ESTIMATION

Estimate is a calculation of various items of an

engineering works so as to know its approximate cost
and quantities of various kinds of materials required
with labour involved for its satisfactory completion.
Purpose of Estimating
1) To ascertain the necessary amount of money
required by the owner/contractor to complete the
proposed work.
2) For public construction works, estimates are
required in order to obtain administrative approval,
allotment of funds and technical sanction.
3 To ascertain quantities of materials required in
order to program their timely procurement.
4 To calculate the number of different categories of
workers that are to be employed to complete the
work within the scheduled time of completion.
4) To assess the requirements of Tools, Plants and
equipment required to complete the work according
to the program.
5) To fix up the completion period from the volume of
works involve in the estimate.
6) To draw up a construction schedule and program
and also to arrange the funds required according to
the programming.
7) To justify the investment from benefit cost ratio.
(For ideal investment, this ratio should be more than
one ).
8) To invite tenders and prepare bills for payment.
9) An estimate for an existing property is required
 DATA FOR ESTIMATE
DRAWINGS

SPECIFICATION

RATES
 DRAWING
Fully dimensioned and to the scale drawings are
required for finding dimensions while doing
measurements

Following drawings are required

PLAN
AT A SCALE OF 1 CM = 1 METRE

ELEVATION AND SECTIONAL ELEVATION

AT A SCALE OF 1 CM = 1 METRE

DETAILED DRAWINGS
AT A SCALE OF 1 CM = 20 CM
 SPECIFICATION

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
 RATES

Rates per unit of various items of work include

a. The rate of various materials which are used in

construction
b. Labour wages and categories
c. Location of work its distance from source
of material and cost of transport

Rates can be obtained from P.W.D. schedule of rate book

or can be calculated by Analysis of Rates method.
 ESTIMATE

IN PUTS PROCESS OUT PUTS

DRAWING CALCULATION REPORTS

OF
PRELIMINARY
SPECIFICATION LABOUR ESTIMATE
(SKILLED,
UNSKILLED) OR
RATES DETAIL
MATERIAL ESTIMATE
(Course FINE)

CARRAIGES
 MEASUREMENT

Measurement has a very important place in Planning and

Execution of any Civil Engineering work.

It is required from first estimate to the final completion of

work and payment settlements.
GENRAL RULES
Each item shall be fully described and shall include all
necessary materials, transport, unloading, stacking, storing,
wastage in handling, labour required for finishing the work etc.

Booking of dimensions is done in order of length, breadth or

width and height or depth or thickness.

Dimensions shall be nearest

0.01 m in length
0.01 m2 in areas
0.01 m3 in volumes
0.001 tonnes in weights

Same work with different conditions or stages must be

measured separately stating the condition, height or depth or
distances.
 UNITS OF MEASUREMENTS

Mass, voluminous and thick works shall be taken in

cubic unit or volume( M3).

Thin, shallow or surface works shall be taken in

square unit or in area( M2).

Long and thin work shall be taken in linear or

running unit (RMT)

Piece works or job works etc shall be taken as

number.
EARTH WORK : IS 1200 Part I
(L X B X H = M3)
Excavation will include
1. Setting out works
2. Site clearance
3. Unauthorized benching or battering
4. Leaving or forming dead men after measurement
5. Leaving steps in sides of deep excavation
6. Bailing out water in excavation
7. Slinging and supporting pipes etc met during excavation.
8. Ramming at bottom
Special pumping other than what is required for
conditions above and tube well/well point dewatering
where resorted to shall each be measured separately
for all stages of pumping,

including intermediate stages unless otherwise stated,

in K.W. Hrs,

or HP Hrs, against separate specific provision(s) made

for the purpose.
 Measurement of earth work is done in M3.
Measurement shall be taken as the area of the bottom of
foundation trench multiplied by depth of foundation as give
in plans.
When excavation is in fairly level ground than depth can be
measured from Dead Man or Tell Tales left out during
excavation.

G PLAN L
TELL TALE

ELEVATION EXCAVATION
 When ground is more uneven levels shall be taken
before start excavation by surveying instruments
and block counter are drawn. Then excavation
level can be found.

When excavation is made in mixed type rock or

soil then measurement for total quantity shall be
made by any above methods. But from total
quantity deduction of volume of one type of rock
must be done and that rock is stacked for
measurement.
SOIL

ROCK

Except hill side cutting all excavation 1.5 meter

depth is considered as unit lift.
Authorised working space
a) In work which requires formwork;
b) In work which will be covered externally with a damp
proof covering;
c) In work which will be covered externally with protective
masonry work of brick, stone, precast concrete, etc; .
d) Trenches which are to receive post tensioned concrete
ground beams;
e) Special works like guniting, etc; and
f) In work which requires workmen to operate from outside.

