Spon's Mechanical and Electrical Services Price Book 2010 (Spon's Price Books), 41st Edition

In today’s economic turmoil most materials costs are still rising but tender prices are falling sharply. So looking at price lists is not enough – you need Spon’s Architects’ and Builders’ Price Book 2010 to find out what contractors are actually charging and to get for real price data. Compiled by Davis Langdon, Spon’s Architects’ and Builders’ Price Book provides the most accurate, detailed and professionally relevant construction price information currently available for the UK. Its unique Tender Index, updated through the year, provides an ongoing reality check and adjustment for changing market conditions. This is the only price book which sets out a detailed cost base for Major Works contracts exceeding £3,500,000 in value. Major changes have been made to this 135th edition: Overheads and profits have been revised sharply downwards to 2.5% in line with actual levels. Preliminaries have also been dropped to 13%, on a lower cost base. And labour rates have been adjusted to reflect today’s economic conditions. As well as updating all prices, Spon’s Architects’ and Builders’ Price Book 2010 includes about 150 new Measured Works items, including: Additional ACO drainage systems such as Qmax – a large capacity drainage channel and Kerbdrain made from recycled and recyclable material An overhauled Kalzip roofing section Plus, over 900 key Approximate Estimate items with high & low rate ranges And 13 elemental building cost models Buyers of this 2010 edition can make a free internet download of Spon’s Architects’ and Builders’ price data, which will run to the end of 2010 and: – Access Spon’s new Approximate Estimates rate data, as well as the Measured Works data – Produce estimate and tender documents – Generate priced or unpriced schedules – Adjust rates and data and enter rogue items – Export schedules into Excel – Carry out an index search This year, for the first time, the download includes a versatile and powerful ebook. ...plus all the standard features you have come to expect from Spon’s Architects’ and Builders’ Price Book: – 20,000 prices for the most frequently specified items, the majority with labour constants and detailed build-ups – 600 pages of Major and Minor Works items – Hundreds of alternative materials prices, easily substituted into the build-up calculations, for the more unusual items – Detailed guidance on wage rates, daywork, cost limits and allowances, property insurance and professional fees, plus useful formulae, design criteria and trade association addresses – Updated, free of charge, every four months – see insider for registration details. Updates are available online at www.pricebooks.co.uk Contents......Page 5 Preface......Page 7 Special Acknowledgements......Page 9 Acknowledgements......Page 11 PART ONE: Engineering Features......Page 21 Changes in the Approach in Part L2......Page 23 Impact of the Regulations on Design......Page 24 Indicative Cost Implications......Page 25 Local Planning & Building Regulations......Page 27 Technology Options and Applications......Page 28 The following exclusions relate to all of the aforementioned indicative costs:......Page 30 Water Applications and Re-use Opportunities......Page 31 Grey Water Recycling......Page 32 Exclusions......Page 33 Conclusions......Page 34 Open Loop Systems......Page 35 The Case for Heat Pumps......Page 36 Key Factors Affecting Cost......Page 37 Typical Costs......Page 38 Fuel Cell Technology......Page 41 Types of Fuel Cell......Page 42 Cost Comparison......Page 43 Conclusions......Page 44 How the Biomass Market Works......Page 47 Biomass Technologies......Page 48 Optimum Uses of Biomass Technology......Page 49 Fuel costs......Page 51 Design......Page 53 Network Reinforcement......Page 54 Costs......Page 55 The relationship between the building envelope and the provision of cooling in a building and how this affects office costs......Page 57 Energy Performance......Page 58 Cost Model......Page 59 Conclusion......Page 61 MECHANICAL......Page 63 Urban Network Mainly Underground......Page 64 Urban Network Mainly Underground with Reinforcement......Page 65 Urban Network Mainly Underground with Substation Reinforcement......Page 66 PART TWO: Approximate Estimating......Page 87 DIRECTIONS......Page 89 COST INDICES......Page 90 Regional Variations......Page 91 Office Buildings 5,000m2 to 15,000m2......Page 93 Health and Welfare Facilities......Page 94 Retail Buildings......Page 95 Scientific Buildings......Page 96 Hotels......Page 97 ELEMENTAL RATES FOR ALTERNATIVE ENGINEERING SERVICES SOLUTIONS......Page 98 ALL-IN-RATES......Page 105 AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING......Page 121 SHOPPING MALL (TENANT’S FIT OUT EXCLUDED)......Page 123 OFFICE BUILDING......Page 125 BUSINESS PARK......Page 127 PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE (LOW SPECIFICATION)......Page 129 PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE (HIGH SPECIFICATION)......Page 130 SPORTS HALL......Page 131 HOTELS......Page 132 STADIUM – NEW......Page 133 PRIVATE HOSPITAL......Page 134 SCHOOL......Page 136 AFFORDABLE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT......Page 137 PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT......Page 139 SUPERMARKET......Page 141 DISTRIBUTION CENTRE......Page 142 DATA CENTRE......Page 143 BUILDING MANAGEMENT INSTALLATIONS......Page 145 PART THREE: Material Costs/Measured Work Prices......Page 147 MECHANICAL INSTALLATIONS......Page 149 DUCTWORK INSTALLATIONS......Page 150 LABOUR RATE – MECHANICAL......Page 151 LABOUR RATE – DUCTWORK......Page 153 R: DISPOSAL SYSTEMS......Page 155 S: PIPED SUPPLY SYSTEMS......Page 200 T: MECHANICAL/COOLING/HEATING SYSTEMS......Page 274 U: VENTILATION/AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS......Page 389 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS......Page 507 LABOUR RATE – ELECTRICAL......Page 508 V: ELECTRICAL SUPPLY/POWER/LIGHTING-SYSTEMS......Page 510 W:COMMUNICATIONS/SECURITY/CONTROL......Page 607 PART FOUR: Rates of Wages......Page 631 WAGE RATES, ALLOWANCES AND OTHER PROVISIONS......Page 632 Daily travelling allowance – Scale 2......Page 633 Daily travelling allowance – Scale 1......Page 634 Explanatory Notes......Page 635 Responsibility/Incentive Pay Allowance......Page 637 Explanatory Notes......Page 638 WAGES (Graded Operatives)......Page 639 The JIB rates of wages are set out below:......Page 640 From and including 4 January 2010......Page 641 Responsibility money......Page 642 Explanatory Notes......Page 643 PART FIVE: Daywork......Page 645 SECTION 3: LABOUR......Page 646 SECTION 6: INCIDENTAL COSTS, OVERHEADS AND PROFIT......Page 647 MECHANICAL INSTALLATIONS......Page 649 SECTION 3: LABOUR......Page 650 SECTION 6: INCIDENTAL COSTS, OVERHEADS AND PROFIT......Page 651 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS......Page 652 EXPLANATORY NOTES......Page 653 MECHANICAL PLANT AND TOOLS......Page 654 Tables and Memoranda......Page 665 MASS......Page 666 TEMPERATURE......Page 667 Two dimensional .gures......Page 668 FRACTIONS, DECIMALS AND MILLIMETRE EQUIVALENTS......Page 669 IMPERIAL STANDARD WIRE GAUGE (SWG)......Page 670 Metric......Page 671 Mild Steel Flat......Page 672 Mild Steel Unequal Angle......Page 673 Universal Columns......Page 674 Circular Hollow Sections......Page 675 Rectangular Hollow Sections......Page 676 DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTS OF COPPER PIPES TO BSEN 1057, BSEN 12499, BSEN 14251......Page 677 DIMENSIONS OF STAINLESS STEEL PIPES TO BS 4127......Page 678 DIMENSIONS OF STEEL PIPES TO BS 1387......Page 679 APPROXIMATE METRES PER TONNE OF TUBES TO BS 1387......Page 680 FLANGE DIMENSION CHART TO BS 4504 & BS 10......Page 681 MINIMUM DISTANCES BETWEEN SUPPORTS/FIXINGS......Page 683 RECOMMENDED AIR CONDITIONING DESIGN LOADS......Page 684 CAPACITY OF COLD WATER POLYPROPYLENE STORAGE CISTERNS – BS 4213......Page 685 INSULATION THICKNESS FOR CHILLED AND COLD WATER SUPPLIES TO PREVENT CONDENSATION......Page 686 INSULATION THICKNESS FOR NON-DOMESTIC HEATING INSTALLATIONS TO CONTROL HEAT LOSS......Page 687 Index......Page 689

