ABSTRACT

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 20.27 m3 22.25 Extra for 450 x 100 mm sand cable bedding and covering 0.02 1.26 0.72 1.49 m 3.47 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

SERIES SIGNS

Item Gang Labour Plant Material Unit Total hours £ £ £ rate £

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 CABLE 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

SERIES SIGNS

Item Gang Labour Plant Material Unit 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. 2.5 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 30.11 240.88 nr 530.57 611 x 810 mm 4.24 237.20 27.52 355.29 nr 620.01 811 x 1110 4.96 277.48 32.19 469.71 nr 779.38 1111 x 1203 mm 4.19 234.41 27.26 541.97 nr 803.63

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 839.92

SERIES SIGNS