Where authorised working space is not so specified the

following shall apply: 600 mm measured from the face of
substructure ( including protective measures, if any) at
lowest level, where extra working space is required. In
addition, for trenches the extra length at each end shall be
1.5 m.
Filling
Lead and Lift

Surface dressing : not exceeding 150 mm deep

Surface Excavation: Excavation exceeding 15 m in width as

well as 1O m2 on plan but not exceeding 300 mm in depth

Excavation for cables , pipes etc( trenches): not exceeding

1.5 m in width and for shafts, wells, cesspits and the like not
exceeding 10 m2 on plan shall be so described and measured in
cubic metres.
For depth exceeding 1 m, an allowance of 50 mm/m depth for
each side of trench shall be added to the specified width.

Planking and strutting

Removing trees: not exceeding 300 mm girth shall be
measured in square metres,
CONCRETE : Part II

(L X B X H = M3)
 Plain Cement Concrete is measured in m3
Reinforced Concrete :
a. Unless other wise specified all concrete work shall
be measured in M3.
b. Form work should be measured, if required, in
square meter.
c. Reinforcement should be measured separately and
unit is K G.
d. Concrete finishes are not measured separately
including measurement for hacking of surfaces.
e. No deduction shall be made for following :
1. Volume occupied by reinforcement
2. Opening up to 0.1 m2
3.Volume occupied by pipes, conduits etc not
exceeding (100)cm2 in cross section.
4. Small voids not exceeding 40 cm2 in cross section.
5. Chamfers, moldings, grooves up to 10 cm in width
and 15 cm in girth
6. Ends of dissimilar materials upto 500sqcm in c.s
f. columns shall be measured from top of column base to
underside of first floor slab and then top of floor to
underside of floor slab above.

H
g. Beam shall be measured from face to face of column
1. Depth of beam shall be measured from bottom of
slab to bottom of beam.
2. For inverted beams depth shall be measured from
top of slab to top of beam

NORMAL
DEPTH OF BEAM
BEAM

INVERTED BEAM

h. Slabs is measured in M3, length and breadth shall be

taken as per plan and depth as specified .
i. Lintels shall be measured in M3 and bearing of lintels
should not be less than 0.12 m to 0.15 m.
Precast cement concrete

Classification of work METHOD OF MEASUREMENT

Roof slab, floors etc in sqm
Beams unit and columns running metre
Channel units
Kerbs , edging
Doors and window frames in running metre stating the size
Water tank in numbers
Fencing posts in nos or running metre
Jallies in sqm stating thickness
Cavity walls
Forming of cavity shall be measured in square metres. The description shall
state the width of cavity, the material, size, shape of ties and their
number per square metre.

Measurements of cavity shall be taken along a plane at centre of cavity;

deduction being made for all openings and solid portion of walls.

Labour and material for closing cavities at the jambs, sills and heads of
openings shall be described and measured separately in running metres.

Items shall include use of cores for keeping cavity clear, uniform, and
forming the requisite weep and vent holes.

Concrete fencing posts, corner posts, straining or terminal posts and

struts shall be classified according to size as follows:

a) Those having an average sectional area not exceeding 100 cm2,

b) Those having an average sectional area exceeding 100 cm2 but not
exceeding 250 cm2, and
c) Those of an average area over 250 cm2.
Grout Holes The length of grout holes drilled either for pack grouting
or pressure grouting through concrete shall be measured in running metres.
Grout holes drilled through plate steel liners shall, however, be enumerated
separately.

Grout Pipes and Fittings Grout pipes and fittings provided for grouting
shall be measured in kilograms and weight of all pipes and fittings shall be
derived either by actual weighment or from known weights and lengths.

Water Pressure Testing Measurement for water pressure testing shall,

where necessary, be made separately for each hole and enumerated.

Measurement for grouting shall be made on basis of the weight of cement

in grout actually forced into holes. Stone dust and other additions, if used,
shall be measured separately in loose dry state before mixing and shall be
measured by boxes of approved size and design.
Expansion jts is measured in running metre stating the depth and width of
joint.
Damp proof course and Waterproofing concrete
Cutting in concrete
Grooves, chases and like shall be measured in running metres stating girth
Holes, openings shall be measured per centimetre of depth of cutting and
classified as
Upto 250sqcm in area
Exceeding 250 sqcm and upto and including 0.1 sqcm area.

