Work Measurement Methods Haleh Byrne Product Lead –Industrial Engineering North Carolina State University Industrial Extension Service Campus Box 7902 Raleigh, NC 27695-7902 1-800-227-0264 . sity for a standard method of measurement for the preparation of bills of quantities for building work The first standard system for the measurement of building work in South Africa was published in 1906 by the Transvaal Society of Quantity Surveyors. Such a handbook is also expected to help Develop a model (“how to measure”) for the measurement and evaluation of the quality performances of the construction processes identified in (2) above as a tool for continuous improvement. A need for a consolidated handbook covering the methods of measurement of building works at a place has been felt by various organizations, in general, and the educational institutions, in particular. NATE - The method of measurement laying water and sewer lines, etc, is covered in IS : 1200 ( Part XVI ) - 1979$. Percent Complete Matrix Method Progress Measurement of Design Measurement of Construction Work Project Measurement and Control Earned-Value System Monitoring Project Performance Interpretation of Performance Indices Analysis Tree of Total Float (TFJ and Schedule Performance Index (SPI) So far, 25 parts have been prepared covering various trades. 2. Daywork: The method of valuing work … 1.1 This standard ( Part XIX ) covers the method of measurement water supply, plumbing and drains in buildings and civil engineering works. Bills of Quantities: The basis of a lump sum contract where the tendered sum takes precedence over the individual rates and prices. 2 “If you’re not keeping score, you are just practicing.” - Vince Lombardi. Roads’ Standard Method of Measurement for Construction Works, the following definitions apply: 1. Engineering Standard Method of Measurement (CESMM-UK), and/or the Standard Method of Measurement (building work) (SMM), should be adopted in this respect where directed by the contract. construction agencies in the country, several clarifications and suggestions for modifications were received and, as a result of study, the Committee decided that its scope, besides being applicable to buildings, should be expanded so as to cover method of measurement applicable to civil engineering works, such as industrial project works. construction work. “Special Preliminary” items shall not be used for temporary works, cofferdams, accesses, advance operations and the like unless the work or operation is unusual in relation to the Works, and: Method of Measurement as their use is intended to be restricted and particular to a given Contract. Determine the processes (“what to measure”) that are most suitable and appropriate for measurement during the construction project life-cycle and; 3. GENERAL RULES the major construction agencies. Thereafter standard systems were published at … 2. 2.0 SCOPE This Method Statement applies to all the civil works - Excavation including ground preparation, setting out, backfilling, soil compaction, concreting, waterproofing, masonry, plastering, joinery, painting and GRC works - related to the construction of building as per project requirements, referring with approved Civil and MEP drawing. 2. 1.3 Particular Specifications Particular (Project specific) Specifications may be prepared and form part of … Poor quality of drawings, limited time to carryout measurement, lack of adequate quantification skills, poor specification, poor remuneration, difficulty in interpretation of standard method of measurement, and difficulty in measuring work on site in that order were identified as the major challenges to quantification in Ghana.