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Spon’s Mechanical and Electrical Services Price Book 2015 Spon’s Mechanical and Electrical Services Price Book Edited by 2015 Forty-sixth edition CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 © 2015 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business No claim to original U.S. Government works Version Date: 20140912 International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-4822-5520-1 (eBook - PDF) This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use. The authors and publishers have attempted to trace the copyright holders of all material reproduced in this publication and apologize to copyright holders if permission to publish in this form has not been obtained. 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Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at http://www.taylorandfrancis.com and the CRC Press Web site at http://www.crcpress.com Contents Preface vii SpecialAcknowledgements ix Acknowledgements xi PART1:ENGINEERINGFEATURES BuildingInformationModelling(BIM) 3 BuildingManagementSystems(BMS) 7 RenewableEnergyOptions 11 GreyWaterRecyclingandRainwaterHarvesting 15 GroundWaterCooling 19 FuelCells 25 BiomassEnergy 29 CapitalAllowances 33 EnhancedCapitalAllowances(ECAs),TheEnergyTechnologyList(ETL)andTheWaterTechnologyList(WTL) 39 LEDLighting 43 GettingtheConnection 47 Feed-InTariffs(FITs) 51 CarbonTrading 55 RenewableObligationCertificates(ROCs) 59 RICSSkaRating 63 TheAggregatesLevy 67 ValueAddedTax 73 TypicalEngineeringDetails 81 PART2:APPROXIMATEESTIMATING Directions 105 CostIndices 106 RIBAStageAFeasibilityCosts 109 RIBAStageCElementalRates 114 ApproximateEstimatingRates–5Services 120 BuildingModels–ElementalCostSummaries 138 PART3:MATERIALCOSTS/MEASUREDWORKPRICES MechanicalInstallations Sprinklers 283 Directions 163 FireExtinguishersandHydrants 289 33DrainageAboveGround 169 38Mechanical/Cooling/HeatingSystems 291 RainwaterPipework/Gutters 169 Gas/OilFiredBoilers 291 DisposalSystems 188 PackagedSteamGenerators 308 38PipedSupplySystems 211 LowTemperatureHotWaterHeating 309 ColdWater 211 SteamHeating 398 HotWater 269 LocalHeatingUnits 402 NaturalGas 274 CentralRefrigerationPlant 403 FuelOilStorage/Distribution 279 ChilledWater 411 FireHoseReels 281 LocalCoolingUnits 419 DryRisers 282 vi Contents 38Ventilation/AirConditioningSystems 421 UninterruptiblePowerSupply 645 GeneralVentilation 421 EmergencyLighting 647 Ductwork:FireRated 513 Communications/Security/Control 652 LowVelocityAirConditioning 534 Telecommunications 652 VAVAirConditioning 537 RadioandTelevision 654 FanCoilAirConditioning 538 Clocks 656 ElectricalInstallations DataTransmission 657 Directions 543 AccessControlEquipment 663 ElectricalSupply/Power/Lighting 547 SecurityDetectionandAlarm 664 ElectricalGenerationPlant 547 FireDetectionandAlarm 666 MVSupply 550 EarthingandBonding 669 LVDistribution 555 LightningProtection 670 GeneralLighting 628 CentralControl/BuildingManagement 674 GeneralLVPower 637 PART4:RATESOFWAGES MechanicalInstallations 679 ElectricalInstallations 687 PART5:DAYWORK HeatingandVentilatingIndustry 695 ElectricalIndustry 698 BuildingIndustryPlantHireCosts 701 PART6:TABLESANDMEMORANDA 719 INDEX 813 Preface The forty-sixth edition of SPON'S Mechanical and Electrical Services Price Book continues to cover the widest rangeanddepthofengineeringservices,reflectingthemanyalternativesystemsandproductsthatarecommonly usedintheindustryaswellascurrentindustrytrends. Although the industry remains competitive, prices in 2Q 2014 continue to rise, albeit at a slower pace than 12 monthsago.Overalltenderpricesareexpectedtorisebetween4%and5%during2014. Keyinfluences (cid:1) GrowingindicationsofincreasedconstructionactivityacrosstheUK (cid:1) Astrongerpoundhelpingtoreducethecostofimports (cid:1) Stableorfallingcommodityprices. 2014wageincreaseswithbothMechanicalandElectricaltradeshavebeenagreed. Beforereferringtopricesorotherinformationinthebook,readersareadvisedtostudythe`Directions'whichpre- cedeeachsectionoftheMaterialsCosts/MeasuredWorkPrices. Asbefore,noallowancehasbeenmadeinany ofthesectionsforValueAddedTax. Theorderofthebookreflectstheorderoftheestimatingprocess,frombroadoutlinecoststhroughtodetailedunit rateitems. Theapproximateestimatingsectionhasbeenrevisedtoprovideuptodatekeydataintermsofsquaremetrerates, all-inratesforkeyelementsandselectedspecialistactivitiesandelementalanalysesonacomprehensiverangeof buildingtypes. The prime purpose of the Materials Costs/Measured Work Prices part is to provide industry average prices for mechanical and electrical services, giving a reasonably accurate indication of their likely cost. Supplementary informationisincludedwhichwillenablereaderstomakeadjustmentstosuittheirownrequirements. Itcannotbe emphasized too strongly that it is not intended that these prices are used in the preparation of an actual tender withoutadjustmentforthecircumstancesoftheparticularprojectintermsofproductivity,locality,projectsizeand currentmarketconditions.Adjustmentsshouldbemadetostandardratesfor time,location,localconditions,site constraintsandanyotherfactorlikelytoaffectthecostsofaspecificscheme. Readersarereferredtothebuildup of the gang rates, where allowances are included for supervision, labour related insurances, and where the percentageallowancesforoverhead,profitandpreliminariesaredefined. ReadersareremindedoftheserviceavailableontheSpon’swebsitedetailingsignificantchangestothepublished information. www.pricebooks.co.uk/updates As with previous editions the Editors invite the views of readers, critical or otherwise, which might usefully be consideredwhenpreparingfutureeditionsofthiswork. viii PREFACE Whilsteveryeffortismadetoensuretheaccuracyoftheinformationgiveninthispublication,neithertheEditors norPublishersinanywayacceptliabilityforlossofanykindresultingfromtheusemadebyanypersonofsuch information. In conclusion, the Editors record their appreciation of the indispensable assistance received from the many individualsandorganizationsincompilingthisbook. 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