Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book 2014

The beginnings of recovery? Some materials costs are rising, and so are direct labour costs. Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book 2014 gives you the total picture.Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book 2014, compiled by Davis Langdon, still provides the most accurate, detailed and professionally relevant construction price information for the UK. Its unique Tender Index, updated through the year, gives an ongoing reality check and allows you to adjust for changing market conditions. Although it suits a wide range of project sizes, this is the only price book which sets out a detailed cost base for contracts exceeding 0,000 in value.NRM1 and NRM2 are used instead of SMM7R as the measurement standards throughout. As well as an overhaul of prices, over 300 new items have been added to Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book 2014. These include:New cost models for out of town retail, office to residential conversion, and a museum fit outNew cost models for out of town retail, office to residential conversion, and a museum fit-outA re-formatted Preliminaries example, and typical hire rates for common preliminaries itemsAutomated car parking systems - (simple stack systems to fully automatic)Plasmor concrete blocksDiamond drilling, now completely overhauledETFE roofingExtended range of underground drainageFlowing screeds along with the standard features you have come to expect from Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book:20,000 prices for the most frequently specified items, the majority with labour constants and detailed build-ups.Hundreds of alternative materials prices for the more unusual items.Detailed guidance on wage rates, daywork, cost limits and allowances, property insurance and professional fees, plus useful formulae, design criteria and trade association addresses.Updated, free of charge, two or three times a year - see inside for registration details. Updates are available online at www.pricebooks.co.uk Other titles in the Spon's Price Book Series:SPON'S MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES PRICE BOOK 2014SPON'S CIVIL ENGINEERING AND HIGHWAY WORKS PRICE BOOK 2014SPON'S EXTERNAL WORKS AND LANDSCAPE PRICE BOOK 2014