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SALIENT FEATURES
OF
MyCESMM
Assoc. Prof. Sr. Sabaria Hassan FRISM, MRICS, MBQSM
Pusat Pengajian Ukur Bahan,
Fakulti Senibina , Perancangan & Ukur
UiTM, Shah Alam
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 INTRODUCTION
 CURRENT ISSUES USING SMM
 FRAMEWORK OF MyCESMM
 Mycesmm
 A guide to mycesmm
 Standard library of BQ
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CURRENT PRACTICES IN M’SIA |
Building works – SMM1 and SMM2 (2000)
Civil engineering works –
CESMM3 (UK)
MCESMM (2003)
Ad-hoc basis
Based on Survey done during meet the industry with 147
respondents:
• 24% use MCESMM,
• 28% use CESMM (UK) 2nd & 3rd Edition and
• 48% use other method of measurement.
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ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
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SOME ISSUES IN USING SMM : 1
 Piling works
SOME SAY
OTHERS
3m
Pay 10m for supply and
7 m for driving
7m
Pay 7m for supply and
7 m for driving
Who can say exactly what depth
of pile to be driven??
SOME ISSUES IN USING SMM : 2
 Trench excavation
Payment
based on this
width??
Or this
width??
If this width,
what angle to
use??
SOME ISSUES IN USING SMM : 3
Rate of Fill
CESMM (UK)
SMM2 (M)
- excavation in stages
eg. ‘excavate from 0m to 1.5m depth
from 1.5m to 3.0m depth a.s.o
MyCESMM
- let the Contractor choose the appropriate method
of construction
- difficulties encountered and loss of productivity
associated with increasing depth of excavation
to be reflect in the builtup rate
- measured ‘whole’ = max depth
- item description or drawing should indicate the
depth of excavation to facilitate computation of rate
by the contractor (max depth and commencing
surface stated in description) ( as per 5.20)
IMPORTED FILL
Importing fill materials occur, when
CUT (effective) – FILL =
-ve
DIPOSAL OF EXCAVATED EARTH
Disposing of excavated materials occur, when
CUT (effective) – FILL =
+ve
Class F – Earthwork __________________________________________________________________________________
CUT < FILL
Import
2.0
4.0
4.0
Fill
Cut
2.0
4 units – 6 units = 2 units imported
CUT > FILL
Dispose
2.0
4.0
6.0
6 units – 4 units = 2 units disposed
Fill
Cut
Filling – Shrinkage Factor
1.2
1.5
Balance Cut & Fill Situation
6.0
4.8
To Fill 6 units – require 7.5 units
Cut
- 6.0 units (4.8 units)
Imported - 1.5 units (1.2 units)
Imported Volume – covered in Filling rate
1.2
1.5
Computation of Filling Rate
6.0
4.8
6.0 m3 @ RM5.00 – RM30.00
1.5 m3 @ RM10.00 – RM15.00
Fill = RM45.00/6 m3 = RM7.50/m3
SOME ISSUES IN USING SMM : 4
Rate for Natural Hard Materials (not rock)
JKR/SPJ/1988
Specification for Roadworks published by Jabatan Kerja Raya,
Malaysia
“Rock shall mean material found in ledges or masses in
its original position which would normally have to be
loosened either by blasting or pneumatic tools or, if
excavated by hand, by wedges and sledge hammers. “
“ It shall NOT include material which can be loosened
with a track-type tractor with mounted and drawn
ripper of the following description:
PLANTS USED
Tractor Unit:
Equiptment with a minimum weight of 20 tonnes and
nett horse power rating of 200 brake horse power or
more. The tractor unit is to be in good condition and
operated by experienced personnel skilled in the use
of ripping equipment
Ripping Unit:
The ripper to be attached to the tractor shall be the
most efficient parallelogram type recommended by
the tractor or ripper manufacturer. The ripper shall
have single shank in good working condition with
sharpened cutting point.
