The Department of Finance requires its Quantity Surveyors to use established methods whenever measuring for Bills of Quantities or pricing construction contracts as described in the:
- Australian Standard Method of Measurement of Building Works, 6th edition March 2016 (ASMM), except as described below
- Australian Cost Management Manual, Volume 1, 2nd Edition February 2013
- Australian Cost Management Manual, Volume 2 (Elemental and Sub-elemental Definitions), 1st Edition September 2006
- Australian Cost Management Manual, Volume 3 (Life Cycle Costing), 1st Edition January 2007
- Australian Cost Management Manual, Volume 4 (Evaluation of Sustainable Development), 1st Edition March 2007
- Australian Cost Management Manual, Volume 5 (Feasibility Study Guidelines), 1st Edition July 2006
- Australian Cost Management Manual, Volume 6 (Guidelines for Cost Planning Consultant Services), 1st Edition April 2008.
For mechanical trades, Quantity Surveyors must use the amended Section 35 of the ASMM where:
- measures that have been added to Section 35 are highlighted in red
- measures that have been removed from Section 35 are highlighted in red and have been struck-through.
The amendments to Section 35 of the ASMM 6th edition were agreed by the Air Conditioning and Mechanical Contractors Association of Australia (AMCA), the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (WA Chapter) and the Department of Finance in May 2022.
Finance has proposed that the amendments to Section 35 be included in the next edition of the Australian and New Zealand Standard Method of Measurement of Building Works published by the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors and Master Builders Australia.
Enquiries to industryliaison@finance.wa.gov.au
