Australian Production Rates TBH Walters[1]

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AUSTRALIAN

CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY

RATES BOOK

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AIR CONDITIONING DUCTWORK 1 FABRICATION ...............................................................................................................................................1 INSTALLATION..............................................................................................................................................1 MULTI STOREY HOTEL.................................................................................................................................1 MULTI STOREY OFFICE................................................................................................................................1

A.R.E.M.A (AIR-CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA) .......................1

BORED PIERS/PILING ............................................................................................................................4

BEAMS - STEEL .............................................................................................................................................4 HOLLOW STEEL CAISSON ............................................................................................................................4 POLE WOOD .................................................................................................................................................4 SHEET STEEL ................................................................................................................................................4 SHEET WOOD ................................................................................................................................................4 BORED PILES................................................................................................................................................4 CONTIGUOUS PILES......................................................................................................................................4 SECANT PILES ..............................................................................................................................................4 DIAPHRAGM WALL ......................................................................................................................................4

BRICK / BLOCK LAYING........................................................................................................................6

BLOCK ..........................................................................................................................................................6 BRICK...........................................................................................................................................................6 COPING.........................................................................................................................................................7 LINTEL .........................................................................................................................................................7

CARPENTRY .............................................................................................................................................8

BATTENS.......................................................................................................................................................8 CAULKING OPENINGS ..................................................................................................................................8 DECKING ......................................................................................................................................................8 DOOR/WINDOW OPENING FRAME...............................................................................................................8 EAVES LINING..............................................................................................................................................8 EXTERIOR TRIM ..........................................................................................................................................8 FASCIA & BARGES .......................................................................................................................................8 FIXINGS ........................................................................................................................................................8 FLOOR T & G..............................................................................................................................................8 FLOOR FRAMING .........................................................................................................................................8 GROUNDS/FURRING ....................................................................................................................................8 INSULATION..................................................................................................................................................9 INTERIOR TRIM ...........................................................................................................................................9 ROOF FRAMING .........................................................................................................................................10 SHELVING...................................................................................................................................................10 SIGNS..........................................................................................................................................................10 STAIRS........................................................................................................................................................10 SUNDRY ITEMS...........................................................................................................................................10 WALL FRAMING.........................................................................................................................................10 WEATHERBOARDS .....................................................................................................................................10

CARPET....................................................................................................................................................11

BROADLOOM..............................................................................................................................................11

CEILING...................................................................................................................................................12

ACOUSTIC TILE ..........................................................................................................................................12 PLASTERBOARD .........................................................................................................................................12 PLASTERBOARD TILE.................................................................................................................................12

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STRAMIT WALK-ON CEILING ....................................................................................................................12 VERMICULITE SPRAY .................................................................................................................................12

CEMENT RENDER (PLASTERER) ......................................................................................................13

CEMENT RENDER ......................................................................................................................................13

CERAMIC FLOOR & WALL TILES ....................................................................................................14

CERAMICS ..................................................................................................................................................14 PRECAST POLISHED TILES .........................................................................................................................14 QUARRY.....................................................................................................................................................14

CLEARING SITE.....................................................................................................................................15

CLEAR TREES & BRUSH ............................................................................................................................15 TURF - CUTTING & LAYING.......................................................................................................................15

CONCRETE .............................................................................................................................................16

BROADWAY SHOPPING CENTRE.................................................................................................................16 BLINDING...................................................................................................................................................16 DELIVERY...................................................................................................................................................16 CONCRETE JOINTS .....................................................................................................................................16 SLABS ON GROUND....................................................................................................................................16 LABOUR PLACING RATES ...........................................................................................................................16 CONCRETE FINISHING ...............................................................................................................................16 JOINT FILLING ...........................................................................................................................................16

COOL ROOM..........................................................................................................................................17

CORK FLOOR FINISHES ......................................................................................................................18

CORK TILES ...............................................................................................................................................18

DEMOLITION .........................................................................................................................................19

ASBESTOS (INCLUDES SET-UP, BAGGING & DISPOSAL) .............................................................................19 FLOORING ..................................................................................................................................................19 INTERNAL WALLS ......................................................................................................................................19 MASONRY...................................................................................................................................................19 PAVING.......................................................................................................................................................19 REINFORCED CONCRETE ...........................................................................................................................19 ROOFING ....................................................................................................................................................19 SIDING........................................................................................................................................................19 STRUCTURAL TIMBER ................................................................................................................................19

DOCUMENTATION................................................................................................................................20

ARCHITECTURAL........................................................................................................................................20 SPECIFICATION ...........................................................................................................................................20 BILLS OF QUANTITIES ................................................................................................................................20 ELECTRICAL...............................................................................................................................................20 HYDRAULICS AND SPRINKLERS .................................................................................................................21 LANDSCAPE ................................................................................................................................................22 LIFTS ..........................................................................................................................................................22 MECHANICAL .............................................................................................................................................22 CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMMES ................................................................................................................23 STRUCTURAL..............................................................................................................................................23

DOORS/DOOR FRAMES .......................................................................................................................25

BI-FOLD .....................................................................................................................................................25 DOOR FRAMES ...........................................................................................................................................25

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EXTERIOR DOORS......................................................................................................................................25 HARDWARE................................................................................................................................................25 HUFCOR DOORS .........................................................................................................................................25 INTERIOR DOORS .......................................................................................................................................25 ROLLER SHUTTER DOORS..........................................................................................................................25 SCREEN DOOR............................................................................................................................................25 SLIDING DOOR ...........................................................................................................................................25 STEEL FRAMES ...........................................................................................................................................25 STRONG ROOM DOORS ..............................................................................................................................25

ELECTRICAL..........................................................................................................................................27

MULTI STOREY HOTEL...............................................................................................................................27 MULTI STOREY OFFICE..............................................................................................................................27 AUDIO CABLE.............................................................................................................................................27 CABLE ........................................................................................................................................................27 CABLE TRAY ..............................................................................................................................................27 COMMUNICATIONS ....................................................................................................................................27 OPTICAL FIBRE...........................................................................................................................................27 CONDUIT ....................................................................................................................................................27 FIT-OUT ......................................................................................................................................................27

EPOXY FINISH ........................................................................................................................................28

FLOOR ........................................................................................................................................................28

EXCAVATION.........................................................................................................................................29

BACKFILL ONLY, NO COMPACTION............................................................................................................29 BACKFILLING GENERALLY ........................................................................................................................29 BACKFILL, SPREAD AND LEVEL .................................................................................................................29 BACKFILL, REFILL AND COMPACT ............................................................................................................29 BULK EXC...................................................................................................................................................29 LOADING TRUCKS......................................................................................................................................30 DETAILED ...................................................................................................................................................30 15 - 30 TONNES ..........................................................................................................................................30 DITCHWITCH ..............................................................................................................................................30 OVER AREA................................................................................................................................................30 CONTIGUOUS & SECANT PILES, DIAPHRAGM WALL - SEE BORED PIERS/PILING....................................30

