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SEMINAR ON
THE OVERVIEW OF MALAYSIAN STANDARD METHOD OF
MEASUREMENT FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS
Speakers:
Haji Mohd Fauzi Abdul Hamid
Ir Kamalaldin Abd Latif
Mohd Najib Hj Mohd
Prof Madya Zakaria Mohd Yusof
At
Hotel MS Garden, Kuantan, Pahang
On
29 April 2004
Lembaga Pembangunan Industri Pembinaan Malaysia
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PROGRAMME
8.30 a.m : Registration
9.00 a.m : Welcoming Speech By The Chairman
9.15 a.m : Session I
Overview of Malaysian Standard Method of Measurement For Civil
Engineering Works (CESMM)
Haji Mohd Fauzi Abdul Hamid
10.00 a.m : Coffee Break
10.30 a.m : Session II
Highlight of Salient Classification in The Malaysian Standard Method of
Measurement For Civil Engineering Works (CESMM)
Class E(Earthworks) &Class P(Environmental)
Ir. Kamalaldin Abd. Latif
11.00 a.m : Session III
Highlight of Salient Classification in The Malaysian Standard Method of
Measurement For Civil Engineering Works (CESMM)
Class G(Roadworks) &Class Q(Traffic Management)
Mohd Najib Hj. Mohd
11.30 a.m : Session IV
Working Examples In The Malaysian Standard Method of Measurement For
Civil Engineering Works (CESMM)
Prof. Madya Zakaria Mohd Yusof
12.00 noon: Questions &Answers
1.45p.m Lunch
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INTRODUCTION
,1. Committee members comprised
-! representatives from:'
a) Jabatan Ker!a R<lva, rJlalays,a
b} Jabatan Pengairan & saliran Ma!aysia
c) Lemtaga LebuhraY3 Malaysia
d) Dewan Bandar3\'J, K. Lumpur
e) Universiti Teknologi ~ l y s i
f) Universiti Tcknologi r1ARA
g) Institution of Engineers f1alaysia
h) Institut,ofl of Surveyors r,1alaysia
i) Chartered Institute of Budding, Nalaysia
j) [Jlaster Builders Association, t"lalaysia
k) ClOB
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Section 1- Definitions
Sectidn 2 General Principles ..
Section 3- Application of the Work
Classification
Section 4- Coding and Numbering of Items
Section S- Preparation of Bill of Quantities
Section 6- Completion, Pricing and use of
Bill of Quantities
Section 7- Method-Relates Charges
Section 8- Work Classifications

INTRODUCTION
We IlOpe by adoptrng the above, tile document
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,-' User f,ier"ldIV ard famili,,'ir,'
to suit v';rIOuS lypes of (IV" engineenng works
" R"lcvant to the prd:tite ""j <lfCeptaole to tile
Industry
CESMM is divided into 8 Sections as follows:-
GENERAL APPLICATION OF CESMM
INTRODUCTION
2. Method adQpte<:l in preparation of CESMM
" Study exist",') procedures arid prileti,es by JKR, JPS,
--+- LU4, consultant flrm<;, etc.
0.. D'$cuS9Qn and '::o,k,hop \'lith vanous organization
InclUding ,peClal,st and other Industry
players.
<I Cornpifaton of mOlt cbmmon st311dard fractice. in
prepataMn and measurement of B.l!s 0
0) ProVI>OO of late,l trends adopted by JKR, includ,ng
!rdffiC manJgen:enl 'H\d control enVlronmentdl
er.h".1r.e,nelll,
3. Advantages of CESMl't-
With one standard methcd of measurement to
, refer the ,ndustry Will be having language"
Cost Ciln be camp,led and used as centrol
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'I Less dispute since the scope of ,.,;)rks arc clearly
defined
Oi Computerization can be d0r1 l'I,th standard
phraseology end coding

