

e,w

idth

stat

ed.

2>

500

wid

e.1

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udes

ends

and

soffi

tsof

wal

lscr

eate

dby

the

form

atio

nof

anop

enin

g.Th

ese

are

deem

edin

clud

edin

the

item

for

form

ing

the

open

ing.

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ffits

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ping

wor

km

21

Slop

ing

one

way

.2

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ing

two

way

s.1

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incl

udes

wor

kto

soffi

tsof

slabs

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mps

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ps,s

tairc

ases

and

the

like.

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airc

ase

strin

gsan

dth

elik

em

1M

axim

umw

idth

stat

ed.

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airc

ase

riser

san

dth

elik

em

1Ve

rtic

al:w

idth

stat

ed.

2U

nder

cut:

wid

thst

ated

.

28Sl

opin

gto

psu

rface

sm

21

≤15

°.2

>15

°.

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eps

into

psu

rface

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sin

soffi

tsm

1≤

500

high

:wid

thst

ated

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>50

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gh.

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exsh

apes

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ensio

ned

desc

riptio

nor

diag

ram

.1

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ping

≤3m

high

.2

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ping

over

3mbu

tno

tex

ceed

ing

4.5m

high

.3

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ther

eafte

rin

1.5m

stag

es.

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allk

icke

rsm

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ain.

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spen

ded.

1Le

ngth

ism

easu

red

alon

gce

ntre

line

and

isde

emed

toin

clud

ebo

thsid

es.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

Rei

nfor

cem

ent

33M

ildst

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ars

34H

igh

yiel

dst

eelb

ars

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Nom

inal

size

stat

ed.

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raig

ht.

2Be

nt.

3C

urve

d.4

Link

s.

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rsex

ceed

ing

12m

long

:le

ngth

stat

ed.

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efor

med

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ing

rest

rictio

ns

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rmin

gho

oks,

tyin

gw

ire,s

pace

rs,

cutt

ing,

and

bend

ing

isde

emed

incl

uded

.2

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irsan

dco

nnec

tors

are

deem

edin

clud

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less

not

atdi

scre

tion

ofco

ntra

ctor

.

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cces

sorie

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tat

the

disc

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nof

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cont

ract

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alsiz

est

ated

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nect

ors.

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e/Po

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ensio

ned

mem

bers

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ensio

ned

desc

riptio

n.2

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inal

size

stat

ed.

3M

etho

dof

tens

ioni

ngst

ated

.

1C

ompo

site

cons

truc

tion

desc

ribed

.1

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ves,

tend

ons,

fittin

gsan

dgr

outin

gde

scrib

ed.

1Po

st-t

ensio

ning

ism

easu

red

byth

enu

mbe

rof

tend

ons

inid

entic

alm

embe

rs.

37M

esh

m2

1W

eigh

tpe

rm

2st

ated

.2

Fabr

icre

fere

nce

stat

ed3

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imum

laps

stat

ed.

1Be

nt.

2St

rips

inon

ew

idth

,wid

thst

ated

.

1La

ps,t

ying

wire

s,al

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ting,

bend

ing,

spac

ers,

stoo

ls,ch

airs

and

othe

rsu

ppor

tsde

emed

incl

uded

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Void

s≤

1.00

m2

inar

eano

tde

duct

ed.

3Be

ntfa

bric

isde

emed

toin

clud

efa

bric

that

isw

rapp

edar

ound

stee

lm

embe

rs.

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

Des

igne

djo

ints

inin

-situ

conc

rete

1Jo

ints

loca

ted

atth

edi

scre

tion

ofth

eco

ntra

ctor

are

not

mea

sure

d.2

Det

ails

ofpr

imer

s,cl

eane

rs,f

illers

,w

ater

stop

s,ba

ckin

gst

rips,

rein

forc

emen

t,tie

s,se

alan

ts,t

hem

etho

dof

appl

icat

ion,

prep

arat

ion

and

the

like

shal

lbe

stat

edin

the

desc

riptio

n.

38Pl

ain

39Fo

rmed

40C

ut

m1

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ensio

ned

desc

riptio

n.2

tota

ldep

thst

ated

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izont

al.

2Ve

rtic

al.

3C

urve

d,ra

dius

stat

ed.

1Pl

ain

join

tsar

eth

ose

that

dono

tre

quire

form

wor

k.2

Form

edjo

ints

are

deem

edto

incl

ude

form

wor

k.3

All

prep

arat

ion,

clea

ners

,prim

ers

and

seal

ers

are

deem

edin

clud

ed.

4A

llan

gles

,end

s,in

ters

ectio

nsar

ede

emed

incl

uded

whe

ther

they

are

form

ed,w

elde

dor

purp

ose

mad

e.

Acc

esso

ries

cast

into

in-s

ituco

ncre

te1

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,qua

lity

ofm

ater

ials

and

size

orm

anuf

actu

rers

refe

renc

esh

allb

est

ated

.

41Ty

peor

prop

rieta

ryre

fere

nce

stat

edm

2

----

-m --

---

nr

1D

imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

1If

linea

ror

supe

rfici

alqu

antit

ies

are

used

the

desc

riptio

nm

ust

incl

ude

any

appr

opria

tesp

acin

gdi

men

sions

.

1C

ast-

inac

cess

orie

sin

clud

ean

chor

bolts

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hor

boxe

s,fix

ing

bolts

,do

wel

s,co

lum

ngu

ards

,iso

late

dgl

ass

bloc

ksan

dan

yot

her

anci

llary

item

that

issp

ecifi

edto

beca

stin

asth

eco

ncre

tew

ork

proc

eeds

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t-in

acce

ssor

ies

excl

ude

rein

forc

emen

t,ty

ing

wire

,dist

ance

bloc

ks,s

pace

rs,c

hairs

,str

uctu

rals

teel

mem

bers

,hol

low

bloc

ks,f

iller

bloc

ks,

void

form

ers,

perm

anen

tfo

rmw

ork,

join

ts,a

llco

mpo

nent

sar

ound

whi

chco

ncre

teis

cast

but

whi

char

eno

tfix

edin

posit

ion

byth

eco

ntra

ctor

.

11 IN-SITU CONCRETE WORKS

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

In-s

ituco

ncre

tesu

ndri

es

42G

rout

ing

nr1

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ensio

ned

desc

riptio

n.1

Stan

chio

nba

ses.

2G

rilla

ges.

1Fo

rmw

ork

orot

her

tem

pora

rym

eans

ofsu

ppor

tto

expo

sed

edge

san

dth

elik

eis

deem

edin

clud

ed.

43Fi

lling

mor

tices

orho

les

nr

44Fi

lling

chas

esm

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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12P

reca

st/c

om

posi

teco

ncre

tePr

ecas

t/co

mpo

site

conc

rete

wal

ls,p

artit

ions

and

pane

lsPr

ecas

t/co

mpo

site

conc

rete

deck

ing

and

floor

ing

Oth

erpr

ecas

t/co

mpo

site

conc

rete

wor

k

Dra

win

gsth

atm

ust

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.1

Gen

eral

arra

ngem

ent

draw

ings

.2

Spec

ific

draw

ings

orde

tails

rela

ting

topr

ecas

tw

orks

.

Man

dato

ryin

form

atio

nto

bepr

ovid

ed.

1Ki

ndan

dqu

ality

ofm

ater

ials.

2Si

zes

and

spac

ing

ofpl

anks

and

bloc

ks.

3Ki

nd,q

ualit

yan

dm

ixof

conc

rete

.4

Met

hods

ofco

mpa

ctio

nan

dcu

ring.

5Be

ddin

gan

dfix

ing.

6Su

rface

finish

es.

7Ki

ndan

dqu

ality

ofre

info

rcem

ent

orpr

e/po

st-t

ensio

ning

,spa

cing

and

stre

sses

.8

Fini

shof

expo

sed

surfa

ces.

9D

etai

lsof

test

sof

mat

eria

ls.10

Det

ails

ofte

sts

offin

ished

wor

k.

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

tbe

show

non

the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

1Th

ere

lativ

epo

sitio

nof

conc

rete

mem

bers

.2

Size

ofm

embe

rs.

3Th

ickn

ess

ofsla

bsan

dpa

nels.

4Pe

rmiss

ible

load

s.

Wor

ksan

dm

ater

ials

deem

edin

clud

ed.

1M

ould

san

dfo

rmw

ork.

2Re

info

rcem

ent.

3Be

ddin

g.4

Fixi

ngs.

5Te

mpo

rary

supp

ort.

6C

ast-

inac

cess

orie

s.7

Pre-

tens

ioni

ngor

pre-

stre

ssin

g.8

Fille

den

ds.

9A

llgr

outin

g.10

Mar

gins

≤50

0mm

wid

e.

12 PRECAST/COMPOSITE CONCRETE

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1C

ompo

site

conc

rete

wor

km

21

Nat

ure

ofw

ork

desc

ribed

.2

Com

posit

ion

ofw

ork

desc

ribed

.3

Thic

knes

sst

ated

.

1H

orizo

ntal

.2

Slop

ing

≤15

°.3

Slop

ing

>15

°.4

Vert

ical

.

1Re

info

rcem

ent:

deta

ilsst

ated

.2

Post

-ten

sioni

ng:n

umbe

rof

tend

ons

and

deta

ilsst

ated

.3

Cas

t-in

acce

ssor

ies:

deta

ilsst

ated

.

1W

illap

ply

topa

nels,

slabs

,wal

ls,pa

rtiti

ons,

deck

ing.

2Th

eth

ickn

ess

stat

edis

the

com

bine

dth

ickn

ess

ofbo

thpr

ecas

tan

din

-situ

wor

k.3

Mar

gins

grea

ter

than

500m

mw

ide

are

mea

sure

das

ordi

nary

in-s

ituco

ncre

tesla

bs.

4N

ode

duct

ion

ism

ade

for

void

s≤

1.00

m2.

2D

esig

ned

join

tsm

1D

imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

1Ty

pean

dsiz

esof

fillin

gan

dse

alan

tst

ated

.1

Join

tsfo

rmed

atth

edi

scre

tion

ofth

eco

ntra

ctor

are

not

mea

sure

d.

3H

oldi

ngdo

wn

ortie

stra

psnr

1D

imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion

orpr

oprie

tary

refe

renc

enu

mbe

r.1

Mat

eria

ltyp

est

ated

.2

Prot

ectiv

eco

atin

gst

ated

.1

Met

hod

offix

ing.

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13P

reca

stco

ncre

te

Prec

ast

conc

rete

fram

est

ruct

ures

Prec

ast

conc

rete

sills

,lin

tels

,cop

ings

and

othe

run

itsPr

ecas

tco

ncre

tepa

nelc

ladd

ing

Prec

ast

conc

rete

slab

sPr

ecas

tco

ncre

tew

alls

and

part

ition

sPr

ecas

tco

ncre

tede

ckin

gPr

ecas

tco

ncre

tero

oflig

hts

and

pave

men

tlig

hts

Prec

ast

com

posi

teco

ncre

tew

ork

Dra

win

gsth

atm

ust

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.1

Gen

eral

arra

ngem

ent

draw

ings

.2

Spec

ific

draw

ings

orde

tails

rela

ting

topr

ecas

tw

orks

.

Man

dato

ryin

form

atio

nto

bepr

ovid

ed.

1Ki

nd,q

ualit

yan

dm

ixof

conc

rete

.2

Met

hods

ofco

mpa

ctio

nan

dcu

ring.

3Be

ddin

gan

dfix

ing.

4Su

rface

finish

es.

5Ki

ndan

dqu

ality

ofre

info

rcem

ent

orpr

e/po

st-t

ensio

ning

,spa

cing

and

stre

sses

.6

Fini

shof

expo

sed

surfa

ces.

7D

etai

lsof

test

sof

mat

eria

ls.8

Det

ails

ofte

sts

offin

ished

wor

k.

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

13 PRECAST CONCRETE

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Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

tbe

show

non

the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

1Th

ere

lativ

epo

sitio

nof

conc

rete

mem

bers

.2

The

thic

knes

sor

size

ofm

embe

rs.

3Th

ickn

ess

ofsla

bsan

dpa

nels.

4Pe

rmiss

ible

load

s.5

Full

deta

ilsof

anch

orag

es,

duct

s,sh

eath

ing

and

vent

s.

Wor

ksan

dm

ater

ials

deem

edin

clud

ed.

1M

ould

san

dfo

rmw

ork.

2Re

info

rcem

ent.

3Be

ddin

g.4

Fixi

ngs.

5Te

mpo

rary

supp

ort.

6C

ast-

inac

cess

orie

s.7

Pre-

tens

ioni

ngor

pre-

stre

ssin

g.8

Fille

den

ds.

9A

llgr

outin

g.10

Mar

gins

.11

Ang

les

and

fair

ends

.12

Gla

ssle

nses

.

Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1Pr

ecas

tco

ncre

tego

ods

nr1

Dim

ensio

ned

desc

riptio

nor

dim

ensio

ned

diag

ram

.1

Rein

forc

emen

t:de

tails

stat

ed.

2Po

st-t

ensio

ning

:num

ber

ofte

ndon

san

dde

tails

stat

ed.

3C

ast-

inac

cess

orie

s:de

tails

stat

ed.

4Sl

opin

gno

tex

ceed

ing

15°.

5Sl

opin

gex

ceed

ing

15°.

1St

oolin

gs,n

umbe

rst

ated

.1

Will

appl

yto

sills,

linte

ls,pa

dsto

nes,

stai

rcas

es,l

andi

ngs,

pane

ls,pa

rtiti

ons,

colu

mns

,bea

ms,

stru

ctur

alfr

ames

and

othe

rpr

ecas

tfe

atur

es.

m2

Dim

ensio

ned

desc

riptio

nst

atin

gnu

mbe

rof

piec

es.

2W

illap

ply

tofr

ame

mem

bers

,cop

ings

and

the

like.

m2

3D

imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion

stat

ing

thic

knes

s.2

Span

whe

rere

leva

nt.

3W

illap

ply

topa

nels,

slabs

,wal

ls,pa

rtiti

ons,

deck

ing

and

the

like.

2Ro

oflig

hts

3Pa

vem

ent

light

s4

Vert

ical

pane

llig

hts

m2

----

-nr

1D

imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion,

Num

ber

stat

ed.

----

----

----

----

----

--2

Dim

ensio

ned

desc

riptio

n.

1Si

zes

and

exte

ntof

rein

forc

emen

tst

ated

.1

Isola

ted

glas

sle

nses

are

mea

sure

das

acce

ssor

ies

cast

into

insit

uco

ncre

te.

2Ro

of,p

avem

ent

and

pane

llig

hts

are

deem

edto

incl

ude

mou

lds,

form

wor

k,te

mpo

rary

prop

ping

,rei

nfor

cem

ent,

bedd

ing

and

glas

sle

nses

.

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

5D

esig

ned

join

tsm

1D

imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

1Ty

pean

dsiz

esof

fillin

gan

dse

alan

tst

ated

.1

Join

tsfo

rmed

atth

edi

scre

tion

ofth

eco

ntra

ctor

are

not

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sure

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scrip

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tary

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enu

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eria

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ated

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ectiv

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atin

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ated

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offix

ing.

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14M

aso

nry

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k/bl

ock

wal

ling

Gla

ssbl

ock

wal

ling

Nat

ural

ston

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bble

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ling

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sing

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atur

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one

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gan

ddr

essi

ngs

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ifici

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gan

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ngs

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win

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mpa

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nof

mea

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t.1

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rnal

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atio

ns.

4A

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ason

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dato

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form

atio

nto

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ovid

ed.

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ualit

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ston

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its.

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posit

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mix

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ork

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ents

and

glos

sary

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imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

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non

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draw

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that

acco

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nyth

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sure

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ajor

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ensio

ns.

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ints

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flash

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terin

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rary

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1A

llw

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sure

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the

cent

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ctiv

eof

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truc

tion.

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ickn

esse

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ated

are

nom

inal

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kis

deem

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rtic

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less

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rwise

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ribed

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ctio

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mad

efo

rvo

ids

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iltin

item

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hose

cros

sse

ctio

nal

area

isle

ssth

an0.

50m

2.

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8La

bour

inea

ves

fillin

g.9

Labo

urs

inre

turn

s,en

dsan

dan

gles

.10

Cen

terin

g.11

Ove

rhan

dw

ork.

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ndin

gen

dsof

wal

lsto

othe

rw

ork.

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llex

tra

mat

eria

lreq

uire

dfo

rbo

ndin

g.14

Add

ition

alm

ater

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nla

ps.

15Pr

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atio

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bseq

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appl

icat

ions

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sure

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lone

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phra

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ness

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ural

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one.

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ains

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ety

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2W

alls

are

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sure

don

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eria

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rwise

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ed.

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wal

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knes

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ctio

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ade

for

void

sor

built

inite

ms

who

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type

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2

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Item

orw

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sure

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uded

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olds

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psan

dth

elik

e.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

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velt

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glos

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scrip

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nctio

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ones

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hich

each

item

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tain

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ving

rega

rdin

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case

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tura

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the

plan

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whi

chth

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quire

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nto

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The

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ken

over

one

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tar

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and

one

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join

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gca

vity

m2

1W

idth

and

met

hod

offo

rmin

g.1

Type

and

spac

ing

oftie

s.

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avity

insu

latio

nm

21

Type

and

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knes

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hod

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ling

orfix

ing.

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amp-

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300m

mw

ide

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amp-

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s>

300m

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tytr

ays

m m2

m

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auge

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umbe

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ompo

sitio

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mat

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al.

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king

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izont

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urse

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ede

emed

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clud

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rmin

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nds

and

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(b) p

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tm

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idth

stat

ed.

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m1

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than

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ess

stat

ed.

1W

eath

er.

2A

ngle

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er.

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join

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Type

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ish.

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ting

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ram

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than

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1Ty

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arat

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nan

dpo

sitio

nis

desig

ned.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

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glos

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edgi

ngan

dpi

nnin

gm

1W

idth

and

thic

knes

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ated

.

24C

reas

ing

m1

Wid

thst

ated

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Num

ber

ofco

urse

s.

25Pr

oprie

tary

and

indi

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num

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able

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build

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fixin

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All

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ese

item

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ede

emed

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clud

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open

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tion

with

any

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will

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ustiv

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nyty

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ifica

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ade

broc

hure

.

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15S

truc

tura

lm

etal

wo

rkSt

ruct

ural

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kSt

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ural

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iniu

mw

ork

Dra

win

gsth

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ust

acco

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nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.1

All

Gen

eral

arra

ngem

ent

draw

ings

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ns,S

ectio

nsan

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evat

ions

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Dra

win

gssp

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cto

the

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k.

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dato

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form

atio

nto

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ovid

ed.

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pes

and

grad

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mat

eria

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stee

land

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ts.

2Sp

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catio

nde

scrib

ing

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icat

ion,

wel

ding

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ting,

erec

tion

and

ever

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sene

cess

ary

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mpl

ete

the

inst

alla

tion.

3Su

rface

prep

arat

ion

prio

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appl

icat

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ofan

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rface

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tmen

tor

finish

.

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ents

and

glos

sary

.

Min

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info

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ion

that

mus

tbe

show

non

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acco

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sure

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any

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ene

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ing

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type

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alm

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inre

latio

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each

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ails

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tions

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and

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ints

.

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ksan

dm

ater

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deem

edin

clud

ed.

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em

ass

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gin

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lcom

pone

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low

ance

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ade

for

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atio

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e.

15 STRUCTURAL METALWORK

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

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omm

ents

and

glos

sary

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amed

mem

bers

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min

gan

dfa

bric

atio

nt

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ngth

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tex

ceed

ing

1.00

m2

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ths

over

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not

exce

edin

g9.

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ceed

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ndso

onin

incr

emen

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olum

ns.

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ams.

3Ra

fters

.4

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ings

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nsan

dcl

addi

ngra

ils.

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rilla

ges.

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usse

s.8

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egi

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s.9

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ing

todo

ors

and

win

dow

s.10

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mer

sto

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san

dw

alls.

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and

colu

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stay

s,nu

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rst

ated

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red.

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urve

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atio

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ary

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pora

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ract

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deem

edin

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stat

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amed

mem

bers

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man

ent

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tion

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e

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rails

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ails

and

cent

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ing

clip

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ated

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ties

and

bars

.

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late

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atio

nt

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ain

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use

stat

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wei

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ural

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rman

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erec

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embe

r,us

est

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ance

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late

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t.2

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low

ance

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rcen

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stat

ed.

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ted

mem

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ings

are

com

pone

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allo

wm

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bejo

ined

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ther

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her

brac

kets

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port

san

dth

elik

eth

atar

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dan

dat

tach

ed,e

ither

onor

off

site,

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em

ain

load

bear

ing

fram

eby

the

stru

ctur

alm

etal

cont

ract

or.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

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es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

6C

old

rolle

dpu

rlins

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ddin

gra

ilsan

dth

elik

em

1Ty

pean

dm

etho

dof

fixin

gst

ated

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orpr

oprie

tary

refe

renc

est

ated

.

1Pu

rlins

and

clad

ding

rails

.2

Sag

rods

.3

Stay

s.4

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er.

1M

etho

dof

fixin

gst

ated

.

7Ex

tra

over

for

nr1

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ing

cran

ks.

Dim

ensio

nof

mem

ber

stat

ed.

8Pr

ofile

dm

etal

deck

ing,

type

and/

orpr

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stat

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21

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ght

not

exce

edin

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tex

ceed

ing

5.00

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tex

ceed

ing

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0m3

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soon

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incr

emen

ts.

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ear

stud

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ork

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red

here

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ctur

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age

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ould

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red

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cord

ance

with

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rule

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ent

form

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k.2

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are

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ays

mea

sure

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rwise

stat

ed.

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ear

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ckin

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calc

ulat

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the

finish

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eaof

conc

rete

cast

onto

the

deck

ing.

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tra

over

for

m1

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trim

s;siz

e,gi

rth,

prof

ileor

prop

rieta

ryre

fere

nce

stat

ed.

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raig

ht.

2Ra

king

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ved,

radi

usst

ated

.

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ds,a

ngle

s,in

ters

ectio

nsar

eal

lde

emed

incl

uded

.

m2

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ved

cutt

ing.

10H

oldi

ngdo

wn

bolts

oras

sem

blie

snr

1Ty

pean

ddi

amet

erst

ated

.1

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hor

plat

es,f

ram

es,

mem

bers

,tub

es,c

ones

and

any

othe

ras

soci

ated

acce

ssor

yst

ated

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pply

only.

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ecia

lbol

tsnr

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pean

ddi

amet

erst

ated

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grou

ndif

othe

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anst

ruct

ural

stee

l.1

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ialb

olts

are

allb

olts

and

fast

ener

sot

her

than

grad

e4.

6bl

ack

bolts

and

hold

ing

dow

nas

sem

blie

s.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

12C

onne

ctio

nsto

exist

ing

stee

land

othe

rm

embe

rsor

stru

ctur

esnr

1D

etai

lsst

ated

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labo

urs

onne

wan

dex

istin

gst

eel

are

deem

edin

clud

ed.

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bour

son

non-

stee

lstr

uctu

res

are

mea

sure

del

sew

here

.

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iale

rect

ion

t1

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ails

and

loca

tion

stat

ed.

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nly

mea

sure

dw

hen

not

atdi

scre

tion

ofco

ntra

ctor

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info

rmat

ion

give

nin

the

desc

riptio

nm

ust

incl

ude

item

ssu

chas

the

num

ber

ofer

ecta

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esan

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rof

site

wel

ds.T

his

info

rmat

ion

may

begi

ven

byre

fere

nce

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awin

g(s)

.

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lling

hollo

wse

ctio

nsite

m1

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er.

2C

oncr

ete.

3O

ther

mat

eria

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est

ated

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etai

lsst

ated

.

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rface

trea

tmen

tsm

21

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vani

sing.

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raye

dco

atin

g.3

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ting.

4O

ther

trea

tmen

t:ty

pest

ated

.

1O

nsit

e.2

Off

site.

1Pr

epar

atio

nde

scrib

ed.

2N

umbe

rof

coat

sst

ated

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Thic

knes

sof

coat

(s)

stat

ed.

4Fi

rera

ting

stat

ed.

5Fi

nish

stat

ed.

1A

llpr

epar

atio

nis

deem

edin

clud

ed.

16Iso

late

dpr

otec

tive

coat

ings

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roxi

mat

esiz

eor

area

stat

ed.

2Ty

peof

prot

ectiv

eco

ated

stat

ed.

3Pr

epar

atio

nde

scrib

ed.

1O

nsit

e.2

Off

site.

17Te

stin

gite

m1

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test

s.2

Fire

prot

ectio

nte

sts.

3O

ther

test

s.

1D

etai

lsst

ated

.

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16C

arpe

ntry

Tim

ber

fram

ing

Tim

ber

first

fixin

gsT

imbe

r,m

etal

and

plas

ticbo

ardi

ng,s

heet

ing,

deck

ing,

casi

ngs

and

linin

gsM

etal

and

plas

ticac

cess

orie

s

Dra

win

gsth

atm

ust

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.1

All

gene

rala

rran

gem

ent

plan

s,se

ctio

nsan

del

evat

ions

.2

Dra

win

gssp

ecifi

cto

the

wor

k.

Man

dato

ryin

form

atio

nto

bepr

ovid

ed.

1Ki

nd,q

ualit

yan

dsiz

eof

mat

eria

ls.2

Gra

deof

timbe

r.3

Type

ofpr

eser

vativ

etr

eatm

ent.

4Ty

peof

prot

ectiv

eco

atin

g5

Met

hod

offix

ing

whe

reno

tat

the

disc

retio

nof

the

cont

ract

or.

6M

etho

dof

join

ting

orco

nstr

uctio

nw

here

not

atth

edi

scre

tion

ofth

eco

ntra

ctor

.7

Spac

ing

ofba

tten

san

dgr

ound

s.8

Nat

ure

ofba

se.

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

tbe

show

non

the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

1La

yout

and

spac

ing

oftim

bers

.2

Type

sof

mat

eria

lsus

ed.

3Po

sitio

nof

timbe

rsin

rela

tion

adja

cent

stru

ctur

es.

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ksan

dm

ater

ials

deem

edin

clud

ed.

1A

llsiz

esno

min

alun

less

othe

rwise

stat

ed.

2A

lltim

bers

are

saw

nun

less

othe

rwise

stat

ed.

3A

llw

ork

fabr

icat

ed,a

ssem

bled

and

erec

ted

onsit

eun

less

othe

rwise

stat

ed.

4A

llw

ork

fixed

byna

ilsun

less

othe

rwise

stat

ed.

5H

oles

intim

ber

for

bolts

and

allo

ther

fixin

gs.

6A

llla

bour

son

timbe

r.7

All

web

s,gu

sset

san

dth

elik

eon

trus

ses

and

port

als.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1Pr

imar

yor

stru

ctur

altim

bers

m1

Nom

inal

size

stat

ed.

1Ra

fters

and

asso

ciat

edro

oftim

bers

.2

Purli

ns.

3W

allp

late

s.4

Roof

and

floor

joist

s.5

Beam

s.6

Post

sor

colu

mns

.7

Part

ition

and

wal

lmem

bers

.8

Stru

ttin

g.

1Se

lect

ion

and

prot

ectio

nfo

rsu

bseq

uent

trea

tmen

t.2

Mat

chin

ggr

ains

orco

lour

s.3

Lim

itson

plan

ing

mar

gins

.4

Fixi

ngce

ntre

sst

ated

whe

reno

tat

disc

retio

nof

the

cont

ract

or.

5Ty

pean

dsiz

eof

bolts

and

othe

rfix

ings

and

fast

enin

gs.

6Ba

ckgr

ound

orna

ture

ofba

se.

7Fi

xing

thro

ugh

vuln

erab

lem

ater

ials.

8Su

rface

finish

ortr

eatm

ent

appl

ied

aspa

rtof

the

man

ufac

turin

gpr

oces

s.9

Leng

th>

6.00

inon

eco

ntin

uous

leng

th.

