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Admeasurement.
Contents Bill of quantities.

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1 Introduction Construction contract.

2 Pros and cons Construction person year.
3 Tender documents
Difference between lump sum and
3.1 General conditions measurement contracts.
3.2 Building work
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3.3 Mechanical and electrical, lifts and escalators Combined Cycles.
4 Benchmark rates
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Introduction

In its most simple form, a schedule of rates can be a list in a contract setting out the staff,
labour and plant hire rates the contractor will use for pricing cost reimbursable instructed
daywork.

However, on a much larger scale, a 'schedule of rates term contract', 'term contract' or
'measured term contract' may be used when the nature of work required is known but it cannot
be quantified, or if continuity of programme cannot be determined. In the absence of an
estimate, tenderers quote unit rates against a document that is intended to cover all likely
activities that might form part of the works.

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The client can stop and start work at a pace that might be determined by cash flow or
funding.
A larger pool of contractors can be asked to tender as the process is inexpensive and
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It is flexible in relation to scope and contractual commitment.
As a fully-detailed design is not required the client can obtain tenders at the early stages of
a project and begin construction before completion of the design. So to this extent it is 'fast bsi consultation
track'.

The disadvantages include:

Additional resources are required to measure work and certify payments.

The client does not have a final price when committing to starting work.
It is difficult for contractors to plan long-term resources and so might mean changes to
personnel with loss of continuity.
Contractors may be tempted to front-load costs in case later work does not materialise.
There is no real incentive for contractors to treat such work with any sense of urgency and
its best staff will be placed on the projects where the contractor is carrying more risk.

The tender documents will be a substantial package looking like a bill of quantities with
numerous options and discount opportunities based on quantity. Your chance to comment on the draft BS 851188
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Tender documents

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Tender documents might have the following headings:

General conditions

Methods of measurement.
Qualification of star and proportional rates.
Site preliminaries.
Treatment of overtime rates.
Codes of practice.
Inclusion of protection, waste, transportation and health and safety compliance.
Approved list of suppliers.
What is included in rates,such as all subsistence and travel expenses.
Client direct supplies and directly employed tradesmen.
Testing and commissioning.
Curved work premium.
Definitions as used in the document.

Building work

Demolition.
Geotechnical investigation.
Excavation. Rebuilding could take 20 to 40 years.
Concrete work.
Brick and blockwork and masonry.
Roofing and tanking.
Scaffolding and staging. One Park Taipei
Carpentry and joinery.
Ironmongery.
Steel and metalwork.
Fire shutters.
Plasterwork, floor, wall, ceiling finishes.
Plumbing and drainage including cable ducts.
Fixtures, fittings and soft furnishings.
Demountable partitions, dry walling and cubicles.
External works.
Labour.
Plant and equipment hire.

Mechanical and electrical, lifts and escalators

Electrical installation.
High voltage switchgear.
Transformers.
Low voltage switchgear.
Standby generators.
Air conditioning and ventilation.
Building Management System (BMS) controls.
Fire services.
Town gas.
Catering equipment.
Intruder alarm.
Public address system. RSHP’s high-rise residential towers win a tall
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Lifts.
Escalators.
Cleaning cradle system.
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Each of these headings will cover numerous elements which then have to be broken down into
pricing units. For instance brick, blockwork and masonry might include a section called natural
marble or granite slabs/tiles of any shape, size pattern or colour :

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Benchmark rates

A number of indices are available providing benchmark rates that can be used for estimating
purposes, such as the BCIS Schedule of Rates , the PSA Schedule of Rates , and so on.

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Measurement contract.
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Here is an example of a schedule of rates for UK building, construction and maintenance works

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