RICS new rules of measurement 2

RICS new rules of measurement

Detailed measurement for building works

2

RICS NEW RULES OF MEASUREMENT NRM 2: Detailed measurement for building works

1st edition

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

Published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Surveyor Court Westwood Business Park Coventry CV4 8JE UK No responsibility for loss or damage caused to any person acting or refraining from action as a result of the material included 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 Chartered Surveyors. 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, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or web distribution, without the written permission of the Royal Institution 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

Contents

Foreword

v

Acknowledgments

vi

Introduction

1

Status of the RICS new rules of measurement

1

The RICS new rules of measurement (NRM) suite of documents in context

2

Identity

3

Enquiries

3

Part 1: General

5

1.1

Introduction

7

1.2

Measurement in context with the RIBA Plan of Work and OGC Gateway Process

7

1.3

Purpose of NRM 2

9

1.4

Use of NRM 2

9

1.5

Structure of NRM 2

9

1.6

Symbols, abbreviations and definitions

10

Part 2: Rules for detailed measurement of building works

15

2.1

Introduction

17

2.2

Purpose of bill of quantities

17

2.3

Benefits of bill of quantities

17

2.4

Types of bill of quantities

18

2.5

Preparation of bill of quantities

18

2.6

Composition of a bill of quantities

19

2.7

Preliminaries

22

2.8

Measurement rules for building works

24

2.9

Non-measurable works

24

2.10 Risks

27

2.11 Overheads and profit

28

2.12 Credits

28

2.13 Other considerations

28

2.14 Information requirements for measurement

30

2.15 Codification of bill of quantities

33

2.16 Cost management/control

38

2.17 Analysis, collection and storage of cost data

40

Part 3:Tabulated rules of measurement for building works

41

3.1

Introduction

43

3.2

Use of tabulated rules of measurement for building works

43

3.3

Measurement rules for building works

46

Tabulated work sections:

1

Preliminaries

50

2

Off-site manufactured materials, components and buildings

120

3

Demolitions

122

4

Alterations, repairs and conservation

125

5

Excavating and filling

131

6

Ground remediation and soil stabilisation

139

7

Piling

142

8

Underpinning

145

9

Diaphragm walls and embedded retaining walls

147

10 Crib walls, gabions and reinforced earth

149

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11 In-situ concrete works

151

12 Precast/composite concrete

159

13 Precast concrete

161

14 Masonry

164

15 Structural metalwork

169

16 Carpentry

173

17 Sheet roof coverings

176

18 Tile and slate roof and wall coverings

181

19 Waterproofing

184

20 Proprietary linings and partitions

187

21 Cladding and covering

192

22 General joinery

195

23 Windows, screens and lights

200

24 Doors, shutters and hatches

202

25 Stairs, walkways and balustrades

205

26 Metalwork

208

27 Glazing

210

28 Floor, wall, ceiling and roof finishings

212

29 Decoration

218

30 Suspended ceilings

220

31 Insulation, fire stopping and fire protection

223

32 Furniture, fittings and equipment

225

33 Drainage above ground

227

34 Drainage below ground

230

35 Site works

234

36 Fencing

238

37 Soft landscaping

241

38 Mechanical services

245

39 Electrical services

250

40 Transportation

254

41 Builder's work in connection with mechanical, electrical and transportation 256 installations

Appendices

261

A

Guidance on the preparation of bill of quantities

262

B

Template for preliminaries pricing schedule (condensed)

269

C

Template for preliminaries pricing schedule (expanded)

270

D

Template for pricing summary for elemental bill of quantities (condensed)

272

E

Template for pricing summary for elemental bill of quantities (expanded)

273

F

Templates for provisional sums, risks and credits

275

G

Example of a work package breakdown structure

276

Bibliography

279

Index

280

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