1St

rutt

ing

ism

easu

red

thro

ugh

the

stru

ctur

alm

embe

rsbe

ing

stiff

ened

.

2En

gine

ered

orpr

efab

ricat

edm

embe

rs/it

ems

nr1

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shed

Dim

ensio

ned

desc

riptio

n.2

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trus

ses.

3Po

rtal

fram

es.

4Tr

usse

s.5

Wal

lpan

els.

6Be

ams.

7Jo

ists.

8Po

sts

orco

lum

ns.

1M

anuf

actu

rers

’ref

eren

ce.

2Le

ngth

>6.

00in

one

cont

inuo

usle

ngth

.

3Ba

ckin

gan

dot

her

first

fixtim

bers

m1

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inal

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ensio

ned

desc

riptio

nof

each

mem

ber.

1G

roun

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2Ba

tten

s.

m2

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omin

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scrip

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san

dbr

acke

ting.

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entr

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ach

way

stat

ed.

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ardi

ng,f

loor

ing,

shee

ting,

deck

ing,

casin

gs,l

inin

gs,s

arki

ng,f

asci

as,

barg

eboa

rds,

soffi

tsan

dth

elik

e

m ----

-m

2

1N

otex

ceed

ing

600m

mw

ide;

finish

edw

idth

and

thic

knes

sst

ated

.2

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r60

0mm

wid

e;fin

ished

thic

knes

sst

ated

.

1H

orizo

ntal

.2

Slop

ing.

3Ve

rtic

al.

4C

urve

d:ra

dius

stat

ed.

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ffit

orce

iling.

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ther

shap

ede

scrib

ed.

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nish

stat

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less

saw

n.2

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ints

whe

reno

tat

the

disc

retio

nof

the

cont

ract

or.

3Pr

ofile

.

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elo

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the

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ven

such

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tern

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alls,

inte

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dat

tach

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ers,

isola

ted

colu

mns

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ors,

ceilin

gsan

dat

tach

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ted

beam

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ofs,

eave

s,ve

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san

dth

elik

e.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

5O

rnam

enta

lend

sof

timbe

rm

embe

rsnr

1Si

zean

dde

tail

stat

ed.

6M

etal

fixin

gs,f

aste

ning

san

dfit

tings

nr1

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ensio

ned

desc

riptio

n.2

Prop

rieta

ryre

fere

nce

orca

talo

gue

num

ber

whe

reap

plic

able

.

1Ti

es.

2Ro

ds.

3Br

acke

ts.

4St

raps

.5

Shoe

s.6

Bolts

.7

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hang

ers.

8O

ther

:det

ails

stat

ed.

1M

etho

dof

fixin

gst

ated

.2

Back

grou

ndst

ated

ifno

ttim

ber

1Bo

ltsin

clud

ehe

ads,

nuts

and

was

hers

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leng

thof

abo

ltis

mea

sure

dov

erth

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ad.

3W

ork

isde

emed

toin

clud

eal

llab

ours

infa

bric

atin

gan

dfix

ing

incl

udin

gdr

illing

hole

sin

the

fittin

g,th

etim

ber

and

the

back

grou

nd.

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17S

heet

roo

fco

veri

ngs

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min

ous

felts

Plas

ticsh

eets

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tm

etal

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igid

boar

dsw

ithfa

ctor

yap

plie

dsh

eet

cove

ring

sA

nyot

her

type

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eet

roof

cove

ring

Dra

win

gsth

atm

ust

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.1

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sof

each

roof

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cipa

lsec

tions

ofro

of.

3Ex

tern

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evat

ions

.

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dato

ryin

form

atio

nto

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ovid

ed.

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nd,q

ualit

yof

mat

eria

ls.2

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knes

s,ga

uge,

wei

ght

and

tem

per.

3M

etho

dof

fixin

g.4

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ails

and

posit

ion

ofla

ps,

drip

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,bea

ds,r

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join

ts,

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ands

and

dow

nsta

nds.

5Bo

ndin

gto

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rw

ork.

6Ra

dius

ofcu

rved

wor

k.7

Type

(s)

and

spac

ing

ofjo

ints

.8

Type

(s)

and

spac

ing

ofse

ams.

9Sp

ecia

lfin

ishes

.

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es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

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ampl

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roof

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rings

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ustiv

e.

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Min

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Item

orw

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Item

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sure

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17 SHEET ROOF COVERINGS

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Item

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sure

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18T

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6Ra

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Item

orw

ork

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mea

sure

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19W

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leve

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rew

ork

isto

beca

rrie

dou

t.2

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ions

show

ing

exte

ntof

wor

k.

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dato

ryin

form

atio

nto

bepr

ovid

ed.

1Re

stric

tions

onsit

ing

ofpl

ant

and

mat

eria

ls.2

Kind

and

qual

ityof

allm

ater

ials.

3Th

ickn

ess

and

num

ber

ofco

ats.

4Su

rface

finish

esor

trea

tmen

ts.

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

tbe

show

non

the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

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tent

ofw

ork.

2H

eigh

tof

wor

kab

ove

grou

ndle

vel.

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ksan

dm

ater

ials

deem

edin

clud

ed.

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uttin

gto

line.

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bour

and

mat

eria

las

soci

ated

with

cutt

ing,

notc

hing

,ben

ding

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ping

and

rein

forc

emen

t.3

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king

into

rece

sses

such

asdu

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vers

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ped

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ts,

man

hole

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atw

ells,

outle

tpi

pes,

dish

edgu

llies

and

the

like.

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ork

tofa

llsan

dcr

oss

falls

.5

All

boun

dary

wor

kto

open

ings

≤1.

00m

2

6A

llpr

epar

atio

nto

back

grou

ndne

cess

ary

tofo

rma

key,

incl

udin

gra

king

out

join

ts,

scab

blin

gor

the

appl

icat

ion

ofa

bond

ing

agen

t.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1C

over

ings

>50

0mm

wid

em

21

Hor

izont

al.

2Sl

opin

g:pi

tch

stat

ed.

3Ve

rtic

al.

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urve

d:ra

diis

tate

d.

1U

nder

lays

.2

Insu

latio

n.3

Fini

shto

expo

sed

surfa

ce.

4Pr

otec

tion.

1N

atur

eof

base

.2

Num

ber

ofco

ats

orla

yers

.1

The

area

mea

sure

dis

that

inco

ntac

tw

ithba

se.

2N

ode

duct

ion

ism

ade

for

void

s≤

1.00

m2.

2C

over

ings

≤50

0mm

wid

em

3Sk

irtin

gs4

Fasc

ias

5A

pron

s

m1

Net

girt

hon

face

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izont

al.

2Sl

opin

g.3

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ical

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ng.

5C

urve

d:ra

dius

stat

ed.

6St

eppe

d.

1Bo

unda

ryw

ork

tovo

ids

ison

lym

easu

red

whe

reth

evo

idis

>1.

00m

2.

2Bo

unda

ryw

ork

isw

ork

asso

ciat

edw

ithcl

osin

gof

for

finish

ing

off

the

wat

erpr

oofin

gat

the

exte

rnal

perim

eter

,at

the

abut

men

tw

ithdi

ffere

ntm

ater

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orth

epe

rimet

erof

open

ings

and

void

s.3

Boun

dary

wor

kis

deem

edto

incl

ude

unde

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aks,

insu

latio

n,st

ripve

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tors

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ugh

and

fair

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ing,

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ing,

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ting,

laps

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ms,

ends

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les,

inte

rsec

tions

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ls,up

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ds,

dow

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dres

sings

and

wed

ging

s.

6G

utte

rs7

Cha

nnel

s8

Valle

ys9

Kerb

s

m1

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girt

hon

face

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ing.

2St

eppe

d.3

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ved.

4Se

cret

.5

Tape

red.

1N

atur

eof

base

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Num

ber

ofco

ats

orla

yers

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Spac

ing

ofst

ruct

ural

supp

orts

.

1Th

ele

ngth

isth

em

ean

leng

thm

easu

red

over

allf

ittin

gs.

2Li

ning

and

cove

ring

wor

kis

deem

edto

incl

ude

alld

ress

ings

requ

ired

tofo

rmth

epr

ofile

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nts,

brac

kets

,und

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oaks

and

othe

ras

soci

ated

linin

gs,o

utle

ts,

over

flow

s,en

ds,a

ngle

s,in

ters

ectio

ns,

bedd

ing,

poin

ting,

fixin

gsan

dth

elik

e.3

Max

imum

and

min

imum

girt

hof

tape

red

gutt

ers

shal

lbe

give

n.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

10Sp

otite

ms

nr1

Dim

ensio

ned

diag

ram

ordi

men

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

1C

atch

pits

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Sum

ps.

3O

utle

ts.

4H

atch

cove

rs.

5C

anop

yco

vers

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lars

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arou

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pes

and

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like.

7O

ther

:typ

est

ated

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otite

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ork

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emed

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clud

ejo

ints

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ssin

gan

dbo

ndin

gto

surr

ound

ing

wor

k,un

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san

dot

her

asso

ciat

edlin

ings

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gles

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ttin

gsnr

1D

imen

sione

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scrip

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ntila

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er:t

ype

stat

ed.

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atur

eof

base

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Num

ber

ofco

ats

orla

yers

.3

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hod

offix

ing

whe

reno

tat

the

disc

retio

nof

the

cont

ract

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1Fi

ttin

gsar

ede

emed

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clud

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ints

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essin

gan

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gto

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ound

ing

wor

k,un

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dot

her

asso

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ings

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gles

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ing,

poin

ting,

fixin

gsan

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elik

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Prop

rieta

ryre

fere

nces

may

begi

ven

inlie

uof

adi

men

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

12Ed

getr

imm

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20P

ropr

ieta

rylin

ings

and

part

itio

nsM

etal

fram

edsy

stem

sto

wal

lsan

dce

iling

sD

rylin

ing

and

part

ition

ing

syst

ems

tow

alls

and

ceili

ngs

Dra

win

gsth

atm

ust

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.Pl

ans,

sect

ions

and

elev

atio

nsto

show

scop

ean

dlo

catio

nof

wor

k.M

anda

tory

info

rmat

ion

tobe

prov

ided

.1

Kind

,qua

lity

and

size

orth

ickn

ess

ofm

ater

ials

and

com

pone

nts.

2M

etho

dof

fixin

gfr

amin

gan

dlin

ings

.3

Layo

utan

dtr

eatm

ent

ofjo

ints

.4

Met

hod

ofjo

intin

g.5

Surfa

cepr

epar

atio

n.6

Fini

sh.

7Ra

diio

fcu

rved

wor

k.8

Nat

ure

ofba

se.

9Lo

catio

nof

wal

lor

ceilin

gm

ount

edfit

tings

requ

iring

addi

tiona

lsup

port

orfr

amin

g.10

Seal

ants

tojo

ints

and

perim

eter

s.

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1Th

efin

ishis

that

whi

chis

appl

ied

aspa

rtof

the

norm

alpr

oprie

tary

syst

em.

Any

finish

tobe

subs

eque

ntly

mad

eby

adi

ffere

nttr

ade

shal

lbe

mea

sure

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para

tely

unde

rth

ere

leva

ntru

les.

2Ex

ampl

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prop

rieta

ryfin

ishes

are

tape

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ints

,slu

rry

coat

s,an

dth

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e.3

Skim

coat

sor

othe

rw

ettr

ade

finish

esar

em

easu

red

inW

ork

Sect

ion

28:

Floo

r,w

all,

ceilin

gan

dro

ofco

verin

gs.

Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

tbe

show

non

the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

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ruct

ural

floor

toce

iling

heig

hts.

2Th

ese

rvic

eslo

cate

dw

ithin

the

ceilin

g,pa

rtiti

onor

linin

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here

the

wor

kin

clud

esco

mpl

exin

tegr

alse

rvic

es.

Wor

ksan

dm

ater

ials

deem

edin

clud

ed.

1A

llw

ork

isde

emed

inte

rnal

unle

ssot

herw

isest

ated

.2

All

roug

han

dfa

ircu

ttin

g.3

Extr

am

ater

ialf

orcu

rved

wor

k.4

Add

ition

alfr

amin

gto

supp

ort

fittin

gs.

5En

ds,f

air

ends

and

abut

men

tsw

ithad

join

ing

wor

k.6

Wor

king

arou

ndco

lum

ns,

beam

san

dse

rvic

esw

here

the

oute

rfa

ceof

the

wor

kis

cont

inuo

us.

1Th

isre

fers

toth

efin

allo

catio

nof

the

wor

k.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1Pr

oprie

tary

met

alfr

amed

syst

emto

form

wal

lsm

21

Fini

shed

thic

knes

sst

ated

2H

eigh

tor

aver

age

heig

htst

ated

in1.

00m

incr

emen

ts.

3To

tall

engt

hst

ated

mea

sure

dal

ong

cent

relin

e.

1In

sula

tion.

2Va

pour

barr

iers

.3

Sub

linin

gs.

4Fi

nish

.5

Gla

zing

6C

urve

d:ra

dius

stat

ed.

1N

ode

duct

ions

for

void

s≤

1.00

m2.

2Th

eav

erag

ehe

ight

will

beca

lcul

ated

for

each

leng

thof

part

ition

with

aslo

ping

head

mea

sure

dbe

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nju

nctio

ns.

2Pr

oprie

tary

met

alfr

amed

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emto

form

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21

Ove

r30

0mm

wid

eon

face

1In

sula

tion.

2Va

pour

barr

iers

.3

Sub

linin

gs.

4Fi

nish

.5

Cur

ved:

radi

usst

ated

.6

Slop

ing

7C

onve

xor

conc

ave:

radi

usst

ated

.

1Fi

xed

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ctto

stru

ctur

also

ffit

2Su

ppor

ted

onad

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ntst

ruct

ure,

span

stat

edin

1.00

min

crem

ents

1Th

ead

jace

ntst

ruct

ure

such

asse

cond

ary

stee

lfra

min

gor

timbe

rfr

amin

gis

mea

sure

del

sew

here

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m1

Not

exce

edin

g30

0mm

wid

eon

face

3Ex

tra

over

for

diffe

rent

m2

1Li

ning

:det

ails

stat

ed.

2Fi

nish

:det

ails

stat

ed.

1Th

isw

illap

ply

topa

rtiti

ons

that

have

area

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rent

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gsor

finish

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anth

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the

gene

ral

desc

riptio

nhe

adin

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will

not

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tion

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nent

s.Th

ese

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illre

quire

sepa

rate

item

sm

easu

red.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

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tra

over

for

form

ing

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ings

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Not

exce

edin

g2.

50m

2.

22.

50–5

.00m

2.

3Ex

ceed

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5.00

m2

infu

rthe

rin

crem

ents

of2.

50m

2.

1Li

ned:

deta

ilsst

ated

.2

Unl

ined

.1

Non

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mat

eria

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eno

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emed

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uded

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ould

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ion

16:C

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ntry

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Line

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this

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scrip

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ails

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Non

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ain

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Tee.

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ated

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Fini

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d/or

trim

s.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

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tary

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21

Ove

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eon

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edin

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eon

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.

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sula

tion.

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pour

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Sub

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nish

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usst

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.

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Nat

ure

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ceilin

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2

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22.

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Item

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21C

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TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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Item

orw

ork

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sure

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nit

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lone

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21 CLADDING AND COVERING

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Item

orw

ork

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sure

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TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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22G

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22 GENERAL JOINERY

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Item

orw

ork

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mea

sure

dU

nit

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lone

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TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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Item

orw

ork

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mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

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Item

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fillp

anel

san

dsh

eets

,num

ber

stat

edm

21

Thic

knes

sst

ated

.1

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ved:

stat

ing

radi

us.

2Pa

nels

exce

edin

gsiz

eof

norm

alm

anuf

actu

red

unit.

3Pa

nels

requ

iring

spec

ial

trea

tmen

tto

edge

s.

1W

ork

isde

emed

inte

rnal

unle

ssde

scrib

edas

exte

rnal

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lpan

els

are

deem

edto

incl

ude

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ing

com

poun

ds,s

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nts,

intu

mes

cent

com

poun

dsan

dst

rips,

dist

ance

piec

es,l

ocat

ion

and

sett

ing

bloc

ksan

dfix

ings

.

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ant

join

ts1

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and

qual

ityof

mat

eria

ls.2

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hod

ofap

plic

atio

n.3

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hod

ofpr

epar

ing

cont

act

surfa

ces.

19Jo

ints

:con

tact

surfa

ces

stat

edm

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pean

dsiz

eof

com

pone

nts

stat

ed.

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rtic

al.

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opin

g.3

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t.4

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izont

al.

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ngth

sar

em

easu

red

onfa

ce.

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ork

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emed

toin

clud

epr

epar

atio

n,cl

eane

rs,p

rimer

s,se

aler

s,ba

ckin

gst

rips

and

fille

rs.

20Po

intin

g:co

ntac

tsu

rface

sst

ated

m1

One

side.

2Bo

thsid

es.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

21Ra

king

out

exist

ing

join

tsm

1W

idth

,dep

than

dty

peof

mat

eria

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ted.

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rtic

al.

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opin

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t.4

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izont

al.

3D

eem

edto

incl

ude

disp

osal

ofal

lde

bris.

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mon

gery

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ality

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ater

ials

and

fixin

gs.

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rface

finish

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stitu

ent

part

sof

the

units

orse

ts.

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xing

thro

ugh

vuln

erab

lem

ater

ials.

22Ty

peof

item

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tor

set

stat

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etho

dof

fixin

g.2

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ure

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se.

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gery

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emed

toin

clud

efix

ing

with

scre

ws

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atch

and

prep

arin

gth

eba

seto

rece

ive

it.2

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fbr

acke

tsan

das

soci

ated

fittin

gsw

illbe

mea

sure

dhe

re.

22 GENERAL JOINERY

EFFECTIVE FROM 1 JANUARY 2013 RICS NEW RULES OF MEASUREMENT | 199

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23W

indo

ws,

scre

ens

and

light

sT

imbe

r,m

etal

,pla

stic

:W

indo

ws

and

shop

fron

tsR

oofli

ghts

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ens

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res,

shut

ters

,can

opie

san

dbl

inds

Ass

ocia

ted

glas

san

dgl

azin

gA

ssoc

iate

dir

onm

onge

ry

Dra

win

gsth

atm

ust

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.1

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eral

arra

ngem

ent

plan

s.2

Doo

ran

dw

indo

wsc

hedu

le.

3G

lazi

ngsc

hedu

le.

4Iro

nmon

gery

sche

dule

.

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dato

ryin

form

atio

nto

bepr

ovid

ed.

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ndan

dqu

ality

ofm

ater

ials

and

iftim

ber

desc

ribin

gif

wro

tor

saw

n2

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erva

tion

trea

tmen

ts.

3Su

rface

trea

tmen

tsap

plie

das

part

ofth

epr

oduc

tion

proc

ess.

4Se

lect

ion

and

prot

ectio

nfo

rsu

bseq

uent

trea

tmen

tor

clea

rfin

ish.

5M

atch

ing

grai

nor

colo

ur.

6Li

mits

onpl

anin

gm

argi

ns.

7M

etho

dof

join

ting

and

cons

truc

tion

whe

reno

tat

the

disc

retio

nof

the

cont

ract

or.

8Fo

rmof

cons

truc

tion

and

join

ting

whe

reno

tat

the

disc

retio

nof

the

cont

ract

or.

9M

etho

dof

fixin

gw

here

not

atth

edi

scre

tion

ofth

eco

ntra

ctor

.10

Back

grou

ndw

here

vuln

erab

le.

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

tbe

show

non

the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

1Sh

ape

and

size

ofun

its.

2M

etho

dsof

fixin

gun

its.

3G

lazi

ngre

quire

men

ts.

Wor

ksan

dm

ater

ials

deem

edin

clud

ed.

1Be

ddin

gan

dpo

intin

gfr

ames

.2

Gla

ssan

dth

elik

eis

deem

edto

bein

stal

led

onsit

eun

less

stat

edot

herw

ise.

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

200 | RICS NEW RULES OF MEASUREMENT EFFECTIVE FROM 1 JANUARY 2013

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1W

indo

ws

and

win

dow

fram

esnr

1D

imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion

ordi

agra

m.

1C

urve

dw

ork:

radi

usst

ated

.1

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hod

offix

ing

ifno

tle

ftto

disc

retio

nof

cont

ract

or.

2Fa

ctor

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azed

.

1G

lass

may

bein

corp

orat

edin

toth

eas

soci

ated

wor

kfo

llow

ing

the

rule

sse

tou

tbe

low

.

2W

indo

wsh

utte

rs

3Su

nsh

ield

s

4Ro

oflig

hts,

skyl

ight

san

dla

nter

nlig

hts

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reen

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and

fram

es

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opfro

nts

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uvre

san

dfr

ames

Gla

zing

8G

lass

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est

ated

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knes

sof

glas

sor

over

all

thic

knes

sof

seal

edun

itst

ated

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Pane

size.

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ape

ifot

her

than

squa

reor

rect

angu

lar.

2A

irspa

ce(s

)w

idth

(s)

ofdo

uble

/trip

legl

azed

units

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fillin

gof

airs

pace

s.

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nt:d

irect

ion

stat

ed.

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etho

dof

glaz

ing

orse

curin

g.3

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trea

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t.

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lass

incl

udes

plas

tic,o

ran

yty

peof

mat

eria

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zed

into

open

ings

exce

ptgl

ass

bloc

ks.

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esiz

egi

ven

for

irreg

ular

pane

ssh

all

beth

esm

alle

stre

ctan

gula

rsiz

efro

mw

hich

the

pane

can

beob

tain

ed.

9Lo

uvre

blad

es

Iron

mon

gery

10Ty

peof

item

,uni

tor

set

stat

ednr

1M

etho

dof

fixin

g.2

Nat

ure

ofba

se.

1Ki

ndan

dqu

ality

ofm

ater

ials

and

fixin

gs.

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rface

finish

.3

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stitu

ent

part

sof

the

units

orse

ts.

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nmon

gery

isde

emed

toin

clud

efix

ing

with

scre

ws

tom

atch

and

prep

arin

gth

eba

seto

rece

ive

it.

23 WINDOWS, SCREENS AND LIGHTS

EFFECTIVE FROM 1 JANUARY 2013 RICS NEW RULES OF MEASUREMENT | 201

Page 209: RICS new rules of measurement 2

24D

oo

rs,s

hutt

ers

and

hatc

hes

Tim

ber,

met

al,p

last

ic:

Doo

rsan

dfr

ames

Shut

ters

and

Hat

ches

Slid

ing

orfo

ldin

gdo

ors

and

part

ition

sG

rille

sA

ssoc

iate

dgl

ass

and

glaz

ing

Ass

ocia

ted

iron

mon

gery

Dra

win

gsth

atm

ust

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.1

Floo

rpl

ans.

2D

oor

sche

dule

.3

Ironm

onge

rysc

hedu

le.

Man

dato

ryin

form

atio

nto

bepr

ovid

ed.

1Ki

ndan

dqu

ality

ofm

ater

ials

and,

iftim

ber,

desc

ribin

gif

wro

tor

saw

n.2

Pres

erva

tion

trea

tmen

ts.

3Su

rface

trea

tmen

tsap

plie

das

part

ofth

epr

oduc

tion

proc

ess.

4Se

lect

ion

and

prot

ectio

nfo

rsu

bseq

uent

trea

tmen

tor

clea

rfin

ish.

5M

atch

ing

grai

nor

colo

ur.

6Li

mits

onpl

anin

gm

argi

ns.

7M

etho

dof

join

ting

and

cons

truc

tion

whe

reno

tat

the

disc

retio

nof

the

cont

ract

or.

8Fo

rmof

cons

truc

tion

and

join

ting

whe

reno

tat

the

disc

retio

nof

the

cont

ract

or.

9M

etho

dof

fixin

gw

here

not

atth

edi

scre

tion

ofth

eco

ntra

ctor

.10

Back

grou

ndw

here

vuln

erab

le.

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

tbe

show

non

the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

1Lo

catio

nof

alld

oors

.2

Doo

rre

fere

nce

num

ber.

Wor

ksan

dm

ater

ials

deem

edin

clud

ed.

1Be

ddin

gan

dpo

intin

gfr

ames

.2

Gla

ssan

dth

elik

eis

deem

edto

bein

stal

led

onsit

eun

less

stat

edot

herw

ise.

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

202 | RICS NEW RULES OF MEASUREMENT EFFECTIVE FROM 1 JANUARY 2013

Page 210: RICS new rules of measurement 2

Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1D

oor

sets

nr1

Det

aile

dde

scrip

tion

ofse

t.2

Stru

ctur

alop

enin

gsiz

e.1

Back

grou

nd.

1Sm

oke

stop

s:de

tails

stat

ed.

2Fi

rest

ops:

deta

ilsst

ated

.1

Doo

rse

tsco

mpr

iseth

edo

oror

door

sco

mpl

ete

with

asso

ciat

edfr

ame,

stop

s,ar

chitr

aves

and

trim

s.2

Any

trim

san

dth

elik

efix

edto

the

set

afte

rin

stal

latio

nm

ust

bem

easu

red

inac

cord

ance

with

the

rule

sof

Wor

kSe

ctio

n22

:Gen

eral

join

ery.

3G

lass

may

bein

corp

orat

edin

toth

eas

soci

ated

wor

kfo

llow

ing

the

rule

sse

tou

tbe

low

,

2D

oors

nr1

Dim

ensio

ned

desc

riptio

nor

diag

ram

.1

Fire

resis

tanc

epe

rform

ance

.1

Met

hod

offix

ing

ifno

tle

ftto

disc

retio

nof

cont

ract

or2

Fact

ory

glaz

ed

1Ea

chle

afof

am

ulti-

leaf

eddo

oris

coun

ted

ason

edo

or.

2G

lass

may

bein

corp

orat

edin

toth

eas

soci

ated

wor

kfo

llow

ing

the

rule

sse

tou

tbe

low

.

3Ro

ller

shut

ters

4C

olla

psib

lega

tes

5Sl

idin

gfo

ldin

gpa

rtiti

ons

6H

atch

es

7St

rong

room

door

s

8G

rille

s

9D

oor

fram

esm

1D

imen

sione

dov

eral

lcro

ssse

ctio

nde

scrip

tion.

1La

bour

sde

scrib

ed.

1Fr

ames

and

linin

gsin

clud

esja

mbs

,he

ads,

sills,

mul

lions

and

tran

som

es.

10D

oor

linin

gs

11D

oor

stop

s

12A

ssoc

iate

dfir

est

ops

13A

ssoc

iate

dsm

oke

stop

s

24 DOORS, SHUTTERS AND HATCHES

EFFECTIVE FROM 1 JANUARY 2013 RICS NEW RULES OF MEASUREMENT | 203

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

Gla

zing

14G

lass

,typ

est

ated

nr1

Thic

knes

sof

glas

sor

over

all

thic

knes

sof

seal

edun

itst

ated

.2

Pane

size.

1Sh

ape

ifot

her

than

squa

reor

rect

angu

lar.

2A

irspa

ce(s

)w

idth

(s)

ofdo

uble

/trip

legl

azed

units

.3

Gas

fillin

gof

airs

pace

s.

1Be

nt:d

irect

ion

stat

ed.

2M

etho

dof

glaz

ing

orse

curin

g.3

Edge

trea

tmen

t.

1G

lass

incl

udes

plas

tic,o

ran

yty

peof

mat

eria

lgla

zed

into

open

ings

exce

ptgl

ass

bloc

ks.

2Th

esiz

egi

ven

for

irreg

ular

pane

ssh

all

beth

esm

alle

stre

ctan

gula

rsiz

efro

mw

hich

the

pane

can

beob

tain

ed.

15Lo

uvre

blad

es

Iron

mon

gery

16Ty

peof

item

,uni

tor

set

stat

ednr

1M

etho

dof

fixin

g.2

Nat

ure

ofba

se.