FENCING..................................................................................................................................................31

CHAINLINK.................................................................................................................................................31 MESH..........................................................................................................................................................31 TIMBER ......................................................................................................................................................31 WIRE ..........................................................................................................................................................31

FLOOR SANDING...................................................................................................................................32

TIMBER ......................................................................................................................................................32

FLOORING - SPECIAL..........................................................................................................................33

INFINITE ACCESS FLOOR ...........................................................................................................................33

FORMWORK...........................................................................................................................................34

OSW ..........................................................................................................................................................34 BROADWAY SHOPPING CENTRE.................................................................................................................34 CONVENTIONAL .........................................................................................................................................34 CRANEABLE SHUTTERS..............................................................................................................................35 PREFABRICATED ........................................................................................................................................35 STRIP AND CLEAN ......................................................................................................................................36

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THE FOLLOWING FORMWORK RATES ARE FROM C & C..........................................................36 FORMWORK TO GROUNDWORKS ..............................................................................................................36 FABRICATION .............................................................................................................................................37 SLAB SOFFITS .............................................................................................................................................37 BEAMS........................................................................................................................................................37 COLUMNS...................................................................................................................................................37 WALLS........................................................................................................................................................37 STAIRS........................................................................................................................................................37 STRIPPING ..................................................................................................................................................37

GLAZING .................................................................................................................................................38

CLEAN GLASS ............................................................................................................................................38 ENTRANCE/SHOPFRONTS ...........................................................................................................................38 MIRRORS ...................................................................................................................................................38 PANES .........................................................................................................................................................38

GRANOLITHIC TOPPING ....................................................................................................................39

COVING ......................................................................................................................................................39 DIVISION STRIP..........................................................................................................................................39 FLOOR ........................................................................................................................................................39 STAIR TREADS AND RISERS........................................................................................................................39

HYDRAULICS..........................................................................................................................................40

MULTI STOREY HOTEL...............................................................................................................................40 DRAINAGE ..................................................................................................................................................40 PLUMBING..................................................................................................................................................41 SOIL WASTE AND VENT PIPES - CAST IRON ...............................................................................................41

IRRIGATION SYSTEMS ........................................................................................................................43

LEAKY PIPE ................................................................................................................................................43

JOINERY..................................................................................................................................................44

BENCHES/CUPBOARDS...............................................................................................................................44

LANDSCAPING .......................................................................................................................................45

PLANTING...................................................................................................................................................45 RETAINING WALLS ....................................................................................................................................45 SEEDING AND FERTILISING........................................................................................................................45 TOPSOIL .....................................................................................................................................................45 TURFING.....................................................................................................................................................45

LIFTS AND ELEVATORS......................................................................................................................46

PASSENGER ................................................................................................................................................46 SHAFTS AND PIT .........................................................................................................................................46 UNIT LIFTS .................................................................................................................................................46

LINE-MARKING .....................................................................................................................................47

RUBBERISED ..............................................................................................................................................47

LINOLEUM..............................................................................................................................................48

MARBLE/GRANITE ...............................................................................................................................49

GRANITE ....................................................................................................................................................49 MARBLE .....................................................................................................................................................49 NEOPARIES .................................................................................................................................................49 OPALIZED GLASS ........................................................................................................................................49

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METALWORK.........................................................................................................................................50

CAST IN ......................................................................................................................................................50 DUCT FRAME AND COVER .........................................................................................................................50 GRATING....................................................................................................................................................50 HANDRAIL..................................................................................................................................................50 LADDER......................................................................................................................................................50 TOILET ACCESSORIES ................................................................................................................................50 TRENCH COVER .........................................................................................................................................50

PAINT/WALLPAPER..............................................................................................................................51

GRANOSITE ................................................................................................................................................51 PAINT .........................................................................................................................................................51 PAINT - EXTERNAL .....................................................................................................................................51 PAINT - INTERNAL......................................................................................................................................51 WALLPAPER ...............................................................................................................................................51

PARTITION WALLS - INTERNAL DRY..............................................................................................52

PROPRIETARY PARTITION SYSTEM ...........................................................................................................52 SHEET .........................................................................................................................................................52 STUD FRAME..............................................................................................................................................52 VENEERED PARTICLE BOARD....................................................................................................................52

PARQUETRY...........................................................................................................................................53

PARQUETRY................................................................................................................................................53

PAVING ....................................................................................................................................................54

ASPHALT.....................................................................................................................................................54 BRICK.........................................................................................................................................................54 CONCRETE .................................................................................................................................................54 CONCRETE BLOCK .....................................................................................................................................54 CRAZY PAVING...........................................................................................................................................54 PEBBLECRETE FINISH.................................................................................................................................54 SLATE/NATURAL STONE.............................................................................................................................54 BLUESTONE PAVING ...................................................................................................................................54

PRECAST CONCRETE ..........................................................................................................................55

ARCHITECTURAL FACADES ........................................................................................................................55 FLOOR UNITS .............................................................................................................................................55 WALL PANELS ............................................................................................................................................55

PRELIMINARIES ....................................................................................................................................56

TOWER CRANE...........................................................................................................................................56

REINFORCING / STEEL FIXING (REO)............................................................................................57

BEAM - PLACE AND FIX..............................................................................................................................57 COLUMN PLACE AND FIX............................................................................................................................57 SLAB - PLACE AND FIX ...............................................................................................................................57 WALL - PLACE AND FIX..............................................................................................................................57 FABRIC WRAP ............................................................................................................................................58 MESH..........................................................................................................................................................58

ROOFING.................................................................................................................................................59

DOWNPIPES ................................................................................................................................................59 FLASHINGS .................................................................................................................................................59 GUTTER ......................................................................................................................................................59 SAFETY MESH .............................................................................................................................................59

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SARKING ....................................................................................................................................................59 SHEET .........................................................................................................................................................59 SHEET - FLASHINGS....................................................................................................................................59 SHINGLES ...................................................................................................................................................60 TILE............................................................................................................................................................60 TILE - RIDGES ............................................................................................................................................60 BUILT-UP-ROOFING (MEMBRANE)............................................................................................................60

SANDBLASTING.....................................................................................................................................61

EXTERIOR ..................................................................................................................................................61

SCAFFOLDING .......................................................................................................................................62

PATENT.......................................................................................................................................................62 TRADITIONAL SCAFFOLD ...........................................................................................................................62