Toothing and Bonding measured in sqm

BRICK WORK : Part III
( L X B X H = M3)
Brickwork shall include
1. Raking out jt
2. Preparing tops of existing walls
3. Leaving holes for pipes
4. Plumbing to angles
5. Building hold fasts, fixing bricks etc
6. Building in ends of beams, sills etc
7. Forming opening and flues for which no deductions are made
8. Bedding wall plates , lintels sills, corrugated sheets in wall
Brick work generally measured in M3 unless specified.
Brick work one brick thick (20 cm) or less shall be measured separately in M2.
No deduction shall be made if
a. opening up to 0.1 M2 in area.
b. cement concrete blocks for hold fast and holding down
bolt.
c. Ends of dissimilar materials like beam, lintels etc upto 0.1
sqm in section.
d. Iron fixtures such as hold fats for doors and windows ,
pipes upto 300mm diameter.
e. Wall plated, bed plates where thk not exceeds 10 cm and bearing does not
exceeds full thk of wall

Deduction shall be made for

a. door, window opening
b. lintels or arches above door or openings.
c. deduction for different shapes are made as follows
DEDUCTION
[ (l x h) + (l x 2/3 r) ] x thickness of
wall

DEDUCTION
Lm x t x thickness of wall
Brickwork circular on plan to a mean radius not exceeding 6 m
shall be measured separately and shall include all cutting and
waste and templates.

Honey combing brickwork is measured in square meter

Cornice should be measured in running meter.

Partition wall are measured in square meter.

Plain corbels, string courses, sills, cornices, drip courses, over

sailing courses, and other projections, etc, of splayed,
bullnosed or any other type of purpose-made or cut bricks
shall be fully described and measured in running metres
stating depth and width of projection. No deduction shall be
made from masonry of wall for the bearing portion of drip
course, bearing of moulding and cornice.
Cutting chases and rebates grooves in brick work shall be
measured in running metre stating the girth and shall be
classified as
girth not exceeding 10cm
Exceeding 10cm but not exceeding 20 cms in girth
When exceeding 20cms in girth shall be measured in sqm
by its length.

Cutting holes
a) Holes not exceeding 400 cms in area, and
b) Holes exceeding 400 cms and not exceeding 0.1 sqm in
area.
Cutting openings exceeding 0.1 ma in area in walls one
brick thick and less shall be measured in square metres
and in walls exceeding one brick thick shall be measured in
cubic metres.
Toothing and bonding
STONE MASONARY : IS 1200 Part IV
(L X B X H = M3)
MASONARY SHALL BE MEASURED IN CUBIC METER

FACE WORK SHALL BE MEASURED IN SQUARE METER

Stone masonry in arches
For spans upto 2m measured separately and include centering
Above 2m measured separately and centering measured separately
Underpinning
Chases and rebates
Cutting holes
ADDITIONAL LABOUR IN DRESSED STONEWORK

The following labours shall be measured separately in square

metres when exceeding 10 cm in girth or width and in
running metres if not exceeding 10 cm in girth or width, as
shown below unless included in the main item:

a) Chamfers, arrises, or splays not exceeding 1.5 cm in width;

b) Chamfers, arrises, or splays exceeding 1.5 cm but not exceeding
10 cm in width;
c) Rounded bullnoze-angles or mouldings or hollow angles;
d) Rebates, grooves ( square, hollow or dove-tailed ) in facework;
e) Rebates, grooves ( square, hollow or dove-tailed ) for joints,
tongues of sills, etc; and
f) Cutting chisel drafted margin.
Method of measurement of
Formwork
Part 5
Formwork shall include foll.
Splayed edges, notchings, allowance for overlays and passing at angles ,
sheathing battens, strutting, bolting, nailing, wedging, easing, striking and
removal.
All supports, struts, braces, wedges as well as mud sills , piles or other
suitable arrangements to support the formwork
Bolts, wire ties, clamps, spreaders, nails or any other item to hold the
sheathing together
Working scaffolds, ladder, gangways and similar items
Filleting to form stop chamfered edges or splayed external angles not
exceeding 20 mm wide to beams, columns and the like
If required, temporary openings in the forms for pouring concrete ,
inserting vibrators, and cleaning holes for removing rubbish from the
interior of the sheathing before poring concrete
Dressing with oil to prevent adhesion
Raking or circular cutting
Formwork shall be generally classified as follows and measured separately,
unless specified otherwise:

a)Foundation, footings, bases of columns, etc; and mass concrete

b) Flat surfaces, such as soffits of floors, roofs landing and the like;
where floors exceed 200 mm in thickness the formwork shall be measured
separately stating the thickness

c) Vertical surfaces, such as walls, partitions and the like, including

attached pilasters, buttresses, plinth and string courses and the like, etc;

d) Sloping or battering surfaces, including folded plates;

i) Where inclination to horizontal plane does not exceed 30
(requiring shuttering only on the underside);
ii) Where inclination to horizontal plane exceeds 30 (where
shuttering may be provided both on underside and upper-side, if
required) (only underside area to be measured);
e) Arches
i) up to 6 m span and ii) above 6 m span
f) Cylindrical Shells ( Area of Underside to be Measured )
i) radius less than 3 m and ii) radius above 3 m
Method of measurement
Formwork shall be measured in square metres as the actual surfaces in
contact with the concrete
Where formwork is required to be lined with wall board, hardboard,
polythene sheet
No deduction shall be made for openings up to 0.4sqm. No deduction shall
be made for any opening/cutouts when slip form technique is used.
Raking or circular cutting and rounded or moulded edges shall be measured
in running metres. Moulded stopping shall be enumerated.
Formwork to secondary beam shall be measured up to the sides of main
beams, but no deduction shall be made from the formwork of the main
beams where the secondary beam intersects it.
Formwork to beam shall be measured up to sides of column, but no
deduction shall be made from the formwork to stanchion or column casings
at intersections of beam.
Method of measurement of
Steel work and Iron work
Part 8
 STEEL AND IRON WORK : K. G.
Reinforcement shall be measured to nearest 0.005m.
Dimensions like cross sections to nearest 0.001sqm

STRUCTURAL STEEL :
Normally steel work shall be measured by weight.
Unless otherwise specified weight of cleats, brackets, packing pieces, bolts, nut, washers,
distant pieces, gusset plates etc shall be added to the weight in structural steel.
In riveted work an additional 2.5% of weight of structure is made.
Deduction to rivet hole is made if area exceeds 0.02sqm and for notch if its area exceeds
0.05 m2. For other type of openings like holes for service pipe etc, deduction shall be
made if its area exceeds 0.1 m2.
In welded section welding material is not measured.

STEEL REINFORCEMENT :
Bar reinforcement shall be measured by weight in KG and shall include cutting to length,
hooked ends, cranking or bending, authorized overlaps, chairs and separators.
Various items of steelwork shall be classified and measured separately under following categories. Wo
in each classification shall be described. Bolted, riveted and welded structures shall be described
such and
measured separately:
a) Rolled sections (joist, channel, angle or tee) fixed independently without
connecting plates;
b) Rolled sections fixed with connecting plate or angle cleats as in main and crossbeams, hip and jac
rafters, purlins connected to common rafters and the like.
c) Rolled joists, with or without stiffeners in grillages (the weight of stiffeners shall be added to th
mass of joists);
d) Compound girders;
e) Plate girders (stating type and overall height of girder);
f) Lattice girders, aerial masts, tank staging and like (stating details of members and overall height
structure);
g) Single stanchions composed of rolled joists or channels with caps, bases, splices, angle brackets, etc;
h) Compound stanchions with caps, bases, splices, angle brackets, etc;
j) Trusses and trussed purlins (stating spans and overall heights);
k) Framing of cladding and glazing;
m) Crane gantry rails including fastenings:
n) Staircases including stringers, treads, landings, handrails, etc;
p) Plates (plain or chequered), square cut or notched, holed (ordinary or
countersunk) without any attachments;
q) Plates of classification (p) above with riveted, bolted or welded
attachments;
r) Running rails and girders for sliding doors;
s) Platework with or without stiffeners for: bunkers,chutes, chimneys
including ladders, tanks with or without covers including stays but
excluding stagings, gutters and downpipes, and furnace shell.
t) Anchor bolts, holding down bolts including all fittings and sag rods;
u) Wind ties to roofs, strakes for wooden bridges, cores for handrails
(straight portion), running bars for doors and fencing posts and struts;
v) Framed work, such as grills, gratings, framed guard bars, ladders,
walkways, railings, brackets and similar work;
w) Straps, hooks, clamps, holdfasts, wall ties, insets, knee pieces, and
similar works;
y) Ornamental work as in grills, balustrades, and curved, ramped and scroll
portion of cores for handrails; and
z) Steelwork for: doors, hydraulic gates, and cassions and well curbs.
z1) Purpose made butt hinges for fixing to stone or concrete door and
Binding wire for reinforcement shall not be measured but
shall be included in item list.