1Ki

ndan

dqu

ality

ofm

ater

ials

and

fixin

gs.

2Su

rface

finish

.3

Con

stitu

ent

part

sof

the

units

orse

ts.

1Iro

nmon

gery

isde

emed

toin

clud

efix

ing

with

scre

ws

tom

atch

and

prep

arin

gth

eba

seto

rece

ive

it.

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

204 | RICS NEW RULES OF MEASUREMENT EFFECTIVE FROM 1 JANUARY 2013

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25S

tair

s,w

alkw

ays

and

balu

stra

des

Tim

ber,

met

al,p

last

ic:

Stai

rcas

esW

alkw

ays

and

Gan

trie

sBa

lust

rade

sBa

rrie

rsG

uard

rails

Dra

win

gsth

atm

ust

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.1

Plan

san

dse

ctio

nssh

owin

glo

catio

nan

dsc

ope

ofea

chun

it.

Man

dato

ryin

form

atio

nto

bepr

ovid

ed.

1Ki

ndan

dqu

ality

ofm

ater

ials

and

iftim

ber

desc

ribin

gif

wro

tor

saw

n.2

Pres

erva

tion

trea

tmen

ts.

3Su

rface

trea

tmen

tsap

plie

das

part

ofth

epr

oduc

tion

proc

ess.

4Se

lect

ion

and

prot

ectio

nfo

rsu

bseq

uent

trea

tmen

tor

clea

rfin

ish.

5M

atch

ing

grai

nor

colo

ur.

6Li

mits

onpl

anin

gm

argi

ns.

7M

etho

dof

join

ting

and

cons

truc

tion

whe

reno

tat

the

disc

retio

nof

the

cont

ract

or.

8Fo

rmof

cons

truc

tion

and

join

ting

whe

reno

tat

the

disc

retio

nof

the

cont

ract

or.

9M

etho

dof

fixin

gw

here

not

atth

edi

scre

tion

ofth

eco

ntra

ctor

.10

Back

grou

ndw

here

vuln

erab

le.

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

25 STAIRS,WALKWAYS AND BALUSTRADES

EFFECTIVE FROM 1 JANUARY 2013 RICS NEW RULES OF MEASUREMENT | 205

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Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

tbe

show

non

the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

1Pr

inci

ple

dim

ensio

nsof

each

stai

rcas

eor

unit.

2H

eigh

tfro

mst

ruct

ural

floor

tost

ruct

ural

floor

leve

l.

Wor

ksan

dm

ater

ials

deem

edin

clud

ed.

1A

llra

mps

,wre

aths

,ben

ds,p

lain

ends

,orn

amen

tale

nds

and

the

like

labo

urs.

2Li

ning

s,no

sings

,cov

erm

ould

s,tr

ims

and

the

like

whe

rein

tegr

alpa

rtof

the

unit.

3So

ffit

linin

gs,s

pand

relp

anel

san

dth

elik

ew

here

anin

tegr

alpa

rtof

the

unit.

4Iro

nmon

gery

whe

rean

inte

gral

part

ofth

eun

it.5

Fini

shes

appl

ied

off

site.

6Fi

xing

s,fa

sten

ings

,blo

ckin

gs,

wed

ges,

bolts

,bra

cket

s,cl

eats

and

the

like.

Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

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es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1St

airc

ase:

type

stat

ednr

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imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

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ompo

nent

draw

ing

refe

renc

e.1

Hat

chdo

ors

whe

repa

rtof

the

loft

ladd

erco

mpo

nent

.1

Stai

rcas

esar

ede

emed

toin

clud

eat

tach

edba

lust

rade

san

dne

wel

post

s.2

Any

trim

san

dth

elik

efix

edto

the

unit

afte

rin

stal

latio

nm

ust

bem

easu

red

inac

cord

ance

with

the

rule

sof

Wor

kSe

ctio

n22

:Gen

eral

join

ery.

2Lo

ftla

dder

s

3La

dder

s

4Ex

tra

over

for:

nr1

Qua

rter

land

ing.

1D

imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

2H

alf

land

ing.

5C

atw

alks

m1

Dim

ensio

ned

desc

riptio

n.1

Cur

ved;

radi

usst

ated

.1

Met

hod

offix

ing

orsu

ppor

t.2

Back

grou

nd.

6W

alkw

ays

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

7Ba

lust

rade

sm --

---

nr

1D

imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

----

----

----

----

----

--2

Com

pone

ntdr

awin

gre

fere

nce.

1C

urve

d:ra

dius

stat

ed.

1In

fillp

anel

s:de

tail

stat

ed.

2M

etho

dof

fixin

gor

supp

ort.

3Ba

ckgr

ound

.

1Th

ese

item

sar

em

easu

red

whe

nno

tfo

rmin

gan

inte

gral

part

ofa

stai

rcas

eun

it.2

Thes

eite

ms

incl

ude

alli

nteg

ralr

ails,

infil

lpan

els,

ironm

onge

ry,f

acto

ryap

plie

dfin

ishes

,fix

ings

and

fast

enin

gs.

8H

andr

ails

9Ba

rrie

rs

10G

uard

rails

11Ba

lcon

yun

its

12Ex

tra

over

for:

nr1

Ope

ning

port

ions

:size

and

deta

ilsst

ated

.

25 STAIRS,WALKWAYS AND BALUSTRADES

EFFECTIVE FROM 1 JANUARY 2013 RICS NEW RULES OF MEASUREMENT | 207

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26M

etal

wo

rkIs

olat

edm

etal

mem

bers

Gen

eral

met

alw

ork

Gen

eral

met

alw

ork

fittin

gsan

dfix

ture

s

Dra

win

gsth

atm

ust

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.1

Plan

s,se

ctio

ns,e

leva

tions

orde

tails

suffi

cien

tto

show

loca

tion,

scop

ean

dco

nstr

uctio

nof

each

item

mea

sure

d.

Man

dato

ryin

form

atio

nto

bepr

ovid

ed.

1Ty

pes

and

grad

esof

mat

eria

ls.2

Det

ails

ofco

nnec

tions

.3

Det

ails

ofw

eldi

ngte

sts

and

x-ra

ys.

4D

etai

lsof

perfo

rman

cete

sts.

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

tbe

show

non

the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

1Po

sitio

nof

the

wor

k.2

Type

san

dsiz

esof

stru

ctur

alm

embe

rsan

dth

eir

posit

ion

rela

tive

toea

chot

her.

Wor

ksan

dm

ater

ials

deem

edin

clud

ed.

1A

llfa

bric

atio

nan

der

ectio

n.2

All

bolts

,nut

s,w

ashe

rs,f

ixin

gsan

dfa

sten

ings

.

Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1Iso

late

dm

etal

mem

bers

m1

Dim

ensio

ned

desc

riptio

n:cr

oss

sect

ion

prof

ilest

ated

.1

Built

up:d

etai

lsof

cons

truc

tion

stat

ed.

2Ta

pere

d.3

Cur

ved:

radi

usst

ated

.4

Hol

low

:sha

pest

ated

.

1M

etho

dof

fixin

gin

posit

ion.

2Fi

xing

plat

es,b

rack

ets

and

the

like:

dim

ensio

ned

desc

riptio

nst

ated

.3

Prot

ectiv

eco

atin

gap

plie

dof

fsit

e.

1Fo

rmin

gho

les,

mor

tices

and

the

like

inth

eite

man

dba

ckgr

ound

for

fixin

gpu

rpos

esar

ede

emed

incl

uded

.

2G

ener

alm

etal

wor

km

embe

rsm --

---

nr

1D

imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion:

cros

sse

ctio

npr

ofile

stat

ed.

1Pr

otec

tive

coat

ing

appl

ied

off

site.

1M

etho

dof

fixin

g.2

Nat

ure

ofba

ckgr

ound

.3

Surfa

cepa

tter

nor

finish

.

3Sh

eet

met

alm

2

----

-nr

1Th

ickn

ess

stat

ed.

----

----

----

----

----

--2

Dim

ensio

ned

desc

riptio

n.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

4W

irem

esh

m2

----

-nr

1M

esh

size

and

thic

knes

sst

ated

.--

----

----

----

----

----

2D

imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

1Pr

otec

tive

coat

ing

appl

ied

off

site.

1M

etho

dof

fixin

g.2

Nat

ure

ofba

ckgr

ound

.3

Surfa

cepa

tter

nor

finish

.

1Fo

rmin

gho

les,

mor

tices

and

the

like

inth

eite

man

dba

ckgr

ound

for

fixin

gpu

rpos

esar

ede

emed

incl

uded

.

5C

ompo

site

item

sm --

---

nr

1D

imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

2D

raw

ing

refe

renc

e.1

Full

desc

riptio

nof

all

com

pone

nts

incl

udin

gin

tegr

alno

n-m

etal

licite

ms.

1M

etho

dof

fixin

g.2

Nat

ure

ofba

ckgr

ound

.1

Non

-met

allic

inte

gral

item

sfo

rmin

gpa

rtof

the

com

posit

eite

mm

aybe

incl

uded

inth

eco

mpo

site

item

prov

ided

they

are

clea

rlyde

scrib

edas

such

.2

Any

non-

met

allic

item

appl

ied

afte

rth

eco

mpo

site

item

has

been

inst

alle

don

site

shal

lbe

mea

sure

din

acco

rdan

cew

ithth

eru

les

ofth

ere

leva

ntse

ctio

n.

6Fi

lling

hollo

wse

ctio

nsite

m1

Wat

er.

2C

oncr

ete.

3O

ther

mat

eria

l:ty

pest

ated

.

1D

etai

lsst

ated

.

7Su

rface

trea

tmen

tsm

21

Gal

vani

sing.

2Sp

raye

dco

atin

g.3

Pain

ting.

4O

ther

trea

tmen

t:ty

pest

ated

.

1O

nsit

e.2

Off

site.

1Su

rface

prep

arat

ion

desc

ribed

.1

All

prep

arat

ion

isde

emed

incl

uded

.2

Any

finish

appl

ied

afte

rin

stal

latio

nis

mea

sure

din

acco

rdan

cew

ithth

eru

les

ofth

e‘P

aint

ing

and

deco

ratin

g’se

ctio

n.

8Iso

late

dpr

otec

tive

coat

ings

nr1

App

roxi

mat

esiz

eor

area

stat

ed1

Type

ofpr

otec

tive

coat

edst

ated

.2

Prep

arat

ion

desc

ribed

.

1O

nsit

e.2

Off

site.

26 METALWORK

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27G

lazi

ng

Dra

win

gsth

atm

ust

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.1

Elev

atio

ns.

2C

ompo

nent

draw

ings

.M

anda

tory

info

rmat

ion

tobe

prov

ided

.1

Kind

qual

ityan

dth

ickn

ess

ofgl

ass.

2Ki

ndan

dqu

ality

ofgl

azin

gm

ater

ial.

3M

etho

dof

glaz

ing

incl

udin

gde

tails

ofga

sket

sw

here

requ

ired.

4N

atur

eof

fram

eor

back

grou

nd.

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1Th

isse

ctio

nco

vers

allt

ypes

ofgl

ass

and

glas

spl

astic

san

dgl

azin

gw

ithpu

tty,

bead

sor

gask

ets

into

prep

ared

open

ings

.2

Gla

zing

supp

lied

aspa

rtof

aw

indo

w,

door

orot

her

com

pone

ntis

mea

sure

del

sew

here

with

thos

eco

mpo

nent

s.

Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

tbe

show

non

the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

1G

ener

alsc

ope

and

loca

tion

ofw

ork.

1W

orks

and

mat

eria

lsde

emed

incl

uded

.1

All

raki

ngan

dcu

rved

cutt

ing.

2A

llpo

lishe

dan

dbe

velle

ded

ges

unle

ssgi

ven

inth

ede

scrip

tion.

3D

rillin

gho

les.

Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1G

lass

,typ

est

ated

2Se

aled

glaz

edun

its,t

ype

ofgl

ass

stat

ed3

Louv

rebl

ades

,typ

eof

glas

sst

ated

nr1

Thic

knes

sof

glas

sor

over

all

thic

knes

sof

seal

edun

it.2

Pane

size.

1Sh

ape

ifot

her

than

squa

reor

rect

angu

lar.

2A

irspa

ce(s

)w

idth

(s)

ofdo

uble

/trip

legl

azed

units

.3

Gas

fillin

gof

airs

pace

s.

1Be

nt:d

irect

ion

stat

ed.

2M

etho

dof

glaz

ing

orse

curin

g:de

tails

stat

ed.

3Ed

getr

eatm

ent.

1G

lass

incl

udes

lam

inat

ed,t

ough

ened

,do

uble

ortr

iple

glaz

ing

units

,lea

d,ac

rylic

,pol

ycar

bona

tean

dth

elik

e,or

any

othe

rty

peof

mat

eria

lgla

zed

into

open

ings

exce

ptgl

ass

bloc

ks.

2G

lass

bloc

ksar

em

easu

red

inac

cord

ance

with

the

rule

sof

Wor

kSe

ctio

n14

:Mas

onry

.3

The

size

give

nfo

rirr

egul

arpa

nes

shal

lbe

the

smal

lest

rect

angu

lar

size

from

whi

chth

epa

neca

nbe

obta

ined

.

4Ex

tra

for:

nr1

Grin

ding

.2

Sand

blas

ting.

3A

cid

etch

ing.

4Em

boss

ing.

5En

grav

ing.

1Pl

ain

wor

k;pa

nesiz

est

ated

.2

Des

ign

wor

k:pa

nesiz

est

ated

.1

Det

aile

dde

scrip

tion

ofw

ork

incl

udin

gex

tent

ofw

ork

over

the

pane

.

1Th

isin

form

atio

nm

aybe

give

nby

refe

renc

eto

deta

iled

draw

ings

.

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

5Le

adlig

htgl

azin

g,ty

peof

glas

sst

ated

nr1

Thic

knes

sof

glas

s.2

Ove

rall

win

dow

orlig

htsiz

e.1

Pane

sizes

whe

rere

gula

rsh

ape.

2Pa

tter

nof

lead

cam

es.

3Sp

acin

gsof

lead

cam

es.

1Be

nt:d

irect

ion

stat

ed.

2M

etho

dof

glaz

ing

orse

curin

g:de

tails

stat

ed.

3Ed

getr

eatm

ent.

1Th

epa

tter

nw

illbe

desc

ribed

asre

gula

r,di

amon

dor

irreg

ular

.2

Cam

esar

eth

eH

-sha

ped

lead

strip

sth

atar

eso

lder

edto

geth

erto

form

the

lead

glaz

edpa

nes.

6Sa

ddle

bars

m1

Dia

met

eran

dle

ngth

stat

ed.

1M

etho

dof

fixin

gto

win

dow

surr

ound

.1

Met

hod

ofat

tach

ing

tole

adlig

htgl

azin

g.1

Sadd

leba

rsar

em

etal

rods

used

tost

reng

then

and

prov

ide

supp

ort

tola

rge

lead

glaz

edpa

nes.

Thes

eba

rsar

eus

ually

built

into

the

win

dow

surr

ound

.

7M

irror

snr

1D

imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

1Ed

gede

scrip

tion.

2Pa

tter

n:m

etho

dof

form

ing

desc

ribed

.

1N

atur

eof

back

grou

nd.

2M

etho

dof

fixin

g:de

tails

stat

ed.

1Ed

ges

can

bepl

ain,

roun

ded,

beve

lled

and

the

like.

8Re

mov

ing

exist

ing

glas

san

dpr

epar

ing

fram

eor

surr

ound

tore

ceiv

ene

wgl

ass

nr1

Type

offr

ame

orsu

rrou

nd.

2Ty

peof

glas

sto

bere

mov

ed.

1Pa

nes

≤1.

00m

2.

2Pa

nes

1.00

–2.0

0m2.

3Pa

nes

2.00

–3.0

0m2.

4Pa

nes

3.00

–4.0

0m2.

5Pa

nes

≥4.

00m

2:s

izest

ated

.

1M

etho

dof

disp

osal

ofde

bris

whe

reno

tat

the

disc

retio

nof

the

cont

ract

or.

2M

ater

ials

tobe

kept

for

re-u

se.

27 GLAZING

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28F

loo

r,w

all,

ceili

ngan

dro

of

finis

hing

s

In-s

itu,t

iled,

bloc

k,M

osai

c,sh

eet,

appl

ied

liqui

dor

plan

ted

finis

hes

Dra

win

gsth

atm

ust

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.1

Plan

sof

each

floor

.2

Prin

cipa

lsec

tions

thro

ugh

build

ing.

3Ex

tern

alel

evat

ions

.4

Fini

shes

sche

dule

s.

Man

dato

ryin

form

atio

nto

bepr

ovid

ed.

1Ki

nd,q

ualit

yan

dsiz

eof

mat

eria

ls.2

Num

ber

ofco

ats

ofin

-situ

wor

k.3

Type

sof

unde

rlays

orlin

ings

.4

Bedd

ing

orot

her

met

hod

offix

ing.

5Ty

peof

poin

ting.

6La

ps.

7La

yout

and

wid

thof

join

tsan

dba

ys.

8Pa

tter

ns.

9Sp

acin

gof

batt

ens

and

coun

ter

batt

ens.

10C

ompo

sitio

nan

dm

ixof

mor

tars

.11

Bond

ing

toot

her

wor

k.12

Radi

usof

curv

edw

ork.

13N

atur

eof

base

.14

Laid

inon

eop

erat

ion

with

base

.15

App

lied

finish

es/s

eale

rs/p

olish

es.

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1A

rea

mea

sure

dis

net

inco

ntac

tw

ithba

se.

2W

idth

sst

ated

are

the

wid

thof

each

finish

edfa

ce.

3N

ode

duct

ion

for

void

s≤

1.00

m2.

4N

oal

low

ance

tobe

mad

ein

net

area

for

laps

,dre

ssin

gsor

any

othe

rla

bour

.5

All

wor

kis

deem

edin

tern

alun

less

stat

edas

exte

rnal

.

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

tbe

show

non

the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

1A

llflo

or-t

o-flo

oror

ceilin

ghe

ight

s.2

Layo

utof

patt

erne

dw

ork.

3D

etai

lsof

mou

lded

wor

k.

Wor

ksan

dm

ater

ials

deem

edin

clud

ed.

1A

llro

ugh

and

fair

squa

re,r

akin

gan

dcu

rved

cutt

ing

and

was

te.

2A

llen

dsan

dan

gles

eith

erfo

rmed

orpr

oprie

tary

.3

Extr

am

ater

ialf

orcu

rved

wor

k.4

Form

ing

allr

ough

and

fair

groo

ves,

thro

ats,

mor

tices

,ch

ases

,edg

es,r

ebat

es,h

oles

,st

ops,

mitr

esan

dth

elik

ela

bour

s.5

Raki

ngou

tjo

ints

tofo

rma

key.

6Ra

king

out

join

tsto

inse

rtsk

irtin

gsor

the

like.

7A

llw

ork

info

rmin

gre

turn

s,en

ds,i

nter

nala

ndex

tern

alan

gles

.8

All

extr

am

ater

ialr

equi

red

for

bond

ing.

9A

dditi

onal

mat

eria

lin

laps

and

dres

sings

.10

All

wor

kon

atta

ched

colu

mns

and

beam

s11

Wor

kin

form

ing

void

san

dho

les

≤1.

00m

2.

12Fo

rmw

ork

oran

yot

her

form

ofte

mpo

rary

supp

ort.

13W

orki

ngfin

ishes

upto

and

arou

ndal

lacc

esso

ries.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1Sc

reed

s,be

dsan

dto

ppin

gs,t

hick

ness

and

num

ber

ofco

ats

stat

edm --

---

m2

1≤

600m

mw

ide.

----

----

----

----

----

--2

>60

0mm

wid

e.

1Le

vela

ndto

falls

only

≤15

°fro

mho

rizon

tal.

2To

falls

,cro

ssfa

llsan

dslo

pes

≤15

°fro

mho

rizon

tal.

3To

falls

,cro

ssfa

llsan

dslo

pes

>15

°fro

mho

rizon

tal.

1Su

rface

finish

.2

Nat

ure

ofba

ckgr

ound

.3

Back

ings

and

bedd

ings

:th

ickn

ess

stat

ed.

4U

nder

lays

:typ

ean

dth

ickn

ess

stat

ed.

5In

sula

tion:

type

and

thic

knes

sst

ated

.6

Laid

inon

eop

erat

ion

with

itsba

se.

7Pa

tter

nof

join

ts.

8La

idin

one

oper

atio

nw

ithba

se(m

onol

ithic

ally

).

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ickn

esse

sst

ated

are

the

thic

knes

sex

clus

ive

ofad

hesiv

es,k

eys,

groo

ves

and

the

like.

2U

nder

lays

incl

ude

plas

terb

oard

orot

her

rigid

shee

tla

thin

g.

2Fi

nish

toflo

ors,

type

offin

ishan

dov

eral

lthi

ckne

ssst

ated

m m2

1≤

600m

mw

ide.

2>

600m

mw

ide.

3Ti

les

are

deem

edto

bela

idw

ithth

eir

long

edge

sve

rtic

alor

para

llelt

oth

elo

ngax

isof

the

floor

orce

iling.

3Ra

ised

acce

ssflo

ors,

type

offin

ishan

dth

ickn

ess

ofpa

nels

stat

ed1

Hei

ght

ofca

vity

stat

ed.

4Ra

mps

tora

ised

acce

ssflo

ors

nr1

Leng

th,w

idth

and

heig

ht.

4Th

ehe

ight

stat

edis

the

heig

htat

the

top

end.

5Fi

reba

rrie

rsw

ithin

void

belo

wra

ised

floor

m2

----

-m

1Th

ickn

ess

stat

ed.

----

----

----

----

----

--2

Thic

knes

san

dhe

ight

stat

ed.

1Fi

rera

ting.

2M

etho

dof

fixin

gin

posit

ion.

3O

bstr

ucte

dby

serv

ices

.

1Fi

reba

rrie

rsar

ede

emed

toin

clud

eal

lsu

ppor

tw

ork,

scrib

ing

orfo

rmin

gto

fit,a

ngle

s,en

dsan

dw

orki

ngar

ound

stru

ctur

es,s

uppo

rtw

ork

and

serv

ices

.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

6Fi

nish

toro

ofs,

type

offin

ishan

dov

eral

lthi

ckne

ssst

ated

m m2

1≤

600m

mw

ide.

2>

600m

mw

ide.

1Le

vela

ndto

falls

only

≤15

°fro

mho

rizon

tal.

2To

falls

,cro

ssfa

llsan

dslo

pes

≤15

°fro

mho

rizon

tal.

3To

falls

,cro

ssfa

llsan

dslo

pes

>15

°fro

mho

rizon

tal.

1Ro

offin

ishes

incl

ude

gras

s,se

dum

and

the

like

live

finish

es.

2Th

eyex

clud

eso

lar

refle

ctiv

epa

int,

chip

ping

san

dth

elik

eth

atw

illbe

mea

sure

dw

ithth

eir

asso

ciat

edro

ofco

verin

g.3

Wid

this

the

wid

thof

each

face

.

7Fi

nish

tow

alls,

type

offin

ishan

dov

eral

lthi

ckne

ssst

ated

m m2

1≤

600m

mw

ide.

2>

600m

mw

ide.

1C

urve

d,ra

dius

stat

ed.

1H

eigh

tof

wal

lfin

ishes

ism

easu

red

tofin

ished

ceilin

ghe

ight

orsp

ecifi

edhe

ight

past

susp

ende

dce

ilings

.2

Wal

lfin

ishes

are

mea

sure

dbe

hind

skir

tings

unle

ssth

esk

irtin

gis

inst

alle

dpr

ior

toth

ew

allf

inish

.3

Wid

this

the

wid

thof

each

face

.

8Fi

nish

toiso

late

dco

lum

ns,t

ype

offin

ishan

dov

eral

lthi

ckne

ssst

ated

9Fi

nish

toce

ilings

,typ

eof

finish

and

over

allt

hick

ness

stat

edm m

2

1≤

600m

mw

ide.

2>

600m

mw

ide.

1O

ver

3.50

mab

ove

stru

ctur

alflo

orle

vel.

1H

eigh

tof

ceilin

gis

mea

sure

dfro

mst

ruct

ural

floor

leve

lto

soffi

tof

finish

edce

iling

oriso

late

dbe

am.

2W

idth

isth

ew

idth

ofea

chfa

ce.

10Fi

nish

toiso

late

dbe

ams,

type

offin

ishan

dov

eral

lthi

ckne

ssst

ated

11Fi

nish

totr

eads

m1

Net

wid

thst

ated

.1

Cur

ved:

radi

usst

ated

.1

Nat

ure

ofba

ckgr

ound

.2

Inse

tsde

scrib

ed.

1En

ds,a

ngle

san

dou

tlets

deem

edin

clud

ed.

12Fi

nish

toris

ers

m1

Net

wid

thst

ated

.1

Cur

ved:

radi

usst

ated

.2

Und

ercu

t.1

Nat

ure

ofba

ckgr

ound

.

13Fi

nish

tost

rings

and

apro

nsm

1N

etw

idth

orgi

rth

onfa

cest

ated

.1

Raki

ng.

2Sl

opin

g.3

Cur

ved:

radi

usst

ated

.

1N

atur

eof

back

grou

nd.

14Sk

irtin

gs,n

ethe

ight

stat

edm

1N

ethe

ight

stat

ed.

1Ra

king

.2

Slop

ing.

3C

urve

d:ra

dius

stat

ed.

1N

atur

eof

back

grou

nd.

2C

ove

form

ers.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

15Li

ning

sto

chan

nels

m1

Net

girt

hon

face

stat

ed.

1Ra

king

.2

Slop

ing.

3C

urve

d:ra

dius

stat

ed.

1N

atur

eof

back

grou

nd.

1En

ds,a

ngle

san

dou

tlets

deem

edin

clud

ed.

16Ke

rbs

and

capp

ings

m1

Net

girt

hon

face

stat

ed.

17C

oves

18M

ould

ings

19C

orni

ces

20A

rchi

trav

es21

Cei

ling

ribs

22Ba

nds

m1

Gir

than

dsh

ape

stat

ed.

----

----

----

----

----

--2

Dim

ensio

ned

desc

riptio

n.

1Pa

tter

ned:

deta

ilsst

ated

.2

Hor

izont

al.

3Ra

king

.4

Slop

ing.

5Ve

rtic

al.

6U

nder

cut.

7Fl

ush.

8Ra

ised.

9Su

nk.

1M

etho

dof

fixin

g.2

Nat

ure

ofba

ckgr

ound

.1

Mea

sure

the

leng

thin

cont

act

with

the

base

.2

All

ends

,ang

les,

inte

rsec

tions

are

deem

edin

clud

ed.

23Sp

ecia

ltile

s,sla

bsor

bloc

ksnr --

---

m2

1D

imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

2M

anuf

actu

rers

’ref

eren

ce.

1Sp

ecia

ltile

sar

eon

lym

easu

red

here

ifno

tal

read

ym

easu

red

unde

rpr

evio

usru

les

11–2

2in

clus

ive.

24Su

rface

dres

sings

,sea

lers

orpo

lishe

s.m

21

Type

stat

ed.

2Ra

teof

cove

rage

stat

ed.

1H

orizo

ntal

.2

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ing.

3Ve

rtic

al.

4So

ffits

.

1N

atur

eof

finish

bein

gtr

eate

d.1

Dre

ssin

gsin

clud

eca

rbor

undu

mgr

ains

,st

one

chip

ping

san

dth

elik

e.2

Seal

ers

incl

ude

wat

erpr

oofe

rs,

hard

ener

s,du

stpr

oofe

rs,p

olish

esan

dth

elik

e.

25M

ovem

ent

join

ts26

Cov

erst

rips

27D

ivid

ing

strip

s28

Bead

s,fu

nctio

nst

ated

29N

osin

gs

m1

Dim

ensio

ned

desc

riptio

n.1

Met

hod

offix

ing.

