![]() Further analyses were carried out using root mean square deviation and relative mean absolute deviation methods of analyses. Data analysis was carried out using percentage deviation of final account figures from the bills of quantities. Using secondary data from completed projects, the budgetary reliability of the bills of quantities in building project procurement was investigated. The study was carried out using secondary data from some recently completed building projects within the Northern Ireland construction industry. Whilst this is recognised, the essence of this study is to evaluate the reliability of bills of quantities in building project procurement. The pros and cons of the bills of quantities have been deliberated on for many years and have generated strongly held and differing views. In spite of that age long history, the bills of quantities (BOQ) seems to be the most misinterpreted aspects of building documentation today. This paper highlights the necessity for provision of bespoke MCHW training.īills of quantities have been documented to exist in some form or another as far back as when the Egyptian pyramids were being constructed. The study demonstrates a desire for a single MOM for civil engineering work but practitioners were divided on which one. ![]() MCHW was considered more cost effective but the wider use and scope of CESMM3 has resulted in greater working knowledge. MCHW is mainly used on government road projects with CESMM3 containing provision within the document for a wider scope of civil engineering works. ![]() The research highlighted for the first time that CESMM3 is considered more user friendly than MCHW. The use of SMM7 for civil engineering work could point to a deficiency in CESMM3 class Z for minor building work. Four MOMs were identified as being used for civil engineering work: CESMM3, Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Work (MCHW), Standard Method of Measurement 7 (SMM7) and National Roads Authority (NRA). ![]() Using structured interviews and a LimeSurvey questionnaire it determines that Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement 3 (CESMM3) was the most widely used MOM for civil engineering work and the preferred option. The paper compares the two most popular methods of measurement (MOM) for civil engineering work for the first time. ![]()
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