Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, students should be able to:

1.     Develop the knowledge and skill for building up unit rates for concrete work, brickwork and block work sections of the BESMM;

2.     Develop the knowledge and skill for building up unit rates for roofing, woodwork, metalwork and glazing sections of the BESMM;

3.     Develop the knowledge and skill for building up unit rates for floor, walls and ceiling finishing, painting and decoration sections of the BESMM; and

4.     Develop the knowledge and understanding of methods for generating schedules of materials, labour and plant in the areas covered in building up unit rates

Course Contents

Computation of rates and preparation of schedule of materials, labour and plant for the items in the following sections of the Building and Engineering Standard Method of Measurement (BESMM):  concrete work, brickwork and block work; roofing, woodwork, metalwork, glazing, finishing, painting and decoration.