2N

atur

eof

back

grou

nd.

1M

ovem

ent

join

tsin

clud

eex

pans

ion

join

ts.

2Fu

nctio

nof

bead

sin

clud

ean

gle

bead

s,st

opbe

ads,

shad

owga

pbe

ads,

casin

gbe

ads

and

the

like.

30Re

info

rcem

ent,

deta

ilsst

ated

31M

etal

mes

hla

thin

g,de

tails

stat

ed32

Boar

din

sula

tion,

thic

knes

sst

ated

33Q

uilt

insu

latio

n,th

ickn

ess

stat

ed34

Isola

tion

mem

bran

es,t

hick

ness

stat

ed

m ----

-m

2

1To

wal

ls.2

Toce

ilings

.3

Toflo

ors.

4To

roof

s.5

Toiso

late

dbe

ams.

6To

isola

ted

colu

mns

.

1D

epth

ofsu

spen

sion.

1M

etho

dof

fixin

g.2

Nat

ure

ofba

ckgr

ound

.

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

216 | RICS NEW RULES OF MEASUREMENT EFFECTIVE FROM 1 JANUARY 2013

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

35A

cces

sorie

snr

1D

imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

1M

etho

dof

fixin

g.1

Nat

ure

ofba

ckgr

ound

.1

Acc

esso

ries

incl

ude

acce

sspa

nels,

spec

ialp

anel

sin

raise

dac

cess

floor

s,ve

ntgr

illes,

orna

men

tsan

dth

elik

e.

36Pr

ecas

tpl

aste

rco

mpo

nent

sm

1D

imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion

orpr

oprie

tary

refe

renc

e.1

Met

hod

offix

ing.

1N

atur

eof

back

grou

nd.

1Th

edi

men

sione

dde

scrip

tion

shal

lful

lyde

scrib

eth

eco

mpo

nent

incl

udin

gst

atin

gth

een

dus

esu

chas

corn

ice,

mou

lded

band

,arc

hitr

ave

and

the

like.

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29D

eco

rati

on

Pain

ting

and

clea

rfin

ishe

sIn

tum

esce

ntco

atin

gsD

ecor

ativ

epa

pers

orfa

bric

sA

ntic

orro

sion

trea

tmen

ts

Dra

win

gsth

atm

ust

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.1

Plan

san

del

evat

ion

draw

ings

show

ing

scop

ean

dlo

catio

nof

the

wor

k.2

Pain

ting/

deco

ratin

gsc

hedu

le(s

).

Man

dato

ryin

form

atio

nto

bepr

ovid

ed.

1Ki

ndan

dqu

ality

ofm

ater

ials.

2N

atur

eof

base

.3

Des

crip

tion

ofsu

rface

ifno

tsm

ooth

.4

Prep

arat

ory

wor

kto

base

.5

Type

and

num

ber

ofpr

imin

gor

seal

ing

coat

s.6

Type

and

num

ber

ofun

derc

oats

.7

Type

and

num

ber

offin

ishin

gco

ats.

8M

etho

dof

appl

icat

ion.

9Ty

peof

trea

tmen

tap

plie

dbe

twee

nco

ats.

10Pa

tter

nof

deco

rativ

epa

pers

.11

Met

hod

offix

ing

and

join

ting

pape

rsor

fabr

ics.

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1M

etho

dof

appl

icat

ion

left

toco

ntra

ctor

unle

ssst

ated

othe

rwise

.2

Nat

ure

ofno

n-sm

ooth

base

incl

udes

desc

riptio

nof

base

text

ure

and

prof

ilesu

chas

corr

ugat

ed,f

lute

d,m

ould

edor

carv

ed.

Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

tbe

show

non

the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

1C

eilin

gsov

er3.

5mab

ove

finish

edflo

orle

vel.

1W

orks

and

mat

eria

lsde

emed

incl

uded

.1

All

cutt

ing

tolin

e.2

Mul

ti-co

lour

edw

ork

ondi

fferin

gsu

rface

s.3

All

cutt

ing

topa

pers

and

fabr

ics.

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1Pa

intin

gto

gene

rals

urfa

ces

2Pa

intin

gto

glaz

edsu

rface

sirr

espe

ctiv

eof

pane

sizes

3Pa

intin

gst

ruct

ural

met

alw

ork

4Pa

intin

gra

diat

ors,

type

stat

ed5

Pain

ting

gutt

ers

6Pa

intin

gpi

pes

7Pa

intin

gse

rvic

es,t

ype

stat

ed

m m2

nr

1≤

300m

mgi

rth.

2>

300m

mgi

rth.

3Iso

late

dar

eas

≤1.

00m

2

irres

pect

ive

oflo

catio

nor

girt

h.

1In

tern

al.

2Ex

tern

al.

1W

ork

toce

ilings

orbe

ams

over

3.5m

but

not

exce

edin

g5m

abov

efin

ished

floor

leve

lan

dth

erea

fter

in3.

00m

stag

es.

2Su

rface

sto

rem

ain

unpa

inte

d.3

Mul

ti-co

lour

edon

one

surfa

ce.

4Pa

tter

ned:

deta

ilsst

ated

.5

Fire

ratin

g.6

App

licat

ion

onsit

epr

ior

tofix

ing.

7A

pplic

atio

nof

fsit

epr

ior

tofix

ing.

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ear

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girt

hm

easu

red

isth

atco

vere

d.2

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girt

hof

fram

esan

dth

elik

eis

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ulat

edfro

mon

eed

geto

the

othe

rov

eral

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chitr

aves

,sto

psan

dth

elik

ean

das

sum

edo

ors

have

been

rem

oved

prio

rto

pain

ting.

3Th

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rth

desig

nate

das

exte

rnal

ondo

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ames

and

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like

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atpa

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fram

evi

sible

whe

nth

edo

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clos

ed.

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ampl

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ator

type

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ror

the

like.

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gra

ilings

,fen

ces

and

gate

sm m

2

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2>

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3Iso

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2

irres

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orat

ive

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rsor

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ics

9W

alls

and

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10C

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gsan

dbe

ams

m m2

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reas

≤1.

00m

2.

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>1.

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2.

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urve

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diis

tate

d.1

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per.

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ork

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ams

over

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but

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edin

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abov

efin

ished

floor

leve

lan

dth

erea

fter

in3.

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stag

es.

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ode

duct

ion

mad

efo

rvo

ids

≤1.

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2.

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sm

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imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

1M

itres

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san

gles

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ibin

gor

cutt

ing

deem

edin

clud

ed.

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otifs

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ensio

ned

desc

riptio

nor

diag

ram

.

29 DECORATION

EFFECTIVE FROM 1 JANUARY 2013 RICS NEW RULES OF MEASUREMENT | 219

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30S

uspe

nded

ceili

ngs

Dem

ount

able

susp

ende

dce

iling

sSo

lidsu

spen

ded

ceili

ngs

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win

gsth

atm

ust

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.1

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ssh

owin

glo

catio

nof

the

wor

k.

2Re

flect

edce

iling

plan

ssh

owin

gsc

ope

and

com

plex

ityof

the

wor

k.

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dato

ryin

form

atio

nto

bepr

ovid

ed.

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ndan

dqu

ality

ofm

ater

ials.

2Si

ze(s

)of

pane

lsan

dst

rips.

3C

onst

ruct

ion

ofsu

spen

sion

fram

ing

and

syst

ems.

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etho

dof

fixin

g.5

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ure

ofba

ckgr

ound

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ure

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rvic

eslo

cate

din

the

ceilin

gvo

id.

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atur

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inte

gral

serv

ices

and

fittin

gs.

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omm

ents

and

glos

sary

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llw

ork

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emed

inte

rnal

unle

ssde

scrib

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rnal

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kis

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here

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imum

info

rmat

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that

mus

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show

non

the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

nyth

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ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

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rvic

eslo

cate

dw

ithin

the

ceilin

gvo

id.

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catio

nof

inte

gral

serv

ices

and

fittin

gs.

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ksan

dm

ater

ials

deem

edin

clud

ed.

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orki

ngov

eran

dar

ound

obst

ruct

ions

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cutt

ing.

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rmin

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enin

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les.

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ork

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ired

for

wor

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tings

are

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ede

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dto

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corp

orat

edin

toth

ece

iling

stru

ctur

e.

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

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es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

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eilin

gs2

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umce

ilings

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ams

4Bu

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ads

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epth

ofsu

spen

sion

≤15

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thof

susp

ensio

n15

0–50

0mm

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Dep

thth

erea

fter

in50

0mm

stag

es.

1Ty

pean

dth

ickn

ess

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ing.

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etho

dof

fixin

glin

ing

tosu

spen

sion.

3In

tegr

alin

sula

tion.

4In

tegr

alva

pour

barr

ier.

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eigh

tof

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kex

ceed

ing

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ove

finish

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vel

in1.

50m

stag

es.

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ned:

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ated

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ing.

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urve

d:ra

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and

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est

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nob

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cted

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rvic

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ims

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als

with

inar

eaof

ceilin

g:de

tails

stat

ed.

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rea

mea

sure

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that

onth

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pose

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red

from

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ruct

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soffi

tor

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tw

ork

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eigh

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wor

kis

mea

sure

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mfin

ished

floor

leve

lto

face

ofce

iling.

4W

here

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gsar

esu

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ded

from

slopi

ng,c

urve

dor

irreg

ular

stru

ctur

esan

aver

age

dept

hof

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ensio

nsh

all

best

ated

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late

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idth

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rin

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ages

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ght

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nce.

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edto

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uded

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onal

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ort

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k,fr

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ings

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scrip

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ain.

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oatin

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atur

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back

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nd.

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ain

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est

ruct

ure.

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oatin

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efix

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stem

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sar

ede

emed

toin

clud

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dsan

dan

gles

.

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reba

rrie

rsm --

---

m2

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imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

----

----

----

----

----

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knes

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ated

.

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rera

ting

whe

rere

quire

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hod

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ing

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sitio

n.2

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truc

ted

byse

rvic

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ated

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barr

iers

are

deem

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ude

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supp

ort

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ribin

gor

form

ing

tofit

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les,

ends

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king

arou

ndst

ruct

ures

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port

wor

kan

dse

rvic

es.

30 SUSPENDED CEILINGS

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

11C

olla

rsfo

rse

rvic

espa

ssin

gth

roug

hfir

eba

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rsnr

1D

iam

eter

ofpi

pe.

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trun

king

.1

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s.2

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king

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thof

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ier

stat

ed.

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ting

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eon

lym

easu

red

here

whe

reth

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ein

tegr

alw

ithth

efir

eba

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r.If

they

are

not

inte

gral

they

shal

lbe

mea

sure

din

acco

rdan

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ithth

eru

les

ofW

ork

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ion

40:B

uild

er’s

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kin

conn

ectio

nw

ithm

echa

nica

l,el

ectr

ical

and

tran

spor

tatio

nin

stal

latio

ns.

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ttin

gsnr --

---

m

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imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

1N

atur

eof

back

grou

ndst

ated

.

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adow

gap

batt

ens

m1

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ensio

ned

desc

riptio

n.1

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tres

offix

ing.

2N

atur

eof

back

grou

nd.

1En

ds,a

ngle

san

dth

elik

ede

emed

incl

uded

.

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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31In

sula

tio

n,fir

est

opp

ing

and

fire

pro

tect

ion

Boar

d,sh

eet,

quilt

,spr

ayed

,loo

sefil

lor

foam

edin

sula

tion

and

fire

prot

ectio

nin

stal

latio

ns

Dra

win

gsth

atm

ust

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.1

Plan

s,se

ctio

nsan

dde

tails

suffi

cien

tto

show

the

scop

ean

dlo

catio

nof

the

vario

usw

orks

rela

ting

toth

isse

ctio

n.

Man

dato

ryin

form

atio

nto

bepr

ovid

ed.

1Ty

pe,q

ualit

yan

dth

ickn

ess

ofm

ater

ials.

2Fi

rera

ting

whe

rere

quire

d.3

Exte

ntof

laps

.4

Met

hod

offix

ing,

layi

ngor

appl

ying

whe

reno

tat

the

disc

retio

nof

the

cont

ract

or.

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

tbe

show

non

the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

nyth

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ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

Wor

ksan

dm

ater

ials

deem

edin

clud

ed.

1A

llcu

ttin

g.2

Wor

king

arou

ndor

over

all

mem

bers

and

serv

ices

.

Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

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es,c

omm

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and

glos

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ards

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ess

stat

ed.

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ain

area

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ists,

rafte

rs,

part

ition

fram

ing

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entr

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mem

bers

stat

ed.

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part

ition

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ing

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entr

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mem

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stat

ed.

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orizo

ntal

.2

Vert

ical

.3

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ing.

4So

ffit.

1Th

ear

eam

easu

red

isth

atco

vere

d.2

No

dedu

ctio

nis

mad

efo

rvo

ids

≤1.

00m

2.

3Th

ear

eaof

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fters

,par

titio

nfr

amin

gor

like

mem

bers

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duct

edw

hen

the

mat

eria

lis

laid

betw

een

such

mem

bers

.4

Slop

ing

isth

eup

per

surfa

ceno

tho

rizon

tal.

5So

ffits

are

the

unde

rsid

eof

any

horiz

onta

lor

slopi

ngst

ruct

ure.

m2

Purp

ose

and

dim

ensio

ned

desc

riptio

n.4

Loca

tion

stat

ed.

5Sp

raye

dm

21

Thic

knes

sst

ated

.1

Nat

ure

ofba

ckgr

ound

.

31 INSULATION, FIRE STOPPING AND FIRE PROTECTION

EFFECTIVE FROM 1 JANUARY 2013 RICS NEW RULES OF MEASUREMENT | 223

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

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cavi

ties

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ickn

ess

stat

ed.

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iner

alfib

re.

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astic

bead

s.3

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lulo

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re.

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pand

ing

foam

.5

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erty

peof

blow

nor

inje

cted

mat

eria

l.

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tern

al.

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tern

al.

1D

rillin

gho

les

inst

ruct

ure

toal

low

inje

ctio

nof

mat

eria

land

subs

eque

ntm

akin

ggo

odis

deem

edin

clud

ed.

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rest

ops,

type

stat

edm

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imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

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rera

ting.

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orizo

ntal

.2

Vert

ical

.3

Raki

ng.

4St

eppe

d.5

Cur

ved,

radi

usst

ated

.

1M

etho

dof

fixin

g.2

Back

grou

ndw

hen

mec

hani

cally

fixed

.

8Fi

resle

eves

,col

lars

and

the

like

nr1

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ensio

ned

desc

riptio

n.2

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ratin

g.1

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hod

offix

ing.

2Ba

ckgr

ound

whe

nm

echa

nica

llyfix

ed.

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

224 | RICS NEW RULES OF MEASUREMENT EFFECTIVE FROM 1 JANUARY 2013

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32F

urni

ture

,fit

ting

san

deq

uipm

ent

Gen

eral

fixtu

res,

furn

ishi

ngs

and

equi

pmen

tK

itche

nfit

tings

Cat

erin

geq

uipm

ent

Sani

tary

appl

ianc

esan

dfit

tings

Not

ices

and

sign

sSi

tean

dst

reet

furn

iture

Bird

/ver

min

cont

rol

Dra

win

gsth

atm

ust

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.1

Loca

tion

draw

ings

.M

anda

tory

info

rmat

ion

tobe

prov

ided

.1

Suffi

cien

tin

form

atio

nto

desig

n,pr

ocur

eor

man

ufac

ture

the

item

.2

Kind

and

qual

ityof

mat

eria

ls.3

Det

ails

ofal

lass

ocia

ted

build

ing

wor

k.4

Test

sw

ithw

hich

mat

eria

lsan

deq

uipm

ent

mus

tco

mpl

y.

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

tbe

show

non

the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

1C

ompo

nent

s.1

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ksan

dm

ater

ials

deem

edin

clud

ed.

1M

arki

ngpo

sitio

ns.

2C

onne

ctin

gto

serv

ices

.3

Com

miss

ioni

ng.

4A

llas

soci

ated

exca

vatio

nsan

dco

ncre

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unda

tions

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ses

unle

ssst

ated

asm

easu

red

else

whe

re.

32 FURNITURE, FITTINGS AND EQUIPMENT

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1Fi

xtur

es,f

ittin

gsor

equi

pmen

tw

ithou

tse

rvic

es2

Fixt

ures

,fitt

ings

oreq

uipm

ent

with

serv

ices

nr1

Com

pone

ntdr

awin

gre

fere

nce.

2D

imen

sione

ddi

agra

m.

3M

anuf

actu

rers

refe

renc

e.

1A

ncilla

ryite

ms

prov

ided

with

the

equi

pmen

t.2

Inte

gral

cont

rols

and

indi

cato

rs.

3Re

mot

eco

ntro

lsan

din

dica

tors

.4

Supp

orts

,mou

ntin

gsan

dbr

acke

ts.

1M

etho

dof

fixin

g.2

Nat

ure

ofba

ckgr

ound

.

3A

ncilla

ryite

ms

not

prov

ided

with

the

item

ofeq

uipm

ent

nr1

Type

,size

and

met

hod

ofjo

intin

gst

ated

.

4Fi

xtur

es,f

ittin

gsor

equi

pmen

tsu

pplie

dby

the

empl

oyer

nr1

Type

and

size.

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olle

ctin

gfro

mlo

catio

nof

fsit

e:de

tails

stat

ed.

1A

ccep

ting

deliv

ery,

unlo

adin

g,tr

ansp

ortin

gab

out

site,

stor

ing

and

hand

ling

and

disp

osin

gof

allp

acki

ngm

ater

ials

isde

emed

incl

uded

.

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gnw

ritin

gnr

1D

imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

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nt.

1N

atur

eof

back

grou

nd.

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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33D

rain

age

abov

egr

oun

dR

ainw

ater

inst

alla

tions

Foul

drai

nage

inst

alla

tions

Dra

win

gsth

atm

ust

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.1

Roof

plan

(s).

2Fl

oor

plan

sof

any

floor

sth

atha

vedr

aina

gein

stal

latio

ns.

3Pr

inci

pals

ectio

nsan

del

evat

ions

.

Man

dato

ryin

form

atio

nto

bepr

ovid

ed.

1Lo

catio

nof

inst

alla

tion.

2N

atur

eof

back

grou

nd.

3M

etho

dan

dsp

acin

gof

fixin

g.4

Met

hod

and

spac

ing

ofjo

ints

.5

Des

crip

tion

ofm

ater

ial.

6Ty

peof

brac

kets

orsu

ppor

ts.

7Fi

nish

.

Not

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omm

ents

and

glos

sary

Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

tbe

show

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the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

nyth

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ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

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ope

and

loca

tion

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ork.

Wor

ksan

dm

ater

ials

deem

edin

clud

ed.

1A

lljo

ints

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All

brac

kets

and

supp

orts

.

Item

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ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

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ltw

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velt

hree

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orw

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

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lone

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33 DRAINAGE ABOVE GROUND

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34D

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TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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Item

orw

ork

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sure

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

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oLe

velt

hree

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

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35S

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ion

5:Ex

cava

ting

and

fillin

g.

Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

tbe

show

non

the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

1Sc

ope

and

loca

tion

ofth

ew

ork.

Wor

ksan

dm

ater

ials

deem

edin

clud

ed.

1A

llw

ork

isde

emed

exte

rnal

unle

ssde

scrib

edas

inte

rnal

.2

Form

wor

kan

dal

loth

erte

mpo

rary

supp

ort.

3Fa

irjo

ints

.4

Fair

edge

s.5

Wor

king

over

and

arou

ndob

stru

ctio

nsan

din

tore

cess

esan

dsh

aped

inse

rts.

6Fo

rmin

gsh

allo

wch

anne

ls.7

Cut

ting.

8D

ispos

alof

surp

lus

exca

vate

dm

ater

ialo

ffsit

e.

1Th

ear

eas

mea

sure

dar

eth

ose

inco

ntac

tw

ithth

eba

se.

2N

ode

duct

ions

mad

ein

supe

rfici

alite

ms

for

void

s≤

1.00

m2.

3A

llth

ickn

ess

stat

edar

eno

min

alor

finish

edaf

ter

layi

ngan

dco

mpa

ctin

g.

Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1Ke

rbs

2Ed

ging

s3

Cha

nnel

s4

Pavi

ngac

cess

orie

s

m1

Dim

ensio

ned

desc

riptio

n.1

Cur

ved:

radi

usst

ated

.1

Foun

datio

n:siz

ean

dde

tails

stat

ed.

2Re

info

rcem

ent:

deta

ilsst

ated

.3

Met

hod

offix

ing

orsu

ppor

t.

1Ex

cava

tion

and

disp

osal

isde

emed

incl

uded

.2

Ends

,ang

les,

outle

tsan

din

ters

ectio

nsde

emed

incl

uded

.3

Edgi

ngs

are

deem

edto

incl

ude

pegs

and

supp

orts

.

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

5Ex

tra

over

for:

nr1

Spec

ialu

nits

.2

Acc

esso

ries.

1D

imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

6In

-situ

conc

rete

7Fo

rmw

ork

8Re

info

rcem

ent

9Jo

ints

10W

orke

dfin

ishes

11A

cces

sorie

sca

stin

1A

llm

easu

red

inac

cord

ance

with

rule

sof

Wor

kSe

ctio

n11

:In

-situ

conc

rete

wor

ks.

12C

oate

dm

acad

aman

das

phal

tm

2

----

-m

1O

ver

300m

mw

ide:

thic

knes

sst

ated

.2

Not

exce

edin

g30

0mm

wid

e:th

ickn

ess

and

wid

thst

ated

.

1Ro

ads.

2Pa

ving

s.1

Leve

land

tofa

llson

ly.2

Tofa

llsan

dcr

ossf

alls

and

slope

s≤

15°

from

horiz

onta

l.3

Toslo

pes

>15

°fro

mho

rizon

tal.

4M

etho

dof

appl

icat

ion

5Su

rface

trea

tmen

tor

finish

.6

Spec

ialc

urin

gof

finish

edw

ork.

m3

Thic

knes

san

dgi

rth

onfa

cest

ated

.3

Lini

ngs

toch

anne

ls.7

Hor

izont

al.

8To

falls

.1

Arr

ises,

cove

s,en

ds,a

ngle

san

dou

tlets

deem

edin

clud

ed.

13G

rave

l,ho

ggin

and

woo

dchi

pm

2

----

-m

1O

ver

300m

mw

ide:

thic

knes

sst

ated

.2

Not

exce

edin

g30

0mm

wid

e:th

ickn

ess

and

wid

thst

ated

.

1Ro

ads.

2Pa

ving

s.1

Leve

land

tofa

llson

ly.2

Tofa

llsan

dcr

ossf

alls

and

slope

s≤

15°

from

horiz

onta

l.3

Toslo

pes

>15

°fro

mho

rizon

tal.

4M

etho

dof

appl

icat

ion.

5Su

rface

trea

tmen

tor

finish

.6

Spec

ialc

urin

gof

finish

edw

ork.

1Th

ear

eam

easu

red

isth

atin

cont

act

with

the

base

.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

14In

terlo

ckin

gbr

ick

and

bloc

ks,s

labs

,br

icks

,blo

cks,

sett

san

dco

bble

sm

2

----

-m

1O

ver

300m

mw

ide.

2N

otex

ceed

ing

300m

mw

ide:

thic

knes

san

dw

idth

stat

ed.

1Ro

ads.

2Pa

ving

s.3

Trea

ds.

4Ri

sers

.5

Mar

gins

orba

nds.

6C

hann

els.

1Be

ddin

g:th

ickn

ess

stat

ed.

2Le

vela

ndto

falls

only.

3To

falls

,cro

ssfa

llsan

dslo

pes

≤15

°fro

mho

rizon

tal.

4To

slope

s>

15°

from

horiz

onta

l.5

Laid

inba

ys:a

vera

gesiz

eof

bays

stat

ed.

6Jo

int

patt

ern

stat

ed.

7C

urve

d:ra

dius

stat

ed.

8Fo

unda

tion

and

haun

chin

g.

1Se

ttin

gpa

ving

sin

tore

cess

edm

anho

leco

vers

isde

emed

incl

uded

.2

All

cutt

ing

and

fittin

gis

deem

edin

clud

ed.

3Ex

cava

tion

and

disp

osal

isde

emed

incl

uded

.4

Ends

,ang

les,

outle

tsan

din

ters

ectio

nsde

emed

incl

uded

.

m3

Thic

knes

san

dgi

rth

onfa

cest

ated

.7

Lini

ngs

toch

anne

ls.9

Hor

izont

al.

10To

falls

.5

Arr

ises,

cove

s,en

ds,a

ngle

san

dou

tlets

deem

edin

clud

ed.

15Ex

tra

over

for:

nr1

Spec

ialu

nits

.2

Acc

esso

ries.

1D

imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

1Sp

ecia

luni

tsin

clud

egu

lley

surr

ound

s,ho

pper

san

dth

elik

e.

16A

cces

sorie

sm

21

Thic

knes

sst

ated

.1

Mem

bran

es.

m2

Dim

ensio

ned

desc

riptio

n.2

Mov

emen

tjo

ints

.3

Expa

nsio

njo

ints

.1

Join

tslo

cate

dat

the

disc

retio

nof

the

cont

ract

orar

eno

tm

easu

rabl

e.

17Si

tefu

rnitu

renr

1D

imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

2M

anuf

actu

rers

refe

renc

e.1

Tree

grille

s.2

Bolla

rds.

3Li

tter

bins

.4

Seat

s.5

Oth

er:t

ype

stat

ed.

1M

etho

dof

fixin

g.

18Li

quid

appl

ied

surfa

cing

s19

Shee

tsu

rfaci

ngs

20Tu

fted

surfa

cing

s21

Prop

rieta

ryco

lour

edsp

orts

surfa

cing

s22

Surfa

cedr

essin

gs

m2

1Th

ickn

ess

stat

ed.

1N

umbe

rof

coat

sor

laye

rs.

1Le

vela

ndto

falls

only.

2To

falls

and

cros

sfal

lsan

dslo

pes

≤15

°fro

mho

rizon

tal.

3To

slope

s>

15°

from

horiz

onta

l.4

Met

hod

ofap

plic

atio

nor

fixin

g.5

Surfa

cetr

eatm

ent

orfin

ish.

6Sp

ecia

lcur

ing

offin

ished

wor

k.7

Exte

ntof

laps

.8

Type

ofse

ams.

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

23Li

nem

arki

ngs,

wid

thst

ated

m1

Wid

th≤

300m

m.

2W

idth

>30

0mm

:wid

thst

ated

.1

Stra

ight

,con

tinuo

us.

2St

raig

ht,b

roke

n.3

Cur

ved,

cont

inuo

us:r

adiu

sst

ated

.4

Cur

ved,

brok

en:r

adiu

sst

ated

.

1N

umbe

rof

coat

s.2

Met

hod

ofap

plic

atio

n.3

Trea

tmen

tap

plie

dbe

twee

nco

ats.

4C

olou

r.

24Le

tter

s,fig

ures

and

sym

bols

nr1

Dim

ensio

ned

desc

riptio

n.

25Sh

eet

linin

gsto

pool

s,la

kes,

pond

s,w

ater

way

san

dth

elik

em m

2

1W

idth

≤50

0mm

2W

idth

>50

0mm

1H

orizo

ntal

.2

Slop

ing,

slope

stat

ed.

3C

urve

d,ra

dius

stat

ed.

4Ve

rtic

al.

1U

nder

lays

.1

The

area

mea

sure

dis

net

and

isth

atin

cont

act

with

base

.2

No

dedu

ctio

nis

mad

efo

rvo

ids

≤1.

00m

2.

3N

oal

low

ance

ism

ade

for

laps

and

the

like.

4A

llot

her

requ

irem

ents

ofW

ork

Sect

ion

19:W

ater

proo

fing

will

appl

yto

the

mea

sure

men

tof

this

wor

k.