SHORING .................................................................................................................................................63

PLANK AND STRUTT...................................................................................................................................63 BASEMENTS................................................................................................................................................63 SHAFTS .......................................................................................................................................................63 TRENCHES ..................................................................................................................................................63

SPRINKLERS...........................................................................................................................................64

MULTI STOREY HOTEL...............................................................................................................................64

STONE MASON.......................................................................................................................................65

GRANITE ....................................................................................................................................................65 RANDOM RUBBLE WALLING .....................................................................................................................65 SILL ............................................................................................................................................................65

STRUCTURAL STEEL ...........................................................................................................................66

0 - 20 TONNE..............................................................................................................................................66 20 - 100 TONNE..........................................................................................................................................66 100 - 500 TONNE........................................................................................................................................66 500 - 1000 TONNE......................................................................................................................................66 1000 - 5000 TONNE....................................................................................................................................66 5000 TONNE +............................................................................................................................................66 DOCK AND CANOPY FRAMING...................................................................................................................66 FLOOR AND PLATFORMS ...........................................................................................................................66 FRAMING AND BRACING............................................................................................................................66 HOLLOW SECTIONS....................................................................................................................................66 OVERHEAD PIPE, BRIDGES ........................................................................................................................67 PURLINS AND GIRTS ..................................................................................................................................67 SURFACE TREATMENT...............................................................................................................................67 TRUSSES AND CONNECTIONS ....................................................................................................................67

VINYL/RUBBER FLOORING................................................................................................................68

ASPHALT FLOOR TILE................................................................................................................................68 MASONITE UNDERLAY...............................................................................................................................68 RUBBER TILE .............................................................................................................................................68 VINYL SHEET..............................................................................................................................................68 VINYL SKIRTING ........................................................................................................................................68 VINYL TILES ...............................................................................................................................................68

WATER/DAMP PROOFING ..................................................................................................................69

FOUNDATION/BASEMENT WALLS..............................................................................................................69 OTHER AREAS............................................................................................................................................69

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WINDOWS/WINDOW FRAMES ...........................................................................................................70

METAL - ALUMINIUM ................................................................................................................................70 SKYLIGHTS .................................................................................................................................................70 TIMBER ......................................................................................................................................................70

TENDER LETTING SCHEDULE ..........................................................................................................71

CURRENT TENDER LETTING SCHEDULE (PLANNING - 9/97) - 5 DAY WEEK ..........................................71 IAN NICHOLS TENDER LETTING SCHEDULE ( - 9/97) - 5 DAY WEEK ......................................................71

LABOUR AND MATERIAL TRADE RATIOS.....................................................................................72

DELAY ALLOWANCES.........................................................................................................................73

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AIR CONDITIONING DUCTWORK Fabrication

Sheet metal Duct in shop 0.56 mhrs/m2

Note: using 20 gauge duct @ 8 kg/ m2 Installation Sheet metal Duct 0.88 mhrs/m2

Note: the rates do not include for Installation of fire dampers, volume dampers or coils. Add 5% additional time for each of the above.

Installation Plant Room - (Install complete A/C Plant Room)

Multi storey office - say between 12-25 levels - nominal gang of 8 men, all materials and equipment pre hoisted. 0.38 mhrs/gross flr area

Ductwork to office floor - complicated layout, more than normal amount of bends in a office suspended ceiling 0.43 mhrs/ m2 gross area or a 3 man team should be able to complete between 55-65 m2/day Ductwork to floor - simple layout, no suspended ceiling 0.32 mhrs/ m2 gross area or a 3 man team should be able to complete between 70-80 m2/day

Multi Storey Hotel 1000 m2 gross floor area per floor, 23 rooms + corridors:

- Pipework (1 man) 1.5 days/floor - Ductwork (4 men) 4 days/floor - Induction Units (1 man) 2 days/floor - Lagging (2 men) 3 days/floor

Multi Storey Office - Ductwork (per m2 gross plan area) including risers 0.3-0.45 mhrs/ m2

- Induction units 0.66 mhrs each - Pipe connections to units, including testing & lagging 4 mhrs each - Ductwork to office floor complicated layout, more than usual amount of bends in an office suspended ceiling 0.43 mhrs/ m2

- 3 man team should complete between 55-65 m2/ day - Ductwork to floor simple layout, no suspended ceiling 0.32 mhrs/ m2

- 3 man team should complete between 55-65 m2/ day

A.R.E.M.A (AIR-CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT M ANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA)

A.R.E.M.A.Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturers Association of Australia

Delivery Span in Months

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Air Conditioning Units

Consoles, Floor & Under Ceiling Split Systems

Package Units, One Piece & Split Systems

Air Handling Units

Attenuators

Beverage Equipment

Boilers

Chiller Sets

Reciprocating

Centrifugal

Coils

Condensers

Air Cooled

Evaporative

Water Cooled

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Delivery Span in Months

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Condensing Units

Cooling Towers

Dampers

Fire

Volume

Electronic Air Cleaners

Evaporative Coolers

Exhaust Hoods

Fans

Axial

Centrifugal

Propellor

Fan Coil Units

Air Filters

Fume Cupboards

Furnaces

Grilles, Diffusers

Ice Storage

Noise & Vibration Control Equipment

Pumps, Water

Roof Ventilators

Switchboards & Control Panels

Variable Air Volume Boxes

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BORED PIERS/PILING Beams - steel

H or I section - driving 0.23 hrs/m - trim top after driving 1.10 hrs each

Hollow Steel Caisson Make-up and drive 0.16 hrs/m

Note: Does not allow for reinforcing and concrete fill if required

Pole Wood Drive battened or angled 0.20 hrs/m Drive straight 0.16 hrs/m Trim top after driving

- hand 0.75 hrs each - power tool 0.50 hrs each

Sheet steel 6m length

- placing 0.75 hrs each - removing 0.60 hrs each

9m length - placing 0.90 hrs each - removing 0.80 hrs each

12m length - placing 1.00 hrs each - removing 1.00 hrs each

Sheet wood Hand Placed

- basements and pits - placing 0.72 hrs/ m2 - basements and pits - removing 0.46 hrs/ m2 - trenches over 2.5m deep - placing 0.59 hrs/ m2 - trenches over 2.5m deep - removing 0.34 hrs/ m2 - trenches to 2.5m deep - placing 0.53 hrs/ m2 - trenches to 2.5m deep - removing 0.26 hrs/ m2

Pneumatic driven - basement and pits - placing 0.30 hrs/ m2 - basement and pits - removing 0.43 hrs/ m2 - trenches over 2.5m deep - placing 0.22 hrs/ m2 - trenches over 2.5m deep - removing 0.32 hrs/ m2 - trenches to 2.5m deep - placing 0.19 hrs/ m2 - trenches to 2.5m deep - removing 0.29 hrs/ m2

