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035 _a(Sirsi) u126510
100 _aMitchell, H.
245 _aOpening Pandora's box - the Method of Measurement for Highway Works (MMHW): Part 4 - mechanics
260 _c2004
490 _aCivil Engineering Surveyor
_v June 2004, 31-33(3)
520 _aConsiders the MMHW and the mechanics of its method. Advises that ignoring its procedures is unwise. Outlines the role of a bill of quantities in a contract document and details how the MMHW supports the measurement and preparation of a bill of quantities for highway works. Compares it with other similar types of contract by the use of tables and diagrams. Concludes that bills of quantities are often prepared in haste without due care for accuracy. (See also Abs67769, Abs67770).
590 _aABS
590 _aABS
650 _aMETHODS OF MEASUREMENT
650 _aCIVIL ENGINEERING
650 _aMMHW
650 _aHIGHWAY ENGINEERING
650 _aCONTRACT DOCUMENTS
650 _aBILLS OF QUANTITIES
650 _aCESMM
690 _aQUANTITY SURVEYING
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