MALLAREDDY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING &

TECHNOLOGY(A)
ELECTRICAL & ELCTRONICS ENGINEERING

ELECTRICAL ESTIMATION AND

COSTING
By
PRADEEP RAMAGIRI
Assistant Professor
Department of EEE
ELECTRICAL ESTIMATION AND COSTING

 DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS

 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION OF BUILDINGS AND SMALL INDUSTRIES
 OVERHEAD AND UNDERGROUND TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
LINES
 SUBSTATIONS
 DESIGN OF ILLUMINATION SCHEMES
 General I.E Rules while preparing the internal wiring
 The meter board, main switch and distribution
board are to be kept at a height of 2m from floor level.
 The switch board should be kept at a height of
1.5m from floor level.
 The height at which conduit run on the wall may be 3m
from ground level.
 The conductor used is to be of such a size it should
carry load current safely. The minimum size of
conductor cable used is 1/1.12mm (1.0 mm2) for
copper and 1/1.40mm (1.5mm2 ) for aluminium
conductor.
 Every sub circuit is to be connected to a distribution
fuse board.
 The load on each sub circuit is to be restricted to
800Watts.
 Each sub- circuit is not to have more than total of 10
points of lights , fans and lighting socket outlets.
 The load on each power sub circuit is should not
exceed 3000Watts.
 Suitable number of socket-outlets are to be provided at
a suitable place in all rooms and one or two 3-pin, 15A
socket outlets are to be provided in kitchen.
 Allbatten holders from incandescent lamps
are provided at height of 3.0m from floor level.
 The clearance between bottom of a ceiling fan
and pendent holder and floor should be 2.75m.
 Allthe sub-circuits should have its own
continuous earth wire.
 The distance between ceiling and horizontal run
may be taken as 0.25 to 0.5m.
 Steps to process of internal wiring
Before proceed to internal wiring scheme, it is
necessary for electrical engineer to go through the
plan, total points and their location.
 Determination of number of sub circuits.
 Determination of size of the conductor,
main switch and distribution board.
 Determination of size and length of the conduit.
 Determination of length of the conductor cable.
 Determination of earth wire.
 SCHEDULE OF RATES

• DPIC main switch (15 A, 250 V) ---200/- Each

• MCB`s (25 A ,250 V) ---150/- Each
• Isolators (32 A, 250 V) ---200/-
• I.C. Cut-outs (15A , 250 V) ---25/-Each Each
• 1.5 sq.mm ,250 V , PVC Cable ---250/- coil
• 2.5 sq.mm ,250 V, PVC Cable ---350/-coil
• 4.5 sq.mm ,250 V, PVC Cable ---500/- coil

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 (Contd..)

• 6.0 sq.mm ,250 V PVC Cable ---700/- coil

• 3-core , 3.8 sq mm Cu., PVC Cable ---700/-coil
• Teak wood batten (12 x 6)mm ---5 / m
(25 x 6)mm ----6/m
(37x6)mm ---8/m
(50x6) mm ---10/m
• Teak wood casing capping ---25/m
• PVC conduit ( 12 , 25 , ---30/- length
31.8 mm dia)

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 (Contd..)

• PVC Conduit bends ( 12 , 25 , 31.8 mm dia)

---3/-each
• Elbows ( 12 , 25 , 31.8 mm dia) ---2/- each
• Saddles ( 12 , 25 , 31.8 mm dia) ---9/- doz
• Junction boxes ( 12 , 25 , 31.8 mm dia) 2,3 &4 –
way
• Round blocks —3/- each
---3/- each
• Plugs/wooden gutties ---10/- doz

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 (Contd..)

• Wooden boards (10x10 cm) --- 8/- each

( 18x10 cm) ---9/- each
(30x20cm) ---15/- each
(45x30cm) ---40/- each

• Conduit couplers ---3/- each

• Switches (5A ,250 V) --10/- each
(15 A,250 V) --15/- each

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 (Contd..)

• Sockets (5A ,250 V) --10/-each

(15 A,250 V) --15/-each
• Ceiling roses --10/- each
• Angle lamp holders --10/- each
• Batten holders --10/- each
• Bell pushes --10/- each
• Nails --40/- kg
• Screws(12 mm ,25mm, 60mm) --50/- box

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 (Contd..)

• Link clips --10/-

box
• G.I. Plate --500/-
• G.I. Pipe for earth electrode --40/-
m
• Copper plate --
2000/-
• G.I. Wire --50/-
kg
• Copper wire for earth wire --160/- kg
• Cast iron cover for earthing --120/-
• Coal and salt --10/-
kg
• Danger plate --5/-
etc.,
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SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR SERVICE MAINS

• DPIC main switch --- 200/ Each

• 7-core , 8.9 sq.mm (7/20) 250 V /440 V
conductor ,Weather proof cable ---700/- each
Aluminium
• 14 SWG GI wire ---50/- kg
• Link clips ---10/- box
• GI Pipe 12mm dia ---40/- m
• GI Bend 12 mm dia ---3/- each
• GI thimble --20/- each
• Stay set etc.. --50/-

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ESTIMATING & COSTING OF DOMESTIC
WIRING INSTALLATION
The following ratings & dimensions may be assumed
Fluorescent lamp ---40w
Incandescent lamp ---60w
Fan point ---80w
Socket (5 A) ---100w
Power socket (15 A ) –1000w
Height of roof --3.5 m
Height of switch board --1.5 m
Wall thickness --0.3 m
Height of MB , DB & brackets --2.75 m
Height of batten/conduit --3 m

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 Number Of Sub Circuits : (Contd..)

