Level 3 Advanced Technical Diploma in Electrical Installation

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presentation
Unit 301: Planning and overseeing electrical work
activities

PowerPoint 11: Designing installations and

estimating materials, labour and costs

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Information
When designing an installation, information needs to be gathered from a
range of sources, including the following:
• Manufacturer technical instructions
• Building regulations
• British standards
• European standards
• Industry standards
• Verbal and written feedback from
the customer
• IET regulations
• Part P.

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Measurements – scale

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Measurements – area, volume and weight

Area

1 metre = 1 x 1,000 millimetres

1m = 1,000mm

1 metre2 = 1 x 1,000 x 1,000 millemetres2

1m2 = 1,000,000mm2

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Measurements – area, volume and weight

Volume

1 metre = 1 x 1,000 millimetres

1m = 1,000mm

1 metre3 = 1 x 1,000 x 1,000 x 1,000 millemetres3

1m3 = 1,000,000,000mm3

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Measurements – area, volume and weight

Weight

W = mg in newtons

Where m = mass in kilograms

and g = gravitational constant

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Sources
Materials will be sourced from many sources, including:

• Manufacturers
• Merchants (wholesalers)
• Independent suppliers
• Catalogues
• Internet.

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Requirements – estimating
The essence of all estimating is to divide the installations into appropriately
small units so that the cost can be estimated with sufficient accuracy in
terms of:
• Labour (time to complete)
• Materials
• Subcontracted items

Take off sheet

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Simple
estimating
schedule

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Organising and overseeing work programmes

There are many factors which determine the overall cost of a contract. It
goes far beyond simply adding up the cost of materials, expected hours,
cost and profit. For example, you need to take into account types of
personnel (experts in particular fields) and potential delays (see
previous presentation).

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Any questions?

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