With Pile driver - 6m or deeper - pull or remove 0.21 hrs/ m2

With Pile hammer - 6m or deeper - place and drive 0.21 hrs/ m2

Bored Piles Bore, bell bottom, reinforce - four piles 3 m deep 8 No. per/day Frankipile cast insitu or tube pile 20m deep 6 No. per/day Ditto 10 m long 8 No. per/day Vibrapiles (Bachy) 18 m deep 9 No. per/day Drill place & backfill temporary soldier piles 4-6 No. per/day Drill place & grout ground anchors 4 No. per/day

Contiguous Piles Establishment Time 1-2 days Placement - 500mm dia 100 m lin/day 8-10 piles/day - 750mm dia 80 m lin/day 6-8 piles/day

Secant Piles Establishment Time 1-2 days Placement - 500mm dia 100 m lin/day 8-10 piles/day - 750mm dia 80 m lin/day 6-8 piles/day

Diaphragm Wall

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Establishment Time 9-12 days Placement - 6-7m horizontal segment, 10m deep 1 segment/day up to 100 m2/day Placement 20m deep up to 100 m2/day Install wellpoint spears 30-40 No./day Demobilise 6 days

Note: In the establishment time concrete guide rails need to be installed before diaphragm wall can commence. Can have two rigs on site but need large area. Bentonite tank must be set up on site, room for reinforcement to be made up, crane access for reo placement, access for concrete trucks. Driven Piles 250 X 250 PRECAST 10 METRES LONG (THAILAND) 6 NO./RIG/DAY

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Brick / Block Laying Block

A generalisation is: 1 labourer can support 2 blocklayers Concrete blockwork = 12 and a half blocks/m sq All block rates are for ground 2400 mm high if higher work allow additional scaffold time Rates indicated do not allow for set-out and standing door frames etc. Blockwork (with 3 layers, 1 labourer) 30 m2/day Cleaning Walls 0.21 mhrs/ m2 100 std blocks per day 1.00 mhrs/m2 200 std blocks per day 0.83 mhrs/m2

Concrete - hollow 75 mm = 25 blocks/hr = 200/day 0.49 hrs/ m2 - hollow 100 mm = 22.7 blocks/hr = 180/day 0.55 hrs/ m2 1.8m sq/hr - hollow 150 mm = 18.1 blocks/hr = 145/day 0.69 hrs/ m2 1.45m sq/hr - hollow 200 mm = 15.1 blocks/hr = 120/day 0.83 hrs/ m2 - hollow 200 mm threaded over bar reinforcement = 104 0.96 hrs/ m2 - solid 100 mm = 150/day or 18.75 blocks/hr 0.67 hrs/ m2 1.5m sq/hr - solid 150 mm = 120/day or 15 blocks/hr 0.83 hrs/ m2 1.2m sq/hr - solid 200 mm = 80/day or 10 blocks/hr 1.25 hrs/ m2

Concrete - breezeblock - ie screen walls 0.60 hrs/ m2

Glass block - 196 x 196 x 98 mm 2.44 hrs/ m2

Stone block walls 4.0 hrs/ m2 Note: Also see Masonry - Random Rubble Walling

Brick A generalisation is: 1 Trowel lays 50 bricks (commons) hr or 1 m2/hr 1 Labourer can support 2-3 bricklayers Single skin brickwork = 50 bricks/ m2 Double skin brickwork = 100 bricks/ m2 One and a half Brick Wall (ie double skin and single skin) = 150 bricks/ m2 All brick rates are for ground - 2400 high, if higher allow additional scaffold time Rates indicated do not allow for set out and standing door frames. Brickwork (with, 3 layers, 1 labourer) 900 bricks/day

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Caulk with compound 0.05 hrs/m Cleaning Walls = 217/hr = 1739/day 0.23 mhrs/m2

200 std bricks per day 1.60 mhrs/m2 300 std bricks per day 1.33 mhrs/m2 400 std bricks per day 1.00 mhrs/m2 Commons

- One and a half brick wall (75 bricks/m sq)= 35/hr = 280/day 2.14 mhrs/m2 - brick on edge partition (38 brick/m sq, av 35 bricks/hr) 0.9-1.1 mhrs/m2 - brick on edge partition (small quantities) 1.52 mhrs/m2 - double skin = 50/hr = 400/day 2.00 mhrs/m2 - double skin, arches 16.00 bricks/hr - double skin, curved in plan = 40/hr = 320/day 2.50 mhrs/m2 - mass brickwork = 640/day 80.00 bricks/hr - single skin = 50/hr = 400/day 1.00 mhrs/m2 - single skin, curved in plan = 33/ = 265/day 1.51 mhrs/m2 - solid 215 mm wall = 60/hr = 480/day 1.66 mhrs/m2

Face - One and a half brick wall (150 bricks/m sq) 1 side only face 2.78 mhrs/m2 - double skin (1 side only face) 2.23 mhrs/m2 - double skin (both sides face) 2.50 mhrs/m2 - single skin 1.25 mhrs/m2 - single skin for segmental or semi-arch 13.00 bricks/hr - single skin, curved in plan 1.67 mhrs/m2

Point with mortar 0.06 hrs/m Coping

Stone - 35 x 125 mm 0.23 hrs/m

Lintel Stone 0.24 hrs/m

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CARPENTRY Battens

nailed to partitions 0.04 mhrs/m

nailed to rafters & studs 0.02 mhrs/m Plugged to Walls

450 mm centres 0.23 mhrs/m Caulking Openings

With pressure gun 0.05 mhrs/m Without pressure gun 0.08 mhrs/m

Decking Timber

100 x 50 mm close nailed 1.75 mhrs/m2

100 x 50 with 25 mm gaps 1.50 mhrs/ m2 Door/window Opening Frame

Frame 100 x 50 mm nailed to grounds 0.15 mhrs/m

Frame - 150 x 50 mm plugged to walls 0.32 mhrs/m

Eaves Lining Compressed Fibrous Cement Sheet

fixed to timber frame 0 - 450 mm wide 0.55 mhrs/m2 fixed to timber frame 450 - 700 mm wide 0.52 mhrs/m2 fixed to timber frame 700 - 1200 mm wide 0.60 mhrs/m2

Hardboard 3 mm thick fixed to timber frame 0.42 mhrs/m2

Exterior Trim Blinds or shutters 1.25 mhrs/pair Mouldings 0.13 mhrs/m Porch Columns 1.50 mhrs each Porch Rail & Baluster 1.10 mhrs/m Verge Board 0.32 mhrs/m Wood Threshold 0.5 mhrs each

