Standardization in Construction Environment: Adopting standard method of measurements
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https://doi.org/10.21834/ajbes.v3i12.131Keywords:
Standardization, bill of quantities (BQ), contract document, standard method of measurement (SMM)Abstract
This paper prepared to investigate the current industry issues which are currently surrounding the application of current Malaysian Standard Method of Measurement (SMM) as a single standard system of measurement. An exploratory semi structured interview approach was conducted among the selected end-users. There are few important key points highlighted by the industry, which can be used as a guideline to be implemented in transforming the current Malaysian SMMs. The outcome of this paper expected to be used as a supporting data to be carried along to the next level of the main research, which aims to develop a more accepted and practical SMM for construction works in Malaysia.
Keywords: Standardization; bill of quantities (BQ); contract document; standard method of measurement (SMM)
eISSN 2398-4295 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.Â
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