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Price & Cost Indices

The Role of the Branch

The Branch calculates and publishes tender price indices, output price indices and resource cost indices; formulae price adjustment indices and measured term contract updating percentages.
 
Publications:
 
Monthly Bulletin of Indices (ISSN 0964-4575)
 
The Monthly Bulletin of Indices is used in conjunction with the formulae price adjustment method of adjusting building and civil and specialist engineering contracts to allow for changes in the cost of labour, plant and materials. They are familiarly known as NEDO Indices, Baxter Indices or Osborne Indices and are widely used primarily on variation of price contracts.
 
Available from Tudorseed Ltd, 306a St Mary's Lane, Upminster, Essex, RM14 3HL. Tel. 01708 641940. £27.50 (single copy) and £136 (annual subscription)

 
Updating Percentages (ISSN 1353-1832)
 
The monthly Updating Percentages may be used as a contractual basis for the reimbursement of increased costs on measured term contracts let on all PSA Schedules of Rates or other forms of maintenance contracts as well as assisting in updating estimates.
 
Available from Tudorseed Ltd, 306a St Mary's Lane, Upminster, Essex, RM14 3HL. Tel. 01708 641940.  Price £22 (single copy) and £80 (annual subscription)


Quarterly Building Price & Cost Indices (ISSN 1353-1824)
 
The Quarterly Price and Cost Indices is a basic 'tool of trade' to anyone involved in estimating, cost checking and fee negotiation on public sector construction works. It includes tender price indices, output price indices, resource cost indices, direct labour output deflators, location and function studies, for  indices with an example forecast of variation of price calculation and relational graphs.

Available from Tudorseed Ltd, 306a St Mary's Lane, Upminster, Essex, RM14 3HL. Tel. 01708 641940.  Price £30 (single copy) and £80 (annual subscription). Some historical figures can be found in Construction Statistics Annual (see below).
 
Details on the contents and types of data available in the publications can be accessed via the links to the right.