CESMM3

1. Who published CESMM3?

Sponsored by Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors (FCEC)

2. For what type of projects CESMM3 is suitable?

Suitable for Civil Engineering Projects and Simple Building Works

3. How many sections and classes available in CESMM3?

There are 8 sections in CESMM3

There are 26 classes (from A to Z)

4. What are the sections of a BOQ as per CESMM3?

• List of principal quantities
• Preamble
• Day work schedule
• Work items – grouped into parts
• Grand Summary

5. What are the types of General Items (Preliminaries) as per CESMM3?

• Contract requirements
• Specified requirements
• Method related charges
• Provisional sums
• Nominated subcontractors works – included work on the site
• Nominated subcontractors works – not included work on the site

6. What are the uses of BOQ?

• Tender pricing
• Payment processing
• Valuation of variations
• Cost controlling
• Future cost planning
7. What is included in the preambles?
• Guidance to bidders for pricing
• Applicable standard method of measurement
• Payment of preliminaries
• Materials on site payment – the percentage of invoiced value
• Inclusions and exclusions within the rates

8. What are the benefits of using standard method of measurements?

• Uniform pricing by tenderers
• Ambiguities reduced
• Tried, tested and readily available
• Guidance for valuation of variations

9. How to measure “concrete” as per CESMM3

10. How to measure “pipework” as per CESMM3

11. How to measure “piling” as per CESMM3