CECA advises members to up day-work rates

The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) has advised members to add 20% to its published day-works rates because of the rise in the price of fuel oil (red diesel).

Since publishing the latest edition a year ago, CECA said: "The cost of fuel has significantly increased the operating costs of construction plant".

The rates are used by CECA's 350 members when costing work on a day-rate basis incidental to the main contract where no other rates have been agreed.

For plant running on ultra-low sulphur diesel, the increase is 7.5% as it is with petrol-powered units, while it is only 5% for electrically-driven machines.

However, CECA advises a 25% increase for LPG-powered machinery and a massive 40% for anything running on paraffin.