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Stage 4 > Technical Design: Supplementary Material: 4/SM3
• the cost consultant when preparing bills of quantities
• the contractor’s estimator when preparing a tender
• the contractor during construction work.
Members of the design team might prepare the specification for those parts of
the work which require specialist knowledge, but the architect as lead designer
should coordinate overall content.
Schedules of work
Schedules of work comprise lists of the various items of work to be carried out,
usually on a room-by-room basis. It is customary to introduce a number or area
alongside each item to encourage systematic pricing by tenderers. Items in
respect of each room are usually listed under headings such as doors, ceilings,
wall finishes, floor finishes, fittings, etc. Schedules of work should not contain
quantities, for they are not exact documents by nature. A contractor, when pricing,
should be expected to include everything necessary to complete the works.
A schedule of work might be a contract document where there is no bill of
quantities. They are sometimes regarded as an alternative to a specification,
particularly when used for housing refurbishment or alteration work. However,
CPI would recommend that the specification is used, and that the items in the
schedule of work refer to the detailed descriptions in the specification.
