Spon's architects' and builders' price book 2010 [electronic book] / edited by Davis Langdon LLP.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In today's economic turmoil most materials costs are still rising but tender prices are falling sharply. So looking at price lists is not enough - you need Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book 2010to find out what contractors are actually charging and to get for real price data.

Compiled by Davis Langdon, Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book provides the most accurate, detailed and professionally relevant construction price information currently available for the UK. Its unique Tender Index, updated through the year, provides an ongoing reality check and adjustment for changing market conditions. This is the only price book which sets out a detailed cost base for Major Works contracts exceeding £3,500,000 in value.

Major changes have been made to this 135th edition:

Overheads and profits have been revised sharply downwards to 2.5% in line with actual levels. Preliminaries have also been dropped to 13%, on a lower cost base. And labour rates have been adjusted to reflect today's economic conditions.

As well as updating all prices, Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book 2010includes about 150 new Measured Works items, including:

Additional ACO drainage systems such as Qmax - a large capacity drainage channel and Kerbdrain made from recycled and recyclable material

An overhauled Kalzip roofing section

Plus, over 900 key Approximate Estimate items with high & low rate ranges

And 13 elemental building cost models

Buyers of this 2010 edition can make a free internet download of Spon's Architects' and Builders' price data, which will run to the end of 2010 and:

- Access Spon's new Approximate Estimates rate data, as well as the Measured Works data

- Produce estimate and tender documents

- Generate priced or unpriced schedules

- Adjust rates and data and enter rogue items

- Export schedules into Excel

- Carry out an index search

This year, for the first time, the download includes a versatile and powerful ebook.

...plus all 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

- 600 pages of Major and Minor Works items

- Hundreds of alternative materials prices, easily substituted into the build-up calculations, 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, every four months - see insider for registration details. Updates are available online at www.pricebooks.co.uk

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Preface to the One Hundred and Thirty Fifth Edition (p. ix)
• Acknowledgements (p. xi)
• How to use this Book (p. xxix)
• Part 1 General
• Revisions to Part L of the Building Regulations (p. 3)
• Capital Allowances (p. 5)
• Value Added Tax (p. 13)
• The Aggregates Levy (p. 21)
• Land Remediation (p. 25)
• The Landfill Tax (p. 33)
• Sustainability (p. 35)
• Property Insurance (p. 53)
• Part 2 Approximate Estimating
• Building Costs and Tender Price Indices (p. 59)
• Building Prices per Functional Unit (p. 65)
• Building Prices per Square Metre (p. 69)
• Building Cost Models (p. 77)
• Distribution Centre (p. 78)
• Small Industrial Unit (p. 82)
• Central London Offices (p. 84)
• Mixed Use City Centre Scheme (p. 89)
• Supermarket (p. 95)
• Health Centre (p. 100)
• Primary Care Centre (p. 104)
• Swimming Pool and Dry Sports Facility (p. 107)
• Regional Stadium (p. 111)
• Primary School Extension (p. 115)
• Apartments (p. 118)
• Hotel (p. 125)
• Approximate Estimates (p. 129)
• 1 Substructure (p. 130)
• 2A Frame and 2B Upper Floors (p. 132)
• 2C Roof (p. 135)
• 2D Stairs (p. 137)
• 2E External Walls (p. 139)
• 2F Windows and External Doors (p. 141)
• 2G Internal Walls, Partitions and Doors (p. 142)
• 3A Wall Finishes (p. 144)
• 3B Floor Finishes (p. 145)
• 3C Ceiling Finishes (p. 146)
• 4 Fittings and Furnishings (p. 147)
• 5A Sanitary and Disposal Installations (p. 148)
• 5D Water Installations (p. 149)
• 5F Heating, Air-Conditioning and Ventilation (p. 149)
• 5H Electrical Installations (p. 150)
• 5I Gas Installations (p. 151)
• 5J Lift and Conveyor Installations (p. 151)
• 5K Protective Installations (p. 152)
• 5L Communication Installations (p. 153)
• 5M Special Installations (p. 153)
• 5N General BWIC with Services (p. 153)
• 6A Site Work (p. 153)
• 6B Drainage (p. 156)
• 6C External Services (p. 158)
• Part 3 Prices for Measured Works - Major Works
• Introduction (p. 159)
• A Preliminaries (p. 165)
• D Groundwork (p. 179)
• E In situ concrete/Large precast concrete (p. 194)
• F Masonry (p. 216)
• G Structural/Carcassing metal/Timber (p. 246)
• H Cladding/Covering (p. 272)
• J Waterproofing (p. 302)
• K Linings/Sheathing/Dry partitioning (p. 311)
• L Windows/Doors/Stairs (p. 333)
• M Surface finishes (p. 358)
• N Furniture/Equipment (p. 390)
• P Building fabric sundries (p. 402)
• Q Paving/Planting/Fencing/Site furniture (p. 426)
• R Disposal systems (p. 440)
• S Piped supply systems (p. 472)
• T Mechanical heating/Cooling systems etc (p. 479)
• V Electrical systems (p. 481)
• W Security systems (p. 482)
• Part 4 Prices for Measured Work - Minor Works
• Introduction (p. 483)
• A Preliminaries/Contract conditions for minor works (p. 484)
• C Demolition/Alteration/Renovation (p. 485)
• D Groundwork (p. 506)
• E In situ concrete/Large precast concrete (p. 520)
• F Masonry (p. 538)
• G Structural/Carcassing metal/Timber (p. 566)
• H Cladding/Covering (p. 582)
• J Waterproofing (p. 604)
• K Linings/Sheathing/Dry partitioning (p. 612)
• L Windows/Doors/Stairs (p. 633)
• M Surface finishes (p. 656)
• N Furniture/Equipment (p. 688)
• P Building fabric sundries (p. 700)
• Q Paving/Planting/Fencing/Site furniture (p. 724)
• R Disposal systems (p. 738)
• S Piped supply systems (p. 765)
• T Mechanical heating/Cooling systems etc (p. 772)
• V Electrical systems (p. 774)
• W Security systems (p. 775)
• Part 5 Fees For Professional Services
• Fees for Professional Services (p. 777)
• Architects' Fees (p. 779)
• Quantity Surveyors' Fees (p. 781)
• Consulting Engineers' Fees (p. 813)
• The Town and Country Planning Regulations 2008 (p. 817)
• The Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 1998 (p. 821)
• Part 6 Rates Of Wages
• Rates of Wages (p. 825)
• Building Industry - England, Wales and Scotland (p. 825)
• Building and Allied Trades Joint Industrial Council (p. 826)
• Road Haulage Workers employed in the Building Industry (p. 826)
• Plumbing and Mechanical Engineering Services Industry (p. 827)
• Part 7 Daywork and Prime Cost (p. 829)
• Part 8 Tables and Memoranda
• Conversion Tables (p. 857)
• Formulae (p. 858)
• Design Loadings for Buildings (p. 860)
• Planning Parameters (p. 868)
• Sound Insulation (p. 886)
• Thermal Insulation (p. 887)
• Typical Constructions meeting Thermal Requirements (p. 888)
• Weights of Various Materials (p. 891)
• Memoranda for each Trade (p. 892)
• Useful Addresses for Further information (p. 929)
• Index (p. 947)