In case of welding of joint is authorized the same shall be

described, joints butt welded shall be measured in numbers
and lap welded shall be measured in running meter of length
of weld.

Plain or barbed wire fencing shall be fully described and

each line shall be measured in running meter.

Collapsible gate shall be measured in square meter describing

details of gate including erection, and securing hold fast.

Rolling shutters /grills shall be measured in square meter.

Steel doors and windows , ventilators shall be measured in

square meter
Method of measurement of
ROOF COVERING
Part 9
The measurement shall be done in square meter with out
allowance for laps or corrugation.
Opening if any up to 0.4 M2 shall not be deducted and
cutting of opening is not measured.
Opening more than 0.4 M2 shall be deducted and cutting
required is measured in running meter.
Supporting wood work or steel work shall be measured
separately
In Sheet roofing and asbestos cement roofing ridges, hips,
valleys shall be measured in running meter.
Roof tiling shall be measured in square meter and ridge,
hips, valleys shall be measured in running meter
METAL SHEET ROOFINGS

The type of sheeting shall be described stating the thickness. The side and end laps shall be
stated.

If the side and end laps are bolted or riveted, it shall be so stated specifying the spacing of the
bolts or rivets.

Nainital pattern sheet-roofing shall be fully described and measured

separately and shall include all rolls, clips, etc. Measurements shall be taken on the flat and not
girthed.

Ridges, hips and valleys shall be measured along the central line in running metres stating the girth
and flashings in square mctres. The laps, passings and method of fixing shall be described.

The laps along the length of the ridges, hips, valleys or flashing
pieces shall nor be measured separately.
TERRACE ROOFING :
Flat terrace shall be measured in square meter
describing thickness, size and quality of materials.
Tiles on chajjas and sundries may be measured in
square meter

STONE SLAB ROOF : measured in square meter

stating type of stone.
Method of measurement of

Ceiling and Lining

Part 10
 Material, method of fixing is stated and measured in square meter.
Deduction shall be made for the opening more than 0.4 M2, labour for
cutting is measured separately.
Circular cutting and waste shall be measured in running meter, stating
thickness of material.
Sealing joints of plaster or fiber board shall be measured in running meter.
Insulation blocks shall be measured in square meter.
Chamfering or rounding edges of fiber boarding and cutting V groove in
same shall be measured in running meter.
Sound insulation work at a height greater than 10 m above ground/datum
level shall be measured separately in stages of 5 m height in case there is
no floor in between. If there is a fioor at a height not exceeding 5 m, then
it shall be measured separately for each storey.
Method of measurement of

Flooring

Part 11
The length and breadth shall be measured before laying skirting, dado or
wall plaster
All work shall be measured in square meter.
Deduction for 0.1 m2 area (embedded areas /articles) is not done.
Works in isolated width not with general finish shall be measured as
a. width up to 30 cm or below in running meter.
b. width above 30 cm in square meter.
Work in tread, riser and edges of landing shall be measured in square meter
Skirting shall be measured in running meter stating height
Lining of channels shall be measured in running meter.
In wooden floor supporting joints are estimated separately.
Moulded nosing shall be measured in running metres including returned
moulded ends and angles to mouldings.
No deductions for voids upto 0.2sqm
Method of measurement of

Finishing

Part 11
 Measurement of wall plastering shall be taken between walls or partitions (dimensions
before plastering being taken) for length and from top of floor or skirting to ceiling for
height.
Plaster shall be classified according to material used and each type is measured
separately, as
a. mix of mortar ( 1:3, 1:4 )
b. no. of coats and thickness of coat.
c. nature of base
d. nature of surface treatment ( neeru, sand face )
Removing plaster by scrapping or other wise shall be measured separately.
Plastering in isolated widths or in widths not forming part of general
plastering work ( as in bands, cornices, sunk, panels, etc) and in chamfers, rounded
angles exceeding 80 mm in girth shall be measured as below:
a) 30 cm or below in width/girth, in running metres; and
b) width./girth above 30 cm in square metres.
Plastering of roof ceiling and walls should be measured separately
30 cm or below width is measured in running meter and above in square meter.
 In case of building interior plastering is measured separately for
each storey.
Plastering at a height greater than 10 meter above ground level
shall be measured separately in stages of 5 meter height for
outside plastering.
Deduction :
No deduction shall be made for end of joint, beams, etc up to 0.5
M2 and no addition is made for jams, sofits, sills etc.
Deduction for opening 0.5 M2 - 3 M2 than
a. when both faces of wall are plastered with same plaster,
deduction shall be made for one face only.
b. 50% of opening is deducted on each side if plaster is
different type.
c. when frame width is same as wall thickness than full
deduction is made from each side
Opening more than 3 M2 shall be deducted from both side but jams,
sofits are added.
 POINTING :
Various type and proportion of pointing shall be measured separately.
It should be measured in M2.
Deduction are made same as plastering.
WHITE WASHING, COLOUR WASHING :
All works shall be measured in M2.
Measurement and deduction are same as plastering.

