1.1.2-14

Underpinning

Unit: m Sub-Element: 1.1.2 - 2 Specialist foundations
Component Information
Code:
1.1.2-14
Sequence:
14
Unit:
m
Sub-Element:
1.1.2 - 2 Specialist foundations
Description:

Underpinning

Details to State:

details to be stated

Component Statistics
5
Measurement Rules
12
Included Items
1
Excluded Items
Measurement Rules (5)
C1 1

The length of underpinning measured is the extreme length.

C2 2

Other cost-significant components are to be described and identified separately. Such components are to be measured by area (m2) or linear measurement (m), or enumerated (nr) separately in accordance with the rules of measurement for this sub-element.

C3 3

Curved work is to be described and identified separately.

C4 4

Work to existing buildings is to be described and identified separately.

C5 5

Where the contractor is only responsible for designing specific elements and/or components of the building project (i.e. not the entire building project), contractor-designed work is to be described and identified separately.

Included Items (12)
1.

Underpinning to external walls adjoining the new building.

2.

Underpinning to walls within existing buildings, which are to be rehabilitated (i.e. internal walls).

3.

Preliminary trenches and underpinning pits, excavation and earthwork support.

4.

Temporary supports.

5.

Disposal of excavated material, including tipping charges and landfill tax (including inert, non-hazardous and hazardous material where not to be carried out as facilitating works).

Note: where no contamination/remediation strategy report exists, an allowance is to be made within the construction risk allowance for the extra cost of disposing of contaminated material.
6.

Cutting away existing projecting foundations, etc.

7.

Preparing existing work to receive pinning up of new work.

8.

Concrete, including reinforcement, formwork and additional excavation and backfilling of working space required to facilitate placement of formwork.

9.

Masonry (brickwork, blockwork, etc.).

10.

Waterproof tanking.

11.

Sundry items.

12.

Where works are to be carried out by a subcontractor,the subcontractor’s preliminaries, design fees, risk allowance, overheads and profit, with allowance for these to be made within unit rate applied to element or component.

Excluded Items (1)
1. Ref: 8.8.3

Underpinning to external site boundary walls, etc. which are not an integral part of the new building or rehabilitated building (included in sub-element 8.8.3).

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