26Sp

otite

ms

nr1

Dim

ensio

ned

diag

ram

.or

2D

imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

1Su

mps

.2

Out

lets

.3

Col

lars

orsle

eves

.4

Oth

er,t

ype

stat

ed.

1Sp

otite

mw

ork

isde

emed

toin

clud

ejo

ints

,dre

ssin

gan

dbo

ndin

gto

surr

ound

ing

wor

k,un

derc

loak

san

dot

her

asso

ciat

edlin

ings

,end

s,an

gles

,be

ddin

g,po

intin

g,fix

ings

and

the

like.

35 SITE WORKS

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36Fe

ncin

g

Dra

win

gsth

atm

ust

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.1

Site

plan

san

dse

ctio

ns.

2C

ompo

nent

deta

ils.

Man

dato

ryin

form

atio

nto

bepr

ovid

ed.

1Ki

ndan

dqu

ality

ofm

ater

ials.

2M

etho

dof

cons

truc

tion.

3Su

rface

trea

tmen

tsor

finish

esap

plie

das

part

ofth

em

anuf

actu

ring

proc

ess

orap

plie

dbe

fore

deliv

ery

tosit

e.4

Nat

ure

and

size

ofba

ckfil

ling.

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1U

nles

sst

ated

asde

emed

incl

uded

all

asso

ciat

edex

cava

tions

,disp

osal

san

dfil

lings

are

mea

sure

din

acco

rdan

cew

ithW

ork

Sect

ion

5:Ex

cava

ting

and

fillin

g.

Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

tbe

show

non

the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

1Sc

ope

and

loca

tion

ofth

ew

ork.

2Lo

catio

nof

fenc

ing

desig

ned

for

slopi

nggr

ound

.3

Pre-

cont

ract

grou

ndw

ater

leve

l(s)

and

date

(s)

esta

blish

ed.

Wor

ksan

dm

ater

ials

deem

edin

clud

ed.

1A

llex

cava

tions

,bac

kfilli

ngan

ddi

spos

alof

fsit

eof

surp

lus

mat

eria

ls.2

Eart

hwor

ksu

ppor

t.3

Disp

osal

ofgr

ound

and

surfa

cew

ater

.4

in-s

ituco

ncre

tefo

rpo

stba

ses

and

the

like

5Te

mpo

rary

supp

orts

.6

Form

wor

k.

Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1Fe

ncin

g,ty

pest

ated

m1

Hei

ght

offe

nce.

1Sp

acin

g,he

ight

and

dept

hof

supp

orts

.1

Set

tocu

rve

but

stra

ight

betw

een

post

s.2

Cur

ved:

radi

usst

ated

.3

Gro

und

slopi

ng>

15°

from

horiz

onta

l.4

Leng

ths

≤3m

.

1Fe

ncin

gis

mea

sure

dov

eral

lsup

port

s.2

The

heig

htof

fenc

ing

ism

easu

red

from

the

finish

edsu

rface

ofth

egr

ound

toth

eto

pof

the

infil

ling,

orw

here

ther

eis

noin

fillin

g,to

the

top

wire

orra

ilun

less

othe

rwise

stat

ed.

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1[F

encin

g,ty

pest

ated

—co

nt.]

1Sp

acin

g,he

ight

and

dept

hof

supp

orts

.1

Set

tocu

rve

but

stra

ight

betw

een

post

s.2

Cur

ved:

radi

usst

ated

.3

Gro

und

slopi

ng>

15°

from

horiz

onta

l.4

Leng

ths

≤3m

.

3Su

ppor

tsar

epo

sts,

stru

tsor

the

like

occu

rrin

gat

regu

lar

inte

rval

s.4

Cur

ved

fenc

ing

isfe

ncin

gcu

rved

betw

een

supp

orts

.5

The

dept

hof

supp

orts

and

spec

ial

supp

orts

isth

ede

pth

belo

wth

egr

ound

surfa

ceor

othe

rst

ated

base

.6

The

heig

htof

supp

orts

and

spec

ial

supp

orts

isth

ehe

ight

abov

eth

egr

ound

surfa

ceor

othe

rst

ated

base

.

2Ex

tra

over

for

spec

ials

uppo

rts

nr1

Size

,hei

ght

and

dept

hst

ated

.1

End

post

.2

Ang

leor

corn

erpo

st.

3In

tegr

alga

tepo

st.

4St

rain

ing

post

.5

Oth

er:t

ype

stat

ed.

1M

etho

dof

fixin

g.2

Back

grou

ndst

ated

.3

Det

ails

ofba

ckst

ays

orst

ruts

stat

ed.

1In

tegr

alan

din

depe

nden

tga

tepo

sts

are

deem

edto

incl

ude

slam

min

gst

ops

and

hang

ing

pins

orfil

lets

.

3In

depe

nden

tga

tepo

sts

nr

4Ite

ms

extr

aov

erfe

ncin

g,su

ppor

tsan

dsp

ecia

lsup

port

san

din

depe

nden

tga

tepo

sts

irres

pect

ive

ofty

pe

m3

1Ex

cava

ting

belo

wgr

ound

wat

erle

vel.

2Ex

cava

ting

inha

zard

ous

mat

eria

l:de

tails

stat

ed.

1If

the

post

-con

trac

tgr

ound

wat

erle

vel

diffe

rsfro

mth

epr

e-co

ntra

ctgr

ound

wat

erle

velt

hen

the

mea

sure

men

tsar

ead

just

edac

cord

ingl

y.

m3

m2

3Br

eaki

ngou

tex

istin

g.4

Brea

king

upex

istin

gha

rdpa

ving

s:th

ickn

ess

stat

ed.

1Ro

ck.

2C

oncr

ete.

3Re

info

rced

conc

rete

.4

Bric

kwor

k,bl

ockw

ork

orst

onew

ork.

5Ta

rmac

adam

oras

phal

t.

1Ro

ckis

any

hard

mat

eria

lwhi

chis

ofsu

chsiz

eor

loca

tion

that

itca

non

lybe

rem

oved

byth

eus

eof

wed

ges,

rock

ham

mer

s,sp

ecia

lpla

ntor

expl

osiv

es.

2A

boul

der

≤5m

3in

volu

me

oron

eth

atca

nbe

lifte

dou

tin

the

buck

etof

anex

cava

tor

will

not

cons

titut

ero

ck.

3D

egra

ded

orfr

iabl

ero

ckth

atca

nbe

scra

ped

out

byth

eex

cava

tor

buck

etdo

esno

tco

nstit

ute

rock

.4

Mak

ing

good

exist

ing

hard

pavi

ngs

isde

emed

incl

uded

.

36 FENCING

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

5G

ates

nr1

Hei

ght

and

wid

thst

ated

.1

Type

stat

ed.

1Po

wer

supp

ly1

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esar

ede

emed

toin

clud

est

ops,

catc

hes,

inde

pend

ent

stay

s,so

unde

rs,

war

ning

light

san

dal

lass

ocia

ted

wor

k.

6Iro

nmon

gery

nr1

Type

ofite

m,u

nit

orse

tst

ated

.1

Kind

and

qual

ityof

mat

eria

lsan

dfix

ings

.2

Surfa

cefin

ish.

3C

onst

ituen

tpa

rts

ofth

eun

itsor

sets

.

1M

etho

dof

fixin

g.2

Nat

ure

ofba

se.

1Iro

nmon

gery

isde

emed

toin

clud

efix

ing

with

scre

ws

orbo

ltsto

mat

chan

dpr

epar

ing

the

base

tore

ceiv

eit.

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37S

oft

land

scap

ing

Dra

win

gsth

atm

ust

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.1

Site

plan

san

dse

ctio

ns.

2C

ompo

nent

deta

ils.

3Pl

antin

gsc

hedu

le.

Man

dato

ryin

form

atio

nto

bepr

ovid

ed.

1Ki

nd,q

ualit

y,siz

ean

dco

mpo

sitio

nof

mat

eria

ls.2

Prep

arat

ory

wor

k.3

Tim

ing

ofop

erat

ions

.4

Size

and

type

ofpi

ts,h

oles

and

tren

ches

,eith

erex

cava

ted

orfo

rmed

.5

Type

sof

supp

orts

and

ties.

6Sp

ecia

lfilli

ngm

ater

ials.

7M

etho

dof

labe

lling.

8W

ork

onro

ofs

and

the

like

stat

ed.

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1U

nles

sst

ated

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emed

incl

uded

all

asso

ciat

edex

cava

tions

,disp

osal

san

dfil

lings

are

mea

sure

din

acco

rdan

cew

ithW

ork

Sect

ion

5:Ex

cava

ting

and

fillin

g.

Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

tbe

show

non

the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

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ope

and

loca

tion

ofth

ew

ork.

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ksan

dm

ater

ials

deem

edin

clud

ed.

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llw

ork

isde

emed

exte

rnal

unle

ssde

scrib

edas

inte

rnal

.2

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exca

vatio

nsan

dba

ckfil

ling.

3A

llne

cess

ary

mul

tiple

hand

ling

ofex

cava

ted

mat

eria

l.4

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osal

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rplu

sex

cava

ted

mat

eria

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site.

5Re

mov

alof

ston

esan

dru

bbish

.6

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erin

g.7

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lling.

1Th

ear

eas

mea

sure

dar

eth

ose

inco

ntac

tw

ithth

eba

se.

2N

ode

duct

ions

mad

ein

supe

rfici

alite

ms

for

void

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1.00

m2.

3A

llth

ickn

ess

stat

edar

eno

min

alor

finish

edaf

ter

layi

ngan

dco

mpa

ctin

g.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

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glos

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ultiv

atin

gm

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thst

ated

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test

ated

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plic

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post

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as.

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beds

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ante

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pots

.

1W

orki

ngin

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emed

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uded

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edin

gm

21

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stat

ed.

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flow

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ther

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gan

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emed

incl

uded

.

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stat

ed.

----

----

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Type

,wid

than

dth

ickn

ess

stat

ed.

1C

uttin

gis

deem

edto

incl

ude

trim

min

ged

ges.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

5Tr

ees

nr1

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nica

lnam

e.1

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ede

signa

tion

and

root

syst

emst

ated

.2

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th,h

eigh

tan

dcl

ear

stem

and

root

syst

emst

ated

.

1Pl

antin

gin

culti

vate

dor

gras

sed

area

spr

epar

edby

othe

rsto

best

ated

incl

udin

gal

lnec

essa

ryre

inst

atem

ent.

2Pl

antin

gin

door

sto

best

ated

.3

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ails

ofin

itial

cut

back

stat

ed.

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etai

lsof

wat

erin

gst

ated

.5

Back

fillt

ype

stat

edif

not

the

mat

eria

laris

ing

from

exca

vatio

ns.

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ppor

tsan

dtie

sde

emed

incl

uded

.2

BSsiz

ein

clud

est

anda

rd,a

dvan

ced

nurs

ery

stoc

kor

sem

i-mat

ure

type

s.3

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gnu

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yst

ock

incl

udes

seed

lings

,tr

ansp

lant

san

dw

hips

.

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ung

nurs

ery

stoc

ktr

ees

nr3

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ght

and

root

syst

emst

ated

.

7Sh

rubs

nr

8H

edge

plan

tsnr --

---

m

4H

eigh

tst

ated

.--

----

----

----

----

----

5H

eigh

t,sp

acin

g,nu

mbe

rof

row

san

dla

yout

stat

ed.

9Pl

ants

nr ----

-m

2

6Si

zest

ated

.--

----

----

----

----

----

7Si

zean

dnu

mbe

rpe

rm

2st

ated

.

10Bu

lbs,

corm

san

dtu

bers

nr ----

-m

2

8Si

zest

ated

.--

----

----

----

----

----

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zean

dw

eigh

tpe

rm

2st

ated

.

11Pl

ant

cont

aine

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imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

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ning

s:ty

pest

ated

.1

Met

hod

offix

ing.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

12Pr

otec

tion

m1

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pora

ryfe

ncin

g:ty

pean

ddu

ratio

nst

ated

.1

Ulti

mat

eow

ners

hip:

deta

ilsst

ated

.1

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anen

tfe

ncin

gis

mea

sure

din

acco

rdan

cew

ithth

eru

les

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ion

36:F

enci

ng.

nr2

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guar

ds,d

imen

sione

dde

scrip

tion.

2Ty

pest

ated

.1

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hod

offix

ing

stat

ed.

nr3

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ppin

gs:h

eigh

tof

wra

ppin

gan

dgi

rth

oftr

eest

ated

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mic

alap

plic

atio

nst

ated

.2

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hod

offix

ing

stat

ed.

nr4

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i-des

icca

ntsp

rays

,hei

ght

and

girt

hof

tree

orsp

read

ofpl

ant

stat

ed.

4Ty

pest

ated

.3

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ofsp

ray

stat

ed.

item

5G

ener

al:d

etai

lsst

ated

.5

Dur

atio

n.

13M

aint

enan

ceite

m1

Det

ails

stat

ed.

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38M

echa

nica

lse

rvic

es

Dra

win

gsth

atm

ust

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.1

Floo

ran

dsit

epl

ans

deta

iling

layo

utof

syst

ems.

2Sy

stem

sche

mat

ics.

3C

ross

sect

ions

and

elev

atio

ns.

4D

etai

llay

outs

for

plan

troo

ms

and

prin

cipa

lser

vice

sin

stal

latio

nar

eas.

5Sp

ecifi

cin

stal

latio

nde

tails

for

equi

pmen

tan

dfit

tings

.6

Equi

pmen

tsc

hedu

les.

Man

dato

ryin

form

atio

nto

bepr

ovid

ed.

1Ty

pe,q

ualit

yan

dsiz

eor

thic

knes

sof

mat

eria

ls.2

Met

hod

offix

ing.

3Lo

catio

n.4

Whe

reth

em

anda

tory

info

rmat

ion

isav

aila

ble,

mea

sure

men

tof

pipe

wor

kan

d/or

duct

wor

kw

illbe

fully

deta

iled

with

the

mea

sure

men

tof

fittin

gsid

entif

ied

and

mea

sure

dse

para

tely,

inac

cord

ance

with

Alte

rnat

ive

1.H

owev

er,w

here

the

man

dato

ryin

form

atio

nis

not

avai

labl

eth

enpi

pew

ork/

duct

wor

kan

das

soci

ated

insu

latio

nan

dfir

epr

otec

tion

isto

bem

easu

red

incl

usiv

eof

fittin

gs.

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

tbe

show

non

the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

Wor

ksan

dm

ater

ials

deem

edin

clud

ed.

1A

llw

ork

isde

emed

inte

rnal

unle

ssst

ated

asex

tern

al.

2A

llw

aste

.3

Extr

am

ater

ialf

orla

bour

mad

efit

tings

.4

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coup

lings

,bra

cket

s,su

ppor

ts,f

ixin

gsan

dca

stin

chan

nels.

5A

llla

bellin

g,ta

ggin

g,id

entif

icat

ion

and

char

ts.

6M

arki

ngof

allh

oles

chas

esan

dm

ortic

es.

7Ea

rth

conn

ecto

rs,s

trap

san

dlin

ks.

38 MECHANICAL SERVICES

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1Pr

imar

yeq

uipm

ent

nr1

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em1

Loca

tion

ofin

stal

latio

n–

Roof

s,hi

ghor

low

leve

lin

plan

troo

ms,

riser

sor

serv

ice

duct

s,hi

ghor

low

leve

lon

floor

s.

1Ty

pe,s

ize,c

apac

ity,l

oad,

ratin

g,sp

ecia

lfin

ishes

,cas

ings

,in-

fills,

asso

ciat

edin

tegr

ated

orre

mot

ean

cilla

ries,

cont

rols,

indi

cato

rsor

com

pone

nts,

anti-

vibr

atio

nm

ount

ings

,ac

oust

icpe

rform

ance

/tre

atm

ent

and

met

hod

offix

ing.

1Pr

imar

yeq

uipm

ent

isde

fined

aspl

ant

oreq

uipm

ent

from

whi

cha

syst

emor

igin

ates

,e.g

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ler,

mai

nst

orag

eta

nk,

air

hand

ling

unit,

fan

and

the

like.

2C

ross

refe

renc

edto

draw

ings

and/

ora

full

spec

ifica

tion.

3H

igh

and

low

leve

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bein

acco

rdan

cew

ithN

atio

nalH

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and

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tyre

com

men

datio

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atio

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king

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.

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load

and

posit

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ary

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t.

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ms

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rmin

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and

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gsnr

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stem

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tion

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stal

latio

n–

roof

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low

leve

lin

plan

troo

ms,

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sor

serv

ice

duct

s,hi

ghor

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lon

floor

s.

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ize,c

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ity,l

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g,sp

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ishes

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ings

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fills,

asso

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edin

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ated

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ries,

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indi

cato

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pone

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anti-

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atio

nm

ount

ings

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oust

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rform

ance

/tre

atm

ent

and

met

hod

offix

ing.

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rmin

aleq

uipm

ent

and

fittin

gsar

ede

fined

asan

yite

mto

whi

cha

syst

emis

dist

ribut

edto

,e.g

.hea

tem

itter

s,gr

illes,

fan

coil

units

and

the

like.

3Pi

pew

ork

m1

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eria

l,fin

ish,n

omin

aldi

amet

er,m

etho

dof

join

ting,

fixin

gsan

dba

ckgr

ound

for

fixin

g.

1Lo

catio

nof

inst

alla

tion

–Ro

ofs,

high

orlo

wle

veli

npl

antr

oom

s,ris

ers

orse

rvic

edu

cts,

high

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ors,

intr

ench

es.

1G

ener

ally

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ipew

ork

tobe

mea

sure

din

clus

ive

ofal

lfitt

ings

,i.e

.uni

ons,

conn

ecto

rs,f

lang

es,b

ends

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nctio

ns,r

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ers,

test

poin

ts,b

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gsan

dth

elik

e.

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sm

easu

red

sepa

rate

ly,al

lfit

tings

are

deem

edto

bein

clud

ed.

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

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es,c

omm

ents

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ativ

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test

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g.

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nof

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tion

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high

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ally

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test

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e.

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red

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rate

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are

deem

edto

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clud

ed.

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ends

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les

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pe,

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ns,m

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n-du

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ater

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.

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tion

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tion

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antr

oom

s,ris

ers

orse

rvic

edu

cts,

high

orlo

wle

velo

nflo

ors,

intr

ench

es.

1To

equi

pmen

tan

dfit

tings

.

m2

Thic

knes

s,m

ater

ial,

finish

,no

min

aldi

amet

erof

pipe

.1

Topi

pew

ork.

1G

ener

ally

alli

nsul

atio

nto

pipe

wor

kto

bem

easu

red

incl

usiv

eof

allf

ittin

gs,i

.e.

unio

ns,c

onne

ctor

s,fla

nges

,ben

ds,t

ees,

sets

,jun

ctio

ns,r

educ

ers,

test

poin

ts,

boss

es,s

ocke

ts,t

appi

ngs

and

the

like.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

9In

sula

tion

and

fire

prot

ectio

n—co

nt.

1U

nles

sm

easu

red

sepa

rate

ly,al

lfit

tings

are

deem

edto

bein

clud

ed.

10A

ltern

ativ

e1

–In

sula

tion

and

fire

prot

ectio

nto

pipe

fittin

gsnr

1Ty

pe,m

ater

ial,

finish

,nom

inal

diam

eter

,met

hod

ofjo

intin

g.1

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ons,

conn

ecto

rs,f

lang

es,b

ends

,tee

s,se

ts,j

unct

ions

.red

ucer

s,te

stpo

ints

,bo

sses

,soc

kets

,tap

ping

san

dth

elik

e.

11In

sula

tion

and

fire

prot

ectio

nto

pipe

anci

llarie

snr

1Ty

pe,m

ater

ial,

finish

,nom

inal

diam

eter

,met

hod

ofjo

intin

g.1

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es,s

trai

ners

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ansio

nbe

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s,gu

llies,

outle

ts,t

undi

shes

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ps,p

ipe

sleev

es,a

ndth

elik

e.

12In

sula

tion

and

fire

prot

ectio

nto

vent

ilatio

ndu

cts

m2

1Th

ickn

ess,

mat

eria

l,fin

ish,d

uct

dim

ensio

ns.

1Lo

catio

nof

inst

alla

tion

–Ro

ofs,

high

orlo

wle

veli

npl

antr

oom

s,ris

ers

orse

rvic

edu

cts,

high

orlo

wle

velo

nflo

ors,

intr

ench

es.

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ener

ally

alli

nsul

atio

nto

duct

wor

kto

bem

easu

red

incl

usiv

eof

allf

ittin

gs,i

.e.

conn

ecto

rs,f

lang

es,b

ends

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s,se

ts,

junc

tions

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ucer

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igot

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les

and

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like,

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tern

algi

rth

ofth

edu

ctto

bein

sula

ted.

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nles

sm

easu

red

sepa

rate

ly,in

sula

tion

and

fire

prot

ectio

nto

allf

ittin

gsis

deem

edto

bein

clud

ed.

13A

ltern

ativ

e1

–In

sula

tion

and

fire

prot

ectio

nto

duct

fittin

gs1

Type

,mat

eria

l,fin

ish,n

omin

aldi

amet

er,m

etho

dof

join

ting.

1Jo

ints

,fla

nges

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ds,t

ees,

sets

,ju

nctio

ns,r

educ

ers,

spig

ots,

test

hole

san

dth

elik

e.

14In

sula

tion

and

fire

prot

ectio

nto

equi

pmen

tm

21

Thic

knes

s,m

ater

ial,

finish

,no

min

alar

ea,p

erfo

rman

cera

ting.

1In

sula

tion

toeq

uipm

ent

mea

sure

dse

para

tely

whe

reno

tgi

ven

inth

ede

scrip

tion

ofth

eite

ms

tow

hich

itre

late

s.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

15Fi

rest

oppi

ngnr

1M

ater

ial,

loca

tion,

size

ofop

enin

gto

best

oppe

d,siz

eof

serv

ice

stop

ping

tobe

inst

alle

dar

ound

,dep

than

dfir

era

ting.

16Id

entif

icat

ion

item

1Pl

ates

.2

Disc

s.3

Labe

ls.4

Tape

s.5

Sym

bols

ornu

mbe

rs.

6Ba

nds.

7C

hart

sor

diag

ram

s.8

Oth

er:t

ype

stat

ed.

17Te

stin

gite

m1

Toin

clud

ech

emic

altr

eatm

ent,

purg

ing,

ster

ilisat

ion,

pres

sure

test

ing.

18C

omm

issio

ning

item

1To

incl

ude

allf

inal

bala

ncin

g,ca

libra

tion

and

sett

ing

tow

ork.

19Sy

stem

valid

atio

nite

m

20O

pera

tion

and

mai

nten

ance

man

uals

item

21D

raw

ing

prep

arat

ion

item

1C

lass

ifica

tion

ofdr

awin

gs.

1In

stal

latio

n,co

-ord

inat

ion,

asin

stal

led,

and

reco

rddr

awin

gs.

22Tr

aini

ngite

m

23Lo

ose

anci

llarie

site

m1

Keys

,too

ls,sp

ares

,che

mic

als

and

the

like.

24Po

st-c

ompl

etio

nse

rvic

esite

m1

Mai

nten

ance

,adj

ustm

ents

,se

rvic

ing

and

the

like.

1Se

egl

ossa

ryof

term

sfo

rde

finiti

onof

com

plet

ion.

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39E

lect

rica

lse

rvic

es

Dra

win

gsth

atm

ust

acco

mpa

nyth

isse

ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.1

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ran

dsit

epl

ans

deta

iling

layo

utof

syst

ems.

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stem

sche

mat

ics.

3C

ross

sect

ions

and

elev

atio

ns.

4D

etai

llay

outs

for

plan

troo

ms

and

prin

cipa

lser

vice

sin

stal

latio

nar

eas.

5Sp

ecifi

cin

stal

latio

nde

tails

for

equi

pmen

tan

dfit

tings

.6

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pmen

tsc

hedu

les.

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dato

ryin

form

atio

nto

bepr

ovid

ed.

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nd,q

ualit

yan

dsiz

eor

thic

knes

sof

mat

eria

ls.2

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hod

offix

ing.

3Lo

catio

n.

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es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

Min

imum

info

rmat

ion

that

mus

tbe

show

non

the

draw

ings

that

acco

mpa

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ctio

nof

mea

sure

men

t.

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ksan

dm

ater

ials

deem

edin

clud

ed.

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llw

ork

isde

emed

inte

rnal

unle

ssst

ated

asex

tern

al.

2A

llw

aste

.3

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am

ater

ialf

orla

bour

mad

efit

tings

.4

All

brac

kets

,sup

port

s,fix

ings

and

cast

inch

anne

ls.5

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labe

lling,

tagg

ing,

iden

tific

atio

nan

dch

arts

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king

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lhol

esch

ases

and

mor

tices

.7

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nnec

tors

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aps

and

links

.

1W

here

the

man

dato

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form

atio

nis

avai

labl

e,m

easu

rem

ent

ofca

ble

cont

ainm

ent

and

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will

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ithth

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rem

ent

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iden

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dan

dm

easu

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ithA

ltern

ativ

e1.

How

ever

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reth

em

anda

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info

rmat

ion

isno

tav

aila

ble

then

cabl

eco

ntai

nmen

tan

dbu

sbar

sar

eto

bem

easu

red

incl

usiv

eof

fittin

gs.

Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1Pr

imar

yeq

uipm

ent

nr1

Syst

em.

1Lo

catio

nof

inst

alla

tion

–ro

ofs,

high

orlo

wle

veli

npl

antr

oom

s,ris

ers

orse

rvic

edu

cts,

high

orlo

wle

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ors.

1Ty

pe,s

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apac

ity,l

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ratin

g,as

soci

ated

inte

grat

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rem

ote

anci

llarie

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ntro

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tors

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nent

san

dm

etho

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fixin

g.

1Pr

imar

yeq

uipm

ent

isde

fined

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ant

oreq

uipm

ent

from

whi

cha

syst

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igin

ates

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d,m

ain

cont

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han

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obe

inac

cord

ance

with

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iona

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lthan

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fety

reco

mm

enda

tions

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iona

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orki

ngRu

leA

gree

men

ts.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

1Pr

imar

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ent—

cont

.nr

2O

ff-lo

adan

dpo

sitio

npr

imar

yeq

uipm

ent.

nr3

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embl

yof

com

posit

eite

ms

ofpr

imar

yeq

uipm

ent.

2Te

rmin

aleq

uipm

ent

and

Fitt

ings

nr1

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em.

1Ty

pe,s

ize,c

apac

ity,l

oad,

ratin

g,sp

ecia

lfin

ishes

,cas

ings

,in-

fills,

asso

ciat

edin

tegr

ated

orre

mot

ean

cilla

ries,

cont

rols,

indi

cato

rsor

com

pone

nts

and

met

hod

offix

ing.

1Lo

catio

nof

inst

alla

tion

–Ro

ofs,

high

orlo

wle

veli

npl

antr

oom

s,ris

ers

orse

rvic

edu

cts,

high

orlo

wle

velo

nflo

ors.

1Te

rmin

aleq

uipm

ent

and

fittin

gsar

ede

fined

asan

yite

mto

whi

cha

syst

emis

dist

ribut

edto

,e.g

.lum

inai

res,

switc

hes,

actu

ator

san

dth

elik

e.

3C

able

cont

ainm

ent

m1

Type

,mat

eria

l,fin

ish,s

ectio

nsh

ape,

dim

ensio

ns,n

umbe

rof

com

part

men

ts,m

etho

dof

join

ting,

fixin

gsan

dba

ckgr

ound

for

fixin

g.

1Lo

catio

nof

inst

alla

tion

–ro

ofs,

high

orlo

wle

veli

npl

antr

oom

s,ris

ers

orse

rvic

edu

cts,

high

orlo

wle

velo

nflo

ors,

intr

ench

es.

