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Basic Measurement of Concrete, Formwork & Rebar Elements – Retaining Wall Excavation Lean Concrete Concrete Formwork Rebar Lesson 6 – Introduction of NRM2 1 Copy Right. ES. 2015.
Basic Measurement of Concrete, Formwork & Rebar
Elements – Retaining Wall
Excavation
Lean Concrete
Concrete
Formwork
Rebar
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New Rules of Measurement - NRM2
SMM7 has been replaced by the New Rules of Measurement volume 2 (NRM2) which was published in April 2012 by the RICS Quantity Surveying and Construction Professional Group and became operative on 1 January 2013. SMM7 should not be adopted on projects after July 2013.
The three volumes of the NRM suite are:
1. NRM1 – Rules for order of cost estimating and elemental cost planning
2. NRM2 – Rules for works procurement
3. NRM3 – Rules for maintenance and operation cost planning and procurement
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New Rules of Measurement - NRM2 (Cont’d) It is suggested by the RICS that together, the new suite of documents will better
reflect the way the industry now works: Better meeting the needs of clients.
Providing for more up-front detail.
Allowing better consideration of the full costs of a construction project (for example marketing costs, fees and charges, the cost of acquiring land, planning costs, relocation costs, the cost of finance and so on).
Providing a better method for quantifying risk.
The RICS also suggest that it will facilitate “...greater cross industry working (and) the introduction of Building Information Modelling” ref RICS.
NRM has moved away from the Common Arrangement of Work Sections (CAWS) to adopt its own system of indexing.
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New Rules of Measurement - NRM2 (Cont’d) Structure of NRM2
NRM2 is divided into three parts with supporting appendices:
Part 1: General - places the measurement for works procurement in context with the RIBA Plan Of Work and the OGC Gateway Process; and explains the symbols, abbreviations and definitions used in the rules.
Part 2: Rules for detailed measurement of building works - outlines the benefits of detailed measurement, describes the purpose and uses of NRM2; explains the function of bill of quantities, provides work breakdown structures for bill of quantities, defines the information required to enable preparation of bill of quantities, describes the key constituents of bill of quantities, explains how to prepare bill of quantities. Considerable space is given over to the codification of bills of quantities and the use of the bills for cost management.
Part 3: Tabulated rules of measurement for building works - comprises the majority of NRM2 being the tabulated rules for the measurement and description of building works for the purpose of works procurement.
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New Rules of Measurement - NRM2 (Cont’d)
As can be seen from this brief list of contents there is considerably more information given relating to the preparation of the Bills of Quantities. In the past each quantity surveying practice produced their bills following their own preferences and historical development. This is the first time that the RICS has given guidance on coding and work breakdown structures in an attempt to align the bills with the cost plans produced using NRM1.
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Technology Measurement
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Technology Measurement (Cont’d)
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Technology Measurement (Cont’d)
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Taking-Off & BQ
Preparation
Cover Letter for Tender
Adjustment of Tender
Sum & Budget
Allocation
Cash flow Planning &
Procurement
Payment Claim, VO &
Final Account, etc
Technology Measurement (Cont’d)
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Technology Measurement (Cont’d)
Demo
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