Temporary Works 1 Traffic diversions2 Traffic regulation3 Access roads4 Bridges5 Cofferdams6 Pumping7 De-watering8 Compressed air for tunnelling

itemization and description(c) to review the subdivision of work into items so that a more sensitive and D2 Excavation in or under anembankment, executed prior toplacing of fill, shall be classed asexcavation for cuttings. A system of work classification has been adopted as the basis of the method ofmeasurement so that Bills of Quantities can be compiled and used more easily. The Foreword to the first edition viiiForeword to the second edition ixForeword to the third edition xForeword to the fourth edition xi C3 Items for invasive plant speciesshall include for the disposal ofany vegetable matter remainingafter treatment.Finally CESMM4 retains essentially the same principles as when the document was firstpublished, and it is a great tribute to the authors of that first edition that they were able particular form of contract, but of course the contract must accommodate ameasure & value approach. It is therefore necessary for the Bill compiler toidentify in the Preamble the relevant clauses within the conditions of contract M9 The volume measured forexcavation within borrow pitsshall be the net volumemeasured for filling. The Method of Measurement is designed to be contract and generally specificationneutral. It is therefore necessary to ensure that there is compatibility between theMethod of Measurement and the Conditions of Contract used on the project. To achievethis a schedule must be included in the Preamble to the Bill of Quantities indicating theclause in the Conditions of Contract that defines the terminology used in the Method ofMeasurement.

Excludes: Compaction (included in class E)Grouting carried out from within tunnels, shafts and other subterranean cavities (included in class T)Grouting carried out from within sewers (included in class Y)A21 Item descriptions forshearbox tests shall state thenormal pressures and the size ofthe shearbox. However by 2009 it was being suggested that CESMM required updating to meetcurrent engineering practice and procedure, and a review was initiated by the Institution Object of CESMM4 2.3. The object of CESMM4 is to set forth the procedure according to which the Billof Quantities shall be prepared and priced and the quantities of work expressed andmeasured.

Preamble 5.4. The Preamble shall state the methods of measurement other than CESMM4, ifany, which have been adopted in the preparation of the Bill of Quantities and are to beused for the measurement of any part of the works. Such methods of measurement shallcomprise those adopted and to be used for any work not covered by CESMM4 and anyamendments to CESMM4 which have been adopted and are to be used. Amendmentscomprising abbreviation of CESMM4 are usually necessary for contractor-designed workand work which is intended to involve selection between alternatives at the discretion ofthe contractor. The extent of the work affected by all amendments to CESMM4 shall bestated in the Preamble. In 1964, the Council of the Institution of Civil Engineers set up a Committee under theChairmanship of T. A. L. (now Sir Angus) Paton, CMG, BSc(Eng), FICE, to proposerevisions to the Standard Method of Measurement of Civil Engineering Quantities. Inagreement with the Institution of Civil Engineers. A Steering Committee was appointedby the Council of the Institution of Civil Engineers to supervise the work. The SteeringCommittee was enlarged in 1972 by the appointment of an additional representative A15 Item descriptions forinstrumental observations shallstate details of the type ofobservations and the type ofprotective fences.

Description of an item in addition to that required in accordance with paragraph3.1 shall be given where required by any provision of section 5 or by any applicableadditional description rule in the Work Classification. Where additional description isgiven, a separate item shall be given for each component of work exhibiting a differentadditional feature, for example M19 The volume of importedfilling material measured shall bethe difference between the netvolume of filling and the netvolume of excavated materialderived from work within classesE and T used for filling.

Although the second edition of the Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurementwas published in 1985, a number of factors have combined to cause the need for a thirdedition. The main changes incorporated in the third edition (CESMM3) are amendments methods. It has therefore been decided to provide for some additional items of measuredwork and for other items, entered at the option of the tenderer, directly related tomethods of construction. A5 Item descriptions forProvisional Sums – DefinedWork shall state the nature ofthe work, indicative quantitiesof the scope and extent of thework. these individuals within the Method of Measurement must accord with the chosencontract. Therefore a schedule has been introduced into the Preamble as amandatory requirement to ensure that this need for consistency between thecontract documents and the Method of Measurement is not overlooked.