WORK BELOW LOWEST

FLOOR FINISH

Strip Foundation

MOHD KHAIRUL FITRI OTHMAN

CENTRE OF STUDIES QUANTITY
 To identify the element of Work Below
Lowest Floor Finish

Objective To interpret the drawings and measure

on the element of Work Below Lowest
s Floor Finish.

To understand the method of

measurement for Work Below Lowest
Floor Finish
 Introduction
• WBLFF refers to the element or
part of the building that located
under the ground floor.
• This would include column bases,
pile caps, ground beams, column
stumps, and ground slabs.
• The method of measurement
should be based on the guideline
stated in “Standard Method of
Measurement 2nd Edition” (SMM2)
STRIP FOUNDATION
 Item included in Strip Foundation

Excavation Strip Footing Brickwall Ground floor slab

• Excavate topsoil • Concrete blinding • Brickwall in • Filling to make up
• Deposition of topsoil • Concrete to strip foundation level – hardcore
• Excavate to reduce footing • Damp proof
level • Formwork membrane
• Excavate trench • Concrete to ground
• Excavation in rock slab
• Remove excavated
material
• Filling to excavation
• Keeping excavation
free of surface water
Taking off list
Excavation Strip Footing
1. Excavate Topsoil m2
15. Concrete Grade 15 for concrete blinding
2. Deposition of Topsoil
m3 m3
3. Excavate to reduce level
m3 16. Remove excavated material
4. Remove excavated material m3
m3
5. Excavate trench max. depth n.e. 2.00m m3
17. Ddt. Filling to excavation
6. Filling to excavation m3
7. E.O. excavation for excavating in rock m3 m3
8. Exc. trench max depth n.e. 4.00m m3
18. Concrete Grd 30 exc. 150mm n.e. 300mm in fdn.
9. Filling to excavation m3 m3
10.E.O. excavation for excavating in rock m3
19. Remove excavated material
11.Exc. trench max depth n.e. 2.00m for C.O.P. m3
12.Filling to excavation m3 m3
13.E.O. excavation for excavating in rock for C.O.P. m3 20. Ddt. Filling to excavation
14.Keeping excavation free of surface water item
m3
21. Concrete Grd 30 exc. 300mm in fdn in trench
m3
22. Remove excavated material
m3
23. Ddt. Filling to excavation
Taking off list
Brickwall Ground Slab
26.Half brickwall in foundation m2 34. Filling to make up level m2
27.Ddt. Filling to excavation m3 35. Damp proof membrane m2
28.One brickwall in foundation m2 36. Handpacking hardcore m
29.Ddt. Filling to excavation m3 37. Vertical DPM m
30.338mm brickwall in foundation m2 38. Vertical DPM at C.O.P. m
31.Ddt. Filling to excavation m3 39. Concrete Grd 30 in concrete bed m3
32.One brickwall in foundation for C.O.P m2
33.Ddt. Filling to excavation m3
 STANDARD METHOD OF
MEASUREMENT (SMM2)
ITEM
(TAKING OFF CLAUSE SMM 2 CLAUSES DESCRIPTION
LIST)
1. Excavate top soil D.7 Item shall be given for exc. top soil stating the • Excavate top soil average 150mm
average depth. Handling & disposal of top soil deep
shall be in accordance with clauses D.17-22

2. Disposal of Top Soil Item shall be given for :-

D.21 i. top soil for re-use, stating the location of • Deposit preserved top soil in
such deposits or the avg distance from the temporary spoil heaps average
exc. in M/KM 10.00m distance from excavation

D.22 ii. top soil to be removed from site • Removed excavated materials from
site