1G

ener

ally

allc

able

cont

ainm

ent

tobe

mea

sure

din

clus

ive

ofal

lfitt

ings

,i.e

.jo

int

boxe

s,co

nnec

tors

,fla

nges

,ben

ds,

tees

,jun

ctio

ns,r

educ

ers,

spig

ots,

fire

barr

iers

and

the

like.

Unl

ess

mea

sure

dse

para

tely,

all

fittin

gsar

ede

emed

tobe

incl

uded

.

4A

ltern

ativ

e1

–ca

ble

cont

ainm

ent

fittin

gsnr

1Ty

pe,m

ater

ial,

finish

,sha

pe,

dim

ensio

ns,m

etho

dof

join

ting.

1Jo

int

boxe

s,co

nnec

tors

,fla

nges

,ben

ds,

tees

,set

s,ju

nctio

ns,r

educ

ers,

spig

ots,

fire

barr

iers

and

the

like.

5C

able

sm

1Ty

pe,r

atin

g,siz

e,nu

mbe

rof

core

s,m

ater

ial,

arm

ourin

g,sh

eath

ing,

met

hod

ofjo

intin

g,fix

ings

and

back

grou

ndfo

rfix

ing.

1Lo

catio

nof

inst

alla

tion

–ro

ofs,

high

orlo

wle

veli

npl

antr

oom

s,ris

ers

orse

rvic

edu

cts,

high

orlo

wle

velo

nflo

ors,

intr

ench

es.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

6C

able

term

inat

ions

and

join

tsnr

1Ty

pe,r

atin

g,siz

e,nu

mbe

rof

core

s,m

ater

ial,

arm

ourin

g,sh

eath

ing.

1In

clud

esal

lpot

s,se

als,

glan

ds,l

ugs,

conn

ecto

rbl

ocks

and

shro

uds.

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nalc

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tsnr

1C

able

type

,rat

ing,

size,

mat

eria

l,sh

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ing,

num

ber

and

type

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ints

.

1Lo

catio

nof

inst

alla

tion

–ro

ofs,

high

orlo

wle

veli

npl

antr

oom

s,ris

ers

orse

rvic

edu

cts,

high

orlo

wle

velo

nflo

ors.

1In

clud

esal

lcon

tain

men

tno

tm

easu

red

sepa

rate

ly,ju

nctio

nbo

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term

inat

ions

,po

ts,s

eals,

glan

ds,l

ugs,

conn

ecto

rbl

ocks

and

shro

uds.

2In

clud

esfix

ing

cont

ainm

ent

orca

bles

inch

ases

,sur

face

orsu

spen

ded

from

soffi

ts.

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odul

arw

iring

syst

ems

nr1

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lety

pe,r

atin

g,siz

e,m

ater

ial,

shea

thin

g,nu

mbe

ran

dty

peof

poin

ts.

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clud

esal

lcon

tain

men

tno

tm

easu

red

sepa

rate

ly,ju

nctio

nbo

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term

inat

ions

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ts,s

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glan

ds,l

ugs,

conn

ecto

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ocks

and

shro

uds.

2In

clud

esfix

ing

cont

ainm

ent

orca

bles

inch

ases

,sur

face

orsu

spen

ded

from

soffi

ts.

9Bu

sbar

m1

Type

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ing,

mat

eria

l,nu

mbe

rof

bars

,met

hod

ofjo

intin

g,fix

ings

and

back

grou

ndfo

rfix

ing.

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catio

nof

inst

alla

tion

–Ro

ofs,

high

orlo

wle

veli

npl

antr

oom

s,ris

ers

orse

rvic

edu

cts,

high

orlo

wle

velo

nflo

ors,

intr

ench

es.

1G

ener

ally

allb

usba

rto

bem

easu

red

incl

usiv

eof

allf

ittin

gs,i

.e.c

onne

ctor

s,fla

nges

,ben

ds,t

ees,

sets

,jun

ctio

ns,

feed

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its,t

ap-o

ffbo

xes

fire

barr

iers

and

the

like.

1U

nles

sm

easu

red

sepa

rate

ly,al

lfit

tings

are

deem

edto

bein

clud

ed.

10A

ltern

ativ

e1

–bu

sbar

fittin

gsnr

1Ty

pe,m

ater

ial,

finish

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pe,

dim

ensio

ns,m

etho

dof

join

ting.

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onne

ctor

s,fla

nges

,ben

ds,t

ees,

sets

,ju

nctio

ns,f

eede

run

its,t

ap-o

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xes

fire

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iers

and

the

like.

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ints

,fla

nges

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ds,t

ees,

sets

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ns,r

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ots,

test

hole

san

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elik

e.

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pes

m1

Type

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ing,

size,

mat

eria

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ing,

met

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g,fix

ings

and

back

grou

ndfo

rfix

ing.

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catio

nof

inst

alla

tion

–Ro

ofs,

high

orlo

wle

veli

npl

antr

oom

s,ris

ers

orse

rvic

edu

cts,

high

orlo

wle

velo

nflo

ors,

intr

ench

es.

1In

clud

esal

lcon

nect

ions

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nts,

test

clam

ps.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

oLe

velt

hree

Not

es,c

omm

ents

and

glos

sary

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ectr

odes

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thro

ds,a

irte

rmin

atio

ns,t

erm

inat

ion

bars

nr1

Type

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ing,

size,

mat

eria

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etho

dof

join

ting,

fixin

gsan

dba

ckgr

ound

for

fixin

g.

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rest

oppi

ngan

dot

her

asso

ciat

edfir

epr

otec

tw

ork

nr1

Mat

eria

l,lo

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n,siz

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open

ing

tobe

stop

ped,

size

ofse

rvic

est

oppi

ngto

bein

stal

led

arou

nd,d

epth

and

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item

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sor

diag

ram

s.8

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er:t

ype

stat

ed.

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stin

gite

m

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ning

item

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nite

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pera

tion

and

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uals

item

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arat

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item

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lass

ifica

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nten

ance

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ustm

ents

and

serv

icin

g.

39 ELECTRICAL SERVICES

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40T

rans

port

atio

n

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win

gsth

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e.

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

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lone

Leve

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velt

hree

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ork

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ls.4

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sor

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ed.

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gan

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ning

item

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stem

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rvic

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nten

ance

,adj

ustm

ents

and

serv

icin

g.

40 TRANSPORTATION

EFFECTIVE FROM 1 JANUARY 2013 RICS NEW RULES OF MEASUREMENT | 255

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41B

uild

er’s

wo

rkin

conn

ecti

on

wit

hm

echa

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l,el

ectr

ical

and

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spo

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ion

inst

alla

tio

ns

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win

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ust

acco

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sure

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info

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ided

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and

qual

ityof

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eria

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imum

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orks

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eria

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emed

incl

uded

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Item

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ork

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ases

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like

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ratio

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ds.

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cous

ticpa

ds.

TABULATED WORK SECTIONS

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

dU

nit

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lone

Leve

ltw

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velt

hree

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idth

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ure

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ruct

ure

stat

ed.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

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nit

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lone

Leve

ltw

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velt

hree

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omm

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ases

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ugh

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mbe

rof

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ices

stat

ed.

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acin

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ber

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idth

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0mm

.

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

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nit

Leve

lone

Leve

ltw

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velt

hree

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uded

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Item

orw

ork

tobe

mea

sure

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velt

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AppendicesAppendix A: Guidance on the preparation of bill of quantities

Appendix B: Template for preliminaries (main contract) pricing schedule (condensed)

Appendix C: Template for preliminaries (main contract) pricing schedule (expanded)

Appendix D: Template for pricing summary for elemental bill of quantities (condensed)

Appendix E: Template for pricing summary for elemental bill of quantities (expanded)

Appendix F: Templates for provisional sums, risks and credits

Appendix G: Example of a work package breakdown structure

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Appendix A: Guidance on thepreparation of bill of quantitiesA.1 Bill of quantities breakdown structure

A.1.1 There a number of different breakdown structures for bill of quantities (BQ).They each have theirown advantages and disadvantages. However, computerised BQ production systems with multiplesort facilities can be used to generate different BQ formats and make it easy to trace items – aslong as items have been properly codified (refer to 2.15 (Codification of bill of quantities).

A.1.2 NRM 2: Detailed measurement for building works can be adopted as the rules of measurement forbuilding works irrespective of what BQ breakdown structure is chosen.

A.1.3 The main BQ breakdown structures are:

(a) Elemental: Measurement and description is done by group elements and each groupelement forms a separate section of the BQ, irrespective of the order of work sections inNRM 2: Detailed measurement for building works. Group elements are sub-divided through theuse of elements, which are further sub-divided by sub-elements. The group elements,elements and sub-elements used are those defined by NRM 1: Order of cost estimating and costplanning for capital building works.

Figure A.1: Elemental BQ breakdown structures for a simple building project

Elemental breakdown structure

Bill No. 1: Preliminaries (main contract)

Bill No. 2: Facilitating Works

Bill No. 3: Substructure

Bill No. 4: Superstructure

Bill No. 5: Internal Finishes

Bill No. 6: Fittings, Furnishings and Equipment

Bill No. 7: Services

Bill No. 8: External Works

Bill No. 9: Risks

Bill No. 10: Provisional Sums

Bill No. 11: Credits

Bill No. 12: Daywork (provisional)

An elemental breakdown structure supports a logical and structured approach to the quantificationof a building project. Moreover, this type of breakdown structure makes it easier for the quantitysurveyor/cost manager to analysis a contractor’s tender price and collects real-time cost data forfuture use.

(b) Work section: Measurement and description is divided into the work sections listed inNRM 2: Detailed measurement for building works (refer to the tabulated rules in Part 3 of theserules).

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Figure A.2:Work section BQ breakdown structures for a simple building project

Work section breakdown structure

Bill No. 1: Main contractor’s preliminaries

Bill No. 2: Off-site manufactured materials, components and buildings

Bill No. 3: Demolitions

Bill No. 4: Alterations, repairs and conservation

Bill No. 5: Excavating and filling

Bill No. 6: Ground remediation and soil stabilisation

Bill No. 7: Piling

Bill No. 8: Underpinning

Bill No. 9: Diaphragm walls and embedded retaining walls

Bill No. 10: Crib walls, gabions and reinforced earth

Bill No. 11: In-situ concrete works

Bill No. 12: Precast/composite concrete

Bill No. 13: Precast concrete

Bill No. 14: Masonry

Bill No. 15: Structural metalwork

Bill No. 16: Carpentry

Bill No. 17: Sheet roof coverings

Bill No. 18: Tile and slate roof and wall coverings

Bill No. 19: Waterproofing

Bill No. 20: Proprietary linings and partitions

Bill No. 21: Cladding and covering

Bill No. 22: General joinery

Bill No. 23: Windows, screens and lights

Bill No. 24: Doors, shutters and hatches

Bill No. 25: Stairs, walkways and balustrades

Bill No. 26: Metalwork

Bill No. 27: Glazing

Bill No. 28: Floor, wall, ceiling and roof finishings

Bill No. 29: Decoration

Bill No. 30: Suspended ceilings

Bill No. 31: Insulation, fire stopping and fire protection

Bill No. 32: Furniture, fittings and equipment

Bill No. 33: Drainage above ground

Bill No. 34: Drainage below ground

Bill No. 35: Site works

Bill No. 36: Fencing

Bill No. 37: Soft landscaping

Bill No. 38: Mechanical services

Bill No. 39: Electrical services

Bill No. 40: Transport

Bill No. 41: Builder’s work in connection with mechanical, electrical and transportation installations

Bill No. 42: Risks

Bill No. 43: Provisional sums

Bill No. 44: Credits

Bill No. 45: Daywork (Provisional)

This breakdown structure is often preferred by contractors for the purpose of pricing as all likeproducts and components are grouped together (e.g. the reinforced concrete columns, beams,floors, roofs and staircases), whereas they can be spread among a number of different elements

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when an elemental breakdown structure is used. Codification of BQ items using computerised BQsystems will solve the problem of preferences (refer to 2.15 (Codification of bill of quantities) ofthe rules).

(c) Work package: Measurement and description is divided into employer, quantity surveyor orcontractor defined work packages – whichever is applicable.Works packages can be based oneither a specific-trade (e.g. concrete work, brickwork and blockwork, roof coverings, paintingand decorating, and wall tiling) or a single package comprising a number of different trades(e.g. a groundworks package might include all excavation and earthworks, below grounddrainage and the ground-bearing concrete floor-slab – so as to make a single workscontractor responsible for the interface between the drainage and the ground-bearingconcrete floor-slab).

Figure A.3:Typical BQ breakdown structure for discrete work package

Work section breakdown structure

Bill No. 1: Main contractor’s preliminaries

Bill No. 2: Intrusive investigations

Bill No. 3: Demolition works

Bill No. 4: Groundworks

Bill No. 5: Piling

Bill No. 6: Concrete works

Bill No. 7: Roof coverings and roof drainage

Bill No. 8: External and internal structural walls

Bill No. 9: Cladding

Bill No. 10: Windows and external doors

Bill No. 11: Mastic

Bill No. 12: Non-structural walls and partitions

Bill No. 13: Joinery

Bill No. 14: Suspended ceilings

Bill No. 15: Architectural metalwork

Bill No. 16: Tiling

Bill No. 17: Painting and decorating

Bill No. 18: Floor coverings

Bill No. 19: Fittings, furnishings and equipment

Bill No. 20: Combined mechanical and electrical engineering services

Bill No. 21: Lifts and escalators

Bill No. 22: Facade access equipment

Bill No. 23: External works and drainage

Bill No. 24: Risks

Bill No. 25: Provisional sums

Bill No. 26: Credits

Bill No. 27: Daywork (Provisional)

Again, codification of BQ items using computerised BQ systems will allow the re-sorting of itemsfrom elements to works packages for the purposes of tendering, and vice versa for the purpose ofoverall cost control (refer to 2.15 (Codification of bill of quantities) at Part 2 of these rules).

This breakdown structure is usually used by contractors to procure packages of work from theirsupply chain.

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A.2 Bill of quantities breakdown structure for projects comprising morethan one building

Where a building project comprises more than one type of building, it is recommended that aseparate bill of quantities be prepared for each building; culminating in a ‘summary bill’ for theentire building project.

A.3 Order of items in bill of quantities

The order of items in a bill of quantities (BQ) is:

(1) For elemental BQ:

(a) Elements as contained in NRM 1: Order of cost estimating and cost planning for capital buildingworks.

(b) Within each element the order of measured items is cubic, square, linear, enumerated itemsand itemised items.

(c) Labour-only items are to precede labour and material items within the subdivisions in (b).

(d) Items within each subdivision in (b) and (c) above are to be placed in order of value, leastexpensive first.

(e) Preambles are to be incorporated in each element as appropriate.

(f) PC sums are to be incorporated in item descriptions.

(g) Contractor designed works are to be incorporated under the applicable element orsub-element, after measured work, under a heading of ‘Contractor designed work’. A priceanalysis for contractor designed work is to be incorporated (see paragraph 2.9.2 (Contractordesigned work) in Part 2 (Rules for detailed measurement of building works) of these rules).

(h) Provisional sums are to be listed and described in a separate bill.

(i) Construction risks to be transferred to the contractor are to be identified and described ina ‘schedule of construction risks’ (see paragraph 2.10.2 (Risk transfer to the contractor) inPart 2 (Rules for detailed measurement of building works) of these rules).

(j) Where applicable, provision for the contractor to offer credits against items and componentsarising from demolition works and/or soft strip works is to be provided (see paragraph 2.12(Credits) in Part 2 (Rules for detailed measurement of building works) of these rules).

(2) For work section BQ:

(a) Work sections as contained in NRM 2: Detailed measurement for building works, althoughseparate locational BQ sections such as facilitating works, substructure, superstructure andor external works might be required.

(b) Subdivisions:

(i) of work sections as contained in NRM 2: Detailed measurement for building works;

(ii) as required by NRM 2: Detailed measurement for building works, such as externalpaintwork;

(iii) of different types of materials; such as different mixes of concrete, different types ofbrick.

(c) Within each subdivision in (b), the order of cubic, square, linear, enumerated items anditemised items.

(d) Labour-only items are to precede labour and material items within the subdivisions in (c).

(e) Items within each subdivision in (c) and (d) above are to be placed in order of value, leastexpensive first.

(f) Preambles are to be incorporated in the appropriate work section.

(g) PC sums are to be incorporated in item descriptions.

(h) Contractor designed works are to be incorporated under the applicable element orsub-element, after measured work, under a heading of ‘Contractor designed work’. A priceanalysis for contractor designed work is to be incorporated (see paragraph 2.9.2 (Contractordesigned work) in Part 2 (Rules for detailed measurement of building works) of these rules).

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(i) Provisional sums are to be listed and described in a separate bill.

(j) Construction risks to be transferred to the contractor are to be identified and described ina ‘schedule of construction risks’ (see paragraph 2.10.2 (Risk transfer to the contractor) inPart 2 (Rules for detailed measurement of building works) of these rules).

(k) Where applicable, provision for the contractor to offer credits against items and componentsarising from demolition works and/or soft strip works is to be provided (see paragraph 2.12(Credits) in Part 2 (Rules for detailed measurement of building works) of these rules).

(3) For work package BQ:

(a) Work packages as defined by the employer, quantity surveyor or contractor, whichever isapplicable.

(b) Within each work package the order of measured items is cubic, square, linear, enumerateditems and itemised items.

(c) Labour-only items are to precede labour and material items within the subdivisions in (b).

(d) Items within each subdivision in (b) and (c) above are to be placed in order of value, leastexpensive first.

(e) Preambles are to be incorporated in the appropriate work package.

(f) PC sums are to be incorporated in item descriptions.

(g) Contractor designed works are to be incorporated into the applicable work package bill,after measured work, under a heading of ‘Contractor designed work’, under a heading of‘Contractor designed work’.A price analysis for contractor designed work is to be included(see paragraph 2.9.2 (Contractor designed work) in Part 2 (Rules for detailed measurementof building works) of these rules).

(h) Provisional sums are to be listed and described in a separate bill.

(i) Construction risks to be transferred to the contractor are to be identified and described ina ‘schedule of construction risks’ (see paragraph 2.10.2 (Risk transfer to the contractor) inPart 2 (Rules for detailed measurement of building works) of these rules).

(j) Where applicable, provision for the contractor to offer credits against items and componentsarising from demolition works and/or soft strip works is to be provided (see paragraph 2.12(Credits) in Part 2 (Rules for detailed measurement of building works) of these rules).

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A.4 Format of billThe bill for each element or work section is to be commenced on a new sheet.The ruling of thepaper and typical headings for each type of bill are shown in Figures A.4 and A.5.

Figure A.4:Typical BQ format for an elemental bill of quantities

Bill No. 3 Superstructure

3.2.5 External walls

3.2.5.1 EXTERNAL WALLS ABOVE GROUND FLOORLEVEL

3.2.5.1.1 Common brickwork in cement: lime mortar (1:1:6)

3.2.5.1.1.1 Walls 102.5mm thick, brickwork; built against otherwork

196 m2

3.2.5.1.1.2 Walls 215mm thick, brickwork 302 m2

Figure A.5:Typical BQ format for a work section bill of quantities

Bill No. 2 Superstructure

2.14 Masonry

2.14.1 BRICK/BLOCK WALLING

2.14.1.1 Common brickwork in cement: lime mortar (1:1:6)

2.14.1.1.1 Walls 102.5mm thick, brickwork; built against otherwork

196 m2

2.14.1.1.2 Walls 215mm thick, brickwork 302 m2

Figure A.6:Typical BQ format for a work package bill of quantities

Bill No. 8 EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL STRUCTURAL WALLS

8.1 Masonry

8.1.1 BRICK/BLOCK WALLING

8.1.1.1 Common brickwork in cement: lime mortar (1:1:6)

8.1.1.1.1 Walls 102.5mm thick, brickwork; built against otherwork

196 m2

8.1.1.1.2 Walls 215mm thick, brickwork 302 m2

A.5 Codifying itemsAs well as for the purpose of making it easy to search, it is essential that every item in the bill ofquantities (BQ) can be referenced back to the cost plan.

A.6 Unit of measurementThe units of measurement for items are stipulated by the tabulated rules of measurement. For thepurpose of clarity, the unit of measurement is to be entered against each item in the bill ofquantities, irrespective of whether it is the same unit as the previous item.

A.7 Order of sizesSizes or dimensions in descriptions are to be in the order: length, width, height. Sometimes thewidth of a component (e.g. a base unit) is referred to as its ‘depth’. If there is likely to be any doubt,for the purpose of clarity, the dimensions are to be stated.

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For example:

Base unit: 1000mm long x 600mm wide x 900mm high; …

A.8 Use of headings

Headings usually fall into one of four categories:

1 Elemental or work section headings

2 Element or sub-section headings

3 Headings that partly describe a group of items

4 Subdivisions required by NRM 2: Detailed measurement for building works.

A.9 Unit of billing

Other than enumerated and itemised items, the unit of measurement is the metre.The exceptionto this rule is steel bar reinforcement and structural steelwork, which are billed in tonnes to twodecimal places.

A.10 Framing of descriptions

The bill of quantities is a legal document. Therefore, care should be taken when framingdescriptions so that there is no doubt as to their meaning.

A.11 Totalling pages

There are a number of ways in which the quantity surveyor/cost manager might indicate how thecash totals on each page of the bill are to be dealt with.The preferred method is for the total to becarried over to be added to the next page and so on until the end of the bill or sub-section of thebill. Unless the bill section comprises only one page, the foot of the first and intermediate bill pagesshould be completed as follows:

Figure A.7: Examples of how to total pages

Carried forward £

The top of the following bill page is completed as follows:

BILL 3: SUPERSTRUCTURE

2.5 EXTERNAL WALLS

Brought forward £

To end each bill section, the section is completed as follows:

TOTAL carried to main summary £

A.12 Price summary

Templates for the pricing summary for elemental bill of quantities (condensed and expandedversions) are included at Appendices D and E, respectively, of these rules.The structure of pricingsummaries for other bill of quantities formats should follow the same principles.

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Appendix B:Template forpreliminaries (main contract) pricingschedule (condensed)CostCentre

Component Time-RelatedCharges

Fixed Charges TotalCharges

£ p £ p £ p

1 PRELIMINARIES

1.1 EMPLOYER’S REQUIREMENTS

1.1.1 Site accommodation

1.1.2 Site records

1.1.3 Completion and post-completion requirements

1.2 MAIN CONTRACTOR’S COST ITEMS

1.2.1 Management and staff

1.2.2 Site establishment

1.2.3 Temporary services

1.2.5 Safety and environmental protection

1.2.6 Control and protection

1.2.7 Mechanical plant

1.2.8 Temporary works

1.2.9 Site records

1.2.10 Completion and post-completion requirements

1.2.11 Cleaning

1.2.12 Fees and charges

1.2.13 Site services

1.2.14 Insurance, bonds, guarantees and warranties

Totals £

TOTAL CARRIED TO MAIN SUMMARY £

Note: Costs relating to main contractor’s preliminaries items that are not specifically identified inthe contractor’s full and detailed breakdown shall be deemed to have no cost implications or havebeen included elsewhere within the contractor’s rates and prices.

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Appendix C:Template forpreliminaries (main contract) pricingschedule (expanded)Costcentre

Component Time-relatedcharges

Fixed charges Total charges

£ p £ p £ p

1.1 EMPLOYER’S REQUIREMENTS

1.1.1 Site accommodation

1.1.1.1 Site accommodation

1.1.1.2 Furniture and equipment

1.1.1.3 Telecommunications and IT systems

1.1.2 Site records

1.1.2.1 Site records

1.1.3 Completion and post-completion requirements

1.1.3.1 Handover requirements

1.1.3.2 Operation and maintenance services

1.2 MAIN CONTRACTOR’S COST ITEMS

1.2.1 Management and staff

1.2.1.1 Project specific management and staff

1.2.1.2 Visiting management and staff

1.2.1.3 Extraordinary support costs

1.2.1.4 Staff travel

1.2.2 Site establishment

1.2.2.1 Site accommodation

1.2.2.2 Temporary works in connection with site establishment

1.2.2.3 Furniture and equipment

1.2.2.4 IT systems

1.2.2.5 Consumables and services

1.2.2.6 Brought-in services

1.2.2.7 Sundries

1.2.3 Temporary services

1.2.3.1 Temporary water supply

1.2.3.2 Temporary gas supply

1.2.3.3 Temporary electricity supply

1.2.3.4 Temporary telecommunication systems

1.2.3.5 Temporary drainage

1.2.4 Security

1.2.4.1 Security staff

1.2.4.2 Security equipment

1.2.4.3 Hoardings, fences and gates

1.2.5 Safety and environmental protection

1.2.5.1 Safety programme

1.2.5.2 Barriers and safety scaffolding

1.2.5.3 Environmental protection measures

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1.2.6 Control and protection

1.2.6.1 Survey, inspections and monitoring

1.2.6.2 Setting out

1.2.6.3 Protection of works

1.2.6.4 Samples

1.2.6.5 Environmental control of building

1.2.7 Mechanical plant

1.2.7.1 Generally

1.2.7.2 Tower cranes

1.2.7.3 Mobile cranes

1.2.7.4 Hoists

1.2.7.5 Access plant

1.2.7.6 Concrete plant

1.2.7.7 Other plant

1.2.8 Temporary works

1.2.8.1 Access scaffolding

1.2.8.2 Temporary works

1.2.9 Site records

1.2.9.1 Site records

1.2.10 Completion and post-completion requirements

1.2.10.1 Testing and commissioning plan

1.2.10.2 Handover

1.2.10.3 Post-completion services

1.2.11 Cleaning

1.2.11.1 Site tidy

1.2.11.2 Maintenance of roads, paths and pavings

1.2.11.3 Building clean

1.2.12 Fees and charges

1.2.12.1 Fees

1.2.12.2 Charges

1.2.13 Site services

1.2.13.1 Temporary works

1.2.13.2 Multi-service gang

1.2.14 Insurance, bonds, guarantees and warranties

1.2.14.1 Works insurance

1.2.14.2 Public liability insurance

1.2.14.3 Employer’s (main contractor’s) liability insurance

1.2.14.4 Other insurances

1.2.14.5 Bonds

1.2.14.6 Guarantees

1.2.14.7 Warranties

Totals £

TOTAL CARRIED TO MAIN SUMMARY £

Note: Costs relating to preliminaries items that are not specifically identified in the contractor’sfull and detailed breakdown shall be deemed to have no cost implications or have been includedelsewhere within the contractor’s rates and prices.

