PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR QUANTITY SURVEYORS CONTRACT MANAGERS, ARCHITECTS ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS by P.T. JOGLEKAR AMIS Superintending Surveyor of Works (Retd) Military Engineer Services Professor (Retd.), College of Military Engineering Pune.First Edition - 1974 (Published by The Institution of Surveyors, New Delhi) Second Edition - April 1990 (Revised and enlarged) Third Edition - March 1992 (Revised and enlarged) Price - Rs. 80/- ‘Second and Third edition published by Mrs. Mandakini Joglekar 1583, Sadashiv Peth, Flat No.10, 'Shivanandan’, Opp. Maharashtriya Mandal, Tilak Road, PUNE 411 030. (Phone No. 434760, PUNE) All rights reserved by the publisher of the second edition.DEDICATION This book stands dedicated 10 the loving memory of my parents Shri T. M, Joglekar and Smt Umabai Joglekar Note by the Author This book is intended and designed for day to day reference, mainly by contract managers ‘and middle order executives of the building industry who deal with quantity surveying, estimating, analysis of rates, supervision of works, drafting of specifications, checking of interim and final bills, preparing and defending claims, disputes, etc. ‘The aim has been to collect within the covers of this book the wide ranging and various kkinds of basic data and information which normally needs a frantic search and poring through a score of different books and publications. Much thought and discrimination had to be exercised in selecting the items of information. Too much material packed into a reference book intended for daily use can be as. harmful as the omission of some vital piece of information, Every effort has been made to achieve a high degree of reliability of the information presented. No pains have, been spared in proof-reading and a meticulous correction of the text. ‘The sources of information are quoted at relevant places in the book to motivate the reader to refer the various Indian Standard Specifications and other authoritative publications in original whenever more detailed and complete information is needed. Finally, 1 must thank‘the numerous users of the earlier edition of this book who kept pressing me to bring out a revised enlarged edition. Without their encouragement and a vociferous demand by the younger batch of executives, this second edition would not have been possible. Pune, P. T. Joglekar 03 April 1990 Skriramanavmi