Spon's External Works and Landscape Price Book 2008

Now in its 27 th edition, Spon's External Works and Landscape Price Book 2008 offers the only comprehensive source of information for detailed external works and landscape costs. It covers all the items to be found in hard and soft landscape contracts and forms 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. A full index and list of manufacturers and suppliers gives easy reference to all items.This year's edition continues the book's completely new domain: The title "External Works and Landscape price book" reflects the growing amounts of hard-works and light civil engineering performed in the scope of a typical landscape contract. More emphasis is given to minor works or smaller projects or gardens. The minor works costs take into consideration the use of smaller machinery and slightly slower outputs than the major works, and the generally higher labour costs of a smaller workforce. Many existing items in the major works section are expected to be revised or rationalised so that clear distinctions between the major works and minor works sites can be assessed. All the standard features that you expect from Spon's External Works & Landscape are also included: Material and measured work prices covering contract items from preliminaries and site clearance and encompassing every external works activity with full breakdowns into labour, materials and other components. Detailed guidance on wage rates, landscape consultants' fee scales. Extensive Approximate Estimates section for rapid spot estimating. Extensive coverage of soft landscape works; external construction work; playgrounds, sport and recreation work, etc Updated, free of charge, every four months - see enclosed card to register. Updates are available online at www.pricebooks.co.uk With its FREE CD-ROM containing SPON'S EXTERNAL WORKS & LANDSCAPE price data you can: Produce estimate and tender documents Generate priced or unpriced schedules Adjust rates and data and enter rogue items Cut and paste prices into other tender documents View complete book 'on screen' Carry out an index search Other titles in the Spon's Price Book SeriesSpon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book 2008Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book 2008Spon's Mechanical and Electrical Services Price Book 2008Langdon, Davis is the author of 'Spon's External Works and Landscape Price Book 2008', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415424448 and ISBN 0415424445.