APPENDIX C:TEMPLATE FOR PRELIMINARIES (MAIN CONTRACT) PRICING SCHEDULE (EXPANDED)

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Appendix D:Template for pricingsummary for elemental bill ofquantities (condensed)Costcentre

Element £/p £/p

0.0 Facilitating works £0.00

1.0 Substructure £0.00

2.0 Superstructure £0.00

3.0 Internal finishes £0.00

4.0 Fittings, furnishings and equipment £0.00

5.0 Services £0.00

6.0 Prefabricated buildings and building units £0.00

7.0 Work to existing building £0.00

8.0 External works £0.00

TOTAL (Building works, including M&E engineering services) £0.00

9.0 Main contractor’s preliminaries £0.00

Sub-total £0.00

10.0 Provisional sums: £0.00

10.1 Defined provisional sums £0.00

10.2 Undefined provisional sums £0.00

10.3 Works to be carried out by statutory undertakers £0.00

Sub-total £0.00

11.0 Risks £0.00

11.1 Sub-total £0.00

12.0 Main contractor’s overheads and profit (insert required %adjustment) 0.00% £0.00

Sub-total £0.00

13.0 Credit (for retained arisings) £(0.00)

Sub-total £0.00

14.0 Main contractor’s fixed price adjustment (insert required %adjustment) 0.00%

£0.00

Sub-total £0.00

15.0Director’s adjustment (insert required adjustment (+/-))

£0.00 or£(0.00)

Sub-total £0.00

16.0 Dayworks (Provisional) £0.00

TOTAL TENDER PRICE, exclusive of VAT (Carried to Form of Tender) £0.00

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Appendix E:Template for pricingsummary for elemental bill ofquantities (expanded)Costcentre

Element £/p £/p

0.0 Facilitating works £0.00

0.1 Toxic/hazardous/contaminated material treatment £0.00

0.2 Major demolition works £0.00

0.3 Specialist ground works £0.00

0.4 Temporary diversion works £0.00

0.5 Extraordinary site investigation works £0.00

1.0 Substructure £0.00

1.1 Substructure £0.00

2.0 Superstructure £0.00

2.1 Frame £0.00

2.2 Upper floors £0.00

2.3 Roof £0.00

2.4 Stairs and ramps £0.00

2.5 External walls £0.00

2.6 Windows and external doors £0.00

2.7 Internal walls and partitions £0.00

2.8 Internal doors £0.00

3.0 Internal finishes £0.00

3.1 Wall finishes £0.00

3.2 Floor finishes £0.00

3.3 Ceiling finishes £0.00

4.0 Fittings, furnishings and equipment £0.00

4.1 Fittings, furnishings and equipment £0.00

5.0 Services £0.00

5.1 Sanitary installations £0.00

5.2 Services equipment £0.00

5.3 Disposal installations £0.00

5.4 Water installations £0.00

5.5 Heat source £0.00

5.6 Space heating and air conditioning £0.00

5.7 Ventilation £0.00

5.8 Electrical installations £0.00

5.9 Fuel installations/systems £0.00

5.10 Lift and conveyor installations/systems £0.00

5.11 Fire and lightning protection £0.00

5.12 Communication, security and control systems £0.00

5.13 Special installations/systems £0.00

5.14 Builder’s work in connection with services £0.00

6.0 Complete buildings £0.00

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6.1 Pre-fabricated buildings £0.00

7.0 Work to existing building £0.00

7.1 Minor demolition works and alteration works £0.00

7.2 Repairs to existing services £0.00

7.3 Damp proof courses/fungus and beetle eradication £0.00

7.4 Facade retention £0.00

7.5 Cleaning existing surfaces £0.00

7.6 Renovation works £0.00

8.0 External works £0.00

8.1 Site preparation works £0.00

8.2 Roads, paths and pavings £0.00

8.3 Soft landscaping, planting and irrigation systems £0.00

8.4 Fencing, railings and walls £0.00

8.5 Site/street furniture and equipment £0.00

8.6 External drainage £0.00

8.7 External services £0.00

8.8 Minor building works and ancillary buildings £0.00

TOTAL (Building works, including M&E engineering services) £0.00

9.0 Main contractor’s preliminaries £0.00

Sub-total £0.00

10.0 Risks £0.00

Sub-total £0.00

11.0 Provisional sums: £0.00

11.1 Defined provisional sums £0.00

11.2 Undefined provisional sums £0.00

11.3 Works to be carried out by statutory undertakers £0.00

Sub-total £0.00

12.0 Main contractor’s overheads and profit (insert required %adjustment) 0.00% £0.00

Sub-total £0.00

13.0 Credit (for retained arisings) £(0.00)

Sub-total £0.00

14.0 Main contractor’s fixed price adjustment (insert required %adjustment) 0.00%

£0.00

Sub-total £0.00

15.0 Director’s adjustment (insert required adjustment (+/-)) £0.00 or £(0.00)

Sub-total £0.00

16.0 Dayworks (Provisional) £0.00

TOTAL TENDER PRICE, exclusive of VAT (Carried to Form of Tender) £0.00

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Appendix F:Templates for provisionalsums, risks and credits

Schedule of provisional sums

Costcentre

Provisional sum £/p

DEFINED PROVISIONAL SUMS

UNDEFINED PROVISIONAL SUMS

TOTAL PROVISIONAL SUMS, exclusive of VAT (Carried to MainSummary)

Schedule of construction risks

Costcentre

Risk description £/p

R001

R002

R003

R004

R005

R006

TOTAL RISK ALLOWANCE, exclusive of VAT (Carried to Main Summary)

Credits

Costcentre

Description £/p

C001

C002

C003

C004

C005

TOTAL CREDITS, exclusive of VAT (Carried to Main Summary)

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Appendix G: Example of a workpackage breakdown structure

Figure 2.5:Typical example of suffix codes used for codifying work packages when a work packageBQ breakdown structure is used

Serial no. Work package title/content Suffix

1. Main contractor’s preliminaries /01.1

2. Intrusive investigations:Asbestos and other hazardous materialsGeotechnical and environmental investigationsAttendance on archaeological investigationsWork package contractor’s preliminaries

/02/01.2

3. Demolition works:Asbestos and other hazardous materials removal/treatment worksSoft strip of building components and sub-componentsSoft strip of mechanical and electrical engineering services.Demolition.Work package contractor’s preliminaries

/03/01.2

4. Groundworks:Contaminated ground material removal;Preparatory earthworks;Excavation and earthworks, including basement excavation, earthwork support and disposal;Temporary works – propping of existing basement retaining walls;Below ground drainage;Ground beams;Pile caps;Temporary works – piling mats/platforms;Ground bearing base slab construction, including waterproofing; andBasement retaining wall structures, including waterproofing.Work package contractor’s preliminaries

/04/01.2

5. Piling:Piling worksWork package contractor’s preliminaries

/05/01.2

6. Concrete works:FrameUpper floors, including roof structureCore and shear wallsStaircasesWork package contractor’s preliminaries

/06/01.2

7. Roof coverings and roof drainage:Roof cladding/coverings;Flashings; andRoof drainage.Work package contractor’s preliminaries

/07/01.2

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Serial no. Work package title/content Suffix

8. External and internal structural walls:Structural steelworkMasonry (brickwork and blockwork)Roof systems and rainwater goodsCladdingCurtain wallingCarpentryGeneral joineryBespoke joineryWindows and external doorsDry linings and partitionsArchitectural metal workWork package contractor’s preliminaries

/08/01.2

9. Cladding:Cladding systems, including integral windows and external doors.Work package contractor’s preliminaries

/09/01.2

10. Windows and external doors:(Non-integral to cladding system)Windows;Louvers;External doors; andShop fronts.Work package contractor’s preliminaries

/10/01.2

11. Mastic:Mastic to windows, louvers and external door frames; andMastic to wet areas.Work package contractor’s preliminaries

/11/01.2

12. Non-structural walls and partitions:Tiling (floor and wall)Internal stone finishesPainting and decoratingSoft floor coveringsSuspended ceilingsWork package contractor’s preliminaries

/12/01.2

13. Joinery:Reception deskInternal door sets;Screens;Toilet cubicles;Timber wall linings to toilet cubicles;Skirtings; andAll other second fix joinery items.Work package contractor’s preliminaries

/13/01.2

14. Suspended ceilings:Suspended ceilingsWork package contractor’s preliminaries

/14/01.2

15. Architectural metal work:All architectural metal work itemsWork package contractor’s preliminaries

/15/01.2

16. Tiling:Internal stone finishesWall tiling; andFloor tilingWork package contractor’s preliminaries

/16/01.2

APPENDIX G: EXAMPLE OF A WORK PACKAGE BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE

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Serial no. Work package title/content Suffix

17. Painting and decorating:Painting and decoratingWork package contractor’s preliminaries

/17/01.2

18. Floor coverings:Carpet; andVinyl tiles.Work package contractor’s preliminaries

/18/01.2

19. Fittings, furnishings and equipment:Cupboards and shelves to storeroomsLoose fittings, furnishings and equipment; andSignageWork package contractor’s preliminaries

/19/01.2

20. Combined Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Services:Sanitary appliances, including kitchette sinks;Mechanical engineering services installations;Electrical engineering services installations;Public health engineering services installations (above ground); andLifts (by named subcontractor).Work package contractor’s preliminaries

/20/01.2

21. Lifts and escalators:Passenger lifts;Fire fighting lift;Platforms; andEscalators

/21/01.2

22. Facade access equipment:Building maintenance units (BMUs), including proprietary storage units.Work package contractor’s preliminaries

/22/01.2

23. External works and drainage:External drainageSoft landscape worksHard landscape worksWork package contractor’s preliminaries.

/231/01.2

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IndexA

Access floorsfinishes 214

Access plantmain contractor’s costs 92

Access scaffoldingmain contractor’s costs 93

Access to sitecontractors’ preliminaries 52

Accommodation costs 79; 80Accuracy of instruments 62Adjoining property

protection 68Advertising and marketing

contractor’s preliminaries 23temporary works 73; 108

Air permeabilityemployer’s requirements 63

Alteration works 125–130Archaeological survey 32Architraves 196; 216Asbestos

contamination reports 32health and safety 66

Asphaltroofing 184–186surfacing, site works 234–237

Antiquitieshealth and safety 66

Ashlar walling see Masonry

B

Balustrades see Stairs/walkways and balustradesBargeboards 174Barriers and safety scaffolding

main contractor’s costs 87; 88Bill of quantities (BQ)

approximate 18benefits of 17, 18breakdown structure see Codification of bill of

quantitiesbudgetary control and accurate cost reporting,

basis for 17cash flow forecast preparation, basis for 17codification see Codification of bill of quantitiescompetitive bids, basis for 17composition see Composition of bill of quantitiescontract document, becoming 17cost breakdown structure, meaning 12cost data, analysis/collection and storage 40cost management/control see Cost management

and controlcost target, meaning 11firm 18format 267

grants, claims for 18information and documents required see

Documents; Drawings; Information andrequirements; Reports

meaning 11non-measurable works see Non-measurable

workspost contract cost control 17preparation see Preparation of bill of quantitiesproduction stage 18purpose of 17quantifying building works, responsibility for 19quantity and quality of works 43real-time cost data, source of 18tax benefit claims 18types of 18

approximate 18firm 18

valuing variations, basis for 17work breakdown structures 33

Bird/vermin controlfittings and equipment 225; 226

Bituminous felts 176–180; 180–182Block plan 31Block walling see MasonryBoarding see Carpentry; JoineryBonds

main contractor’s costs 99Boundary of construction site

contractor’s preliminaries 22; 51; 52Brickwork see MasonryBrought-in services 83Building components/items

deemed inclusions 48description 46–48not covered by tabulated rules 48; 49quantities 46structure of tables 45; 46type and quality of material 47

Bulkheads 221Burning on-site 66

C

Capital allowancesclaims, data to support 32

Car parkingsite accommodation 70

Carpentry see also Joinerybacking and other first fix timbers 174bargeboards 174boarding/flooring/sheeting and decking 173–175casings and linings 173–175drawings and information 173engineered or prefabricated members/items 174fascias 174metal and plastic accessories 173–175

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metal fixings, fastenings and fittings 175ornamental ends of timber members 175primary or structural timbers 174sarking 174soffits and the like 174timber first fixings 173–175timber framing 173–175

Cash flow forecast 58Catering equipment 225; 226Catwalks 206Cavity insulation 167Ceilings

decorative papers or fabrics 219finishes see Finishings to floors/walls and ceilingsproprietary linings and partitions 187–191suspended see Suspended ceilings

Cement impregnation/injection 128Certificate of bona fide tender 20Cess pits 232Cladding and covering

angles 194beams, sides and soffits of 193boundary work 193ceilings 193closers 194columns, sides of 193curtain walling 192–194dormers, sides and tops of 192drawings and information 192extra over 193floors 193glazed vaulting 192–194opening perimeters 193panel or slab cladding or roofing 192–194patent glazing 192–194profiled sheet cladding or roofing 192–194rainscreen cladding 192–194rigid sheet cladding 192–194roofs 193sheet claddings or coverings 192–194structural glass assemblies 192–194walls 193weatherboarding 192–194

Cleaningexisting buildings 125–130site, main contractor’s costs 96

Climatic conditionsmanagement of the works 57

Cobbles 236Code for Sustainable Homes 56; 114Codification of bill of quantities

coding system 34–38cost breakdown structure 33; 34elemental breakdown structure 33–35; 262

example of resultant codes 35identification numbers 34order of items 265

planning breakdown structures 33work breakdown structures 33; 34

work package breakdown structure 33; 34; 255example of suffix codes 37; 38; 276–278order of items 266

work sectional breakdown structure 33–36; 262;263

example of suffix codes 35; 36order of items 265; 266

Collapsible gates 203Commencement of work

notice period 57Compensation events

notification 57Completion of works

employer’s requirements 69main contractor’s costs 95; 96notice of 58post-completion requirements

contractor’s preliminaries 23details of 32employer’s requirements 32main contractor’s costs 95; 96

pricing schedule 77Compliance

quality standards 60Component drawings 31Composite concrete see Concrete worksComposition of bill of quantities

annexes 20; 22codification see Codification of bill of quantitiescredits see Creditsdayworks 20; 22determination 33format 267form of tender 19; 20measured work 19; 21order of items 265; 266preliminaries 19; 21provisional sums see Provisional sumsrisks see Riskssummary see Summary for bill of quantitieswork breakdown structure 33

Compressed airwork in 48

Computers see Telecommunications and IT systemsConcrete plant

main contractor’s costs 92Concrete works

in-situaccessories cast into 157designed joints 157drawings and information 151filling mortices/holes/chases 158formwork 154; 155grinding 153grouting 158hacking 153horizontal work 152mass concrete 152power floating 153reinforcement 156

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site works 235sloping work 152sprayed work 153sundries 158sundry work 153surface finishes 153trowelling 153vertical work 153

pre-cast concretecomposite concrete work 161–163decking 161–163designed joints 163drawings and information 161; 162frame structures 161–163holding down or tie straps 163panel cladding 161–163pavement lights 162rooflights 162sills/lintels/copings and other units 161–163slabs 161–163vertical panel lights 162walls and partitions 161–163

pre-cast/composite concretedecking and flooring 159; 160designed joints 160drawings and information 159holding down or tie straps 160walls/partitions and panels 159; 160

Conservation 125–130Considerate constructors scheme 57Constraints and restrictions

contractor’s preliminaries 22Construction sequencing requirements

statement 32Consumables and services

main contractor’s costs 82Contaminated materials 66Contract see also Standard form of contract

conditionsmain contractors’ preliminaries 53works package contractor’s preliminaries 113

details of condition to be used 32length of 50

Contractor designed worksnon-measurable works 25; 26price analysis 26

Contractor’s preliminaries see PreliminariesCopings

precast concrete 161–163Cornices 216Cost breakdown structure (CBS)

meaning 11Cost estimates and cost plans

formal stages 8; 9Cost management and control

cash flow forecast 58cost planning 39employer’s requirements 57–59interim valuations and payments 39; 40main contractor’s preliminaries 57–59

post-tender estimate 39pre-tender estimate 39pricing variations 39use of bill of quantities 38work package contractor’s preliminaries 115

Cost manager see Quantity surveyor/cost managerCost plan 39Cost target

meaning 11Coves 216Cranes

main contractor’s costs 90; 91Credits

application 28composition of bill of quantities 22meaning of credit 11pre-prepared list of terms 28templates 275

Crib walls 149Cubicles 197Curtain walling 192–194Curved work

description 47quantifying 46radius 47

D

Damp-proofingapplied liquid 184–186asphalt 184–186damp-proof courses, insertion/renewal 129; 167damp-proof membrane, excavation and filling

138flexible sheet 184–186other proprietary systems 184–186

Dayworkscalculation of labour time charge rates 29composition of bill of quantities 22meaning of daywork 11schedule of 29total amount included 29valuation method 29vouchers 59working hours 23; 29

Decking see Carpentry; Concrete worksDecontamination 124; 130Decoration

anti-corrosion treatments 218; 219decorative papers or fabrics

borders 219ceilings and beams 219motifs 219walls and columns 219

drawings and information 218intumescent coatings 218; 219painting

general surfaces 219glazed surfaces 219

INDEX

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gutters 219pipes 219radiators 219railings/fences and gates 219services 219structural metalwork 219

Defective products/executionsemployer’s requirements 63

Defined provisional summeaning 11

Definitions 11–13Demolitions

decontamination 124drawings and information 122facade retention 122; 123recycling 124shoring 122; 123survey reports 32temporary works 122; 123

Descriptionbuilding components/items 46–48components and sub-components 47dimensions 47fixing/installing/incorporating goods or materials

47main contractor’s preliminaries 22; 52nature and location of work 46nature or type of background 47site 51sub-components 47type and quality of material 47works package contractor’s preliminaries 112;

113Design constraints 68Design team

meaning 11Diaphragm walls see WallsDimensions

description 47quality standards and control 62quantities 46use of hyphen or phrase to 43; 47

Director’s adjustmentcommercial review of project 29meaning 11provision in bill of quantities 29

Documents see also Drawings; Information andrequirements

data interchange 56; 115definitions and interpretations 53; 54electronic data interchange 56; 115employer’s requirements 53–56form of tender 20main contractor’s preliminaries 22; 23; 51; 53–56produced on behalf of employer

additional copies of drawings/documents 55; 114dimensions 55; 114divergence from statutory requirements 55; 114employer’s policy document 55

measured quantities 55; 114specification 55; 114

provided by contractor/subcontractors andsuppliers

as built/as-installed drawings and information 55;114

Code for Sustainable Homes 56; 114design information 55; 114electronic data interchange 56; 114energy rating calculations 56environmental assessment information 56; 114maintenance instructions and guarantees 56production information 55; 114technical literature 55; 114

works package contractor’s preliminaries 111;112; 113

Door schedules 31Doors/shutters and hatches

collapsible gates 203door frames 203door linings 203door sets 203door stops 203drawings and information 202fire stops 203glazing

louvre blades 204type of glass 204

grilles 203ironmongery 204roller shutters 203sliding folding partitions 203smoke stops 203strong room doors 203timber/metal and plastic 202–204

Drainageabove ground

drawings and information 227foul drainage installations 227–229gutters 228holes/mortices/chases and the like 228identification 228operating manuals and instructions 229pipe sleeves through walls/floors and ceilings 228pipework 227preparing drawings 227rainwater installations 227–229testing and commissioning 228

below groundaccessories 232cesspits 232connections 233covers and frames 233drain runs 231drawings and information 230extra over 231; 233foul drain systems 230–233inspection chambers 232land drainage 230–233manholes 232marker posts 233

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other tanks and pits 232pipe fittings 232pumped drain systems 230–233pumps 232septic tanks 232soakaways 232storm water drain systems 230–233sundries 233testing and commissioning 233

schedules 31temporary, main contractor’s costs 85

Drawingsalterations to existing buildings 125; 126balustrades 205block plan 31carpentry 173cladding and covering 192component drawings 31conservation 125; 126crib walls/gabions and reinforced earth 149decoration 218demolitions 122detail or assembly drawings 31diaphragm walls and embedded retaining walls

147doors 202drainage

above ground 227below ground 230

electrical installations, builder’s work on 256electrical services 250excavations and filling 131; 133existing, as-built or as-installed drawings 31fencing 238finishings to floors/walls and ceilings 212; 213furniture/fittings and equipment 225general arrangement (GA) drawings 31glazing 210ground remediation and soil stabilisation 139hatches 202in-situ concrete works 151insulation 223joinery 195; 196landscaping 241linings and partitions (proprietary) 187location drawings 31main contractor’s preliminaries 22; 51masonry 164; 165mechanical installations, builder’s work on 256mechanical services 245metalwork 208off-site manufactured materials/components or

buildings 120; 121piling 142plans, sections and elevations 31pre-cast/composite concrete works 159pre-cast concrete works 161; 162record drawings 31; 62repairs to existing buildings 115; 116

requirements 31roof coverings 176; 177; 181; 182schedules 31schematic drawings 31shutters 202site plan 31site works 234stairs 205structural metalwork 169suspended ceilings 220tile and slate roof/wall coverings 181; 182transportation 254transportation installations, builder’s work on

256underpinning 145walkways 205waterproofing 184–186windows/screens and lights 200works package contractor’s preliminaries 111;

112Drylining 187–191

E

Early possessionemployer’s requirements 58

Earth reinforcement walls 150Earth rods 253Ecological survey 32Electrical engineering services

schedules 31Electrical installations

builder’s workaccess chambers 259accessories 259bases/plinths and the like 256catenary cables 257connections 260drawings and information 256duct covers and frames 257existing buildings 257; 258external services installations 258–260extra over, excavation/service runs 258; 259; 260holes/mortices and chases 256inspection chambers 259manholes 259marker posts/plates 260new buildings 256; 257pipe and duct sleeves 256pipe duct fittings 259stopcock pits 259surface boxes 259testing and commissioning 260underground service runs 258valve chambers 259

Electrical installations certificate 62Electrical services

air terminations 253busbar 252cables 251

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containment 251termination and joints 252

commissioning 253drawings and information 250; 253earth rods 253electrodes 252employer’s requirements 62final circuits 252fire stopping and other associated fire protection

work 253identification 253loose ancillaries 253modular wiring systems 252operation and maintenance manuals 253post practical completion services 253primary equipment 250; 251system validation 253tapes 252terminal equipment and fittings 251termination bars 253testing 254training 253

Electricitysite services and facilities 70temporary supply, main contractor’s costs 84

Electromagnetic interference 67Electronic data interchange 56; 114E-mail

site services and facilities 71Employers

meaning 11names/addresses and contact points 50policy documents

compliance with 32main contractor’s preliminaries 55works package contractor’s preliminaries 55

project sponsor 11quantifying building works, responsibility for 19risks see RisksSenior Responsible Owner 11

Employer’s requirementsmain contractor’s preliminaries

documents, provision/content and use of seeDocuments

health and safety see Health and safetyinsurance 32management of the works see Management of

worksmethod/sequence and timing of work 68; 69operation/maintenance of finished building 73; 74post completion 32quality standards and quality control see Quality

standards and quality controlservices and facilities 69–72site accommodation 69; 70specific requirements 23temporary works 72; 73

works package contractor’s preliminariescompletion and post-completion 77pricing schedule see Pricing schedule

site accommodation 75; 76site records 76

Energy performance certificate 63Energy rating calculations 56Environmental assessment information 56; 114Environmental control of building

main contractor’s costs 89Environmental protection measures

main contractor’s costs 88Environmental reports 32Estimated prices

product/component not specified 49Excavation and filling

commencing level 134cutting off tops of piles 138damp proof membrane 138disposals 136; 144drawings and information 131; 132extra over all types of excavation 135; 136filling using excavated material 137geotextile fabric 138ground movement protection boards 138ground stabilisation meshes 138imported filling 137methane barrier 138preliminary sitework 132radon barrier 138retaining material on site 136site clearance 133site preparation 133; 134support to faces 136tree and tree stump removal 133

Existing buildingsalterations/repairs and conservation 125–130health and safety 68main contractors’ preliminaries 51work carried out to 48work package contractor’s preliminaries 112

Existing featureshealth and safety 67

Existing workprotection 68

Explosiveshealth and safety 65

Extensions of time 58

F

Facilitiescontractor’s preliminaries 23site services and facilities 69–73

Fascias 174; 185Fax installation

site services and facilities 71Fees and charges

main contractors 97Fencing and gates

drawings and information 238extra over for supports 239; 240

INDEX

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independent gate posts 239ironmongery 240painting 219security/protection, main contractor’s costs 86temporary works 72type/height 238; 239

Filling see Excavation and fillingFinishings to floors/walls and ceilings

accessories 217applied liquid or planted finishes 212–217architraves 216bands 216beads 216board insulation 216ceiling ribs 216ceilings 215channels 216cornices 216cover strips 216coves 216dividing strips 216drawings and information 212; 213fire barriers within void under raised floor 214floors

raised access floors 214screeds/beds and toppings 214type and thickness 214

in situ 212–217isolated beams 215isolated columns 215isolation membranes 216kerbs and cappings 216metal mesh lathings 216mosaic 212–217mouldings 216movement joints 216nosings 216precast plaster components 217quilt insulation 216ramps to raised access floors 214reinforcement 216risers 215roofs 215sheet 212–217skirtings 215strings and aprons 215surface dressings/sealers or polishers 216tiles/slabs or blocks 216treads 215walls 215

Firebarriers

suspended ceilings 221; 222within void below raised floors 214

insulationmechanical services 247; 248sleeves, collars and the like 224stops 224; 249

prevention 66

stops 203; 224; 248First fix timbers 174Fittings and equipment see Furniture, fittings and

equipmentFixed charge

meaning 11Fixed price contracts 28; 29Flashings 128; 179Flooring see Carpentry; Concrete works; Finishings

to floors/walls and ceilingsFluctuating price contracts 29Flues 166Form of tender

bill of quantities composition 20certificate of bona fide tender 20

Foul drainage installationsbelow ground 230–233above ground 227–229

Frame structuresprecast concrete see Concrete works

Furniture, fittings and equipmentancillary items 226bird/vermin control 225; 226catering equipment 225; 226drawings and information 225employer-provided 226kitchen fittings 225; 226main contractor’s costs 81; 82pricing schedule 76protection 68sanitary appliance and fittings 225; 226schedules 31signwriting 226site and street furniture 225; 226with/without services 226

G

Gambion basket walls 149Gas installation certificate 62Gas supplies

temporarymain contractor’s costs 84work package contractor’s preliminaries 107

Gates see Fencing and gatesGeneral arrangement (GA) drawings 31Geotechnical reports 32Geotextile fabric

excavation and filling 138Giant hogweed remediation plan 32Glass block walling 164–168Glazing

doors/shutters and hatches 204drawings and information 210extra work 210glazed vaulting 192–194lead lights 211louvre blades 201; 204; 210mirrors 211

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removal of existing glass/preparation of frame fornew 211

saddle bars 211sealed units 210type of glass 201; 210

Grantsclaims, data to support 32

Grassed areashealth and safety 67landscaping 242

Gravelsite works 235

Grilles 203Ground remediation and soil stabilisation

chemical neutralising 140compacting 141drawings and information 139freezing 140ground anchors 140ground gas venting 140incorporating cement into soil in situ 141information required 32; 139pressure grouting/ground permeation 141site dewatering 140soil nailing 140sterilisation 140

Groundwatercontractors’ preliminaries 51excavation and filling 136investigation reports 32

Guaranteesmain contractor’s costs 99

Gutters 179; 185; 219

H

Handover see Completion of worksHandrails and grab rails 196; 207Hard landscaping see Site worksHatches see Doors/shutters and hatchesHazards see Health and safetyHealth and safety

adjoining property 68asbestos 66antiquities 66building interiors 68burning on-site 66construction phase plan 65electromagnetic interference 67execution hazards 64existing services/features/structures and work

67; 68explosives 65fire prevention 66furniture/fittings and equipment 68infected timber/contaminated materials 66invasive species 67laser equipment 67main contractor’s costs

barriers and safety scaffolding 87; 88environmental protection measures 88safety programme 87

main contractor’s preliminaries 23; 52; 64–68mobile telephone use 65moisture 66noise 66occupied premises 65occupier’s rules and regulations 65operation and maintenance of building 73; 119passes 65pesticides 66pollution control 66power actuated fixing systems 67pre-construction information 64product hazards 64protection 65–68recycling material/reuse 68roads and footpaths 67site visits 65smoking on-site 66stability and structural integrity of works 65topsoil and subsoil 67trees/shrubs and grassed areas 67valuable and vulnerable items 68waste 66wildlife species and habitats 67working precautions/restrictions 65work package contractor’s preliminaries 117;

118Heating systems

site services and facilities 71Hedges see Landscaping;Trees/shrubs and

vegetationHoarding requirements 32; 72; 86Hoggin

site works 235Hoists

main contractor’s costs 91Hyphen

use of 43; 47

I

Infected timbers 66Infestation removal 124Information and requirements see also Documents;

Drawings; Reports; Schedulescomposition of bill of quantities 21descriptions 47drawings see Drawingshealth and safety see Health and safetymain contractor’s preliminaries 22; 23; 44; 50–74

contract conditions 53description of work 52employer’s requirements see Employer’s

requirementsproject particulars 50site and existing buildings 51; 52

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management of the works see Management ofworks

preparation of bill of quantities 18; 19; 30quality standards and control see Quality

standards and quality controlsecurity, safety and protection see Health and

safety; Security, safety and protectionmeasures

specificationperformance 30prescriptive 30

work package contractor’s preliminaries 24; 44;100–108

contract conditions 102description of work 101; 102project particulars 100site and existing buildings 101specific limitations on method/sequence and

timing 107In-situ concrete works see Concrete worksInspection chambers 232Inspections

access for 63employer’s requirements 63; 115main contractor’s costs 88products and work executed 61