ROCK CLASSIFICATION
EARTH (Grade V & VI)
Totally weathered
ROCK (Grade III & IV)
Cracks and fissures,
partially weathered
ROCK (Grade I & II)
Fresh, monolithic, no fractures
or cracks
THE PROBLEM
EARTH (Grade V & VI)
SEDIMENTARY– HARD MATERIAL
ROCK (Grade I & II)
Class F – Earthwork ____________________________________________________________________________
THE PROBLEM
On Site:
In between the two extreme material on site
(earth and rock) we have “ HARD MATERIAL”
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which is not been clearly defined
not included in the scope of specification
which the Contractor has to excavate but not
priced accordingly
the current practice, it is usually been paid
under normal excavation i.e. excavation in
earth
Resulting in:
Claim by the Contractor due to low productivity for
excavation in natural hard material (get paid for earth
excavation instead of excavation in rock)
Class F – Earthwork ____________________________________________________________________________
MyCESMM SOLUTION
REDEFINE “ROCK”
ROCK or ARTIFICIAL HARD MATERIAL shall be
material that requires the use of either hydraulic
rock breaker, pneumatic tools or explosives.
…..(MyCESMM)
DEFINE “ NATURAL HARD MATERIAL”
NATURAL HARD MATERIAL shall be material other
than ROCK and ARTIFICIAL HARD MATERIAL
that requires ripping and other specialised
equipment. …. (MyCESMM)
“The Contractor gets paid
For what he Did”
Class F – Earthwork __________________________________________________________________________
HARD MATERIAL/ROCK EXCAVATION
shall required one or a combination of the following
methods:
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Excavation using track excavator exceeding a mass
of 44 tones and 321 BHP rating
Ripping using a tractor unit of minimum weight of 37
tones and 305 BHP rating and a ripper attached
Excavation using pneumatic tools
Open blasting
Controlled blasting
- Hard Material & Rock will have a common rate -
Class F – Earthwork __________________________________________________________________________
SOME ISSUES IN USING SMM : 5
Conditions of contract

JKR 203A (Rev. 10/83)
• Clause 26(b) – BQ for Building Works based on SMM2
prepared by Institute of Surveyors, Malaysia
 JKR 203A (2007)
• Clause 26.4 – BQ allowed to be based on CESMM 3 by ICE or
any Method
 When disputes arise say concrete works which SMMs
governs?
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SOME ISSUES IN USING SMM: 6
 Too many SMMs, JKR 203A-2007 allows it but is it
practical?
Eg:
– Under 1 Item - Supply, lay, including excavation, valves, thrust
blocks, etc (CESMM3)
– Under 4 Items - Excavation (I), Supply & Lay including joints (2),
Valve (3), Thrust blocks (4) (Own Method)
– Under 7 Items - Excavation (I), Supply (2), Lay (3), Cutting of Pipes
(4), Joints (5), Valve (6), Thrust blocks (7) (Own Method)
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A Guide to
MyCESMM
Malaysian Civil
Engineering Standard
Method of Measurement
(MyCESMM)
Library of Standard
BQ Descriptions for
MyCESMM
2011
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FRAMEWORK OF
MyCESMM
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Malaysian Standard Method of
Measurement (MyCESMM)
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CONTENT
Section 1. Definition
Section 2. General Principle
Section 3.Application Of the Work Classification
Section 4.Coding and Numbering of Items
Section 5.Preparation of the Bill of Quantities
Section 6.Completion, pricing and use of the Bill of Quantities
Section 7.Method –Related Charges
Section 8.Work Classification: Class A – Class T
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Section 1: Definitions
 1.1
MyCESMM, BQ, Specification, COC etc.
 1.2 condition of contract
 1.3 refer 1.1
 1.4 ref to section and paragraph
 1.5- „Work’ =everything that the contractor has
to do including liabilities, obligations and risks.
 1.6 - “ site”
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Section 1: Definitions (cont’d)
 1.7
– expressedly required = stated
 1.8 – BQ
 1.9 – Daywork
 1.10 – work classification
 1.11 – original surface/ original grd level
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Section 1: Definitions (cont’d)
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1.12 – final surface
1.13- commencing surface
1.14 – excavated surface
1.15 – hyphen
1.16 – JKR
1.17 – LLM
1.18 – DOE
1.19 – BS and MS
1.20 – singular / plural
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Section 2 : General Principles
The application and extent of MyCESMM
Objective of MyCESMM
Objectives of the Bill of Quantities
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Section 2 : General Principles (cont’d)
CLIENT
Idea, concept
Functional, size, material
confirmation
Estimated cost (range)
Time
CONSULTANT
CONTRACTOR
- conceptual design
- detailed design
- Specification (work & material)
- Bill of Quantities
- Estimated Cost
COST &
TIME
Section 2 : General Principles (cont’d)
ENGINEER(DESIGNER)
CONTRACTOR
WORK
What ?