An essential reference for everybody concerned with the calculation of costs of mechanical and electrical works. — Cost Engineer

Market conditions remain unfavourable and construction output and orders obtained by contractors continue to decline. The costs of some items have increased, but profits and overheads have fallen and are expected to fall further in the coming year. But price changes have varied across the industry.

Spon's Mechanical and Electrical Services Price Book 2010 continues to be the most comprehensive and best annual services engineering price book currently available, providing detailed pricing information across the full range of mechanical and electrical services, together with higher level costs for a diverse range of systems and different building applications.

This year’s book provides an overhaul of the unit rates and composite rates. It contains a new section on the Façade System in engineering features which explains the relationship between the building envelope and the provision of cooling

And the new series of topical features continues, focusing on subjects which affect M&E costs within buildings; and design schematics are provided for several M&E services.

All the standard features you have come to expect from Spon’s M & E are also included, considered essential for today’s services cost professional:

• Detailed materials prices, labour constants, labour costs and measured work prices for mechanical and electrical works, from above ground drainage to automatic transfer switches, and circuit breakers to sprinkler systems.
• An extensive Approximate Estimating section for quick, rule-of-thumb pricing of mechanical or electrical installations, together with elemental services costs for different types and standard of buildings.
• Full details of wage rates, daywork and cost indices on a national and Central London basis.
• An overhauled index and guidance notes.

• Updated, free of charge, every four months — see enclosed card to register. Updates are available online at www.pricebooks.co.uk

Buyers of this 2010 edition can make a free internet download of Spon’s Mechanical & Electrical Services price data data, which will run to the end of 2010 and:

• produce estimate and tender documents
• generate priced or unpriced schedules
• adjust rates and data and enter rogue items
• export schedules into Excel
• carry out an index search

This year, for the first time, the download includes a versatile and powerful ebook.