Fascia & Barges Timber 200 x 25 mm fixed to rafters 0.30 mhrs/m

Fixings Brick Wall

drill for 12 mm dia masonry anchor 0.10 mhrs each Concrete Wall

drill for 12 mm dia masonry anchor 1.13 mhrs each Steel Angle

drill for 12 mm dia bolt 0.13 mhrs each Timber

drill for 12 mm dia bolt 0.05 mhrs each Floor T & G

Timber - Hardwood 100 x 25 mm - cut in, cramp hail & punch 0.34 mhrs/m2

Timber - softwood 100 x 25 mm cut in, cramp, nail & punch 0.34 mhrs/m2

Floor Framing Strutting

50 x 50 mm herringbone (herringbone length measured) 0.41 mhrs/m Bearers

Timber - Hardwood ground floor 100 x 75 mm @ 1800 mm centres 0.15 mhrs/m

Joists Timber Hardwood ground floor 100 x 50 mm @ 450 mm centres 0.09 mhrs/m 0.2 mhrs/ m2 upper floor 250 x 50 mm @ 450 mm centres 0.27 mhrs/m

0.6 mhrs/ m2 Overall rate 0.4 mhrs/m2

Grounds/Furring Double

nailed to partitions and studs 0.07 mhrs/m

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plugged to walls 0.40 mhrs/m Double - Framed

nailed to partitions and studs 0.15 mhrs/m plugged to walls 0.40 mhrs/m

Single nailed to fff and studs 0.05 mhrs/m plugged to walls 0.18 mhrs/m

Insulation Aluminium Foil

over timber or steel framing 0.05 mhrs/m2 Batt Insulation

between steel or timber framing 0.11 mhrs/m2 Flexible Roll 0.12 mhrs/m2 Foam Glass 0.17 mhrs/m2 Granular Mineral 0.11 mhrs/m2 Insulation Lath 0.09 mhrs/m2 Rockwool Loose 0.10 mhrs/m2 Rockwool Strip 0.10 mhrs/m2 Vapour Seal Paper 0.02 mhrs/m2

Interior Trim Architraves to Brick

100 x 25 mm plugged to bwk (include plugging) 0.30 mhrs/m Architraves to Timber Framed Walls

100 x 25 mm 0.12 mhrs/m Beam casing 0.13 mhrs/m Chair Rail 0.10 mhrs/m Mouldings 0.09 mhrs/m Picture Rail

50 x 25 mm fixed to brick walls 0.19 mhrs/m 50 x 25 mm fixed to timber 0.09 mhrs/m

Skirting 150 x 25 mm fixed to brick 0.24 mhrs/m 150 x 25 mm fixed to timber 0.14 mhrs/m 75 x 25 mm fixed to brick 0.22 mhrs/m 75 x 25 mm fixed to timber 0.12 mhrs/m

Timber Handrail 0.45 mhrs/m Reveal Linings

19 mm Timber - fixed to frame include plugging to brickwork 0.30 mhrs/m

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Roof Ceiling Joists 100 x 50 mm @ 450 mm centres 0.10 mhrs/m

Roof Framing Ceiling Beams

150 x 75 mm 0.20 mhrs/m Ceiling Joists

100 x 50 mm @ 450 centres 0.07-0.10 mhrs/m 0.16 mhrs/ m2

Roof - Ceiling Hanging Beams 200 x 38 mm fixed to ceiling joists 0.21 mhrs/m

Collar Ties @ every second rafter 75 x 50 mm 0.13 mhrs/m 125 x 50 mm 0.135 mhrs/m 125 x 50 mm 0.14 mhrs/m

Purlins (under) 100 x 75 mm 0.26 m lin

Rafters @ 450 centres 100 x 50 mm 0.18 mhrs/m 0.39 mhrs/ m2

Ridge 175 x 25 mm 0.26 mhrs/m

Struts 100 x 75 mm (or 5 No. per hr) 0.12 mhrs/m

Trusses - Fabricated Gang nail 6 m span erection 0.9 mhrs each

Trusses - Fabricated Gang nail 12 m span erection 1.4 mhrs each

Wall Plates 100 x 50 mm on brickwork) 0.13-0.18 mhrs/m

Overall rate (per m2 plan area) 1.00 mhrs/m2 Strapping to walls 37 x 50 mm packed to alignment 0.67 mhrs/m2

Shelving Metal

Brownbuilt 2100 mm high x 420 mm deep x 400 mm wide 0.17 mhrs/unit procurement - 4 weeks

Timber 25 mm thick fixed to ladder brackets and all fixing included 4.25 mhrs/ m2 bank of shelves 4.34 mhrs/ m2 single shelves 0.17 mhrs/m

Signs Small

internal door - name/number 0.25 mhrs each Stairs

Timber including landings/balustrades - built on site 9.00 mhrs/m including landings/balustrades - prefabricated 3.00 mhrs/m

Sundry Items Hat & coat rail - 100 x 25 mm plugged to brick 0.20 mhrs/m Quad Fillet to Timber 0.06 mhrs/m Seat Batten - 75 x 38 mm fixed to metal frame 0.13 mhrs/m

Wall Framing Timber detailed rates:

100 x 50 mm 0.20 mhrs/m 200 x 50 mm 0.25 mhrs/m 300 x 50 mm 0.33 mhrs/m

Overall Rate stud walls (including plates, noggings & trimming): - Softwood 0.45 mhrs/m2

- Hardwood 0.54 mhrs/m2

Fix Studs & plates 0.25 mhrs/m2

Weatherboards 150 x 25 mm - fixed to timber frame 0.60 mhrs/m2

- fixed to gable ends 0.60 mhrs/m2

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CARPET Broadloom

Columns - glued 0.27 mhrs/ m2

Floor - glued to slab 0.10 mhrs/m2 - on underlay 0.15 mhrs/m2

Wall - glued 0.21 mhrs/m2

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CEILING Generalisation

Suspended ceilings (2 man team) large open areas 100 m sq/day Suspended ceilings (5 man team) small enclosed areas 50 m sq/day

