Spons architects and builders price book 2019

Spon’s Architects’ and Builders’ Price Book 2019 Spon’s Architects’ and Builders’ Price Book Edited by 2019 One hundred and forty-fourth edition First edition 1873 One hundred and forty-fourth edition published 2019 by CRC Press Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN and by CRC Press Taylor & Francis, 6000 Broken Sound Parkway, NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487 CRC Press is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2019 Taylor & Francis The right of AECOM Ltd to be identified as the Author of this Work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 All rights reserved No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe The publisher makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN: 978-1-138-61201-3 Ebook: 978-0-429-46449-2 ISSN: 0306-3046 Typeset in Arial by Taylor & Francis Books Contents Preface to the One Hundred and Forty-Fourth Edition Special Acknowledgements Acknowledgements How to use this Book ix xiii xv xxix PART 1: GENERAL Capital Allowances Value Added Tax The Aggregates Levy Land Remediation The Landfill Tax Property Insurance Building Costs Indicies, Tender Price Indices and Location Factors 15 21 31 35 39 PART 2: RATES OF WAGES AND LABOUR CIJC Basic Rates of Pay Building and Allied Trades JIC Rates of Pay Plumbing and Mechanical Engineering Services Rates of Pay Labour Rate Calculations CIJC Labour Categories 45 46 46 49 54 PART 3: APPROXIMATE ESTIMATING Building Prices per Functional Unit Building Prices per Square Metre Building Cost Models Retail Distribution Unit Small Industrial Unit Inner London Offices Business Park Office Data Centre Office Fit-out Out of Town Retail Unit Car Dealership Private Patient Ward Extra Care Home Palliative Care Primary School Extension Secondary School Block Laboratory Affordable Housing Apartments – Private Rented Sector Community Centre Car Park Multiplex Cinema Concert Hall 61 65 75 76 83 85 92 95 100 105 107 111 115 119 123 126 129 134 137 147 150 154 158 Preliminaries Build-up Example Approximate Estimating Rates Substructure 1.1 Substructure Superstructure 2.1 Frame 2.2 Upper Floors 2.3 Roof 2.4 Stairs and Ramps 2.5 External Walls 2.6 Windows and External Doors 2.7 Internal Walls and Partitions 2.8 Internal Doors Internal Finishes 3.1 Wall Finishes 3.2 Floor Finishes 3.3 Ceiling Finishes Fittings, Furnishings and Equipment 4.1 Fittings, Furnishings and Equipment Services 5.1 Sanitary Installations 5.4 Water Installations 5.6 Space Heating and Air Conditioning 161 165 166 166 170 170 173 173 178 179 184 187 190 191 191 192 194 195 195 196 196 197 197 vi Contents 5.7 Ventilation Systems 5.8 Electrical Installations 5.9 Fuel Installations 5.10 Lift and Conveyor Installations 5.11 Fire and Lightning Protection 5.12 Communication and Security Installations 5.13 Special Installations 5.14 Builder’s work in connection with services External Works 8.2 Roads, Paths, Pavings and Surfaces 198 198 199 199 200 201 201 201 202 202 8.3 Soft Landscaping, Planting and Irrigation Systems 8.4 Fencing, Railings and Walls 8.5 External Fixtures 8.6 External Drainage 8.7 External Services 8.8 Ancillary Buildings and Structures Main Contractor’s Preliminaries 9.2 Main Contrractor’s Preliminaries 204 204 206 206 210 211 212 212 Cladding and covering General joinery Windows, screens and lights Doors, shutters and hatches Stairs, walkways and balustrades Glazing Floor, wall, ceiling and roof finishes Decoration Suspended ceilings Insulation, fire stopping and fire protection Furniture, fittings and equipment Drainage above ground Drainage below ground Site work Fencing Soft landscaping Electrical services Builder’s work in connection with services 422 430 439 452 500 507 512 538 553 558 565 579 593 619 631 635 637 638 PART 4: PRICES FOR MEASURED WORKS Introduction 03 Demolitions 04 Alterations, repairs and conservation 05 Excavate and filling 07 Piling 08 Underpinning 09 Diaphragm walls and embedded retaining walls 10 Crib walls, gabion and reinforced earth 11 In situ concrete works 12 Precast/composite concrete 13 Precast concrete 14 Masonry 15 Structural metalwork 16 Carpentry 17 Sheet roof coverings 18 Tile and slate roof and wall coverings 19 Waterproofing 20 Proprietary linings and partitions 217 221 226 235 245 249 254 255 256 277 280 282 322 331 351 378 392 397 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 39 41 PART 5: FEES FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Quantity Surveyors' Fees Architects' Fees Consulting Engineers' Fees The Town and Country Planning Application Fees The Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 645 646 649 651 651 PART 6: DAYWORK AND PRIME COST Standard industry daywork allowances 655 PART 7: USEFUL ADDRESSES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Useful Addresses for Further Information 679 PART 8: TABLES AND MEMORANDA Conversion Tables Geometry Formulae Typical Thermal Conductivity of Building Materials 699 703 707 708 Earthwork Concrete Work Reinforcement Formwork 709 715 720 722 Contents Masonry Timber Roofing Glazing Metal Kerbs, Paving, etc Seeding/Turfing and Planting INDEX 723 726 731 735 736 754 761 Fencing and Gates Drainage Electrical Supply/Power/Lighting Systems Rail Tracks Fractions, Decimals and Millimetre Equivalents Imperial Standard Wire Gauge (SWG) Pipes, 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