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GENERAL APPLICATION OF CESMM
Section 8 is further dlVrcled ;nto 18 classes <IS fo'low>
(lass A - Generallterns
Class B . Soil Investigation Work5
Class C Slcpe Stabilization a"d Ground Treatment
Class D - Demolition and Site Cearance
C1a,;s E Earthvlo"ks
(lass f - Concrete We'ks
Class G - Road workS
Gass H - Drainage Werks
Clas> I -
Oass J . P,1iflg Works
GENERAL APPLICATION OF CESMM
Gass K - Brickworks, Blockwor1< and Masonry
Class L - Timbervwrks
Class 1'1- Hetaiworks
Class N - Painling W'orks
Class 0 Rail Tracks
Class P - Environmental Protection and Enhancement
Class Q - Traff'c !'lanagement and Control
Class R - Miscellancou;; Works
DEFINITIONS (SECTION 1)
Some of the key words are defined in this
section, for example:-
a} 'Cond,tioos of Contract' means the conditions of
C1:lntract used for cIvil englllenng works,
b) The word 'Work' to be earned out.
goods1 matenals and services to be
and lab,lltles, obl''ldllcns and risks to be
l,l'ljertaken by the under tne
Contract
c} The term 'expressly l-equjrej'j' means shown on
the drawlno,;, desCf'bed In the speCifications or
Instruded - by the En9,neer/SupennlendLng
Officer (SO)! PrOject Director (PO) pursuant to
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GENERAL PRINCIPLES (SECTION 2) ....
Some Of the salient points unaer this
_section a'e as fellcws
.) does not deal with the p'cparation for
and electrical work, building work or
work whidl IS seldom encountered in e,,,,1
engineering contrad. Where sum wQrn is to be
included in a contract fer civil engincenng work,
they sha:1 te in a=rdance with t'lclr
respecti"e staMacd method of measurement.
Tbe objective of the is to set forth the
procedure for the meas'j'ement of the work
according to whrch the cf Quantities 5'1all be
prepared and
GENERAL PRINCIPLES (SECTION 2)
The objectives of the 8JI of Quantities are:-
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(,) To provide sm:h information of the quantlties of wori<.
as to enable tenders to be prepared efficiently and
accurately;
{tJ When a has l)een entered intc... jo prov'de for
the us!? Of the pnced 8;il of Quant'ties In the valuation
of exewted a"j
I VI"e,' a cont'act has t;een entered into" to provide for
a In Varlat'ons, to of
the Conj'tons of Contra::1:
In oroertc atta'n objectives, Work should be
Item';:ed In the B!II of QJant't1e5,ln suffJClent detail for
It to be pOSSlbie tc d:Sl'ngUish oetweeD the different
classes of wok, I;xat,on etc which may give rise to
different conside'ation cf cost. '
APPLICATON OF THE WORK CLASSIFICATION
(SECTION 3)
.--.UhiS sectIon deals w,(11 the ,tern description in the of
'Quanblies, mode of desoiption, umts of measurement,
rules deflnltLQns rules, wverage rules and
addiMnal aescriDtlon rules.
a) TIle Work C1as5Ificat'on dovides work
encollntered Into 18 main classes (Llass A to (!ass
Rj, Each class compnses up to three divisicns which
claSSify \'IDr\<; dt ,uccessive ievei, of detail (F'[';t
dlv,s,on, secorla d,v,sloll and tnird dMs<onj, Each
d,vis,on wmpnses of iI h5t of 8 deSCriptive features
of work. Each item description in of Quantitles
shall Identll'y the COnlDonent of ,,ork covered w,th
respect'to one leolure from each all'l';lOll of the
class.
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for Works shall generally Identify
the COI"lIJO,lent of the V,arks not the tasks to be
OJt blf tho;; Contractor, for exa,.llple: ar> item
be descnbed as stlOcl bar reinforcement,
6m:n diameter' not as 'SUPp;Y, deliver, cut, bend and
f,x m:ld steel bar to 6mm diameter'..
Defin,t,on r... !es irl the Wark Ciass,f'Cdtlon define the
extent and I,mits of the c!ass of werk represented bl'
a \\'o;d or expression used if' tile Work Classification
and 'n :he EIII of Quant,t;es.
Ncasurement 'ules in the We:k Classification set out
tnc (Cheit,cns under v.h:r.h the work shail be
and the methOd b\' \':h,ch the quanMics
5na:; be compJted.
APPUCATON OF mE WORK CLASSIfICATION
(SECTION 3)
APPLICATON OF THE WORK CLASSIfiCATION
(SeCTION 3)