GLAZING :
measurement shall be done in m2.
The dimensions of each pane shall be clear dimensions of opening
plus width of rebates of structural member of window/door. The pane
other than rectangular or square shall be measured as the smallest
rectangular area from which pane can be cut. Straight cutting shall
be deemed to be included in the item.
Different type of glass should be measured separately.
Measurement of glazing in wood and metal is done separately.
Holes drilled in glass shall be measured in No. stating dia meter of
hole, type of glass.
Grinding, polishing and rounding off edges are measured in Running
meter.
Method of measurement of

Painting

Part 15
Method of measurement of

Painting

Part 15
 Shall be measured in Square meter.
Type of surface on bases of absorbent like steel ( non- absorbent),
wood (semi-absorbent), bricks, stone, plaster( absorbent) shall be
measured separately.
No deduction is made for 0.5 M2 opening.
In steel work priming coat shall be included with fabrication.
Painting bends up to 10 cm width is measured in running meter.
Corrugated sheet surfaces are increased as follows for painting
a. Corrugated sheets 14%
b. Asbestos cement sheet (corrugated) 20%
Painting on Eave gutters, rain water pipe soil and ventilator and
steel pole shall be measured in running meter stating width.
 Method of measurement of
Road works including airfield pavements
Part 17
levels shall be taken before and after construction, at a grid
of points 5m centre to centre longitudinally in straight
reaches and at 2.5m on curves.
On 2 lane roads the levels shall be taken at four from
positions from transversely at 0.75m and 2.75m from either
edge of the carriageway.
Single lane roads at two positions transversely at 1.25m from
either edge of the carriageway and also at the crown and
edges.
The reference of the transverse grid line shall be left in the
form of embedded reference points.
All works shall be measured in square metres, except where
otherwise stated .

The length shall be measured between the ends of the

pavement and the central line of the expansion joint or
between the central line of consecutive expansion joint.

The width shall be between the edge of a payment and the

central line of the construction joint or between the central
line of consecutive construction joints.

Excavation and earthwork as accordance to IS 1200 part 1.

Rolling and watering when required may be either included or

measured separately in square metres.

Dismantling as given in IS 1200 part 18

Works involved in the preparation of cut formation shall be
measured in units as below
Loosening and re-compacting of subgrade level sqm
Removal of unsuitable material cum
Replacement with suitable material in lieu of unsuitable cum
Unsuitable material removed
Preparing rocky subgrade sqm

Stripping including storing and re application of top soil shall

be measured in cubic metres.
Tar and bitumen roads
Binder - described stating type , grade and penetration value.
Priming- shall be measured separately stating the type and
quantity of primer per square metre.
Edging- Measured in running metre describing material and
method of placing. Excavation required shall be included in
description of item and shall be not measured separately.
Tack coat- Measured square metres
Bituminous penetration macadam
base in binder course
Built up spray court base course
Open graded premix carpet
Surface dressing
Mix seal surfacing finished work in sqm.
Seal coat

Semi dense carpet finished work in cum.

Asphaltic concrete
Miscellaneous
Screening- measured in cum.
Breaking- measured in cum of stacked materials after
breaking, stating the size before and after breaking and shall
include tracking.
Scarifying- measured in sqm stating the depth scarified and
the type of surface.
Berms Preparation of berms shall be measured in running
metres stating the average filling and width.
Subbases , bases and shoulders- shall be measured in cubic
metres.

Stabilised soil subbase shall be measured as finished work in

cubic metres.

Water bound macadam base and subbase course shall be

measured as finished work in position in cubic metres.

Potholes exceeding 0.005cum shall be measured in cum.

Shoulder- finished work in position in cubic metres.

