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1 ISBN: 978-0-86886-839-4 STANDARD METHOD OF MEASURING BUILDING work FOR AFRICA 2015 I FIRST EDITIONPO Box 3527 I Halfway House 1685 I BUILDING 27 I Suite G6 I Thornhill Offi ce Park I Bekker Road I Midrand 1686 Gauteng I South Africa I Tel: +27 11 315 4140 I Fax: +27 11 315 I Email: Africa Association of Quantity SurveyorsISBN: 978-0-86886-839-4 STANDARD METHOD OF MEASURINGBUILDING work FOR AFRICA 2 015 FIRST EDITIONPREFACEIn August 2013 a working group comprising of Prof H M Sigl (chairman), Ms E Edwardes and Mr R de Villiers was appointed to prepare a STANDARD METHOD of MEASURING BUILDING work for Africa inter alia taking into account the STANDARD methods in use in Africa, being East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda), Mauri us, Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia, but also taking into account interna onal tendencies.

2 The Associa on of South African Quan ty Surveyors (ASAQS) agreed to fund this working group and to allow their STANDARD System of MEASURING BUILDING work 1991 to be used as a base document The STANDARD METHOD of Measurement for Africa commi ee of the Africa Associa on of Quan ty Surveyors (AAQS), namely Messrs D N Kimoro (Kenya), M K Frimpong (Ghana),G Ndung u (Zambia) and N Mooroogan (Mauri us) were given the opportunity to provide input, fi rstly on the tabulated format and therea er on the proposed new STANDARD METHOD Concurrently the ASAQS agreed to make available its Model Bills of Quan es (abbreviated descrip ons) as the base document for an updated version for use in conjunc on with the STANDARD METHOD of MEASURING BUILDING work for Africa. A working group comprising of Prof H M Sigl , Mr R de Villiers and Prof C H Klopper, funded by the AAQS, was appointed to undertake the task of upda ng the model bills The AAQS Services and Model Documenta on board sees the publica on of the abovemen oned two documents as a major step in standardising procurement documenta on in Africa and improving the quality of such documenta on STANDARD METHOD OF MEASURING BUILDING work FOR AFRICA 2015 FIRST EDITIONDISCLAIMER.

3 While the Africa Associa on of Quan ty Surveyors (AAQS) aims to ensure that its publica ons represent best prac ce, the Africa Associa on of Quan ty Surveyors (AAQS) does not accept or assume any liability or responsibility for any events or consequences which derive from the use of the STANDARD System of MEASURING BUILDING work for Africa 2015. This publica on is provided as is without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied including but without limita on to warran es of merchantability, fi tness for a par cular purpose and non-infringementSTANDARD METHOD OFMEASURING BUILDINGWORK FOR AFRICA 2015 FIRST EDITIONC opyright Africa Associa on of Quan ty SurveyorsCONTENTSSec onSec onPagePageSTANDARD METHOD OF MEASURING BUILDING work FOR AFRICA 2015 FIRST EDITIONGENERAL INSTRUCTIONSEARTHWORKSLATERAL SUPPORTPRELIMINARIESDEMOLITIONSALTERATIO NS11016567 NOTEGENERALGENERALSITE CLEARANCEEXCAVATIONS.

4 FILLING ETC1101610111 Bills of quan es1 METHOD and procedure3 Site clearance4 Nature of material to be excavated 5 Classifi ca on of material to be excavated 6 Excava ons7 Diversion of services 8 Car ng away of excavated material 9 Risk of collapse of excava ons 10 Working space 11 Keeping excava ons free of water 12 Dewatering 13 Filling14 Layer work 15 Compac on of surfaces 16 Gabions and interlocking block retaining structures 17 Filter fabric 18 Weedkillers, insec cides, etc 19 Tests1 METHOD and procedure 1 General2 Se ng out of bills of quan es2 Bulking2 General2 Materials arising from altera ons3 Barricades, screens, etc4 Removals 5 Altera on work6 Openings7 BUILDING up openings8 Re-use of exis ng components 9 work in patches3 Units4 Order of items 5 Order of dimensions6 Net measurements7 Frac onal quan es8 Provisional quan es 9 Provisional sums 10 Con ngencies etc1101011111212121313131314141415151515 672106777889992333444410 Sundries11 New work chiefl y inside exis ng BUILDING (s)

5 99 CONTENTSSec onSec onPagePageSTANDARD METHOD OF MEASURING BUILDING work FOR AFRICA 2015 FIRST EDITIONPILINGCONCRETE, FORMWORK AND REINFORCEMENTGROUND ANCHORING202416 GENERALCONCRETEFORMWORKPREFABRICATED PILINGCONCRETE CAST IN SITU PILING20242621221 Removal of lateral support 1 Site condi ons 1 Classifi ca on etc 10 Formwork to components9 Precast concrete piles 12 Augered piles 10 Steel piles 13 Driven, bored or similar tube piles 11 Sheet piling 14 Disposal of excavated material4 Descrip ons 2 Insurance2 Nature of the work 2 Concrete components 11 Addi onal requirements for formwork to walls 3 Establishment3 Hollow blocks, spacing les and prefabricated beams 12 Addi onal requirements for formwork to columns 4 Shotcrete 13 Addi onal requirements for formwork to slabs.

