ABSTRACT
TRENCH FOR CABLE OR DUCT 300 to 450mm wide; depth not exceeding 1.5m 0.15 9.90 5.96 – m 15.86 450 to 600mm wide; depth not exceeding 1.5m 0.20 13.20 7.94 – m 21.14 Extra for excavating rock or reinforced concrete in trench 0.50 33.00 19.86 – m3 52.86 Extra for excavating brickwork or mass concrete in trench 0.40 26.40 15.88 – m3 42.28 Extra for backfilling with pea gravel 0.02 1.32 0.80 22.00 m3 24.12 Extra for 450×100mm sand cable bedding and covering 0.02 1.32 0.80 1.46 m 3.58 Extra for PVC marker tape 0.01 0.33 0.21 2.05 m 2.59 Extra for 150×300 clay cable tiles 0.05 3.30 1.98 4.61 m 9.89 Extra for 150×900 concrete cable tiles 0.03 1.98 1.20 7.69 m 10.87
Labour Total hours £ £ £ rate £
CABLE AND DUCT
600/1000V 2 core, PVC/SWA/PVC cable with copper conductors Cable; in trench not exceeding 1.5m deep
2.5mm2 0.01 0.59 0.08 2.41 m 3.08 4mm2 0.02 1.17 0.16 3.23 m 4.56 6mm2 0.02 1.17 0.16 3.84 m 5.17 10mm2 0.02 1.17 0.16 5.28 m 6.61 16mm2 0.02 1.17 0.16 6.66 m 7.99 25mm2 0.03 1.76 0.23 8.46 m 10.45
600/1000V 4 core, PVC/SWA/PVC cable with copper conductors Cable; in trench not exceeding 1.5m deep
16mm2 0.03 1.76 0.23 9.74 m 11.73 35mm2 0.13 7.62 1.01 11.79 m 20.42 70mm2 0.15 8.79 1.17 15.89 m 25.85
600/1000V 2 core, PVC/SWA/PVC cable drawn into ducts, pipe bays or troughs Cable; in trench not exceeding 1.5m deep
2.5mm2 0.01 0.59 0.08 2.41 m 3.08 4mm2 0.02 1.17 0.16 3.23 m 4.56 6mm2 0.02 1.17 0.16 3.84 m 5.17 10mm2 0.02 1.17 0.16 5.28 m 6.61 16mm2 0.03 1.76 0.23 6.66 m 8.65 35mm2 0.12 7.03 0.94 8.46 m 16.43 70mm2 0.14 8.20 1.09 12.81 m 22.10
CABLE JOINTS AND CABLE TERMINATIONS Straight joint in 2 core PVC/SWA/PVC cable
2.5mm2 0.30 17.58 2.34 48.48 nr 68.40 4mm2 0.30 17.58 2.34 48.48 nr 68.40 6mm2 0.32 18.75 2.50 48.48 nr 69.73 10mm2 0.42 24.61 3.28 49.49 nr 77.38 16mm2 0.50 29.30 3.90 51.91 nr 85.11 35mm2 0.80 46.87 6.24 66.02 nr 119.13 70mm2 1.15 67.38 8.97 73.05 nr 149.40
Tee joint in 2 core PVC/SWA/PVC cable 2.5mm2 0.46 26.95 3.59 68.91 nr 99.45 4mm2 0.46 26.95 3.59 68.91 nr 99.45 6mm2 0.48 28.12 3.74 68.91 nr 100.77 10mm2 0.62 36.33 4.84 70.68 nr 111.85 16mm2 0.74 43.36 5.77 73.79 nr 122.92 25mm2 0.91 53.32 7.10 79.04 nr 139.46
Tee joint in 4 core PVC/SWA/PVC cable 16mm2 1.10 64.45 8.58 81.16 nr 154.19 35mm2 1.30 76.17 10.14 90.88 nr 177.19 70mm2 1.60 93.74 12.48 130.50 nr 236.72
Labour Total hours £ £ £ rate £
Looped terminations of 2 core PVC/SWA/PVC cable in lit sign units, traffic signals installation control unit, pedestrian crossing control unit, road lighting column, wall mounting, subway distribution box, gantry distribution box or feeder pillar
2.5mm2 0.15 8.79 1.17 6.76 nr 16.72 6mm2 0.15 8.79 1.17 9.15 nr 19.11 10mm2 0.16 9.37 1.25 11.90 nr 22.52 16mm2 0.25 14.65 1.95 12.15 nr 28.75 25mm2 0.30 17.58 2.34 16.94 nr 36.86
Terminations of 4 core PVC/SWA/PVC cable in lit sign units, traffic signals installation control unit, pedestrian crossing control unit, road lighting column, wall mounting, subway distribution box, gantry distribution box or feeder pillar
16mm² 0.35 20.51 2.73 13.13 nr 36.37 35mm² 0.55 32.22 4.29 23.94 nr 60.45 70mm² 0.68 39.84 5.30 45.43 nr 90.57
FEEDER PILLARS Galvanized steel feeder pillars
411×610mm 4.64 271.86 36.19 410.00 nr 718.05 611×810mm 4.24 248.42 33.07 461.25 nr 742.74 811×1110mm 4.96 290.61 38.69 922.50 nr 1251.80 1111×1203mm 4.19 245.49 32.76 1230.00 nr 1508.25
EARTH ELECTRODES Earth electrodes providing minimal protection using earth rods, plates or stops and protective tape and joint
to suit columns ne 12.0m 0.40 23.44 – 261.38 nr 284.82 to suit columns ne 15.0m 0.40 23.44 – 343.38 nr 366.82 to suit Superstructure or Buildings using copper lead conductor (per 23m height) 1.00 58.59 – 579.13 nr 637.72
CHAMBERS Brick chamber with galvanized steel cover and frame; depth to uppermost surface of base slab
ne 1.0m deep – – – – nr 755.00
