Instructional Notes For Installation Cost Programme
Please read these notes with those given to you at the install training sessions.
In using the programme you will have to think out the design of certain systems; make
sketches if necessary to help yourself.
1. Delivery
Allow for return mileage from factory to site.
Hi-ab only for small loads.
2. Offloading
Within the offloading hours allow an element for labour force to travel to site.
The travel to site is a return visit trip for the installation company.
Throughout the operation of this programme do not
use the travel to site and subsistence together: either one or the other.
Base your decision on whether it is more cost effective for your install labour to travel to site
every day throughout the duration of the site works or to stay overnight in a local B & B at the
rate indicated.
Quite clearly the decision is a function of the site location relative to your or your installers
base.
Cranes larger than those shown are subject to a specialist quote
Road closures and traffic control are also subject to specialist quote, usually from the crane
company.
3. Lagging
Lagging is a totally outsourced item with labour included; accordingly, travel to
site/subsistence is not applicable to this section.
4. Fuel System Materials
For out-sourced bulk tanks and any other fuel items not listed in the data base, add into this
section.
This instruction holds good for other outsourced materials such as non standard silencers,
fuel filters, etc all of which should be dropped into the relevant section page at the quoted
price.
As a quirk of the system, watch out for fire valves, fill point cabinets and other valving which
whilst are fuel system materials, actually reside in the piping sections.
Consider that fuel systems always have more bends than you first assume.
5. Acoustics
This section is specifically for outsourced items.
Don’t forget labour to install. Also, quite often there is a requirement for support framework for
attenuators; make an allocation for this.
6. Cooling Water Systems
If there are any outsourced items such as remote radiators, heat exchangers and radiator
enclosures etc they would be listed in this section.
7. Control Cables
Use the cable reckoner to assess cables required.
8. Power Cables
The four core cables are rarely used. If you require a price for single core armoured cables go
out to a supplier for it and add in this section as a special item. In doing so don’t forget for the
glands and lugs to suit along with labour to install.
9. Earth Cables
These are typically one third of the phase conductor cross section.
10. First Fills
Allow for fuel in either drums or by bowser as necessary. For drums don’t forget the labour
element to fill tanks.
Also under this section list anti-freeze (and labour) for remote cooled systems and lube oil if
required.
11. Testing
This section is for any special testing requirements, such as pipework or cable testing.
Allocate a value and labour to carry out the work.
12. Commissioning
This should be self explanatory; the amount entered is to cover for the travel to site and on site
works time. The travel per mile and subsistence is for return to site or overnight subsistence
using the same philosophy as noted in 2 above.
13. [Link]/Consumables
Under this section list items such as drawings, project management, special labels, hearing
protection etc.
Drawings are typically £180 each; consider this for containerised sets if we are doing without
the factories help.
14. Plant Hire
Under this section make an allocation for plant hire such as lifting equipment and welding
plant if a site supply is not available.
15. Non Standard Sections
These sections may be titled and will then default to the front sheet. You can add any special
sections as required and copy and paste from other pages if required.
16. Consumables
Under all sections that have a material content please add an allowance for consumables. The
is because the data base is not totally exhaustive and account should be made for items such
as welding rods, gaskets, small non listed fittings, fixings, nuts, bolts and washers etc. The
value to attach to consumables is always tricky, but typically 1%-5% of the material content is
normal. Use this range sensibly, i.e. if the exhaust system content is $ 25,000 don’t add 5%,
rather closer to 1%.
17. Parking Fees
This element is used if you know that there is no on site parking ; this is often the case is large
towns and cities. In costing consider the man days on site and divide by four (for men per car)
then multiply this by the daily parking rate; London is typically $15 - $20 per day.