- Item Ref. / Description
Quantity ?
Coverage Rules ?
Size (dimension) ?
Where ?
When/Duration/Interval ?
Additional Descripion
Rule
Material Specification ?
MyCESMM_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Section 3 : Application of the Work Classification
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Item description - Work classification
-20 main classes; Class A- Class T
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Each class comprises up to 3 division which
classify work at successive level of detail – 8
descriptive features of work.
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Units of meas.
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DESCRIPTIONS FROM MyCESMM
FIRST DIVISION
3
Water quality control and monitoring
SECOND DIVISION
1
2
3
Skid tank bund
Water treatment facilities
Sewage treatment facilities
4
Water quality sampling and in-situ
testing
Water quality sampling and laboratory
testing
5
 Each division only 8 items (max), WHY???
 3 digit code number, B358, B3510???
 B359.1 – Manganese, B359.2 - Iron
THIRD DIVISION
Unit
sum
sum
sum
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
pH
Total Suspended Solid (TSS)
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
Dissolved Oxygen (DO)
Escherichia Coli (E.coli)
Ammoniacal nitrogen
Oil and grease
Manganese
Iron
nr
nr
nr
nr
nr
nr
nr
nr
Section 3 : Application of the Work Classification
(cont’d)
- Describes briefly the WORK component (not the TASK i.e.
how
the Work should be done) to be executed by the Contractor
- (the details of work will be described in the Tender
Drawing and coverage rule in the Preamble to BQ
and
the MoM)
e.g:
not as:
- „Excavate in cut to dispose unsuitable material below
embankment max depth….‟
- „Mild steel bar of nominal diameter 20mm‟
„Supply, deliver, cut, bent and fix mild steel bar of
diameter 20mm‟
MyCESMM_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Section 3 : Application of Work Classification
(cont’d)
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Rules to measurements
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Each class work contains
◦ Measurements Rules,
◦ Definitions Rules,
◦ Coverage Rules,
◦ Additional rules
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Application of rule – horizontal line
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Section 3 : Application of Work Classification
(cont’d)
MEASUREMENT RULES
M1 The depth of boring, drilling,
sampling and testing shall be
measured form the
Commencing Surface as
a) not exceeding 10m
b) 10 - 20m
c) 20 - 30m
d) 30 - 40m
e) 40 - 50m
f) stated exceeding 50m
DEFINITION RULES
COVERAGE RULES
ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTION RULES
D1 Plant movement is shifting C1 Item for plant movement
A1 Item description for water
of plant or equipment from
shall be deemed to include
sample shall state the
one borehole / test position to
dismantling from one position
volume.
the next position.
and erecting at another
A2 Item descriptions for
D2 Hillslopes is more than 25
C2 Sampling shall be deemed to
disturbed sample shall state
degrees.
include transportation and
the weight of samples.
protection.
D3 Small disturbed samples is
A3 Item descriptions for block
less than 5kg.
C3 All field exploration and tests
sample shall state the size of
shall be deemed to include
sample.
logging of daily field records.
Application of rule – horizontal line
Section 3 : Application of Work Classification
(cont’d)
- Coverage Rule (preambles) briefly identify what
to be included in the pricing eg : excavation in cut
e.g: a. Items for excavation to include disposal of
excavated material, unless otherwise stated.
b. Items classified as excavate in cut to
include transportation from source to place of fill or
disposal‟
c. Items classified as excavation in cut to
include the trimming and preparation of excavated
surface.
Section 4 : Coding & Numbering of Items
◦ One alphabet and not more than three digits.