6 Beams and stairs 5 Prescribed curing compounds 14 Edges, risers, ends and reveals 6 Surface treatment 15 Projec ons, grooves, etc 7 Grooves, channels, mor ces, etc 16 Openings8 Bedding under base plates etc 17 Movement joints etc 9 Test blocks and tes ng 4 Se ng up 5 Reinforcement6 Exposing piles for inspec on 7 Cu ng off etc 8 Tes ng 5 Establishment6 Test anchors 7 Ground anchors 8 Waterproofi ng of ground anchors 9 Tes ng.

7 Re-tensioning and de-stressing of ground anchors 10 Rock bolts and rock dowels 12 Planking and stru ng 14 Lateral support piling 11 Soldiers, boarding, shotcre ng, etc 13 Shoring units PLANKING, STRUTTING AND SHORINGLATERAL SUPPORT PILING3 Movement monitoring 1620242621222123222316162024272024272528 2529252925292530252020202121161717171718 18191819181916con nuedCONTENTSSec onSec onPagePageSTANDARD METHOD OF MEASURING BUILDING work FOR AFRICA 2015 FIRST EDITIONPRECAST CONCRETEMASONRY3234 MASONRY WORKBRICKWORKFACE BRICKWORKBLOCKWORKPAVING ETCNATURAL STONEWORKRUBBLE WALLINGREINFORCEMENT34343840414141301 General1 Classifi ca on etc 3 Mass brickwork and piers 22 General 32 General 35 Paving 12 Flues 18 General 15 Projec ons and cores

8 16 Rough arches 17 Rough niches 18 Joint forming material in movement joints 19 Reinforcement to brickwork 20 Fabricated lintels 21 Turning pieces 21 Tests 13 Splayed mortar fi llets in cavi es 19 Reinforcement 14 Closing cavi es 20 Pre-tensioned or post-tensioned reinforcement 2 Wall linings 2 Concrete fi lling 4 Regular shaped piers 5 Walls and linings 6 Beamfi lling7 Vaul ng 8 Brick lintels 9 Forming toothings and bonding 10 Hacking face or raking out joints of exis ng brickwork for key 11 BUILDING brickwork to a fair face 23 Face brickwork 33 Piers and pilasters 3 Slab paving 24 Walls faced both sides 34 Special blocks for copings, sills, lintels.

9 Etc 25 Cut face brick linings 26 Fair cu ng to face brickwork 27 Special face bricks at angles28 Face brick bands29 Face brick copings, lintels, sills, etc30 Face brick arches 31 Face brick niches 4 Copings, sills, etc 5 Sundry components 6 Joint sealants, join ng strips, etc 7 Holes, notches, etc 3234343840413630363737373737373136303631 3234343535353536363638403338403838393939 394033333333con nuedCONTENTSSec onSec onPagePageSTANDARD METHOD OF MEASURING BUILDING work FOR AFRICA 2015 FIRST EDITIONWATERPROOFINGROOF COVERINGS, CLADDINGS, ETC4649 DAMP PROOF COURSESLATES, TILES AND SHINGLESWATERPROOFINGSHEET OR MEMBRANE WATERPROOFINGTROWELLED ON WATERPROOFINGLIQUID WATERPROOFINGWATERSTOPS, SEALING STRIPS, JOINT SEALANTS, ETCSTONEWORK OF SLATE, MARBLE, GRANITE, ETCMISCELLANEOUS4649464647484843451 General 1 General 2 Circular cu ng 3 Eaves and verges 4 Ridges, hips.

10 Closed valleys and ver cal angles5 Purpose made les 6 Insula on 2 Classifi ca on 3 Sheet or membrane waterproofi ng 6 Trowelled-on waterproofi ng 7 Liquid waterproofi ng 8 Membrane reinforced liquid waterproofi ng 4 Protec on5 Flashing strips 9 Waterstops, sealing strips, etc 46 Classifi ca on etc 57 Bagging47 Ashlar walling, linings and paving 58 Quarry les, cement es, fi bre-cement, etc 48 Margins, skir ngs, cornices, etc 59 Ornamental blocks, glass blocks, etc 49 Mouldings60 Hoop iron es, cramps, etc 50 Columns, piers, etc 61 Air bricks etc