3. Excavate to reduce D.12.4 & Items shall be given for excavating to reduce • Excavate to reduce level maximum
level D.10 level stating the max depth of excavation as depth n.e. 0.25m
classified below:-
iii. Max. depth n.e 0.25m
iv. Max depth n.e 1.00m
v. Max. depth n.e 2.00m
vi. Max depth n.e 4.00m
vii.And thereafter in 2.00m stages
 STANDARD METHOD OF
MEASUREMENT (SMM2)
ITEM
(TAKING OFF CLAUSE SMM 2 CLAUSES DESCRIPTION
LIST)
4. Disposal of Quantity of disposal of excavated material is
Excavated Material equal with the quantity of excavated soil
D.18 i. excavated materials to be deposited on site • Disposal of excavated materials in
in permanent spoil heaps or spread on site permanent spoil heaps average
stating the location or the avg distance 10.00m distance from excavation
from the exc. in M/KM
D.19 ii. excavated materials to be removed from • Removed excavated materials from
site including the provision of shoot, dump site
or tip, payment for royalties, fees, levies &
other charges

5. Excavate Trench For D.12.7, Excavate trench for strip foundation stating the • Excavate trench to received
Strip Foundation D.11, D.10 number & the starting level inc. classification of foundation starting from reduced
& D.14 depth, earthwork support deemed to be level, maximum depth n.e 2.00m
included
• Ditto for c.o.p.
D.12.3 Curved excavation shall be described
irrespective of radius
6. Filling To • Filling to excavation with material
Excavations D.25 & Filling to excavations shall be given in cubic arising from excavation
D.23 metres & the filling materials shall be classified
 STANDARD METHOD OF
ITEM
MEASUREMENT (SMM2)
(TAKING OFF CLAUSE SMM 2 CLAUSES DESCRIPTION
LIST)
7. Excavation In Rock D.12.2 Item shall be given for excavation in rock, given • E.O excavation for excavating in
as EXTRA OVER each of the various excavation rock in trench (Provisional)

D.12.3 Curved excavation shall be described • Ditto for c.o.p (Provisional)

irrespective of radius

8. Disposal of Water D.15 An ITEM shall be given for keeping the surface • Allow for keeping the surface of the
of excavation free from surface water site and the excavations free of
surface water

9. Concrete Blinding F.3.1 All concrete members, unless otherwise stated, • Lean concrete grade 15 to receive
shall be given in cubic meters pad foundation not exceeding
100mm thick laid on earth
F.2.1 Where the thickness is required to be stated in
accordance with this clause, the classification
shall be in one of the following categories:
• Not exceeding 100mm
• 100mm-150mm
• 150mm-300mm
• exceeding 300mm
 STANDARD METHOD OF
ITEM
MEASUREMENT (SMM2)
(TAKING OFF CLAUSE SMM 2 CLAUSES DESCRIPTION
LIST)
9. Concrete Blinding F.3.1 All concrete members, unless otherwise stated, • Lean concrete grade 15 to receive
shall be given in cubic meters pad foundation not exceeding
100mm thick laid on earth
F.3.2 Foundations in trenches, which shall be deemed
to include column or pier bases which are not
isolated.

10. Concrete in strip F.2.1 Where the thickness is required to be stated in • Concrete Grade 30 exceeding
footing accordance with this clause, the classification 150mm not exceeding 300mm in
shall be in one of the following categories: foundation in trench
• Not exceeding 100mm
• 100mm-150mm
• 150mm-300mm
• exceeding 300mm
 STANDARD METHOD OF
ITEM
MEASUREMENT (SMM2)
(TAKING OFF CLAUSE SMM 2 CLAUSES DESCRIPTION
LIST)
11. Formwork to sides F.11.1 Formwork to edges and faces of foundations • Formwork to edges and faces of
of foundation where exceeding 1.00m high shall each be foundation not exceeding 250mm
given separately in square metres. Where not high
exceeding 1.00m high they shall be given in
metres stating the height in the following
categories:
• Not exceeding 250mm high
• 250mm – 500mm high
• 500mm – 1.00m high
F.10.7 • Formwork to edges and faces of
Formwork to curved surfaces shall be described fdn exc. 250mm not exc. 500mm
stating the geometrical nature and the radius or high C.O.P to radius 3150mm high
radii. internally