Standardization in Construction Environment:
Adopting Standard Method of Measurements
Anis Rosniza Nizam Akbar, Mohamamd Fadhil Mohammad,
Norizan Ahmad, Myasarah Maisyam
Construction Economics and Procurement Research Group, Centre of Studies for Quantity
Surveying, Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying,
Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
anis.rosniza@gmail.com
Abstract
This paper prepared to investigate the current industry issues which are currently surrounding the
application of current Malaysian Standard Method of Measurement (SMM) as a single standard system
of measurement. An exploratory semi structured interview approach was conducted among the
selected end-users. There are few important key points highlighted by the industry, which can be used
as a guideline to be implemented in transforming the current Malaysian SMMs. The outcome of this
paper expected to be used as a supporting data to be carried along to the next level of the main
research, which aims to develop a more accepted and practical SMM for construction works in
Malaysia.
Keywords: Standardization; bill of quantities (BQ); contract document; standard method of
measurement (SMM)
eISSN 2398-4295 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House,
Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-
nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour
Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-
Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ajbes.v3i12.131