Ch. 1. Costs per square metre -- ch. 2. Costs per unit -- ch. 3. Elemental costs -- ch. 4. Composite and principal rates -- ch. 5. Indices and regional variations -- ch. 6. Property insurance -- ch. 7. Professional fees -- ch. 8. Useful addresses -- ch. 9. Estimating data.
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The ultimate paradox of construction project management is that the earlier a decision has to be made, the more difficult the task is of estimating the cost implications. Yet the most important decisions are taken earliest - when the cost estimates are the most difficult to obtain. ""Spon's First Stage Estimating Handbook"" is the only comprehensive and reliable source of first stage estimating costs. Covering the whole spectrum of building, civil engineering, m and e work, and landscaping work, vital cost data is presented as costs per square metre, elemental cost analyses, principal rates an.