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In today s economic turmoil most materials costs are still rising but tender prices are falling sharply. So looking at price lists is not enough you need Spon s Architects and Builders Price Book 2010 to find out what contractors are actually charging and to get for real price data.Compiled by Davis Langdon, Spon s Architects and Builders Price Book provides the most accurate, detailed and professionally relevant construction price information currently available for the UK. Its unique Tender Index, updated through the year, provides an ongoing reality check and adjustment for changing market conditions. This is the only price book which sets out a detailed cost base for Major Works contracts exceeding 3,500,000 in value.Major changes have been made to this 135th edition:Overheads and profits have been revised sharply downwards to 2.5% in line with actual levels. Preliminaries have also been dropped to 13%, on a lower cost base. And labour rates have been adjusted to reflect today s economic conditions.As well as updating all prices, Spon s Architects and Builders Price Book 2010 includes about 150 new Measured Works items, including:Additional ACO drainage systems such as Qmax a large capacity drainage channel and Kerbdrain made from recycled and recyclable materialAn overhauled Kalzip roofing sectionPlus, over 900 key Approximate Estimate items with high & low rate rangesAnd 13 elemental building cost modelsBuyers of this 2010 edition can make a free internet download of Spon s Architects and Builders price data, which will run to the end of 2010 and:Access Spon s new Approximate Estimates rate data, as well as the Measured Works dataProduce estimate and tender documentsGenerate priced or unpriced schedulesAdjust rates and data and enter rogue itemsExport schedules into ExcelCarry out an index searchThis year, for the first time, the download includes a versatile and powerful ebook.plus all the standard features you have come to expect from Spon s Architects and Builders Price Book20,000 prices for the most frequently specified items, the majority with labour constants and detailed build-ups600 pages of Major and Minor Works itemsHundreds of alternative materials prices, easily substituted into the build-up calculations, for the more unusual itemsDetailed guidance on wage rates, daywork, cost limits and allowances, property insurance and professional fees, plus useful formulae, design criteria and trade association addressesUpdated, free of charge, every four months see insider for registration details. Updates are available online at www.pricebooks.co.uk

Prices this year are all over the place. But what’s happening in detail? Now in its 29 th edition, Spon's External Works and Landscape Price Book 2010 offers the only comprehensive source of information for detailed external works and landscape costs. All the items to be found in hard and soft landscape contracts are covered, forming an indispensable reference book for quantity surveyors, landscape architects, contractors and Local Authority managers – essential for compiling estimates, specifications, bills of quantities and works schedules – and no matter what the size of the project being undertaken. As well as a number of new approximate estimates items, this edition includes the following new Measured Works All the standard features that you expect from Spon’s External Works & Landscape Price Book Buyers of this 2010 edition can make a free internet download of Spon’s External Works & Landscape price data, which will run to the end of 2010 This year, for the first time, the download includes a versatile and powerful ebook.

Materials prices are still rising for most products, subcontract prices are volatile, tender prices falling… What’s happening in detail and where are things heading in this demanding market? Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book 2010 is more than just a price book. It provides a comprehensive work manual that many in the civil engineering, surveying and construction business will find it hard to work without. It gives costs for both general and civil engineering works and highway works, and shows a full breakdown of labour, plant and material elements, with labour rates updated in line with the latest CIJC wage agreement. This 24th edition, in its easy to read format, incorporates a comprehensive review throughout Structured to comply with CESMM3 and MMHW, the book includes prices and rates covering everything from ladders to lighting systems and canal dredging to cycle stands. In a time when it is essential to gain 'competitive advantage' in an increasingly congested market, this price book provides instant-access cost information and is a one-stop reference containing tables, formulae, technical information and professional advice. Buyers of this 2010 edition can make a free internet download of Spon’s Civil Engineering and Highway Works price data, which will run to the end of 2010 This year, for the first time, the download includes a versatile and powerful ebook. Plus the standard features you have come to expect from Spon’s Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book :