Book excerpt: Spon's provides the most accurate, detailed and professionally relevant construction price information for the UK, with a VitalSource(R) ebook, for use until the end of 2025. Prices have been updated and new items added as expected every year. The book contains thousands of prices for the most frequently used items, hundreds of more unusual items, guidance on wage rates, daywork, cost limits and allowances, property insurance, professional fees, formulae, and design criteria. Although it suits a wide range of project sizes, this is the only price book which sets out a detailed cost base for contracts exceeding £4,000,000 in value and is compiled to NRM.