5/27/2023

BACHELOR OF THE SCIENCE OF ENGINEERING IN CIVIL

ENGINEERING

Session 04
PRICING

By
Ch. QS. Gayan Fernando
Chartered Quantity Surveyor/ Lecturer
B.Sc. (Hons) in QS, LLB (Hons)
M.Sc. in CL&DS, Dip. in Arb., AIQSSL.

PRICE

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Material Labour Plant Overhead Profit

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PRICING METHODS
• Net pricing
• Gross pricing

NET PRICING
• Unit rates of the BOQ items are build up by only
considering the expenditure of material, labour and
plant
• BOQ rates do not include mark up component
• Mark up percentage is shown at the General Summary
• Mark up can easily be identified
• Nowadays this method is not common and available
only in prime cost contracts.

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NET PRICING

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GROSS PRICING
• BOQ rates include mark up component
• Mark up percentage is not shown at the General
Summary
• Nowadays this method is common in BOQ pricing

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GROSS PRICING

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RATE CALCULATION
• Unit rate means the expenditure required in producing
one unit of particular work item.
• In bidding documents, the methods of pricing of unit
rates are not specified.
1. Unit rate pricing
o Norms
o First principle
o Work study
2. Operational pricing

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BRICK WALLS
Q1: Calculate unit rate (per square) for brick wall
based on given BSR norm.
Walls; 112.5mm thick; vertical with common bricks bedded with
1:5 cement and sand mortar in ground floor
Per square Component Unit Price (Rs.)
Brick nr 35.00
Materials
Cement bag 2800.00
640 Nr. bricks
Sand cube 24,000.00
Add 5% for wastage
Water galloon 10.00
1.3 cwt cement ( 50 Kg bags )
Mason day 3,500.00
0.1 cubes sand
Unskilled Labour day 2,500.00
50 gallons water

Labour
1 .2 days mason
1.5 days unskilled Labour
Add - Scaffolding 5% of labour cost

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BRICK WALLS
Per square

Component Quantity Unit Rate Amount

Materials
Bricks 640 nr. 35.00 22,400.00
Wastage Add 5% of brick 1,120.00
Cement 1.3 bags 2,800.00 3,640.00
Sand 0.1 cubes 24,000.00 2,400.00
Water 50 gallons 10.00 500.00
30,060.00

Labour
Mason 1.2 days 3,500.00 4,200.00
Unskilled Labour 1.5 days 2,500.00 3,750.00
7,950.00
Scaffolding
Add 5% of Labour cost 397.50

Basic Cost 38,407.50

Add 25% OH & P 9,601.88
Unit Rate (Per square) 48,009.38
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PAINTING
Q2: Calculate unit rate (per m2) for painting to
plastered wall (GF) based on given BSR norm.
Painting to plastered work (external); general surface; girth >
300mm with one coat of primer and two coat of weather shield
emulsion paint in ground floor

Per square
Component Unit Price (Rs.)
Primer l 1,200.00
Materials
0.9 l Primer Weather shield paint l 1,800.00
1.4 l Weather shield paint Brush nr 750.00
10 time usage nr Brush (6’’) Sand Paper nr 50.00
2 nr Sand Paper Water gallon 10.00
0.1 gallons Water Painter day 3,500.00

Labour
1 .0 days Painter

Add - Scaffolding 3% of labour cost

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PAINTING
Per square

Component Quantity Unit Rate Amount

Materials
Primer 0.9 l 1,200.00 1,080.00
Weather shield paint 1.4 l 1,800.00 2,520.00
Brush 0.1 nr 750.00 75.00
Sand Paper 2 nr 50.00 100.00
Water 0.1 gallons 10.00 1.0
3,776.00

Labour
Painter 1.0 days 3,500.00 3,500.00
3,500.00
Scaffolding
Add 3% of Labour cost 175.00

Basic Cost (Per square) 7,451.00

Basic Cost (Per square meter) (Divided by 9.29) 802.05
Add 25% OH & P 200.51
Unit Rate (Per square) 1002.56

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PAINTING
Q3: Calculate unit rate (per m2) for painting to
plastered wall (FF) based on given BSR norm.

Painting to plastered work (external); general surface; girth >

300mm with one coat of primer and two coat of weather shield
emulsion paint in first floor

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PAINTING
Increment of 5% to basic rate in ground floor

Basic Rate (Per square meter in ground floor) 802.05

Add 5% to ground floor rate 40.10
Basic Rate (Per square meter in first floor) 842.15
Unit Rate (Per square meter in first floor) (with 25% OH&P) 1052.69

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PAINTING
Q4: Calculate unit rate (per m2) for painting to
plastered wall (SF) based on given BSR norm.