Turfing - finished work in square metres.

Seeding and mulching -finished work in square metres.
Drain- shall be measured in linear metres
Jointing of pipes
Backfill material and aggregates
Removal of unusable material and its replacement with suitable
material in the trench bed
Culverts- RCC pipe culverts shall be measured along their
centre between the inlet and the outlet ends in running
metres.
Cement concrete pavements
The strength should be described and shall be measured in
cubic or square metres.
Concrete required to be spread and consolidated by
mechanical spreaders and vibratory compacting equipments
shall be measured separately and so described.
If concrete is reinforced with bars or fabric reinforcement it
shall be stated and measured separately
Formwork for paving shall be measured separately.
Special surface finishes shall be described and measured
separately in sqm or alternatively included with the main item
itself.
Construction and dummy joins shall be described and measured
separately if not included in the main item in running metres
stating the thickness and depth of joint.
The expansion joints
Steel dowel bars shall be described
Steel plate reinforcement to the joints - measured in running
metres of the joint.
Forming tongued and grooved longitudinal butt joints shall be
measured in running metres.
Method of Measurement of
Oil and Gas pipelines
Part 20
Gas and oil pipelines shall be classified according to their
diameter , length of each pipe, kind of material, quality of pipe
and the method of joining and measured in running metre
inclusive of all joints.
The measurements shall be taken along the central line of the
pipe and fittings or specials.
All fittings or specials shall be enumerated separately as
extra over the pipes.
Cutting and jointing the pipes to such fittings or specials shall
be deemed to be inclusive with the item of fittings or specials.
Alternatively gas and oil pipes shall be classified according to
their diameter ,kind of material, quality of the pipe and shall
be measured in running metres.
The measurement shall be taken along the central line of the
pipes and in between the fittings or specials.
All fittings, joints or specials shall be fully described and
enumerated separately.
Cutting of pipes for jointing to such fittings or specials shall
be deemed to be included with the item of fitting or specials.
Components for supporting pipes, like hangers, chairs, pillars
etc shall be fully described and enumerated separately.
Pipes laid or fixed in ducts, trenches and chases shall be
described in each case.
Pipes embedded in floor screed shall be so described.
Excavation of trenches- As IS 1200 part 1
Concrete beds, haunchings and coverings, including any
formwork required shall be described and measured in running
metres stating size of the pipe, dimensions and mix of
concrete.
Heat Treatment- described and enumerated separately if
otherwise mentioned.
Tests- Hydrostatic tests and radiographic tests shall be
separately described and measured in running metres for
hydrostatic tests and per centimeter length for various pipes
for radiographic tests.
Pigging, pickling and purging- shall be stated
Insulation-
All insulation to pipe work hall be fully described and measured
in running metres, unless otherwise stated, stating the type
and size of the pipes.
The measurement shall be taken along the central line of the
pipes and fittings or specials.
No separate measurements shall be made for bevelling of
insulation at ends flanges etc.
Insulation around valves, and other ancillaries and to pipe
fittings shall be fully described and enumerated separately as
extra over the insulation to pipe work.
Miscellaneous Works-
Works such as crossings of railway lines and culverts, cuttings
and reconditioning of pavements, deviation of pipelines and
cables, dismantling and reconditioning of work etc, shall be
measured as per relevant standards.
Connection to sub mains or other pipelines shall be fully
described and enumerated.
 WOOD WORK
Length and width of wooden members shall be measured to nearest 1 cm.

Area calculated to nearest 0.01 M2 and cubic contain 0.001 M3

Wood work used in doors, windows partition panel shall be measured in superficial
unit (one unit).

If shutters of doors and windows are calculated separately, the area of shutter is
to be taken between the rebates in chowkat i.e. 1.25 cm.

Doors of bigger sizes are taken separately from smaller size doors as rate will be
different.

Wood work in framed and fixing in position such as wooden battens, beams,purling
in wooden truss are measured in M3.

Staircase landing, riser and treads are measured in M2 and hand rails shall be
measured in running meter.
Method of measurement of
Well Foundations
Part 24
Levels of High and low water tide occurring shall be stated
Removal of obstructions other than those above during
sinking operations shall be measured separately on the basis
of quantum merit.