Insulationboards 223cavity 167drawings and information 223filling cavities 224finishings to floors/walls/seilings 216fire sleeves/collars and the like 224fire stops 224; 249loose 223mechanical services 245–249quilts 223sheets 223sprayed 223thermal, employer’s requirements 63

Insurancesemployer’s requirements 32; 57main contractor’s costs 98; 99

Interim valuations and payments 39; 40; 59Interiors of buildings

protection 68Internet

site services and facilities 71Invasive species

employer’s requirements 67invasive plant growth survey 32

Ironmongery 199; 201; 240IT systems see Telecommunications and IT systems

J

Japanese knotweed remediation plan 32Joinery

architraves 196

beads 196blackboards 196casings 196ceiling boarding/sheeting/panelling 196cover fillets 185cubicle partition sets 196drawings and information 195duct covers/panels 196; 197floor boarding/sheeting/panelling 196handrails and grab rails 196infill panels and sheets 195–199ironmongery not associated with windows and

doors 184–188linings 196nosings 196panelling 196partitions/panels and cubicles (proprietary)

197–199picture rails 196pinboards 196pipe casings 196plinth blocks 196sealant joints 195–199shelves 196skirtings 196stops 196trims 196unframed isolated trims/skirtings and sundry

items 195–199wall boarding/sheeting/panelling 196window boards 196worktops 196

K

Kitchen fittings 225; 226

L

Labourprice fluctuations 28; 29records, employer’s requirements 60

Ladders 206Lakes

site works 237Land drainage 230–233Landscaping

hard landscaping see Site workslandscape management services, pricing schedule

77schedules 31site works see Site workssoft landscaping

bulbs/corms and tubers 243cultivating 242drawings and information 241hedge plants 243maintenance 244plant containers 243

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plants 243protection 244seeding 242shrubs 243surface applications 242trees 243turfing 242young nursery stock trees 243

Lantern lights 201Laser equipment 67Lead lights 211Legal advice costs 78Lifts

site services and facilities 72Lighting and power

site services and facilities 70; 118Line markings

site works 237Lining paper see DecorationLinings, partitions and panels see also Finishings to

floors/walls and ceilingsbeads 191concrete work see Concrete worksdrawings and information 20drylining and partitioning systems to walls and

ceilings 187–191extra over

access panels 189; 191angles 189; 190different 188forming openings 189; 190junctions 189; 190non-standard perimeter details 190

fair ends to partitions 189metal framed systems to walls and ceilings

187–191proprietary linings

beams 190bulkheads 190ceilings 190columns 190walls 190

Lintelsprecast concrete see Concrete works

Location of work 46Loft ladders 206Louvres 201Luminaries schedules 31Lump sum price

firm bill of quantities 18

M

Macadamsite works 224

Machinery and plantmain contractor’s costs

access plant 92common usage 90concrete plant 92

hoists 91mobile cranes 91small plant and tools 93tower cranes 90; 91

Main contractorcosts see Main contractor’s cost itemsmeaning 12overheads and profit, meaning 13preliminaries see Preliminariespricing schedule see Pricing schedule

Main contractor’s cost itemscleaning 96completion/post-completion requirements 95; 96control and protection 88; 89fees and charges 97insurance/bonds/guarantees and warranties 98;

99management and staff 77–79mechanical plant 90–93safety and environmental protection 87; 88security 86site establishment 80–83site records 94; 95site services 97; 98temporary services 84; 85temporary works 93; 94

Mains servicescontractors’ preliminaries 51

Main summary see Summary for bill of quantitiesMaintenance and operation manual 73Maintenance instructions and guarantees

contractor’s preliminaries 56Maintenance services

contractor’s preliminaries 23employer’s requirements 74

Management and staffmain contractor’s cost items

extraordinary support costs 79project specific 77; 78travel 79visiting 78

Management of worksattendances 104; 105climatic conditions 57compensation events 57considerate constructors scheme 57cost control 58–60; 105early possession 58employer’s requirements 57–60; 104extensions of time 58insurance 57main contractor’s preliminaries 23; 57–60notice of completion 58ownership of materials/products 57photographic records 58programme 57; 105progress 57; 58; 105site meetings 58supervision 57

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works package contractor’s preliminaries 104;105

Manholes 232; 259Manufacturer’s recommendations/instructions

compliance 60Masonry

arches 166artificial/cast stone walling and dressings

164–168attached projections 166bands, dimensional description 166brick/block walling 164–168cavity insulation 167creasing 168damp-proof courses 167diaphragm walls, overall thickness/spacing and

thickness of ribs stated 165drawings and information 164; 165extra over walls

opening perimeters 166perimeters/abutments 166

fillets 167flues and flue linings/filling around flues 166forming cavity 167glass block walling 164–168isolated piers/casings, chimney stacks and columns

166joint reinforcement 167joints 167natural stone rubble/ashlar walling and dressings

164–168pointing 167pre-formed cavity trays 167proprietary and individual spot items 168special purpose blocks or stones 167vaulting, thickness and type stated 165walls, overall thickness stated 165wedging and pinning 168

Materialsdescription 47dimensions 47price fluctuations 28; 29thicknesses 47type and quality 47

Mechanical and electrical engineering servicesco-ordination 62schedules 31

Mechanical installationsbuilder’s work

access chambers 259accessories 259bases/plinths and the like 256catenary cables 257connections 260drawings and information 256duct covers and frames 257existing buildings 257; 258external services installations 258–260extra over, excavation/service runs 258; 259; 260holes/mortices and chases 256

inspection chambers 259manholes 259marker posts/plates 260new buildings 256; 257pipe and duct sleeves 256pipe duct fittings 259stopcock pits 259surface boxes 259testing and commissioning 260underground service runs 258valve chambers 259

Mechanical servicescommissioning 249drawings and information 245; 249duct fittings 247employer’s requirements 62fire stopping 249identification 249insulation and fire protection 247; 248loose ancillaries 249operation and maintenance manuals 249pipe ancillaries 247pipe fittings 246pipework 246post-completion services 249primary equipment 246system validation 249terminal equipment and services 246testing 249training 249ventilation ducts 247

Method of measurementcontractor’s preliminaries 23

Method/sequence of workspecific limitations 68; 107

Measured workcomposition of bill of quantities 21

Meeting roomsemployer’s requirements 69

Metalwork see also Structural metalworkcomposite items 209drawings and information 208filling hollow sections 209general metalwork members 208isolated metal members 208isolated protective coatings 209sheet metal 208surface treatments 209wire mesh 209

Meter readings 72Methane barrier 138Mirrors 211Mobile telephones

main contractor’s costs 85on-site use 65site services and facilities 71; 107

Mock-upsemployer’s requirements 61

Moisture see Water

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Monitoringmain contractor’s costs 88

Mosaic see Finishings to floors/walls and ceilingsMouldings 216Multi-service gang

main contractor’s costs 98

N

Name boardstemporary works 73; 108

Nature of work 46Noise

health and safety 66Non-measurable works

contractor designed works 25provisional sums 24; 25; 26risks 26works carried out by statutory undertakers 26

Notice of completion 58Notices and signs 225; 226

O

Occupied premiseshealth and safety 65

Office of Government Commerce Gateway seeOGC Gateway

Off-site manufactured materials/components orbuildings 120; 121

OGC Gatewaymeaning 13

OGC Gateway Processalternative to RIBA Plan of Work 8investment decision (3C) 18; 19meaning 13measurement in context with 8; 9

Oil installation appliance certificate 62Operation and maintenance of finished building

employer’s requirements 73; 74health and safety file 74; 108information for commissioning services 74main contractor’s preliminaries 23maintenance services 74operation and maintenance manual 73; 108pricing schedule 77spare parts 74tools 74training 74works package contractor’s preliminaries 108

Other development/project costsmeaning 13

Overheads and profitmeaning 13provision in bill of quantities 28

Overtime working 63Ownership of materials and products

management of works 57

P

Paintinggeneral surfaces 219glazed surfaces 219gutters 219pipes 219radiators 219railings/fences and gates 219services 219structural metalwork 219

Panelling see JoineryParking

contractors’ preliminaries 52Partitions and panels see Linings, partitions and

panelsParty wall agreements 32Passes

health and safety 65Pavement lights

precast concrete 162Payments

employer’s requirements 59Personal protective equipment

employer’s requirements 72Pesticides

health and safety 66Phasing requirements

statement of 32Photocopier

site services and facilities 71Photographic records

management of works 58Picture rails 196Piling

bored piles 143breaking through obstructions 143delays 144disposal of excavated materials 144drawings and information 142driven piles 143extra over 143interlocking sheet piles 143reinforcement to concrete piles 143tests 144vibro-compacted piles/trench fill 143

Pipework see DrainagePlanning conditions or information 32Plans see DrawingsPlants see LandscapingPleum ceilings 221Pollution control 66; 88Pool/pond linings 237Post-completion requirements

contractor’s preliminaries 23details of 32employer’s requirements 32main contractor’s costs 95; 96

Post tender estimate

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meaning 13preparation 39

Power actuated fixing systems 67Precast concrete see Concrete worksPrefabricated buildings 121Preliminaries

categories 22main contractors

advertising and marketing 23boundary of construction site 22constraints and restrictions 22description of building project 22drawings 22employer’s requirements see Employer’s

requirementsfacilities 23information and requirements 22; 23; 44; 50–74maintenance services 23management of the works 23method of measurement 23operation and maintenance of finished building

23post-completion requirements 23pricing schedule 23; 24; 44project particulars 50quality standards and quality control see Quality

standards and quality controlsecurity, safety and protection measures 23standard form of contract 22temporary works and services 23timing of works 23

meaning 12rules for describing and quantifying 43summary for bill of quantities

information and requirements 20; 21; 22pricing schedule 20; 21; 23

work package contractorsemployer’s requirements see Employer’s

requirementsinformation and requirements see Information and

requirementspricing schedule see Pricing schedule

Preparation of bill of quantitiesbreakdown structure 262–264codification see Codification of bill of quantitiescredits 275format of bill 267framing descriptions 268information requirements 18; 19OGC Gateway 3C (investment decision) 18; 19order of items 265; 266order of sizes 267pricing schedule

condensed 269expanded 270; 271

pricing summary 268condensed 272expanded 273; 274provisional sums 275

production information requirements 18

RIBA Work Stage E (technical design) 18; 19RIBA Work Stage F (production information) 18;

19RIBA Work Stage G (tender documentation) 18;

19risks 275technical designs and specifications 18totalling pages 268unit of billing 268unit of measurement 267use of headings 268

Pre-tender estimatemeaning 12preparation 39

Price fluctuationsfixed price contracts 28fluctuating price contracts 29

Pricing scheduledescription 21employer’s requirements 24

completion and post-completion requirements77

furniture and equipment 76site accommodation 75; 76site records 76telecommunications and IT systems 76

main contractor’s cost itemsbonds 99cleaning 96completion and post-completion requirements

95; 96control and protection 88; 89fees and charges 97guarantees 99insurance 98; 99management and staff 77–79mechanical plant 90–93safety and environmental protection 87; 88security 86site establishment 80–83site records 94; 95site services 97; 98temporary services 84; 85temporary works 93; 94warranties 99

main contractor’s preliminaries 23; 24; 44; 260;270; 271

templatescondensed 269expanded 270; 271

work package contractors’ preliminaries 24; 44Pricing summary

elemental bill of quantitiescondensed 263expanded 273; 274

Pricing variations 39Prime contractor see Main contractorPrime cost price (PC price)

type of product/component not specified 49Prime cost sum (PC sum)

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meaning 12Production information

bill of quantities preparation 18; 19Progress monitoring 57; 58Project particulars

contractors’ preliminaries 22; 50Project sponsor see EmployersProject team

quantifying building works, responsibility for 19Proprietary linings and partitions see Linings,

partitions and panelsProtected species information 32Protection of works

main contractor’s costs 89Provisional sums

composition of bill of quantities 21; 22defined work 24; 25meaning 12non-measurable works 24; 25; 26overheads and profit 25templates 275undefined work 24; 25

Public liability insurancemain contractor’s costs 98

Pumps 232

Q

Quality standards and quality controlaccuracy/setting out 62; 105compliance 60execution 60incomplete information 60inspections 61main contractor’s preliminaries 23; 60–64manufacturer’s recommendations/instructions 61products 60related work 61samples/approvals 61; 105services 62; 105standards of products and executions 60; 61;

106supervision/inspection/defective work 62–64;

106water for the works 61work at or after completion 64; 106workmanship skills 60works package contractor’s preliminaries 105;

106Quantifying building works

responsibility for 19Quantities

approximate quantity 49estimates 49measurement and billing 46provisional quantity 49voids 46

Quantity surveyor/cost managerresponsibility for quantifying building works 19

R

Radiatorspainting 219

Radon barrier 138Rainwater installations 227–229Records

drawings 31; 62employer’s requirements 60main contractor’s costs 94; 95pricing schedule 76

Recruitment costs 78Recycling/reuse of materials 68; 124; 130Reinforcement schedules 31Removals and replacements 126; 127Renovations 125–130Repairs to buildings 125–130Repointing 127; 128Reports

environmental 32geotechnical 32refurbishment and demolition 32requirements for preparation of bill of quantities

32site survey 32

Residual or retained risk see RisksResin impregnation/injection 128RIBA Outline Plan of Work

meaning 12project stages 9

RIBA Plan of Workalternative to see OGC Gateway Processmeaning 7; 12measurement in context with 7; 8

RIBA Work Stagesbill of quantities production stage 18meaning 13production information (F) 18; 19project stages 9technical design (E) 18; 19tender documentation (G) 18

Riskscomposition of bill of quantities 21designed out or avoided 27generally 26; 27non-measurable works 26register/log 32residual or retained risk, meaning 12response, form of 27retention by the employer 27; 28sharing by both employer and contractor 27templates 275transfer to contractor 27

Roads and footpathshealth and safety 67main contractor’s costs 96site works see Site workstemporary works 72

Roller shutters 203

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Roof coveringsasphalt 184–186bituminous felts 176–180boundary work, location/method of forming 167drawings and information 176; 177extra over for forming 178finishings 215fittings 180flashings 179gutters 179liquid 184–186mastic asphalt roofing 184–186more than/less than 500mm wide 177panel or slab 192–194plastic sheets 176–180profile sheet 192–194rigid boards with factory applied sheet metal

covering 176–180sheet metals 176–180sheet roof coverings 176–180spot items 180tile and slate

artificial stone slating 181–183boundary work, location/method of forming

described 182drawings and information 181; 182fibre cement slating 181–183fittings 183interlocking tiling 181–183natural slating 181–183plain tiling 81–183

valleys 179waterproofing

applied liquid roofing 184–186mastic asphalt 184–186

Rooflightsframes 201glass 201precast concrete 162

Room data sheets 31Royal Institute of British Architects

Plan of Work see RIBA Plan of Work

S

Safety see Health and safety; Security, safety andprotection measures

Samplesemployer’s requirements 61main contractor’s costs 89

Sanitary appliance and fittingsdrawings and information 225; 226site accommodation 69; 71

Sarking 176Scaffolding

main contractor’s costs 93Schedules

builder’s work mechanical and electricalengineering services 31

control schedules for mechanical/engineeringservices 31

dayworks see Dayworksdeemed to be drawings 31door schedules 31drainage schedules 31duties/outputs and sizes of primary mechanical

and electrical plant and equipment 31fitting/furnishings and equipment schedules 31gross external areas 32gross internal floor areas 32landscaping and planting schedules 31luminaries schedules 31net internal areas 32pricing see Pricing scheduleprimary mechanical and electrical plant and

equipment schedules 31reinforcement (bar bending) schedules 31room data sheets 31site area 32window schedules 31

Schematic drawings 31Screeds 214Screens see Windows/screens and lightsSecurity, safety and protection measures see also

Health and safetymain contractor’s costs

hoardings, fences and gates 86security equipment 86security staff 86

main contractor’s preliminaries 23; 65work package contractor’s preliminaries 86; 106;

107Seeding 242Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) see EmployersSeptic tanks 232Sequence of work see Method/sequence of workServices

brought-in 83electrical see Electrical serviceselectrical installation certificate 62gas/oil/solid fuel appliance installation certificate

62maintenance 23; 74mechanical services see Mechanical servicessite see Site services and facilitiestemporary work see Temporary works and

serviceswater regulation/byelaws 62

Setting outmain contractor’s costs 89

Setts and cobbles 236Sheeting see Carpentry; Roof coveringsSheet metal 208Shelves 196Shingles 181–183Shop fronts 201Shutters see Doors/shutters and hatchesSignwriting 226

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Sillsprecast concrete see Concrete works

Siteaccommodation see Site accommodationdescription 51excavation and filling see Excavation and fillinghard landscaping see Site worksmain contractors’ preliminaries 51meetings 58plan 31; 32services see Site services and facilitiessurvey reports 32visits 52; 63work package contractor’s preliminaries 101

Site accommodationmain contractor’s costs 80

brought-in services 83consumables and services 83furniture and equipment 81; 82IT systems 82sundries 83temporary works in connection with 81

main contractor’s preliminariescar parking 70cleaning 96meeting rooms 69off-site offices/meeting rooms 69sanitary requirements 69site offices 69tidying 96use of accommodation/land not included in site

69work package contractor’s preliminaries 75

furniture and equipment 76telecommunications and IT systems 76

Site meetingsemployer’s requirements 58

Site planconstraints and restrictions 32general arrangement drawings 31

Site services and facilitiesbeneficial use of permanent installed services 71;

108computers 71e-mail and internet facilities 71fax installation 71heating systems 72lifts 71lighting and power 70; 107main contractor’s costs 97meter readings 71; 108mobile telephones 70; 107personal protective equipment 72photocopier 71sanitary installations 71surveying equipment 72telephones 70; 71temperature and humidity levels 71; 107thermometers 72water 70; 107

Site survey reports 32Site visits

contractors’ preliminaries 52health and safety 65

Site worksaccessories 2235; 236bricks/blocks and slabs 236channels 234coated macadam and asphalt 235cobbles 236drawings and information 234edgings 234extra over 235; 236formwork 235gravel 235hard landscaping 234–237hoggin 235in-situ concrete 235interlocking bricks/blocks and slabs 236joints 235kerbs 234letters/figures and symbols 237line markings 237liquid applied surfacings 238paving accessories 234pools/lakes ponds/waterways and the like, linings

for 235proprietary coloured sports surfacings 236reinforcement 235road and path pavings 234–237setts and cobbles 236sheet surfacings 236site furniture 236slabs 236sports surfacing 234spot items 237surface dressings 236tufted surfacings 236woodchip 235worked finishes 235

Skirtings 196; 215Skylights 201Slate roof coverings see Roof coveringsSliding folding partitions 203Smoke stops 203; 224; 248Smoking on-site 66Soffits 174Soil

analysis and soil stabilisation information 32contractors’ preliminaries 51stabilisation see Ground remediation and soil

stabilisationtopsoil and subsoil, health and safety 67

Solid fuel appliance installation certificate 62Sound passage

resistance to, employer’s requirements 63Spoil heaps

employer’s requirements 69excavations and filling 136

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Special types of work 48Sports surfacing 234Staff see Management and staffStain removal 129Stairs/walkways and balustrades

balcony units 207balustrades 207barriers 207catwalks 206drawings and information 205; 206extra over

landings 206opening partitions 207

guard rails 208handrails 207ladders and loft ladders 206staircases 206timber/metal and plastic 205–207walkways 206

Standard form of contractcontractor’s preliminaries 22

Statutory undertakermeaning 13

Stone walling see MasonryStorm water drain systems 230–233Strong room doors 203Structural metalwork

allowance for fittings 170aluminium work 169–172cold rolled purlins, cladding rails and the like 171connections to existing steel etc. 172drawings and information 169extra over for 171filling hollow sections 172framed members

framing and fabrication 170permanent erection on site 170

holding down bolts/assemblies 171isolated protective coatings 172isolated structural members

fabrication 170permanent erection on site 170

painting 219profiled metal decking, type/profile stated 171special bolts 171steelwork 169–172surface treatments 172testing 172trial erection 172

Subcontractormeaning 13

Subsistence payments 79Summary for bill of quantities

annexes 22credits for materials arising from works 22dayworks (provisional) 22example 20measured work 21preliminaries

information and requirements 20pricing schedule 20

provisional sums 21; 22risks 21

Sundriesmain contractor’s costs 83

Sun shields 201Supervision

general requirements 62Surveying equipment

employer’s requirements 72Surveys

main contractor’s costs 88Suspended ceilings

access panels 221angle trims 221beams 221bulkheads 221depth of suspension 221drawings and information 220edge trims 221fire barriers 221

collars for services passing through 222fittings 222isolated strips 222plenum ceilings 222shadow gap battens 222upstands 222

Symbols used for measurement 10

T

Tankingapplied liquid tanking 184–186asphalt tanking 184–186flexible sheet tanking 184–186other proprietary systems 184–186underpinning 146

Technical designs and specificationsbill of quantities preparation 18; 19

Technical literaturecontractors’ preliminaries 55

Telecommunications and IT systemsemployer’s requirements 70; 71main contractor’s costs 82; 84pricing schedule 76

Telephones see Mobile telephones;Telecommunications and IT systems

Temperature and humiditysite services and facilities 71; 107

Temporary works and servicesadvertising 73; 108alterations, repairs and conservation 130demolitions 122; 123employer’s requirements 69; 72; 73fences/hoardings/screens and roofs 72main contractor’s costs 81; 94; 97

access scaffolding 93; 94drainage 85

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electricity supplies 84gas supplies 84pricing schedule 93; 94telecommunication systems 84water supplies 84

main contractor’s preliminaries 23methodology/drawings and sketches 32name boards 73; 108protection for trees/vegetation 73roads/hard standings and footpaths 72main contractor’s costs

site accommodation 81work package contractor’s preliminaries 108

Tender documentationRIBA Work Stage G 18

Tender priceapproximate bill of quantities 18firm bill of quantities 18

Testsemployer’s requirements 63

Thermal insulationcontinuity, employer’s requirements 63

Thermometerssite facilities and services 71

Thicknessesdescription 47

Tidal conditions 48Tiling see Finishings to floors/walls and ceilings;

Roof coveringsTimber work see CarpentryTime-related charge

meaning 13Timing of works

contractor’s preliminaries 23; 107extensions of time 58

Tower cranesmain contractor’s costs 90

Transportationdrawings and information 254; 155fire stopping and other associated fire protection

work 255identification 255loose ancillaries 255operation and maintenance manuals 255post practical completion services 255system 254

validation 255testing and commissioning 255training 255

Transportation installationsbuilder’s work

access chambers 259accessories 259bases/plinths and the like 256catenary cables 257connections 260drawings and information 256duct covers and frames 257existing buildings 257; 258external services installations 258–260

extra over, excavation/service runs 258; 259; 260holes/mortices and chases 256inspection chambers 259manholes 259marker posts/plates 260new buildings 256; 257pipe and duct sleeves 256pipe duct fittings 259stopcock pits 259surface boxes 259testing and commissioning 260underground service runs 258valve chambers 259

Trees/shrubs and vegetationexcavation and filling 133health and safety 67soft landscaping see Landscapingtemporary protection measures 73

Turfing 242

U

Undefined provisional summeaning 13

Underground work 48Underpinning

brickwork/blockwork 146concrete 146drawings and information 145formwork 146in works underpinning 146reinforcement 146tanking 146

Use of land/buildingscontractors’ preliminaries 51

Use of sitecontractors’ preliminaries 52

V

Valleys 179; 185Valuable and vulnerable items

protection 68Valuation of works

interim 39; 40; 59Value added tax

assessment as part of tender return 30exclusion from bill of quantities 30recovery, data to support 32

Vermin controlequipment and fittings 225; 226

Visiting management and staffmain contractor’s costs 78

Visits to sitecontractors’ preliminaries 52; 65

Voidsdeductions for 46

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W

Walkways see Stairs/walkways and balustradesWall paper see DecorationWalls

brick/block see Masonrycrib walls 149diaphragm walls and embedded retaining walls

delays 148drawings and information 147extra over excavation and disposal 148joints 148tests 148thickness stated 147trimming and cleaning exposed faces 148

drylining 187–191earth reinforcement 150finishes see Finishings to floors/walls and ceilingsgambion basket walls 149lining and partitions (proprietary) 187–191metal framed systems 187–191partitionary 187–191precast concrete see Concrete worksstone see Masonrytile and slate coverings 181–183

Wall tiesinserting new 128

Warrantiesmain contractor’s costs 99

Wasteemployer’s requirements 66

Water see also Groundwaterfor the works, quality control 61prevention of wetness/dampness 66regulations/byelaws

contractor’s certificate 62notification 62

site services and facilities 70; 107temporary supplies, main contractor’s costs 84working in or under 48

Waterproofingapplied liquid roofing 184–186aprons 185asphalt tanking or damp proofing 184–186channels 185coverings more than/less than 500mm wide 185drawings and information 184edge trim 186fascias 185fittings 186gutters 185kerbs 185mastic asphalt roofing 184–186

skirtings 186spot items 186tanking or damp proofing 184–186valleys 185

Weatherboarding 192–194Wildlife species and habitat

information 32protection 67

Windows/screens and lightsdrawings and information 200frames 201glazing

glass type 201louvre blades 201

ironmongery 201louvres 201rooflights/sky lights and lanternlights 201screens/borrowed lights and frames 201shop fronts 200; 201shutters 201sun shields 201timber/metal and plastic 200; 201

Window schedules 31Wiring see Electrical servicesWire mesh 209Woodchip

site works 235Work at or after completion

quality standards and control 64Work breakdown structures (WBS)

meaning 13planning 33; 34work package breakdown structure 33; 34

example of suffix codes 37; 38; 276–278work sectional breakdown structure 33–36

example of suffix codes 35; 36Working hours

contractor’s preliminaries 23definitions 68overtime 63schedule of dayworks 29

Workmanship skillsquality standards and control 60

Work of special types 48Work package contractor

employer’s requirements see Employer’srequirements

information see Information and requirementsmeaning 13preliminaries see Preliminariespricing schedule see Pricing schedule

Worktops 196

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NRM 2: Detailed measurement for building works

The RICS new rules of measurement (NRM) is a suite of documents issued by the RICS QuantitySurveying and Construction Professional Group.

The rules have been written to provide a standard set of measurement rules that are understandable byall those involved in a construction project. They provide advice and best practice guidance to RICSmembers involved in the cost management of construction projects worldwide.

This volume, NRM 2: Detailed measurement for building works, provides detailed rules for themeasurement and description of building works for the purpose of obtaining tender prices. The rulesaddress all aspects of bill of quantities production, including setting out the information required from theemployer and other construction consultants to enable a bill of quantities to be prepared, as well asdealing with the quantification of non-measurable work items, contractor designed works and risks.Guidance is also provided on the content, structure and format of bill of quantities, as well as the benefitsand uses of bill of quantities.

Moreover, the rules can be used for bill of quantities for both main contract works and for discrete workpackages – including separate preliminaries for both.

Although written primarily for the preparation of bill of quantities and quantified schedules of works, therules will be invaluable when designing and developing standard or bespoke schedules of rates, or otherquantity-based pricing document.

These rules provide essential guidance to all those involved in the preparation of bill of quantities,quantified schedules of works, schedules of rates and similar pricing documents, as well as those whowish to be better informed about the purpose, use and benefits of adopting detailed measurement oftheir cost control procedures.

The RICS new rules of measurement are based on UK practice but the requirements for a coordinatedset of rules and underlying philosophy behind each volume have worldwide application.

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