Costing, Estimating and Tendering

Written for students taking courses in building and surveying, this book describes and explains the method used by the estimator to build up prices or rates for items described in the SMM7 format. Each chapter is a self-contained unit related to a particular element in the building.

This book is a highly valuable guide for people in a wide range of construction project management and quantity surveying roles. In addition, implications for project management, facilities management, contract administration and dispute resolution are also explored through the case studies making this book essential for reading for built environment and engineering professionals.

The RICS New Rules of Measurement mean that the construction industry now has a way of allowing a more consistent approach to the measurement and estimating of buildings from the start of a project, right through until the end, and beyond.

The RICS New Rules of Measurement mean that the construction industry now has a way of allowing a more consistent approach to the measurement and estimating of buildings from the start of a project, right through until the end, and beyond.

This is the definitive guide to measurement and estimating using NRM1, written by the author of NRM1 himself.

The design and construction of building projects is a complex and demanding process. It involves a variety of disciplines, including architecture, quantity surveying, engineering and construction management.

CESMM4 Carbon and Price Book has been compiled using the very latest update of the Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement (CESMM4). The Price Book incorporates the newest technologies without the limitations of the form of contract or the National Standards.

Especially written for contractors and small businesses carrying out small works, Spon's Estimating Costs Guide to Roofing contains accurate information on thousands of rates.

Useful for contractors and small businesses carrying out small works, this book contains information on rates, each broken down to labour, material overheads and profit. It includes typical project costs for such a range of finishings: painting and wallpapering, plasterwork, floor and wall tiles, rendering, and external work.

Suitable for contractors and small businesses carrying out small works, this book provides information on thousands of rates, each broken down to labour, material overheads and profit for residential, retail and light industrial premises.