Acoustic Tile Grid for acoustic tile 0.34 mhrs/m2

Place tiles 0.16 mhrs/m2

Compressed Fibre Cement Sheet Fixed to Battens 0.60 mhrs/m2

Illuminated Grid & tile Grid 0.34 mhrs/m2 Tiles 0.16 mhrs/m2

Metal Pan Grid 0.40 mhrs/m2

Tiles 0.17 mhrs/m2 Plasterboard

Cornice - 75 mm include set joints 0.15 mhrs/m2

Furring Channel Grid System - to receive plasterboard sheets 0.40 mhrs/m2

Sheet - fix, tape, set 10 mm sheet 0.4 mhrs/m2

Plasterboard Tile Grid

- for plasteboard tile 0.34 mhrs/m2 Tile

- place in ceiling grid 0.16 mhrs/m2 Plywood Sheet

- fixed to timber frame 0.34 mhrs/m2 Stramit Walk-on Ceiling

Grid/Tile - walk on (1200 x 750 mm tiles) 0.60 mhrs/m2 (Grid and tile usually fixed at the same time with 3 man crew)

Vermiculite spray 1 coat 0.60 mhrs/m2 2 coats (approx 9 mm thick) 1.20 mhrs/m2

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CEMENT RENDER (PLASTERER) Cement Render

A generalisation is: 1 labourer can support 2 renders/plasterers

Beams - 2 coats 16 mm 0.50 hrs/ m2 Column - 2 coats 16 mm 0.55 hrs/ m2 Soffits - 2 coats 16 mm 0.50 hrs/ m2

- 3 mm thick skim coat and polish off 0.30 hrs/ m2 Wall - 2 coats 16 mm 0.40 hrs/ m2

- skim coat 0.21 hrs/ m2 Beams - 1 coat 13 mm 0.45 hrs/ m2 Column - 1 coat - 13 mm 0.45 hrs/ m2 Narrow widths

- 1 coat 12 mm on reveals trowelled or wood float 0.62 hrs/ m2 Soffits - 1 coat 13 mm 0.30 hrs/ m2 Wall external

- 1 coat 13 mm 0.30 hrs/ m2 - 2 coats 19 mm 0.52 hrs/ m2

Wall internal - 1 coat 13 mm 0.30 hrs/ m2 - 1 coat 13 mm for wall tile 0.25 hrs/ m2 - 2 coats 19 mm 0.52 hrs/ m2

1.92 m2/hr Generalisation Plasterer - each coat (2 trowels l labourer) 64 m2/day

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CERAMIC FLOOR & WALL TILES Re- tiling of CCGL HO male toilet - 150 x 150 mm Johnson tiles. The render became drummy & tiles cracked and fell off wall. Wall of tiles removed, 1 day; wall then prepared with dash coat, 1 day; wall then rendered, 1 day; tiles then glued to wall. 365 tiles laid in 1 day, = 44 tiles/m sq. 8.25m sq fixed in 1 day, .97 mhrs/m sq.

Ceramics Trims

- round edge fixed to sills and reveals 0.82 mhrs/m Wall Tile

- 100 x 100 mm in small areas - fixed with mortar 2.70 mhrs/m2 - 150 x 150 mm in small areas - fixed with mortar 2.40 mhrs/m2 - 150 x 150 mm in large areas - fixed with mortar 2.40 mhrs/m2 - 100 x 100 mm fixed with mortar 2.50 mhrs/ m2 - 150 x 150 mm fixed with adhesive 1.50 mhrs/ m2 - 200 x 200 mm fixed with adhesive 1.50 mhrs/ m2

Floor tile - 100 x 100 mm tiles in small areas 1.4 mhrs/ m2 - 100 x 100 mm tiles in large areas 1.0 1.2 mhrs/ m2 - Mosaic floor tiles in small areas 2.0 2.4 mhrs/ m2 - Ceramic tiles on membrane Metz adhesive fixed 1.5 1.7 mhrs/ m2

NOTE: Maximum of 1 man per 5m2 floor area! Precast Polished Tiles

Shopping Malls (large areas) 0.7 0.9 mhrs/ m2 Quarry

Floor - 75 x 75 mm 1.85 mhrs/ m2 - 100 x 100 mm 1.50 mhrs/ m2 - 150 x 150 mm 1.45 mhrs/ m2 - 225 x 225 mm 1.26 mhrs/ m2

Skirting Tile 1.00 mhrs/m

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CLEARING SITE Clear Trees & Brush

Heavy Timber with Dozer - include pile and burn 21.00 machine hrs/hectare

Medium Timber with dozer - include pile and burn 16.50 machine hrs/hectare

Light Timber - tractors and cable - 10.5 machine hrs/hectare

Light Timbered with dozer - include pile and burn 11.8 machine hrs/hectare

Remove Tree Stumps 200 - 350 mm diameter - blast and pull with tractor 0.85 machine hrs each - grub and remove by hand 6.00 hrs each 350 - 450 mm diameter - blast and pull with tractor 1.50 hrs each 450 - 600 mm diameter - grub and remove by hand 9.00 hrs each

Remove trees 200 - 350 mm diameter - by hand 8.00 hrs each - with chain saw 1.8 hrs each 350 - 450 mm diameter - by hand 10.5 hrs each 450 - 600 mm diameter - by hand 16.50 hrs each

Turf - Cutting & Laying cut, strip, stack 0.25 hrs/m2 lay, level, lightly topsoil 0.3 hrs/m2

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CONCRETE Note: concrete pours generally not planned to exceed 150 m cub per day. With one pump the discharge rate will vary between 20 - 30 m2 per hour Pours larger than 150 m cub will need two or more pumps, with additional placing crews. It is good practice to have the pour in by early afternoon to allow finishing in daylight hours.

Broadway Shopping Centre Site was placing 6500m cub/month 282.0 m3/day

Blinding 50 mm thick - approx 4.5 mhrs/m cub 0.22 hrs/m2 75 mm thick - approx 3.0 mhrs/m cub 0.25 hrs/m2

Delivery By hand using barrows 0.111 max. mhrs/m3 By mobile crane with 2 x 1m3 skips 0.067 max. mhrs/m3 By tower crane with 2 x 2m3 skips 0.040 max. mhrs/m3 By concrete pump (to any height) 0.033 max. mhrs/m3 By direct pour from truck, per discharge point (C & C rate) 0.017 max. mhrs/m3

Concrete joints Joint made from bitumen impregnated fibreboard 0.06 hrs/m Water stop - rubber 0.10 hrs/m Polythene Membrane (visqueen) 0.08 hrs/m2

Slabs on Ground 1.25 mhrs/ m2 A team of 2-3 men can prepare & pour 3 No. 5 x 5m chequer board pours each day Form reinforce & pour concrete floor on fill (6 men) 250 m2/day Place concrete only direct from truck 18 m3/hour

Labour Placing rates Strip footings 1.500 mhrs/m3 Mass Concrete in ground 0.25-1.00 mhrs/m3 Floor Slabs (excluding finishing) 0.33-0.125 mhrs/m3 Columns 4-10 mhrs/m3 Walls 2-2.5 mhrs/m3 Beams 2.5-8 mhrs/m3

