Mechanical & Electrical
Description Constants include drawing cabling in sets of four cables plus Unit Tradesman Hours Labourer Hours
Cable
approved size earth cable into adequately sized conduits, with
minimal long sweep bends, and for fixing cabling to top of
horizontal single side supported trays.
TPI cable in conduit
2.5mm2 m 0.03
6mm2 m 0.04
25mm2 m 0.05
35mm2 m 0.06
95mm2 m 0.09
Four core and earth PVC/PVC circular cable on tray
2.5mm2 m 0.08
6mm2 m 0.11
16mm2 m 0.17
35mm2 m 0.23
95mm2 m 0.42
150mm2 m 0.59
MIMS/PVC cable on tray, single core
6mm2 m 0.11
10mm2 m 0.13
25mm2 m 0.17
50mm2 m 0.23
70mm2 m 0.25
120mm2 m 0.32
MIMS/PVC cable on tray, four core
4mm2 m 0.11
6mm2 m 0.13
10mm2 m 0.17
16mm2 m 0.23
25mm2 m 0.25
Task / Description Slow   Ave   Fast    Units
 Cable Installation, 1 cable laid in trench and protect -   6.2  -    m/hr
 Cable Installation, 2 cable laid in trench and protect -   5.6  -    m/hr
 Cable Installation, 5 cable laid in trench and protect -   4.3  -    m/hr
 Cable Installation, 7 cable laid in trench and protect -   3.7  -    m/hr
 Cable Installation, 8 cable laid in trench and protect -   3.5  -    m/hr
 Cable Installation, 2 cable laid in trench and protect, 100mm dia -   1.8  -    m/hr
 Cable Installation, 2 cable laid in trench and protect, 135mm dia -   1.6  -    m/hr
 Cable Installation, 3 cable laid in trench and protect, 100mm dia -   1.0  1.5   m/hr
 Cable Installation, 6 cable laid in trench and protect, 100mm dia -   0.7  1.2   m/hr
 Cable Installation, 4 cable laid in trench and protect, 150mm dia 0.7  1.2  3.1   m/hr
 Cable Installation, 36 cable laid in trench and protect, 100mm dia -   0.2  -    m/hr
 Cable Installation, 10 cable laid in trench and protect, 100mm dia -   0.5  -    m/hr
 Cable Installation, 1 cable laid in trench and protect, 300mm dia -   1.3  -    m/hr