Trenching gang 1 ganger/chargehand (skill rate 4)

10.66

1 skilled operative (skill rate 4)

10.16

2 unskilled operatives (general)

19.04

1 plant operator (skill rate 3)— 75% of time

9.29

Total Gang Rate/Hour

£ 49.15

Cable laying gang

1 ganger/chargehand (skill rate 4)

10.66

2 skilled operatives (skill rate 3)

22.80

1 skilled operative (skill rate 4)

10.16

Total Gang Rate/Hour

£ 43.62

RESOURCESPLANT

Service trenching JCB 3CX backhoe-50% of time

7.11

125 cfm compressor-50% of time

2.22

scabbler-50% of time

2 t dumper-50% of time

1.60

trench excavator-25% of time

12.57

Total Rate/Hour £ 25.11 Cable laying 8 t Leyland Road Runner chassis50% of time

4.05

Total Rate/Hour £ 4.05 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 12.29 6.28 – m 18.56

in verges and central reserves

0.20 9.83 5.02 – m 14.85

in side slopes of cuttings or side slopes of embankments

0.15 7.37 3.77 – m 11.15

TRENCH FOR CABLE OR DUCT

Trench for cable 300 to 450 mm wide; depth not exceeding 1.5 m

0.15 7.37 3.77 – m 11.15

450 to 600 mm wide; depth not exceeding 1.5 m

0.20 9.83 5.02 – m 14.85

Extra for excavating rock or reinforced concrete in trench

0.50 24.57 12.56 – m337.14

Extra for excavating

0.40 19.66 10.04 – m329.70

Extra for backfilling with pea gravel

0.02 0.98 0.51 12.68 m314.17

Extra for 450×100 mm sand cable bedding and covering

0.02 0.98 0.51 1.00 m 2.49

Extra for PVC marker tape

0.01 0.25 0.13 0.15 m 0.52

Extra for 150×300 clay cable tiles

0.05 2.46 1.26 3.76 m 7.48

Extra for 150×900 concrete cable tiles

0.03 1.47 0.76 6.39 m 8.63

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 0.44 0.04 2.08 m 2.55 4 mm2 0.02 0.87 0.08 2.75 m 3.70 6 mm2 0.02 0.87 0.08 3.22 m 4.17 10 mm2 0.02 0.87 0.08 4.42 m 5.37 16 mm2 0.02 0.87 0.08 5.54 m 6.49 25 mm2 0.03 1.31 0.12 7.01 m 8.44 600/1000V 4 core, PVC/SWA/PVC cable with copper conductors

Cable; in trench not exceeding 1.5 m deep

16 mm2 0.03 1.31 0.12 7.96 m 9.39 35 mm2 0.13 5.67 0.53 9.57 m 15.76 70 mm2 0.15 6.54 0.61 12.96 m 20.11 600/1000V 2 core, PVC/SWA/PVC

or troughs Cable; in trench not exceeding 1.5 m deep

2.5 mm2 0.01 0.44 0.04 1.97 m 2.45 4 mm2 0.02 0.87 0.08 2.65 m 3.60 6 mm2 0.02 0.87 0.08 3.13 m 4.08 10 mm2 0.02 0.87 0.08 4.32 m 5.27 16 mm2 0.03 1.31 0.12 5.43 m 6.86 35 mm2 0.12 5.23 0.49 6.92 m 12.64 70 mm2 0.14 6.11 0.57 10.49 m 17.16 CABLE JOINTS AND CABLE TERMINATIONS

Straight joint in 2 core PVC/SWA/PVC cable

2.5 mm2 0.30 13.09 1.21 39.58 nr 53.88 4.0 mm2 0.30 13.09 1.21 39.58 nr 53.88 6.0 mm2 0.32 13.96 1.30 39.58 nr 54.83 10.0 mm2 0.42 18.32 1.70 40.40 nr 60.42 16.0 mm2 0.50 21.81 2.02 42.37 nr 66.20 35.0 mm2 0.80 34.90 3.24 53.89 nr 92.03 70.0 mm2 1.15 50.16 4.66 59.64 nr 114.46 Tee joint in 2 core PVC/SWA/PVC cable

2.5 mm2 0.46 20.07 1.86 59.07 nr 81.00 4.0 mm2 0.46 20.07 1.86 59.07 nr 81.00 6.0 mm2 0.48 20.94 1.94 59.07 nr 81.95 10.0 mm2 0.62 27.04 2.51 60.59 nr 90.14 16.0 mm2 0.74 32.28 3.00 63.25 nr 98.52 25.0 mm2 0.91 39.69 3.68 67.75 nr 111.13 Tee joint in 4 core PVC/SWA/PVC cable

16.0 mm2 1.10 47.98 4.45 69.57 nr 122.00 35.0 mm2 1.30 56.71 5.26 77.90 nr 139.86 70.0 mm2 1.60 69.79 6.48 111.86 nr 188.13

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 feederpillar.