Units of measurement of various items of civil engineering works based on IS 1200.

S.no
Particulers of Item
Units of measurement
Units of Payment
1
Earthwork
1.Earthwork in excavation
CUM
Per CUM
2.Earthwork in filling in foundation trenches
CUM
Per CUM
3.Earth work in filling in plinth
CUM
Per CUM
2
Concrete
1.Lime concrete in foundation
2.Cement concrete in lintels
3. RCC in slab
4.Cement concrete or RCC in chujja, sunshade
5.Lean concrete in roof terracing (thickness specified)
SQM
Per SQM
6.Cement concrete bed
CUM
Per CUM
7.Reinforced concrete sunshade (specified width and height)
CUM
Per CUM
3
Damp proof course (DPC) - thickness mentioned
SQM
Per SQM
4
Brick work
1.Brickwork in foundation
CUM
Per CUM
2.Brickwork in plinth
3.Brickwork in super structure
4.Thin partition walls
SQM
Per SQM
5.Brickwork in arches
CUM
Per SQM
6.Reinforced brickwork
CUM
Per CUM
5
Stone work
1.Stone masonry
CUM
Per CUM
6
Wood work
1.Doors and windows frames or chaukhats, rafters, beams
CUM
Per CUM
2.Shutters of doors and windows (thickness specified)
SQM
Per SQM
3.Doors and windows fittings (like hinges, tower bolts, sliding bolts, handles)
Each
Per Each
7
Steel Work
1.Steel reinforcement bars etc in RCC and reinforced brick work
Quintal
Per Quintal
2.Bending, binding of steel reinforcement
Quintal
Per Quintal
3.Rivets, bolts and nuts, anchor bolts, lewis bolts, holding down bolts
Quintal
Per Quintal
4.Iron hold fasts
5.Iron railing (height and types specified)
6.Iron grills
SQM
Per SQM
8
Roofing
1.RCC and RB slab roof (excluding steel)
CUM
Per CUM
2.Lean concrete roof over and inclusive of tiles or brick or stone slab etc (thickness specified)
SQM
Per SQM
3.Centering and shuttering formwork
SQM
Per SQM
4.AC Sheet Roofing
SQM
Per SQM
9
Plastering, points and finishing
1.Plastering - cement or lime mortar (thickness and proportion specified)
SQM
Per SQM
2.Pointing
SQM
Per SQM
3.White washing, colour washing, cement washing, (number of coats specified)
SQM
Per SQM
4.Distempering (number of coats specified)
SQM
Per SQM
5.Painting, varnishing (number of coats specified)
SQM
Per SQM
10
Flooring
1)25mm cement concrete over 75mm lime concrete floor (including lean concrete)
SQM
Per SQM
2)25mm or 40mm cement concrete floor
SQM
Per SQM
3)Doors and window sills (CC or cement mortar plain)
SQM
Per SQM
11
Rain water pipe / plain pipe
RM
Per RM
12
Steel wooden truss
Each
Per Each
13
Glass panels (supply)
SQM
Per SQM
14
Fixing of glass panels or cleaning
Each
Per Each



•  SQM = Square meter
•  CUM = Cubic meter
•  RM = Running meter