ABSTRACT

Total Gang Rate/Hour 1.00 80.62 – – - 80.62

RESOURCES – PLANT Trenching

JCB 3CX backhoe (50% of time) – – 18.96 – - 18.96 125 cfm compressor (50% of time) – – 5.82 – - 5.82 compressor tools: 2 single head scabbler (50% of time) – – 1.58 – - 1.58 2 t dumper (50% of time) – – 4.00 – - 4.00 trench excavator (25% of time) – – 19.15 – - 19.15

Total Rate/Hour – – 49.50 – - 49.50

LOCATING BURIED COMMUNICATIONS CABLING Locating buried road lighting and traffic signs cable

in carriageways, footways, bridge decks and paved areas 0.25 20.15 9.15 – m 29.30 in verges and central reserves 0.20 16.12 7.32 – m 23.44 in side slopes of cuttings or side slopes of embankments 0.15 12.09 5.50 – m 17.59

TRENCH FOR COMMUNICATIONS CABLE OR DUCT Trench for cable

300 to 450mm wide; depth not exceeding 1.5m 0.15 12.09 5.50 – m 17.59 450 to 600mm wide; depth not exceeding 1.5m 0.20 16.12 7.32 – m 23.44 Extra for excavating rock or reinforced concrete in trench 0.50 40.31 18.32 – m3 58.63 Extra for excavating brickwork or mass concrete in trench 0.40 32.25 14.65 – m3 46.90 Extra for backfilling with pea gravel 0.02 1.61 0.74 47.49 m3 49.84 Extra for 450×100mm sand cable bedding and covering 0.02 1.61 0.74 1.61 m 3.96 Extra for PVC marker tape 0.01 0.40 0.19 2.18 m 2.77 Extra for 150×300 clay cable tiles 0.05 4.03 1.83 4.92 m 10.78 Extra for 150×900 concrete cable tiles 0.03 2.42 1.11 8.19 m 11.72

COMMUNICATIONS CABLING AND DUCT Communication cables laid in trench

type A1 2 pair 0.9mm² armoured multi-pair – – – – m 4.95 type A2 20 pair 0.9mm² armoured multi-pair – – – – m 8.88 type A3 30 pair 0.9mm² armoured multi-pair – – – – m 10.90

Power cables laid in trench type A4 10.0mm² armoured split concentric – – – – m 7.98

hours £ £ £ rate £

COMMUNICATIONS CABLING AND DUCT – cont Detector feeder cables laid in trench

type A6 50/0.25m² single core detector feeder cable – – – – m 9.74 type A7 50/0.25m² single core detector feeder cable – – – – m 9.74

COMMUNICATIONS CABLE JOINTS AND TERMINATIONS Cable terminations

of type 1 cable – – – – nr 71.30 of type 2 cable – – – – nr 318.56 of type 3 cable – – – – nr 456.94 of type 4 cable – – – – nr 76.41 of type 6 cable – – – – nr 45.53 of type 7 cable – – – – nr 45.53

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT Cabinet bases

foundation plinth – – – – nr 151.09 Matrix signal post bases

foundation plinth – – – – nr 156.45 CCTV camera bases

foundation plinth – – – – nr 151.09 Wall mounted brackets

at maximum 15.0m height – – – – nr 50.40 Fix only the following equipment

communication equipment cabinet, 600 type series – – – – nr 155.41 terminator type II – – – – nr 164.73 emergency telephone post – – – – nr 82.53 telephone housing – – – – nr 25.77 matrix signal post – – – – nr 82.53 Motorwarn/fogwarn – – – – nr 164.96 distributor on gantry – – – – nr 210.02 isolator switch for gantry – – – – nr 457.39 heater unit mounted on gantry; Henleys' 65 W type 22501 – – – – nr 31.34

Terminal blocks Klippon BK6 – – – – nr 8.05 Klippon BK12 – – – – nr 9.05

Work to pavement for loop detection circuits cut or form grooves in pavement for detector loops and feeders – – – – m 5.72 additional cost for sealing with hot bitumen sealant – – – – m 0.59

CHAMBERS Brick chamber with galvanised steel cover and frame; depth to uppermost surface of base slab

ne 1.0m deep – – – – nr 854.65