Well Sinking
The item of well sinking shall include use of kentledge
The provision of island measured separately
Sinking measurement in running metres
Steining and curb
Concrete / brickwork/ stone masonry in the steining and
concrete in top plug and curb described and measured in cubic
metres.
Formwork
Concrete in the bottom plug including sump measured on basis
of cement bags consumed
Filling in the well cubic metres
Measurement for the reinforcement including mild steel bars,
steel links, binders and steel flats, steel cutting edge etc as
IS 1200 part-8
Measurement for the Cutting off the extra height of steining
in cubic metres
Pneumatic sinking
Works executed under different pressure range shall be
measured separately.
Pneumatic sinking shall be measured in running metres stating
the size and shape.
The depth of sinking shall be measured form the level at which
air is introduced to the level at which air is stopped.
Following shall be measured separately
Bringing of and removing the pneumatic sinking plant from the
site
Use of this plant when fitted on well/ when not fitted on well (
to be measured separately)
Fixing and removing of adopter and airlock
Corbel slab
Keeping the well under pressure during plugging, guniting,
repair , inspection, testing but excluding sinking.
Method of measurement of
Tunneling
Part 25
classified as follows
1. Excavation in tunnel in hard rock not requiring
supports
2. Excavation in tunnels in all classes of soil, soft and
hard rock requiring temporary or permanent
support during excavation.
Quantity of excavation measured in cubic metres
If enlargement of the already excavated tunnel separate
measurements shall be taken
hand or pneumatic removal of layers of soft or disintegrated
rock measured separately
Cement consumed for guniting measured on weight basis

Method of measurement of supports

Temporary support- measured in sqm
Permanent Support- measured on weight basis
Grouting weight of cement consumed
precast concrete blocks- measured separately
Space between the B line and precast concrete or structural
steel lining filled by concrete measured on weight basis
Cement concrete placed manually
Cement concrete placed with mechanical aids such as pumps,
placers etc
Rock bolt- weight basis
Pipes- in running metres
Concrete lining- measured separately
Pressure Grouting over Concrete lining
Grout holes
Grout pipes and fittings
Water pressure testing- measured separately
Grouting
Method of measurement of
Piling
Part 23
Precast reinforced Concrete piles and Bored precast concrete
piles
1. Description
2. cement concrete in cubic metres
3. Deduction - no deduction for chamfers, tapered points or volume
of reinforcement
4. Formwork, links and sleeves - described
5. Reinforcement - separately
6. Driving pile- in running metres
7. Empty boring in case of precast bored measured sep in
running metres
8. Handling, transportation and pitching - enumerated
9. strapping the heads of the pile - measured in linear metres
10.Stripping off the heads of the pile for bond length -
enumerated
11.Grouting measured separately in cubic metres for bored precast
12.Lengthening required for precast measured separately
METHOD OF MEASUREMENT OF STEEL SHEET PILES
(PERMANENT)

Supply only of sheet piles

The description of the item shall include the cross sectional
shape, nomenclature of manufacturer , specification of
material, details of fabrication, such as lengthening by means
of welding; riveting , drilling or burning holes, joining or fixing
of structural rolled steel sections, handling and
transportation to the site etc.
Piles exceeding 12 m in length in further stages of 3 m.
All struts, anchor bolts, anchor plates, turn buckets on
weight basis
painting - in square metres
Lifting , handling, pitching, engaging through interlocks or
clutches of an adjacent sheet piles - in square metres multi
sheet piles driven under water
Driving corner piles and junction piles Running metres
Cutting or burning through steel piles
Extraction of piles- measured separately in square metres
METHOD OF MEASUREMENT OF CAST IN SITU
DRIVEN CONCRETE PILES

The description of the pile

Forming pile shafts including concrete, and driving casings.
Reinforcement including bars to be left in the pile cap for
embedding
The length of the cast in situ piles
pile shoe
Empty boring
filling
METHOD OF MEASUREMENT OF CAST IN SITU
BORED REINFORCED CONCRETE FILES.
Description of the pile
Empty boring
filling shall be stated.
boring through boulders and rock
Reinforcement in pile including bars to be left in the pile
cap for embedment
Permanent mild steel liners
under-reamed or bulb based piles
METHOD OF MEASUREMENT OF REINFORCED CEMENT
CONCRETE SHEET PILES.
Method of measurement
description of the item
Lifting, handling, pitching engaging through adjacent piles
and driving
sheet piles driven under water
Driving corner piles and junction piles
Cutting piles
extraction of piles
METHOD OF MEASUREMENT OF TIMBER SHEET PILES

Description
Handling, transportation and pitching of piles shall be
enumerated for each occasion.
Driving timber sheet piles
sheet piles driven under water
Driving corner piles and junction piles
Cutting piles
extraction of piles