Concrete Finishing Broom Finish 0.03 hrs/ m2

Bush Hammer 1.5 hrs/m2

Bush Hammer - Ribbed 2.00 hrs/ m2 Cement Wash 0.12 hrs/ m2 Exposed Aggregate 0.62 hrs/ m2 Hardener - Liquid Chemical

- clean old surface 0.32 hrs/ m2 - one coat hardener 0.10 hrs/ m2

Hardener - Metallic Grout Hardener - clean old surface 0.32 hrs/ m2 - one coat hardener 0.21 hrs/m2

Plastic Protection 0.02 hrs/m2 Polish Surface 1.95 hrs/m2

Power Floating 0.07 mhrs/m2

Remove Ties, Point, Patch or Fill Tie Holes 0.32 hrs/m2 Scabbling Slabs 0.45-0.65 hrs/m2 Scabbling Soffits 1.2 hrs/m2 Scabbling Walls 0.62 hrs/m2 Sand blasting 80.0 m2/day Screeding 0.32 hrs/m2 Shovel finish 0.25 hrs/m2 Trowel - by hand with steel trowel (60 m2 /man day 0.25 hrs/m2 Trowel - by machine 0.12 hrs/m2

Joint Filling Mastic/ Polysulphide/ Silicone 0.10 hrs/m

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COOL ROOM Small Cool Room

3000 x 3000 mm plan x 2400 mm high 5.00 days Note: Using a two man crew Unit built freestanding within an existing room. includes walls & roof, concrete screed floor, compressor, condenser, electrics, sliding door

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CORK FLOOR FINISHES Cork Tiles

Floor - include clear urethane finish 0.50 hrs/m2

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DEMOLITION Asbestos (includes set-up, bagging & disposal)

- remove sprayed asbestos 10.00 hrs/m2 - remove asbestos cement sheet 0.70 hrs/m2 - remove tiles 1.00 hrs/m2

Flooring Ceramic / Quarry Tile 0.8 hrs/m2 Cork Tile 0.10 hrs/m2 Linoleum 1.025 hrs/m2 Terrazzo 0.8 hrs/m2 Timber 0.60 hrs/m2 Vinyl/Rubber Tiles 0.10 hrs/m2

Internal Walls Plaster from Masonry 0.11 hrs/m2 Plaster/Fibreboard 0.11 hrs/m2 Plywood 0.12 hrs/m2 Timber Frame 0.11 hrs/m2

Masonry Hollow Blocks - 140 mm blockwork by Hand 1.25 hrs/m2 - 140 mm blockwork by pneumatic pick 0.25 hrs/m2 Solid Blocks - 140 mm blockwork by Hand 1.80 hrs/m2 - 140 mm blockwork by pneumatic pick 0.35 hrs/m2

Paving Brick- break up by hand 0.09 hrs/m2 Concrete paving, floor slabs - by hand 0.50 hrs/m2 Asphaltic concrete - by hand 0.25 mhrs/m2

Reinforced Concrete Columns - hand held breaker 16.00 hrs/m3 Slab on ground - hand held breaker 16.00 hrs/m3 Reinforced concrete slab - hand held breaker 16.00 hrs/m3 Reinforced concrete Wall - hand held breaker 16.00 hrs/m3 Concrete Slab with hydraulic breaker

- 100 mm thick 0.001 mhrs/m2 - 150 mm thick 0.002 mhrs/m2 - 200 mm thick 0.0035 mhrs/m2 - 300 mm thick 0.010 mhrs/m2 - weak mass concrete or masonry 0.050 mhrs/m3 - jack-hammering concrete 10 max. mhrs/m3

Reinforced concrete wall (hand held breaker) 16 mhrs/m3 Roofing

Built Up Roofing 0.10 hrs/m2 Corrugated Metal Roof 0.15 hrs/m2

Siding Corrugated metal 0.13 hrs/m2 Timber 0.22 hrs/m2

Structural timber Framing 0.03 hrs/m Roof timber 0.04 hrs/m

11 Storey Office Building Perth (Ex.Moltoni Demolition)

Conventional 12 weeks superstructure + 6 weeks raft slab 1.6 weeks/floor Blasting (Requires 2 month approval process first) 18hr day 3.2 days/floor

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DOCUMENTATION Note: Manhours based on B1 sized ink drawings

Architectural Sketch Plans will represent approx 20% of total manhours design and documentation

Detail Design and Documentation Note: Use of CAD systems would result in overall reduction of 15 - 20%. Generally allow 80 m hrs average per drawing

1:100 location plans/sections 100.00 hrs/dwg 1:100 elevations 50.00 hrs/dwg 1:200, 1:500 site plans 100.00 hrs/dwg 1:50 detail plans 175.00 hrs/dwg 1:20, 1:10 sections 80.00 hrs/dwg 1:100 reflected ceiling plans 50.00 hrs/dwg 1:10, 1:5 details 35.00 hrs/dwg

Schedules 35.00 hrs/dwg Specification

Note: Minimum of 200 man hours, or approximately 4% of total drawing documentation manhours Bills of Quantities

Note: allow 10% of total manhours for each consultant (drawing production) for the bills of quantities. The following rates are for a 7 level office building of reinforced concrete construction (simple design) from Queensland and a specified bill.

Aluminium Glazing 38.00 hrs each Brick/Blockwork 33.00 hrs each Carpenter 33.00 hrs each Carpet 17.00 hrs each Ceramic Tiling 27.00 hrs each Concrete (Include Reo & Formwork) 150.00 hrs each Drainage 28.00 hrs each Excavation 35.00 hrs each Granite 12.00 hrs each Hardware 17.00 hrs each Hydraulics (include Fire Service) 82.00 hrs each Joinery 28.00 hrs each Landscaping 17.00 hrs each Metalwork 44.00 hrs each Painting 44.00 hrs each Paving 17.00 hrs each Roofing and Roof Plumbing 38.00 hrs each Structural Steel 33.00 hrs each Sun-screens 33.00 hrs each Suspended Ceiling include Plasterboard Partitions 55.00 hrs each Tanking 14.00 hrs each

Electrical Note: Calculation of power loads, sizing generators and switchgear - allow 10% of total manhours for design and documentation

Design and Documentation Note: Generally allow average of 50 man hours per drawing

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Symbols and Legend - engineer/design 20.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/document 20.00 hrs/dwg

Substation Layouts - engineer/design 100.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/document 50.00 hrs/dwg

Switchboard Layout and Details - engineer/design 60.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/document 40.00 hrs/dwg

Cable Trays and Block Cabling - engineer/design 50.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/document 30.00 hrs/dwg

Plan Layouts - Lights (High Use) - engineer/design 50.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/document 30.00 hrs/dwg