Painting to plastered work (external); general surface; girth >

300mm with one coat of primer and two coat of weather shield
emulsion paint in second floor

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PAINTING
Increment of 7% to basic rate in ground floor

Basic Rate (Per square meter in ground floor) 802.05

Add 7% to ground floor rate 56.14
Basic Rate (Per square meter in second floor) 858.19
Unit Rate (Per square meter in second floor) (with 25% OH&P) 1,072.74

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CONCRETE
Q5: Calculate unit rate (per m3) for concrete column
based on given BSR norm.
Columns; sectional area ≤ 0.1 m2; isolated with grade 20 reinforced
concrete in ground floor
Per cube - Mixing Per 0.5 cube - Placing

Materials Materials
18 cwt cement 0.5 cube concrete
0.5 cubes sand Add 5% for wastage
0.88 cubes metal (3/4”)
100 gallons water Labour
0.7 days mason
Labour 0.7 days carpenter
0.25 days mason 0.7 days S/labour (vibrator)
1.2 days unskilled Labour 1.2 days unskilled Labour

Plant & Equipment Plant & Equipment

0.25 days mixture 0.7 days vibrator
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CONCRETE
Per 0.5 cube - Curing Component Unit Price (Rs.)
Cement bag 2,800.00
Materials Sand cube 24,000.00
40 ft2 jute hessian Metal cube 16,000.00
80 gallons water Jute hessian ft2 30.00
Water galloon 10
Labour Mason day 3,500.00
1 days unskilled Labour Carpenter day 3,500.00
Skilled Labour day 3,500.00
Unskilled Labour day 2,500.00
Mixture day 7,000.00
Vibrator day 1,200.00

Used jute hessian in five times

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CONCRETE
Per cube – Mixing

Component Quantity Unit Rate Amount

Materials
Cement 18 cwt 2,800.00 50,400.00
Sand 0.5 cubes 24,000.00 12,000.00
Metal (3/4”) 0.88 cubes 16,000.00 14,080.00
Water 100 gallons 10.00 1,000.00
77,480.00

Labour
Mason 0.25 days 3,500.00 875.00
Unskilled Labour 1.2 days 2,500.00 3,000.00
3,875.00
Plant & Equipment
Mixture 0.25 days 7,000.00 1.750.00
1,750.00

Basic Cost – Mixing (Per cube) 83,105.00

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CONCRETE
Per 0.5 cube – Placing

Component Quantity Unit Rate Amount

Materials
Concrete 0.5 cube 83,105.00 41,552.50
Wastage Add 5% of concrete 1,038.81
42,591.31

Labour
Mason 0.7 days 3,500.00 2,450.00
Carpenter 0.7 days 3,500.00 2,450.00
S/labour (vibrator) 0.7 days 3,500.00 2,450.00
Unskilled Labour 1.2 days 2,500.00 3,000.00
10,350.00
Plant & Equipment
Vibrator 0.7 days 1,200.00 840.00
840.00

Basic Cost – Placing (Per 0.5 cube) 53,781.31

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CONCRETE
Per 0.5 cube – Curing

Component Quantity Unit Rate Amount

Materials
Jute hessian 40 ft2 30/5 (five usage) 240.00
Water 80 gallons 10.00 800.00
1,040.00

Labour
Unskilled Labour 1 days 2,500.00 2,500.00
2,500.00

Basic Cost – Curing (Per 0.5 cube) 3,540.00

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CONCRETE

Basic Cost – Mixing & Placing 2 x 53,781.31 107,562.62

Basic Cost – Curing 2 x 3,540.00 7,080.00
Basic Cost (Total) 114,642.62
Add 25% OH & P 28,660.66
Unit Rate (Per cube) 143,303.28
Unit Rate (Per m3) 50,637.20

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CONCRETE
Q6: Calculate unit rate (per m3) for concrete slab
based on operational pricing. Qty 60m3
Slabs; thickness ≤ 150mm; with grade 25 reinforced concrete for
first floor

Ready mixed concrete

Rs. 42,000 per m3 concrete

Transport
Rs. 200.00 per Km 5m3 truck
Needed to transport 20 Km

Placing & Leveling

Rs. 1,500 per m3 concrete

Pump car hiring

40,000 up to 30 m3 pump car
1,600.00 additional per m3
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CONCRETE
Per 60 m3

Component Quantity Unit Rate Amount

Concrete 60 m3 42,000.00 2,580,000.00

Transport 20 x (60/5) Km 200.00 48,000.00
Placing 60 m3 1,500.00 90,000.00
Pump car hiring Item First 30m3 40,000.00 40,000.00
30 Additional per m3 1,600.00 48,000.00
Basic Cost 2,806,000.00
Add 25% OH & P 701,500.00
Rate (Per 60 m3) 3,507,500.00
Rate (Per m3) 58,458.33

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TILING
Q7: Calculate unit rate (per m2) for 2’x2’ floor tiling
based on given BSR norm.
Ceramic floor tile; level and to slops ≤15◦ from horizontal; plain
with 2’x2’ glazed tile on 12mm thick 1:3 cement and sand screed,
bedding and pointing with colored cement to match and forming
neat uniform joint between tiles.

