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001 ABS68473
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035 _a(Sirsi) u128153
100 _aMitchell, H.
245 _aOpening Pandora's box - the Method of Measurement for Highway Works (MMHW): Part 7 -ambling through the preambles
260 _c2004
490 _aCivil Engineering Surveyor
_v November 2004, 35-37(3)
520 _aDescribes preambles in the MMHW/MMRW as the introductory clauses that are always inserted at the beginning of a bill of quantities, even when no amendments to the method of measurement are required. They are used to set out various matters dealing with obligations, pricing, measurement, amendment, amplification and explanation of the items in the bill. Explains the various elements which are included and particularly highlights issues regarding water flow and testing. Concludes the bill of quantities is a particular document which tends to override the general method of measurement document. (See also Abs67770, Abs67769, Abs67964, Abs68163, Abs68280).
590 _aABS
590 _aABS
650 _aMMHW
650 _aPREAMBLES
650 _aBILLS OF QUANTITIES
650 _aMMRW
650 _aSUBCONTRACTORS
650 _aMCDHW
650 _aCESMM
650 _aCONTRACT DOCUMENTS
650 _aMETHODS OF MEASUREMENT
650 _aCIVIL ENGINEERING
650 _aHIGHWAY ENGINEERING
690 _aQUANTITY SURVEYING
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