Publisher's Synopsis
New for 2001
A free CD ROM containing Spon's A & B price data is included in the back of this book and will allow you to:
*View the book 'on screen'
*Index search *Cut and paste prices into other tender documents
*Produce estimate and tender documents
*Export to other major packages
*Adjust rates and data
*Perform simple calculations
Spon's A & B is the most detailed, professionally relevant source of construction price information currently available. New features in this 126th edition include: *Amendment of Measured Work terminology following the revised Standard Method of Measurement 7th Edition (SMM7R) *Approximate estimating sections and measured works sections have been fully revised and contain more items than ever before
Plus all the standard features you have come to expect from Spon's A & B:
*Prices geared to current tender levels through DL&E Tender Index, allowing the reader to make adjustments for market conditions throughout the year
*20,000 prices for the most frequently specified items, every one with labour time details *Over 300 pages of major works items *Over 270 pages of prices for contracts under £65,000 * Hundreds of alternative materials prices, easily substituted into the build-up calculations, for the more unusual items * Approximate Estimates section providing element unit rates for hotels, residential, industrial retail, leisure and office buildings, and costs per m2 * Detailed guidance on wage rates, daywork, cost limits and allowances, property insurance and professional fees, plus useful formulae, design criteria and trade association addresses *Free updates available on the web www.pricebooks.co.uk
