Method of Measurement for

Road Works - General

Principles

CC-RMP-00053
March 2011

Construction &
CC Commissioning Standards
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 MANUAL OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS FOR ROAD WORKS: VOLUME 3
SECTION 1: METHOD OF MEASUREMENT FOR ROAD WORKS

Chapter II

General Principles

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Volume 3 – Section 1
Method of Measurement for Road Works
General Principles
Method of Measurement
Bill of Quantities
Itemisation – Groups
and Features
Items in the Bill of
Quantities
March 2011
Chapter II
General Principles
1 (a) The Method of Measurement is intended for use for road
contracts based on the Public Works Contract for Civil
Engineering Works Designed by the Employer or the
Public Works Contract for Minor Building and Civil
Engineering Works Designed by the Employer.
(b) The Method of Measurement is based on the Specification for Road
Works and the NRA Road Construction Details and on the principle
that full details of construction requirements are provided in the
Contract. Additions or amendments to the Specification for Road
Works or the NRA Road Construction Details which are not
adequately covered by the Method of Measurement will necessitate
appropriate amendment to suit. Provision is made in Chapter III
Preambles to Bill of Quantities, “Amendments to the Method of
Measurement” to accommodate such amendments.
2 In the Bill of Quantities the sub-headings and item descriptions identify
the work covered by the respective items read in conjunction with the
matters listed against the relevant marginal headings “Item coverage” in
Chapter IV of the Method of Measurement, Chapter III Preambles to Bill
of Quantities and amendments. The nature and extent of the work to be
performed is to be ascertained by reference to the Works
Requirements and Contract Conditions.
3 Each item description is to be consistent with and be compounded from
one or more of the Groups listed under the marginal headings
“Itemisation” within the Series of Chapter IV of the Method of
Measurement incorporating amendments introduced in the Preambles to
the Bill of Quantities. An item description may contain Features from as
many Groups as necessary to identify the work required, but may include
only one Feature from any one Group.
4 The Bill of Quantities, unless expressly stated otherwise in the Contract
is to contain all those items compounded in accordance with the foregoing
paragraph 3 required to comprise the Works.
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