PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITIONEver since the first edition of the SMM made its appearance in 1960 the building industry has seen many changes and innovations in methods and modes of construction. This has resulted in demands for an efficacious communication and cost controlling tool for the benefit of better management and eflective monitoring of the works. The need for a new SMM is premised on these requirements.The first Sub-Committee under Mr. Cheah Kow Chye was set up under instruction of the Quantity Surveying Sectional Committee of The Institution of Surveyors, Maiaysia in 1984 to look into this and thereafler Mr. Noel Lim took over the chair of the Sub-Committee in 1989 when the decision to adopt the British SMM6 as a basis for our proposed second edition was made and agreed upon We have since obtained endorsement from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) to enable us to use the SMM6 for this purpose and would express our gratitude to them.This Committee is glad that this second edition has come to fruition albeit after taking enough time to overcome the endless discussions and deliberations on matters technical, social and economics. We have been able to draw upon the knowledge and experiences of both members of the above Committees to provide inputs and comments relevant to this exercise. All suggestions, observations and comments received have been carefUlly considered and weighed in the context of current practices, and incorporated into this edition where appropriate.This edition should reflect a reference which is true to tradition and yet flexible for modern use. Due to the ongoing changes in information technology one shoUld reflect on the changes that have to co...
