SMM7: Standard method of measurement of building works (ARCHIVED)
Publication Year
1988
Document Status
Replaced, remains current
Abstract
A consistent framework for measurement of building work used by quantity surveyors to prepare bills of quantities, outlining how to measure items like length, area, volume, weight, and number, reducing omissions and errors in tender documentation.
Document History
SMM7 was replaced by NRM2 (New Rules of Measurement) in 2013, though it may still appear in legacy contracts. Amended September 1988, May 1989 and May 1992. In 1998 further changes were required. Three amendments were also issued in May 2000 (1 and 2) and in June 2009 (3).
Publisher Information
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is the global professional body promoting and enforcing international standards in the valuation, management and development of land, real estate, construction and infrastructure. In 2001, the Institute of Building Control merged with RICS; followed by the Incorporated Society of Valuers and Auctioneers, which merged with RICS in 2006.
