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Model 1 cost comparison for packaged roof-mounted plant room
Packaged plant room versus conventional site construction/installation
  Prefabricated (£) Conventional (£)
Enclosure (8·6 m x 11 m x 3·7 m)
Includes separate chiller enclosure and lift motor room
67 500 45 000
Heating Plant
3 x 200 kW boilers; primary/secondary pumps; pressurisation unit etc
41 500 41 500
Heating system pipework; insulation and ancillaries 48 000 57 700
Chiller plant
1 x 562 kW chiller; primary/secondary pumps pressurisation unit; external condenser
106 000 106 000
Chilled water system pipework, insulation and ancillaries 38 000 44 900
Part of ahu; 10m3/s, thermal wheel, heating and cooling coils, extract fan only 20 300 20 300
Gas installation 4500 5300
Cranage 18 500 by main contractor
Total £344 300 £320 700
Model 2 . Cost comparison for a ptre-assembled 560 kw boiler system
Conventional site installation versus preassembled boiler system mounted on skid
  Preassembled (£) Conventional (£)
Delivery/offloading/positioning 800 400
Site labour – 3500
Materials (pipework, wiring, controls, insulation) Inc in equipment 7500
Plant and equipment 29 900 20 100
Supervision 400 1600
Plant hire 200 800
Testing and commissioning (boilers, pressurisation unit, water balancing and controls) 1100 2300
Total £32 400 £36 200
Model 3. Cost comparison for multi-service prefabricated module for four-pipe fan coil system
Multi service versus conventional site installation
  Prefabricated (£) Conventional (£)
Fabrication and delivery to site of Multi-service modules (comprising busbar bracketry, ductwork and pipework) 37 700 N/A
Heating and chilled water pipework Inc above 13 400
Primary ductwork (manufactured and delivered to fabricator) 29 100 29 100
Busbar/basket tray (busbar brackets delivered to fabricator, busbar and basket tray delivered to site for installation onto modules) 7300 7300
On site labour 12 500 52 200
Access equipment 1000 2300
Total £87 600 £104 300
Note: works are for shell and core, and category A fit-out; insulation to services not included in either option.
The following exclusions relate to the cost models: inflation beyond fourth quarter 2001; incoming statutory services; builder’s work in connection with services; main contractor’s overheads, profit and attendance; main contract preliminaries; professional and prescribed fees; contingencies and design reserve; tax allowances; vat.