• Total load per sub-circuit can be 800 W or maximum

points that can be added are 10
• Total load per power-circuit can be 3000 W or
maximum
points that can be added are 2

Size of conductor :
- size of conductor depends on the amount of
current to be carried
- Current to be carried = power / voltage
- Normal size of conductor for house wiring is
1.5mm2 1/1.15 mm Cu cable or 1
/ 1.4 mm Al cable 14
 .

• Estimate the quantity of material and the cost

required for the building whose plan is shown
in fig-1 , in PVC surface conduit wiring.

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 (Contd.
.)

3m 3m

L1 L2

D F2 MB D
F1 &
4m P1 O O
DB
S1 O O
S S2
SB T1 B S
R T2 R
3
2 B

Fig 1 1

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Load Details:
Lamps -- 2 x 60 W = 120 W
Tube lights -- 2 x 40 W = 80 W
Fans -- 2 x 80 W = 160 W
Sockets(5 A) -- 2 x 100 W = 200 W
Power sockets (15 A) -- 1 x 1000 W = 1000 W
Total light load = 560 W
Total power load = 1000
No. Of sub circuits: W
- No of sub circuits for light load = 1 (< 800 W or 10
points)

- No of sub circuits for power load = 1 ( < 3000 W or 2 points)

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Size of wire :
For light load:
Load current = Total wattage / voltage
= 560 / 230
=2.43 A
From current rating tables the size of the conductor selected
is 1.5 mm2 ( 1 / 1.4mm) PVC cable

For power load :

Load current = Total wattage /
voltage
=1000/230
=4.34 A
From current rating tables the size of the conductor selected
is 2.5 mm2 ( 1 / 1.8mm) PVC cable

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 VU
HR

MB & DB
VD

3.0 m 3.5 m
2.75m

SB
1.5 m

POSITIONS OF MB,DB AND SB

Fig 2

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Electrical wiring lay out for sub circuit no. 1:

3m 3m

L1 L2

D F2 D
F1 MB
4m P1 O O
S &
DB
S1 O O
B S2
SB T1 S
R T2 R
3 2
B

Fig 3 1

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Electrical Wiring layout Power sub-circuit-2:

3m 3m

L1 L2

D F2 D
O O
F1 MB
4m P1 O
&
R
O R
DB
S1
S S2
SB T1 B S
3 T2
2
B
Fig 4
1

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Size of the main :

DPIC

15 A, 250 V
Size of distribution board :
2 – way , 15 A , 250 V
Length of PVC conduit for sub. Circuit – 1 :
Horizontal runs = 3+4+1.5+4 =12.5 m
Vertical ups =0.5+0.5+0.5+0.5 =2 m
Vertical Downs =1.5+1.5 =3 m

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 (Contd..)

At wall thickness = 0.3+0.3 =0.6 m

Total =12.5+2+3+0.6 =18.1 m

Total Conduit length =18.1 m +10% Wastage

=18.1 +1.81 = 19.91 m
= say 20 m
1.5 sq.mm ,single core ,PVC cable required length
= 20×3 =60 m +15% wastage for
connections
= 69 m

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Length of PVC conduit for power circuit:

Horizontal runs = =8m

6+2 Vertical Downs =1.5 m
Total =8 + 1.5 =
9.5 m
Total Conduit length=9.5 m +10 % Wastage
= 9.5 +0.95

= 10.45 m
= Say

11 m

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2.5 sq.mm,single core PVC cable required
SCHEDULE OF MATERIALS
• DPIC 15A, 250 V 1 no - 200/- 200/-
• IC cut out 15A,250V 1 no -20/- 20/-
• Flush type 5A 1no -15/- 15/-
• Flush type 15 A 1no -20/- 20/-
• Angle lamp holders 2 no -10/- 20/-
• Ceiling rose 4 no -10/- 40/-
• 1.5 sq.mm PVC cable 69 m - 172.5/-
2.5/m
• 2.5 sq mm PVC cable 33m 148.5

- 4.5/m
• 19mm PVC conduit 31 m - 3/m 93/-
• Earth wire (14 SWG 20 m - 3/m 60/-
GI )
• Earth set 1set 200/-
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 (Contd..)

• Saddles 19mm 60 6/- doz 72/-

• PVC Junction box 4-way 4 no`s 3/- each 12/-
• PVC Junction box 3-way 3 no`s 3/- 12/-
• PVC Junction box 2-way each 4 no`s 12/-
• Socket (15 A) 3/- each1 No 20/- each
• Screws 12 mm 20/- 1 box 30/- each
• Screws 25 mm 30/- 1 box 50/- each
• Screws 60 mm 50/-80/- each 20/-
1/4 box

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 (Contd..)

• Wooden boards 18 x 10 cm 2 no`s 15/- each 30/-

• Wooden boards 30 x 20 cm 1 no`s 20/- each 20/-
• Round blocks 4 no`s 2/- each 8/-
• Wooden gutties 2 doz 4/- doz 8/-
• Cement 3 kg 3/- kg 9/-
• Labour charges @ 30 Rs/- point 12 points 360/-

Total = 1612/-
Contingency 10%= 161.2
Grand total =1773.2
Say 1773/-

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 LABOR COST

• Lamps : 2 points
• Tubes : 2 points
• Fans : 2 points
• Power point : 2 Points
• Main Board : 2
• Distribution Board Points
Total points =: 12 pts
2
Labor charge PointsRs. 30/- per point =Rs. 360/-
=12×

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