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Description of
S. Unit Labour constant in
work
days.

Excavation over 
areas 
(hard/dense 
soil),depth up to  Mate 0.06 E
1) M3
1.5m and 
removal (up to 
one meter from 
edge)

Labour 0.62 M
 Excavation in 
trenches (soft/ 
loose soil),for 
foundations not 
exceeding 1.5m 
in width and for 
shafts, wells,  E
Mate 0.05
2) cesspits and the  M3
like, not 
exceeding 10m3 
and on plan, 
depth up to 1.5m 
and removal(up 
to one meter 
away from edge)

Labour 0.5 M
 Returning,
filling and
ramming of 
excavated earth 
in layers not  E
Mate 0.02
3) exceeding 20 cm  M3
in depth, 
watering, well 
ramming and 
leveling, lead up 
to 50m

Labour 0.25 M
Concrete : Labour 0.5 M

Mixing by 
machine (mixer) 
at banker, 
cement concrete  Bhisti 0.1
4) (with 20mm  M3
graded coarse 
aggregate)
M
Mixer 
0.07
operator M
Mixer 0.07 E
mason 0.1 M
Labour 1.63 M
bhisti 0.7 E
Mixer mixed 
5) M3 mixer 
cement concrete 0.07
operator M
mixer 0.07 E
vibrator 0.07 E
 Reinforced
cement
concrete in situ 
in foundations, 
footings, bases 
for columns, etc  mason 0.17
excluding form 
work and 
6) M3
reinforcement. 
(The constants 
for items include 
mixing, pouring, 
consolidating and 
curing. This does 
not include fair 
finish.)

M
Labour 2 M
mixer 
0.07
operator M
mixer 0.07 E
vibrator 0.07 E

Reinforced
mason 0.24
cement
concrete in situ 
in suspended 
7) M3
floors/roofs 
M
excluding form 
work, and  Labour 2.5 M
bhisti 0.9 E
reinforcement.
mixer 
0.07
operator M
 work, and 
reinforcement.

mixer 0.07 E
vibrator 0.07 E
Mortars: Labour 0.75 M
Mixing by hand, 
cement mortar of 
any 
mix/proportions 
8) (Labour required  M3 E
Bhisti 0.07
will be 
approximately 
same for 
different mix 
proportions.)
Brick work
(straight mason 0.94
M
walls):
Brick work in 
walls exceeding 
one brick thick, 
9) in cement / lime  M3
Labour 1.8
mortar (The 
constants include 
labour involved 
in scaffolding.)
M
bhisti 0.2 E
 Brick work in 
walls, one brick 
thick, in 
cement/lime 
mason 0.25
mortar. (The 
10) M2
constants could 
be adopted for 
brick work with 
any mix or 
mortar.)

M
Labour 0.4 M
bhisti 0.1 E
Formwork / Carpente
M3 0.25 M
Shuttering: r

a) fabrication 
and erection with 
all supports, 
struts, braces, 
M2 Labour 0.2 M
etc, and dressing 
with oil as 
cleaning of 
11)
formwork:

1) rectangular  Carpente
M2 0.23 M
column and walls r
2) suspended 
Labour 0.2 M
floors/roofs
3) sides and  Carpente
0.3 M
soffits of beam r
Labour 0.2 M
Bar 
Reinforcement: 1 M
bender
 Bar 
reinforcement 
including cutting 
to length, hooked 
ends, cranking or 
bending, hoisting 
12) and placing in  Quintal
any position,  Labour 1 M
binding wire and 
holding firmly so 
as not to be 
disturbed while 
placing and 
ramming of 
concrete

Plastering and
M2 mason 0.08 M
pointing:

a) 15mm thick 
cement plaster to 
M2 Labour 0.1 M
ceiling including 
mixing of mortar.

b) 15mm thick 
cement plaster 
on brick walls 
M2 bhisti 0.1 E
(exterior) 
including mixing 
13)
of mortar
c) Tuck pointing 
to random rubble 
masonry in 
mason 0.06 M
cement mortar 
including mixing 
mortar.
Labour 0.1 M
bhisti 0.1 E
mason 0.1 M
Labour 0.15 M
bhisti 0.1 E
Damping proof
Mason 0.1 M
course:

14) M3
 a) Laying damp 
proof course 
40mm thick 
14) cement concrete  M3
Labour 0.1 M
including form 
work and fair 
finishing to edges 
and mixing.

bhisti 0.01 E
 Pkg 1 80 130 150 160
Pkg 2 30 44 62 160 120
Pkg 3 & 4 30 45 52 80

1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour 0.35
1 28 45.5 52.5 56
2 10.5 15.4 21.7 56 42
3 0 10.5 15.75 18.2 28
Carpenter 0.15
1 12 19.5 22.5 24
2 0 4.5 6.6 9.3 24 18
3 0 0 4.5 6.75 7.8 12
Barbender 0.15
1 12 19.5 22.5 24
2 0 4.5 6.6 9.3 24 18
3 0 0 4.5 6.75 7.8 12
Mason 0.2
1 16 26 30 32 0 0
2 0 6 8.8 12.4 32 24
3 0 0 6 9 10.4 16

68 136 190.4 226.95 180.2 170

Concret pump 1
Compactor 10
Asphalt cutting machine 2
Concrete mixer 10
Vibrator 2
Boom loader 1
Steel bending/cutting machine 8
JCB 1
Water tanker 2
Diesel tanker 2
Air compressor 4
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