Costing, Estimating and Tendering

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 focusses on garden maintenance work on blocks of flats and individual houses, schools and sports fields, garden makeovers, and, laying patios and paths.

Comprehensive and authoritative guide to construction activities and related costs predominant within the railways environment and infrastructure.

Thoroughly revised and updated, this new edition of the only guide to construction costs in Africa gives costs for thirteen individual countries as well as comparative regional information. A range of building types and construction work items are covered. Essential reference for all African construction projects.

A work on first stage estimating costs that covers a spectrum of building costs and a range of related M&E work and landscaping work. It is suitable for construction professionals and clients making early judgements on the viability of new projects.

A practical, hands-on guide to real-world construction estimating How to Estimate with RSMeans Datais the only instructional book on construction cost estimating that uses the most popular source of construction cost data, RS Means.

The essential, authoritative guide to providing accurate, systematic, and reliable estimating for construction projects newly revised Pricing and bidding for construction work is at the heart of every construction business, and in the minds of construction consultants poor bids lead to poor performance and nobody wins.

This new edition of the classic quantity surveying textbook retains its basic structure but has been thoroughly updated to reflect recent changes in the industry, especially in procurement.

Thoughly updated and revised throughout, this 6th edition includes extra detail on using the RICS New Rules of Measurement (NRM), and a forward-looking examination of the role of the quantity surveyor. New chapters on ICT in construction and carbon estimating will prepare the reader for the latest emerging aspects of the cost management function.

Provides a seamless connection between cost accounting and construction project management from the construction management practitioner's perspective.