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E.g. Code I310 identifies an item as
Class
I
Concrete Works
1st Division
3
precast concrete
2nd Division 2
beams
3rd Division 0
Description: I310 - Precast concrete, in beams
*
9
0
Additional description
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MyCESMM Coding structure
FIRST DIVISION
2
Piles
SECOND DIVISION
1
2
Bored piles
Driven cast in-situ concrete
piles
THIRD DIVISION
1
2
Depth bored or driven
Boring through rock
m
m
3
Permanent casings
Reinforcement straight bars nom
dia :
not exceeding 20mm
exceeding 20mm
Reinforcement helical bars
concreted length
Cut-off piles
m
1
2
3
4
5
Class of
Works
Unit
t
t
t
m
nr
H223
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Section 5: Preparations of the Bill of Quantities
Bill of quantities = List of items with brief descriptions and
estimated quantities
-(the details of work described in the Tender Drawings,
- coverage rule in the Preamble to BQ
- and the MoM)
e.g:
„Excavate cut to dispose unsuitable material below
embankment max depth----.‟
Quantities
- BQ quantity as a basis for estimating the rate
- Final quantity to be re-measured
MyCESMM_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Section 5: Preparations of the Bill of Quantities
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5.2 – 5.7 - Sections of BQ
SECTION
A
PREAMBLE
B
WORKS ITEMS
Part 1 General Items
Part 2 Bridge No.1
Part 3 Bridge No.2
Part 4 Roadwork
Part 5 Tunnel
Part 6 Rest areas complex
C
D
DAYWORK SCHEDULE
GRAND SUMMARY
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Section 5: Preparations of the BQ (cont’d)
5.8 - Headings and Sub heading
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5.9 - Extent of itemisation and descriptions – follow work
classification BUT can further be itemized – due to special
method of construction or cost
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5.10 – 5.12 – Descriptions – dwgs, specs. , conditions of
contract read in conjunction with the work classification
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5.11 – detail from work classification may be omitted provided a
reference is given eg. Drawing, specification, MS, BS etc.
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5.12 – additional description may be given where appropriate.
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Section 5: Preparations of the BQ (cont’d)
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5.13 – ranges of dimensions
5.14 – Prime cost sum
5.15 – Provisional Sum
5.17 – Quantities – nett , round up/down
5.18 – Units of measurement
5.19 – work affected by water
5.20 – state commencing surface and state the
maximum depth for boring, excavation or driving.
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Section 6 : Completion, Pricing and Use of the BQ
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6.1 - Rates and prices shall be inserted in the
rate column in Ringgit Malaysia with Sen inserted
as decimal fractions of one Ringgit.
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6.2 - Each part of the BQ shall be total and
carried to the Grand Summary
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Section 7: Method-Related Charges
MRC
15/10/2014
JKR Seminar 28-29 August 2013
Section 7: Method-Related Charges (cont’d)
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7.1- Definition: the sum for an item inserted in the BQ
by a tenderer.
Time-related charges –the cost is to be considered
as proportional to the length of time taken to execute
the work
Fixed charge- charges which is not a time related
charge.
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7.2- to cover items of works relating to:
 his intended method of executing the works,
 the cost of which are not to be considered as
proportional to the quantities of the other items and
for which he has not allowed in the rates and prices for
the other items.
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Section 7: Method-Related Charges (cont’d)
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7.3- Itemisation – follow Class A
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7.4- Description –
 fully described extent of work covered (temporary/permanent)
 Identify resources to be used
7.5 – Contractor shall not be bound by the method
 7.6 – not subjected to re-measurement but shall be
deemed to be priced for the purposes of valuation of
variation
 7.7 – payment – interim certificate
 7.8 – contractor shall not be bound to adopt method –
paid in full. Can only change when V.O exist.
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Section 8: Work Classifications
MyCESMM
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A General Items
B Environmental Protection and Enhancement
C Traffic Management and Control
D Site Investigation Work
E Demolition and Site Clearance
F Earthworks
G Geotechnical Work
H Piling Work
I Concrete Work
J Brickwork, Blockwork and Masonry
K Timber Work
L Metalwork
M Building Work
N Painting Work
O Pipeworks
P Drainage Work
Q Roads and Pavings
R Tunnel Work
S Rail Tracks
T Miscellaneous Work
MCESMM
A General Items
 P Environmental Protection and enhancement
 Q Traffic Management and Control
 B Soil Investigation Works
 D Demolition and Site Clearance
 E Earthworks
 C Slope Stabilisation and Ground Treatment
 J Piling Works
 F Concrete Works
 K Brickwork, Blockwork and Masonry
 L Timber Works
 M Metalwork
  N Painting Works
 I Pipeworks
 H Drainage Works
 G Roadwork
  O Rail Tracks
 R Miscellaneous Works
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WHAT?
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WHAT?
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WHERE
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WHERE & WHAT
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Library of Standard BQ
Descriptions based on
MyCESMM
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THANK YOU.
READY TO APPLY MyCESMM? |
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