A21 Item descriptions for turfingand grass seeding shall identifywork upon surfaces which areinclined at an angle exceeding108 to the horizontal.

additional description shall be given to identify the work by reference to its location orother physical features shown on the Drawings or described in the Specification. from each of the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Association of Consulting Engineersand the Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors. The members of the committee(�indicates member appointed in 1971) were A6 Item descriptions for thenumber of rotary drilledboreholes shall state thosewhich are continuations of lightcable percussion boreholes. D3 The nominal size stated initem descriptions for barreinforcement in diaphragmwalls shall be the cross-sectionalsize.Laboratory tests nr 1 Classification 1 Moisture content2 Atterberg limits3 Specific gravity4 Particle size analysis by sieve5 Particle size analysis by pipette or

C4 Items for reinforcement indiaphragm walls shall be deemedto include supportingreinforcement and preparingprotruding reinforcement toreceive other work.

A4 Item descriptions forMethod-Related Charges shalldistinguish between Fixed andTime-Related Charges. A22 Item descriptions forCalifornia bearing ratio testsshall state the compactive effort,surcharge and whether soakingis required. C2 Where Provisional Sums –Defined Work are included theTenderer is deemed to have madedue allowances for theprogramming, planning andpricing of the Works within hisGeneral Items. Since its introduction in 1976, the Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement(CESMM) has proved to be extremely resilient in meeting the needs of those engaged inpreparing contracts based on traditional ‘measure & value’ principles. There were

The insertion by the contractor of an item for a Method-Related Charge in the Billof Quantities when tendering shall not bind him to adopt the method stated in the itemdescription in executing the Works. d ) to take account of new techniques in civil engineering construction andmanagement, their influence on the work itself and on the administration ofcontracts. Adjustment Item 5.26. An item described as the Adjustment Item shall be given in the Grand Summaryfollowing the total of the amounts brought forward from the Part Summaries and theGeneral Contingency Allowance, if any (see paragraphs 6.3 and 6.4). Includes: Excavation, dredging, filling, compaction, disposal and landscapingExcludes: Excavation for:

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A21 Item descriptions forshearbox tests shall state thenormal pressures and the size ofthe shearbox. For the purposes of a contract price fluctuations clause, if applicable, account shallbe taken of any addition to or deduction from the amounts due to the contractor inrespect of the Adjustment Item. The Review Committee received advice and helpful comments from a wide range oforganisations and individual practitioners, and would like to express its gratitude to allof them for the assistance they provided. Bill of Quantities’ means a list of items giving brief identifying descriptions andestimated quantities of the work comprised in a contract. Additional description given for an item in accordance with paragraph 3.9 is notrepresented by the code number. Where code numbers are used as item numbers a suffixnumber shall be used to distinguish items which have the same code number but differ-ent additional description, for example