- Hardcover: 1168 pages
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis; 136 Har/Ps edition (8 Sep 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0415588456
- ISBN-13: 978-0415588454
- Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 18.8 x 6.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 296,995 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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With tender prices rising slightly, looking at price lists is not enough – you need SPON’S ARCHITECTS’ AND BUILDERS’ PRICE BOOK 2011 to get a competitive edge.
SPON’S ARCHITECTS’ AND BUILDERS’ PRICE BOOK, compiled by Davis Langdon, 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, as well as minor works.
Major changes have been made to this 136th edition:
Overheads and profits have been kept low and in line with actual levels. Preliminaries have also been dropped to 11%, on a lower cost base. And labour rates have been adjusted to reflect today’s fragile market.
As well as an overhaul of prices, Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book 2011includes:
- new Measured Works items including bio diverse roofs; Clayboard void formers; fire resisting glass blocks; UPVC window options (coloured, Secured by Design); glazing (curve cutting, drill holes); insulating panels (Kooltherm, Thermafloor, Thermaline); more internal door options; blister tactile paving; Metsec SFS framing; Ecosil paint
- new Approximate Estimating items: lift pits; Corium brick tiles; solar hot water; photovoltaic cells; and polished plaster
- extra elemental building cost models on land remediation; school refurbishment; and office refurbishment.
Buyers of this 2011 edition can make a free internet download of SPON’S ARCHITECTS’ AND BUILDERS’ price data, which will run to the end of 2011 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 resources include a versatile and powerful ebook.
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Spons is the probably the only reliable data-base for estimating the costs of building anything from a house to a hospital.
Based on London rates for materials and labour, the costs can be related to any part of the UK by Regional comparisons.
As Spons has now gone through so many editions, year-on-year, the layout has passed the test for ease of access to the most detailed of building operations, as may be necessary from demolition to topping out.
It has a good introduction and guide for those entering into cost estimates of builders' work for the first time. Also there are good examples of selected building projects for those lacking experience of the Construction Industry. However, for the inexperienced it would be unwise to rely on Spons for anything but the most straightforward of building projects.
Based on London rates for materials and labour, the costs can be related to any part of the UK by Regional comparisons.
As Spons has now gone through so many editions, year-on-year, the layout has passed the test for ease of access to the most detailed of building operations, as may be necessary from demolition to topping out.
It has a good introduction and guide for those entering into cost estimates of builders' work for the first time. Also there are good examples of selected building projects for those lacking experience of the Construction Industry. However, for the inexperienced it would be unwise to rely on Spons for anything but the most straightforward of building projects.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
I had to buy a copy of Spon's as I am now self employed. It has previously been provided by my employer. There is a great deal of information provided in this book compared with other price books. Unfortunately it is very expensive (even when bought through Amazon) especially when in theory it should be replaced annually in order to keep up with current trends.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
The book gives good information to cover most requirements to be able to budget and price.
Unfortunately the estimating software that comes with the book is disappointing due to the limitation imposed and the lack of net unit rate build-up, which presumably is to encourage the purchase of the full product. The ability to export to Excel the extracted items is useful and can help save time but is somewhat frustrating due to the lack of separation into labour/materials/plant etc. for adjustment of prices.
Notwithstanding the above Spons provides a reliable data base for estimating the costs of small or major projects and as such will continue to be used by me for the foreseeable future.
Unfortunately the estimating software that comes with the book is disappointing due to the limitation imposed and the lack of net unit rate build-up, which presumably is to encourage the purchase of the full product. The ability to export to Excel the extracted items is useful and can help save time but is somewhat frustrating due to the lack of separation into labour/materials/plant etc. for adjustment of prices.
Notwithstanding the above Spons provides a reliable data base for estimating the costs of small or major projects and as such will continue to be used by me for the foreseeable future.
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