Estimating and cost planning using the new rules of measurement / / Sean D.C. Ostrowski

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910822547503321
• Autore: Ostrowski Sean D. C
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K., : Wiley-Blackwell, c2013
• ISBN: 9781118333044; 1118333047
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvii, 194 p.) : ill. (some col.), photographs
• Disciplina: 692/.5
• Soggetti: Building - Estimates
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Tables and Diagrams -- Glossary of Terms -- 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- Contents -- RICS competence levels -- Practical examples and self-assessment exercises -- Companion websites -- 1.2 Standard Methods of Measurement -- Elemental measurement -- Trade measurement -- Compatibility -- 1.3 Pricing -- Accurate prices -- 2: A Practical Introduction to Measurement -- 2.1 A Practical Introduction to Measurement -- Measurement protocols -- Scales -- Accuracy -- Symbols -- Query sheet/to-take lists/marked-up drawings -- Revisions -- Information -- 2.2 Measurement Procedure -- Technical competence -- Procedure -- Compound items -- 3: Code of Measuring Practice -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Purpose of the Code -- Accurate and consistent -- Intent -- Definitions -- Specifications -- 3.3 Measurement -- Accuracy in floor plans -- Scales for floor plans -- Estimates and cost plans -- Post-contract -- Transparency -- 3.4 Good Practice -- Areas included and excluded -- Specialists -- Alternative uses -- Area schedules for estimates and cost plans -- 3.5 Practical Application: Gifa London Road -- 4: How to Use the New Rules of Measurement 1 -- 4.1 Introduction -- The purpose of NRM 1 -- Practice and procedure -- 4.2 Framework -- Work stages -- Constituents -- 4.3 Estimates -- Elements -- Methods of measurement for estimates -- 4.4 Cost Plans -- CP1, CP2, CP3 -- Elements and ; levels -- Method of measurement for cost plans -- 4.5 Information -- Information required for the estimate (NRM, p. 20, section 2.3) -- 4.6 Practical Application: Included and excluded -- 5: NRM 1 Estimates -- 5.1 Practice and procedure -- Introduction -- Stages -- Constituents -- Value Added Tax -- 5.2 Method of measurement -- Substructure -- Compound items -- Frame.; Upper floors -- Space heating and air conditioning -- 5.3 Practical application: Estimate London Road Basement -- 6: NRM 1 Cost Plans -- 6.1 Practice and Procedure -- Introduction -- Stages -- 6.2 Elements -- 6.3 Method of Measurement for Cost Plans -- Substructure, frame, upper floors, floor finishes and air conditioning -- 6.4 Cost Plans -- CP1 -- CP2 -- CP3 -- 6.5 Practical Application: Cost Plan London Road Basement -- 7: Information -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Information Requirements for Estimates -- Information required from the employer -- Information required from the architect -- Information required from the services engineer -- Information required from the structural engineer -- 7.3 Information Required for the Cost Plans -- Information required from the employer -- Information required from the architect -- Information required from the services engineer -- Information required from the structural engineer -- 7.4 Progressive Provision of Information -- Progressive employer's information requirements -- Progressive architect's information requirements -- Progressive services information requirements -- Progressive structural information requirements -- 8: Preliminaries, Risk, Overheads and Profit -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Preliminaries -- 8.3 Risk -- 8.4 Overheads and Profit -- 8.5 Practical Example: Site based preliminaries -- 9: Unit Rates -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Labour Rates -- RICS prime cost of daywork -- 9.3 Labour Constants -- 9.4 Materials -- 9.5 Plant -- 9.6 PRACTICAL APPLICATION: For concrete, brickwork, partitioning, roofing, windows -- Concrete -- Brickwork -- Hardwood windows -- Roofs -- 10: Cost Analyses -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Types of Indices -- 10.3 Requirements of Indices -- 10.4 Problems with Indices -- 10.5 Using Indices to Adjust Estimates -- Location -- Inflation -- Market Conditions -- Types of Contract.; The collective use of indices -- 10.6 PRACTICAL APPLICATION: Cost adjustment for customer service centre -- Appendix 1: London Road drawing: No. SDCO/1/01 Site Layout, Size A1 -- London Road Drawing: No. SDCO/1/01 Site Layout, Size A1 -- Appendix 2: London Road drawing: No. SDCO/1/02 Plan, Elevation and Section. Size A1 -- London Road Drawing: No. SDcO/1/02 Plan, Elevation and Section. Size A1 -- References -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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. Estimating and cost planning using the New Rules of Measurement offers comprehensive guidance on all the technical competencies concerned with estimating throughout the precontract stages. It provides a full commentary to the NRM, with detailed and comprehensive examples of how to measure estimates and cost plans in accordance with this new prescriptive approach. For both students and practitioners, the acquisition of technical competencies is by practice so this book offers step-by-step worked examples to follow as well as an exercise on each topic. Key Features helps dispel anxieties about using a new method in an important area of fee generation based on the author's successful Roadshows, organised by the RICS to promote the NRM companion websites provide support for learning: http://ostrowskiquantities.com and www.wiley.com/go/ostrowski/estimating.