The preliminaries bill for quantities of a construction project provides general information, mandatory instructions, and setup running costs for a construction contract period. As such, the decision maker would be able to make a more reliable budget allocation, particularly for the civil infrastructure project.

What is included in preliminaries and general?

Preliminaries and general owner occupation of the building. weather and other protection of the works and existing building. working space, storage, scaffolding, access restrictions. working hours, security, access to existing facilities.

What is P & G in construction?

Preliminary & General (P&G) are costs not directly related to the building costs. P&G are those expenses which include overhead costs and site establishment like temporary fencing, site storage, building plan approval, municipal services, insurance, staff salaries, canteen, vehicles etc.

What are the preliminary items?

A Preliminary Item is any item included in the “Preliminaries” section of a project cost estimate or plan.

What does P & G mean in construction?

P&G stands for Preliminary & General (construction industry)

When to claim preliminaries on a construction contract?

When there is a disruption or delay in the project, which often leads to prolongation period of the construction contract, it is usual foradditional preliminaries to be claimed over the prolongation period by the Contractor under prolongation costs, which essentially is a loss and expense claim, as provided under the relevant contract clause/s.

How are preliminaries and work sections related in construction?

Preliminaries and work sections together describe what is required to complete the works required by the contract. The costs attached to preliminaries may also be referred to as ‘preliminaries’ or ‘prelims’, or as ‘ site overheads ‘, or general cost items or expenses.

What is the purpose of a preliminary in construction?

NBS suggest that ‘the purpose of preliminaries is to describe the works as a whole, and to specify general conditions and requirements for their execution, including such things as subcontracting, approvals, testing and completion .’ Preliminaries and work sections together describe what is required to complete the works required by the contract .

When to use pricing preliminaries in construction?

When pricing preliminaries always start with your supervision, site establishment, methodology of construction, access restrictions, plant and programme requirements, doing this will determine the basic plan of construction and reveal all the obvious elements to price. In getting the preliminaries correct, careful attention to detail is required.