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1 Rulcs pr,nt;cd on the right hand page above a d::uDle
line ap;;II' to all work in the class. Other ru'eS 0" the
right hand page to il pJrt,cv1ar groups of Items
as s'n,vn by the table.
Ii I'Ihcri' adwtic)fli!1 C:cs;;nption IS {rven
de5cnpti01 rulcs in the C1a551'lca:'Jn
il seoarat" itcn ,;hal! be 9'V"'1 [:or each CCr1lpcncnt
of thc
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(overage rules in the Work ClassificatIOn p,ovidQ
that tile wo,k stated is de"med to be in tile
acpropriate Items.
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CODING AND NUMBERING ITEMS (SECTION 4)
Coding _ For of ,de",nC1l and <o.."lItem.1l0. each
Item in the '1'1011< CI...iftr"lion ha, been .,.ipne<! wde "ombet
CQnsi'ting of " letter and oot mOre tIIan ) digM.
.9-' Code l 11 iden<ifies as;
Cl.ss E Eaothwo,k
firstdivi<ion 1 hcayabOn
,hvi.ion 1 St.ipping
Ihlrd divi"on 1 Too.oil
Item f'l0",00,. _Codn "ombe" O'ov be u,ed to "umber the ilem.
In Oill of Qu.nli';." the ilem. within the Bill of Quantil''''
being listed in ofder of rendln9 c<>ll. "umb.,
COdin9 of und...;f;,," Item. _ Where. feo'u,. 01 an item is not
'i,'ed in the Work Classi/loaHon Ine digit 9 'hall b. "sed in
appmp,iate posilion. in the code numb, Wne,e lh.re Is an item
to whie'! " di"iSlon of " ...if.,.tion doe' not "pply for .. hi,"
lew,,' tbo. 3 di,lsion tbe d;g.t 0 ,1'011 a.eel In al'prop.;ate
pO<rt;on. in tbe numb.,
CODING ANO NUMBERING ITEMS (SECTION 4)
Numbering of items with additional
description - where code numbers are used
as items numbers a suffix number may be
used to distinguish items whidl has thesame
code number but different additIOnal
description.
e.g.:El11.1
for earthwork item wllere stripping of topsoil
required to state whether reuse or disposal.
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PREPARATION OF BIll OF QUANTITY
(SECTION S)
PREPARATION OF BILL OF QUANnTY
(SECTlON'S) .
COMPLETION, PRICING AND USE OF BILL OF
QUANTITIES (SECTlON 6)
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i.. II,'", ""PreS""'1 a, a pelCfnlaqe 0' D",e c!' Ule
Cast Iieel ". Ibpeet "Iil,, ar>d proft.
Tl",e esbo",ttd pricc of ,,,,Of" to be (ilrry ()\Jt
;hali. t. gi,'cn ,n bi'l of 'I",olll>'s d5 a Pr,ole
(osl Item. EMh Pn.'lc CQst Hem ,hdll be fOllowed Oy;
r,m"'I,;nJ; SJ'" f()f ""''''',,' ';,'ail l>e '" 1'1<'
(';""[;:.<11")0 0' Edl of QlJa"u es
,,' I'le 01 sj:]11 be col'plJled nelt
"""'1 ,1'''1''0,'0,' leVl1 d'''''';'''1 ""'e,, Olhe"'-"",
(;/ a rc;e ", nSI11- 0' by lhe contrd(( and no
a :o-,','d"ce ,h;1I I>e m,i<1C 10; the h,lklny, "e
".'MI'g.
"I' ,I'dl! D-.' de'cfil'ed '" ,":ilh tI'e \".'o:k
e"" tJr lu,tt,e[ Item,,,,,l,,,,, Jild
ue uro"':10 If t'le flatu''''. or any
'1'("(1,,1 of ,':ark ,s to g;V( to
,"t(lal me:!>oJ COIl,!I<JC!IOn Of cost
Rates and prices shall be inserted in the
rate column of the Bill of Quantities in RM
with sen as decimal fraction.
TIIf> Prn.llbioe ,hall r;1clPcd of mea$(J'cmenl u,w
.'; dn:J ior other metllod "r mi<il,uremmt .n whim
rlOve tJeen "jJpt,-d in the of 6il; of Quam,t,e5,
AllY to tile USI1n al',O ,be otolN.
,hdll
O,'O{ tile CES'-1'<l
b) Eadl part of the Bill of Quantities shall be
totalled and the totals c-,arned to the Grand
Summary
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_-,- DfPdmlJlcs. scb,cule, d"scnptiQn of ';;o:k
Ilt'm, Prn.e (c,t Ltems. 1''0,1,;00,11 Sum, IJOI[ of
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METHOD-RELATED CHARGES (SECTION 7)
r'le:hod"Related Ctwges

aJ Def'nioc" ... 013'ge' means the

sum of an Item Inserted in the Bill of QuantlCies by
a tenderer to cover items of Work a rel<ltlng to h,s
method of construction, the cost of which are not
proportiOnal to the quantities and he has not
allowe{j for on t"le rates ar-d prices for other Items.
b) Each i;e'n for a M"thcd-Related Charge inserted in
the 6::1 of Quant'!'''; shall be fully described so as
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METHOD-RELATED CHARGES (SECTION 7)
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-. In the event of satisfactory execution of any part of
tile Works WhlCh has been tt>e _subject of an item
for a ';harge us,e,g a method other
tr>an that oescnbed ,,, tre 6;11 of Quant'ties the
contractor shall entitled to
pay'Te"t of the c'arge.
The amount of d charge shall be
ne,ther mcreased oc decreased by reason only of
"i' in the metnod n,aje by the contractor,
un e5S such chang" has been ,nstn..>cted by the
Eng'l1l'\:r/50/PD. TI1"11 ,n ca,e the
appropridte clauses cf the Condlton of
Corlt!dct app!y
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ClASS P-'ENVIRONMENTAL-PROTECTION
AND ENHANCEMENT
I. of great CMce,n lately in toad project,;, ... peci,'"v
th"s., Ihr<lugh environmentally
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O"ality. & adequdCy ,,"';OS from p.ojed to plajl'd
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