ABSTRACT
RESOURCES - LABOUR Trenching gang 1 ganger/chargehand (skill rate 4) 13.32 1 skilled operative (skill rate 4) 13.32 2 unskilled operatives (general) 24.88 1 plant operator (skill rate 3) - 75% of time 12.14 Total Gang Rate / Hour £ 63.66 Cable laying gang 1 ganger/chargehand (skill rate 4) 13.32 2 skilled operatives (skill rate 3) 29.76 1 skilled operative (skill rate 4) 13.32 Total Gang Rate / Hour £ 56.40 RESOURCES - PLANT Service trenching JCB 3CX backhoe - 50% of time 9.37 125 cfm compressor - 50% of time 3.59 compressor tools: 2 single head scabbler - 50% of time 1.87 2 t dumper - 50% of time 3.40 trench excavator - 25% of time 17.27 Total Rate / Hour £ 35.50 Cable laying 8 t IVECO chassis or similar - 50% of time 6.49 Total Rate / Hour £ 6.49 LOCATING BURIED ROAD LIGHTING AND TRAFFIC SIGNS CABLE Locating buried road lighting and traffic signs cable in carriageways, footways, bridge decks and paved areas 0.25 15.78 8.88 - m 24.66 in verges and central reserves 0.20 12.63 7.10 - m 19.73 in side slopes of cuttings or side slopes of embankments 0.15 9.47 5.33 - m 14.80 TRENCH FOR CABLE OR DUCT Trench for cable 300 to 450 mm wide; depth not exceeding 1.5 m 0.15 9.47 5.33 - m 14.80 450 to 600 mm wide; depth not exceeding 1.5 m 0.20 12.63 7.10 - m 19.73 Extra for excavating rock or reinforced concrete in trench 0.50 31.56 17.76 - m3 49.32 Extra for excavating brickwork or mass concrete in trench 0.40 25.25 14.20 - m3 39.45 Extra for backfilling with pea gravel 0.02 1.26 0.72 20.13 m3 22.11 Extra for 450 x 100 mm sand cable bedding and covering 0.02 1.26 0.72 1.33 m 3.31 Extra for PVC marker tape 0.01 0.32 0.19 0.19 m 0.69 Extra for 150 x 300 clay cable tiles 0.05 3.16 1.77 4.83 m 9.76 Extra for 150 x 900 concrete cable tiles 0.03 1.89 1.07 8.21 m 11.17
Item
Gang hours
Labour £
Plant £
Material £ Unit
Total rate £
SERIES 1400: ELECTRICAL WORK FOR ROAD LIGHTING AND TRAFFIC SIGNS
CABLE AND DUCT
600/1000V 2 core, PVC/SWA/PVC cable with copper conductors Cable; in trench not exceeding 1.5 m deep
2.5 mm2 0.01 0.56 0.06 2.96 m 3.59 4 mm2 0.02 1.12 0.13 3.93 m 5.18 6 mm2 0.02 1.12 0.13 4.60 m 5.84 10 mm2 0.02 1.12 0.13 6.32 m 7.56 16 mm2 0.02 1.12 0.13 7.91 m 9.16 25 mm2 0.03 1.68 0.19 10.02 m 11.89
600/1000V 4 core, PVC/SWA/PVC cable with copper conductors Cable; in trench not exceeding 1.5 m deep
16. mm2 0.03 1.68 0.19 11.38 m 13.25 35 mm2 0.13 7.27 0.84 13.67 m 21.79 70 mm2 0.15 8.39 0.97 18.52 m 27.89
600/1000V 2 core, PVC/SWA/PVC cable drawn into ducts, pipe bays or troughs Cable; in trench not exceeding 1.5 m deep
2.5 mm2 0.01 0.56 0.06 2.83 m 3.45 4 mm2 0.02 1.12 0.13 3.78 m 5.03 6 mm2 0.02 1.12 0.13 4.47 m 5.72 10 mm2 0.02 1.12 0.13 6.17 m 7.41 16 mm2 0.03 1.68 0.19 7.76 m 9.63 35 mm2 0.12 6.71 0.78 9.89 m 17.39 70 mm2 0.14 7.83 0.91 14.99 m 23.73
CABLE JOINTS AND TERMINATIONS
Straight joint in 2 core PVC/SWA/PVC cable 2.5 mm2 0.30 16.78 1.95 53.33 nr 72.06 4.0 mm2 0.30 16.78 1.95 53.33 nr 72.06 6.0 mm2 0.32 17.90 2.08 53.33 nr 73.31 10.0 mm2 0.42 23.50 2.73 54.44 nr 80.66 16.0 mm2 0.50 27.97 3.25 57.10 nr 88.31 35.0 mm2 0.80 44.76 5.19 72.62 nr 122.57 70.0 mm2 1.15 64.34 7.46 80.36 nr 152.16
Tee joint in 2 core PVC/SWA/PVC cable 2.5 mm2 0.46 25.73 2.99 77.52 nr 106.24 4.0 mm2 0.46 25.73 2.99 77.52 nr 106.24 6.0 mm2 0.48 26.85 3.12 77.52 nr 107.49 10.0 mm2 0.62 34.69 4.02 79.52 nr 118.23 16.0 mm2 0.74 41.40 4.80 83.01 nr 129.21 25.0 mm2 0.91 50.91 5.91 88.92 nr 145.73
Tee joint in 4 core PVC/SWA/PVC cable 16.0 mm2 1.10 61.54 7.14 91.30 nr 159.98 35.0 mm2 1.30 72.73 8.44 102.24 nr 183.40 70.0 mm2 1.60 89.51 10.38 146.82 nr 246.71
Item
Gang hours
Labour £
Plant £
Material £ Unit
Total rate £
CABLE JOINTS AND TERMINATIONS – cont’d 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. 2.5 mm2 0.15 8.39 0.97 7.61 nr 16.98 6.0 mm2 0.15 8.39 0.97 10.30 nr 19.66 10.0 mm2 0.16 8.95 1.04 13.39 nr 23.38 16.0 mm2 0.25 13.99 1.62 13.66 nr 29.27 25.0 mm2 0.30 16.78 1.95 19.06 nr 37.79 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. 16.0 mm² 0.35 19.58 2.27 14.77 nr 36.62 35.0 mm² 0.55 30.77 3.57 26.94 nr 61.28 70.0 mm² 0.68 38.04 4.41 51.11 nr 93.56 FEEDER PILLARS Galvanised steel feeder pillars 411 x 610 mm 4.64 259.58 30.11 227.51 nr 517.20 611 x 810 mm 4.24 237.20 27.52 346.07 nr 610.79 811 x 1110 4.96 277.48 32.19 447.05 nr 756.72 1111 x 1203 mm 4.19 234.41 27.26 536.34 nr 798.01 EARTH ELECTRODES Earth electrodes providing minimal protection using earth rods, plates or stops and protective tape and joint to suit columns ne 12.0 m 0.40 22.38 - 308.25 nr 330.63 to suit columns ne 15.0 m 0.40 22.38 - 408.82 nr 431.19 to suit Superstructure or Buildings using copper lead conductor (per 23 m height) 1.00 55.94 - 695.28 nr 751.23 CHAMBERS Brick chamber with galvanised steel cover and frame; depth to uppermost surface of base slab ne 1.0 m deep - - - - nr 628.85
