Cover; Estimating for Building and Civil Engineering Works; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Forms of contract; 3. Estimating the total cost; 4. Labour including bonus; 5. Materials; 6. Plant; 7. Preliminaries; 8. Overheads and establishment charges; 9. Tendering; 10. Demolitions and alterations; 11. Piling; 12. Groundwork; 13. Concrete work; 14. Masonry; 15. Woodwork; 16. Structural steelwork; 17. Roofing; 18. Surface finishes; 19. Glazing; 20. Plumbing; 21. Quarry work, road, paths and platelaying; 22. Drainage; 23. Landscaping; 24. Weight of materials; 25. Useful tables
Summary
It deals in a practical and reasonable way with many of the estimating problems which can arise where building and civil engineering works are carried out and to include comprehensive estimating data within the guidelines of good practice. The early part of the book has been completely rewritten to contain chapters useful to students and practitioners alike for the development of the estimating process resulting in the presentation of a tender for construction works. The second and major part of the book contains estimating data fully updated for the major elements in building and civil engine
