BUILD-UP RATE CALCULATION FOR 1m3 OF SELECTED CONCRETE GRADE

USING CONCRETE MIXER

Item Rate
Cement (1440kg/ m3) RM 18/ 50 kg
Fine aggregate RM 87.40/ m3
Coarse aggregate RM 73.60/ m3
Rental rate of concrete mixer machine RM 63.33/ day
(This include the 5 set of concrete mixer machine)
Productivity of concrete mixer machine 4 m3/ hour

No. of labours needed to operate concrete mixer machine 5

Labour constant (productivity) for concrete mixing. 0.25 hours/ m3

Concrete wastage. 5%
Worker salary (8 hours working/ day) RM 45/ day
Profit. 20%

ITEM Reference website

Cement, Fine & http://quantitysurveyoronline.com.my/materials-prices.html

Course Aggregates
Rental rate of concrete https://www.mudah.my/Concrete+Mixer-60222582.htm
mixer machine
Productivity of http://en.jfmix.com/productMechanies/18.html
concrete mixer
machine
Concrete wastage http://the constructor.org/
Normally 3-5% wastage
Worker salary (8 ‘JADUAL KADAR HARGA KERJA-KERJA KECIL DAN
hours working/ day) MEMPERBAIKI TAHUN 2008’
Profit. Average profit = 20%

1. Material cost
a) 1 metre cubic of cement
1 m3 x (1500kg/ m3) x RM18.00/ 50 kg RM540
b) 2 metre cubic of sand
2 m3 x RM 87.40/ m3 RM174.80
c) 4 metre cubic of coarse aggregates
4 m3 x RM 73.60/ m3 RM 294.40
Total material cost for 7 meter cubic of concrete: RM
1009.20

Add 50% for wastage

50% x RM 1009.20 RM 504.60
Total cost for concrete 7 metre cubic concrete: RM
1513.80
Thus, for one (1) metre cubic concrete is: RM
216.26

2. Labour cost
a) Given man-hour to produce one (1) metre cubic concrete is 3 hours.
b) Labour is paid RM60.00 daily.

Thus, labour cost for 1 metre cubic concrete:

3 hours x RM 60.00/ 8 hours RM 22.50

3. Machine cost
a) Rental rate for concrete mixer including maintenance for one (1) day costs RM61.90.
Therefore, rate for one (1) hour is RM
7.74
b) Payment for one labour in handling the concrete mixer
RM 45/ 8 hours RM 5.63
Total mix concrete rental cost and
labour cost for handling the machine is: RM 13.37
0.5 m3 concrete mix is produced in an hour.
Thus, machine cost for one (1) meter cubic concrete.
RM 13.37/ 0.5m3 RM 26.74

4. Cost rate for concrete mix in 1 metre cubic

RM 216.26 + RM 22.50 + RM 26.74 RM265.50

5. Add profit (20%)

RM 265.50 x 20% RM 53.10

6. Total overall cost for 1 metre cubic concrete RM

318.60