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TILING
Per square Component Unit Price (Rs.)
Tile nr 3,500.00
Materials
Cement bag 2,800.00
25 nr. tiles
Sand cube 24,000.00
Add 5% for wastage
Water galloon 10.00
1.5 cwt cement
0.07 cubes sand Grout kg 500.00
20 gallons water Cotton west kg 250.00
1.2 kg grout Mason day 3,500.00
1 kg cotton west Unskilled labour day 2,500.00

Labour
3 days mason
3 days unskilled labour

Tools
Add 3% from labour cost

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TILING
Per square

Component Quantity Unit Rate Amount

Materials
Tile 25 nr 3,500.00 87,500.00
Wastage Add 5% of tile 4,375.00
Cement 1.5 cwt 2,800.00 4,200.00
Sand 0.07 cubes 24,000.00 1,680.00
Water 20 gallons 10.00 200.00
Grout 1.2 kg 500.00 600.00
Cotton west 1.0 kg 250.00 250.00 98,805.00

Labour
Mason 3 days 3,500.00 10,500.00
Unskilled Labour 3 days 2,500.00 7,500.00 18,000.00

Tools
Add 3% of labour cost 540.00 540.00

Basic Cost 117,345.00

Add 25% OH & P 29,336.25
Unit Rate (Per square) 146,681.25
Unit Rate (Per m2) 15,789.1633

REMOVING TREE
Q8: Calculate all in rate for removing tree based on
given work study results.
Site preparation; removing trees; girth 500 – 1000mm backfilled
with imported granular earth.

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REMOVING TREE
Q8: Calculate all in rate for removing tree based on
given work study results.
Site preparation; removing trees; girth 500 – 1000m backfilled
with imported granular earth.

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REMOVING TREE
For 5 nrs.

Cut down the trees Component Unit Price (Rs.)

1 days Chain saw operator
Chain saw day 3,000.00
2 days unskilled labour
fuel l 150.00
1 days chain saw
Nylon rope 1m 140.00
3 l fuel
Earth cube 3000.00
Add for Nylon rope – 20m length (100 usage)
Backhoe hr 2,000.00
Grabbing up roots and load to tripper Tripper load 1,500.00
4 hrs backhoe Chain saw operator day 2,500.00
Unskilled Labour day 1,800.00
Disposal
3 loads tripper

Backfilling and compacting

0.8 x 5 m3 imported earth
2 days unskilled labour

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REMOVING TREE
For 5 nrs
Component Quantity Unit Rate Amount
Cut down the trees
Chain saw 1 days 3,000.00 3,000.00
Fuel 3 l 150.00 450.00
Nylon rope 20 m (140 x 20/100) x 5 140.00
Chain saw operator 1 days 2,500.00 2,500.00
Unskilled Labour 2 days 1,800.00 3,600.00 9,690.00

Grabbing up roots and load to tripper

Backhoe 4 hrs 2,000.00 10,000.00 8,000.00

Disposal
Tripper 3 load 1,500.00 4,500.00 4,500.00

Backfilling and compacting

Imported earth 0.8 x 5/2.83 cube 3,000.00 4,240.28
Unskilled Labour 2 days 1,800.00 3,600.00 7,840.28

Basic Cost (5 nr) 30,030.28

Basic Cost (1 nr) 6,0006.06
Add 25% OH & P 1,501.52
All in rate 7,507.58 37

BACKFILLING
Q09: Calculate all in rate for following BQ item
based on given BSR norms.
Filling; to excavation; average thickness 300mm with imported
granular earth.

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BACKFILLING
Per 3m3

For backfilling
Materials
3.75 m3 Imported earth

Labour
1.0 days unskilled labour Component Unit Price (Rs.)
Imported earth m3 3,000.00
Tools Unskilled Labour day 1,800.00
Add – 3% of labour cost

For compaction
Labour
0.5 days unskilled labour

Tools
Add – 3% of labour cost

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BACKFILLING
Per 3m3
Component Quantity Unit Rate Amount
For backfilling
Materials
Imported earth 3.75 m3. 3,000.00 11,250.00 11,250.00

Labour
Unskilled Labour 1.0 days 1,800.00 1,800.00 1,800.00

Tools
Add 3% of Labour cost 54.00

For compaction
Labour
Unskilled Labour 0.5 days 1,800.00 900.00 900.00

Tools
Add 3% of Labour cost 27.00
Basic Cost (per 3 m3) 14,031.00
Basic Cost (per 1 m3) 4,677.00
Add 25% OH & P 1,169.25
All in rate 5,846.25 40

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