Plan Layouts - Power (High Use) - engineer/design 30.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/document 20.00 hrs/dwg

Plan Layouts - Lights (General Floors) - engineer/design 25.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/document 15.00 hrs/dwg

Plan Layouts - Power (general Floors) - engineer/design 25.00 hrs/dwg

Schematics - engineer/design 20.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/document 10.00 hrs/dwg

Line Diagrams - engineer/design 20.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/document 10.00 hrs/dwg

Details - engineer/design 20.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/document 10.00 hrs/dwg

Schedules - engineer/design 20.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/document 10.00 hrs/dwg

Specifications Note: Allow 4% to total manhours design & documentation

Hydraulics and Sprinklers Design and Documentation

A generalisation is Allow average of 30 man hours per drawing

Site Plans - engineer/design 30.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/document 10.00 hrs/dwg

General Layouts - Base Plans Supplied - engineer/design 16.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/document 8.00 hrs/dwg

Plant room and Equipment Layouts - engineer/design 30.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/document 10.00 hrs/dwg

Schematics and Line diagrams - engineer/design 20.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/document 10.00 hrs/dwg

Details - engineer/design 20.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/document 10.00 hrs/dwg


Specifications A generalisation is allow 4% of total manhours design and documentation

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Landscape Design and Documentation

- design 30.00 hrs/dwg - document 20.00 hrs/dwg

Plans 1:100 / 1:200 - design 60.00 hrs/dwg - document 40.00 hrs/dwg

Details - design 20.00 hrs/dwg - document 10.00 hrs/dwg

Schedules - design 20.00 hrs/dwg - document 10.00 hrs/dwg


Lifts Analysis - Lift capacity sizing and performance

A generalisation is allow 15% of total manhours design and documentation

Design and Documentation A generalisation is allow average of 60 man hours per drawing

Lift Motor room Layouts and Details - engineer 50.00 hrs/dwg - tracing 30.00 hrs/dwg

Well Layouts and Details - engineer 40.00 hrs/dwg - tracing 20.00 hrs/dwg


Mechanical Heat Load Calcs, Plant and Equipment Sizing

A generalisation is Analysis will represent approximately 10% total manhours of design and documentation

Major Duct work Sizing A generalisation is Analysis and layouts will represent approximately 5% total man hours design and documentation

Sizing and Documentation A generalisation is Allow 80 man hours per drawing

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Plant Layouts - engineer/design 90.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/document 60.00 hrs/dwg

Plant Sections - engineer/design 90.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/document 60.00 hrs/dwg

Floor Layouts - Pipes and Duct - engineer/design 60.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/document 40.00 hrs/dwg

Single Line Diagrams - engineer/design 30.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/document 10.00 hrs/dwg

Schematics - engineer/design 30.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/document 10.00 hrs/dwg


Site Plan and Legends - engineer/design 20.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/document 20.00 hrs/dwg

Specifications A generalisation is Approximately 6% of and documentation man hours

Construction Programmes Draughting of Bar Chart or Critical Path Programme

- design programme 70.00 hrs/dwg - tracing 10.00 hrs/dwg

Preparation of Critical Path Programme on a Computer - planner 80.00 hrs/job

Structural Load Analysis and Structural Sizing

A generalisation is Analysis will represent approx 15% total manhours design and documentation

Design and Documentation A generalisation is 65 manhours/drawing average engineering and design and documentation

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Stormwater - engineer/design 30.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/documentation 10.00 hrs/dwg

Civil Works - 1:200, 1:500 Plans - engineer/design 50.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/documentation 30.00 hrs/dwg

Concrete Footings - Profiles - engineer/design 10.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/documentation 10.00 hrs/dwg

Concrete footings - Reinforce - engineer/design 30.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/documentation 20.00 hrs/dwg

Concrete Slabs and Beams - Profiles - engineer/design 10.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/documentation 10.00 hrs/dwg

Concrete Slabs and Beams - Reinforce - engineer/design 40.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/documentation 20.00 hrs/dwg

Concrete Columns and Walls - Profiles - engineer/design 10.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/documentation 10.00 hrs/dwg

Concrete Columns and Walls - Reinforce - engineer/design 20.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/documentation 10.00 hrs/dwg

Concrete Stairs - engineer/design 30.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/documentation 20.00 hrs/dwg

Structural Steel - engineer/design 60.00 hrs/dwg - tracing/documentation 20.00 hrs/dwg

Specification Notes A generalisation is Minimum say 100 man hours usually represents 4% of total design and documentation

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DOORS/DOOR FRAMES Bi-Fold

Track/Doors/Hardware Note: Rete is for first metre, 0.3 hrs for each additional metre

Door frames Set Out/stand

- for block/brickwork 0.50 hrs each Timber

- transoms to door frames into brick or stud wall 0.50 hrs each Timber Double Frame

- into brick or stud wall 1.40 hrs each Timber single Frame

- into brick or stud wall 1.20 hrs each Exterior Doors

Hollow Metal - double Swing - include frame, door, trim, transom 15.60 hrs/pair

Hollow Metal - single Swing - include frame, door, trim, transom 9.50 hrs each

Pressed steel - double Slide - include frame, track, hanger, doors, hardware 32.00 hrs/pair

Pressed Steel - double Swing - include frame, doors, hardware 20.0 hrs/pair

Timber - double Swing - include lockset & furniture 4.55 hrs each - pivot hang - double action floor springs 5.00 hrs each

Timber - Single Swing - include lockset/furniture 2.30 hrs each

Hardware Barrel Bolts

- 150 mm 0.50 hrs each Check or Spring Hinge 1.8 hrs each Door Closer 1.00 hrs each Full Morticed Butt Hinges 1.00 hrs each Half Morticed Butt Hinges 0.15 hrs each Kick Plate 0.10 hrs each Lock and Furniture

- exterior 0.75 hrs/set - interior 0.66 hrs/set

Morticed Lock 1.60 hrs each Panic Bolts/Push Bars 3.20 hrs each

Hufcor Doors Note: 2 man crew, Delivery 8-10 weeks

Doors and Hardware - Operable Wall 0.66 hrs/m Track - Operable Walls 0.25 hrs/m

Interior doors Timber - Single

Note: Rate of double doors = single door x 1.5 - 1.75 (use discretion) - hang excluding lockset/furniture 1.20 hrs each - hang including lockset/furniture 2.00 hrs each

Roller Shutter doors Domestic - 2.1 x 2.4 4.00 hrs each Industrial - 3.0 x 3.0 6.00 hrs each

if motor required additional work by electrical if power supply Screen Door

Screen Door - Door and Hardware 2.25 hrs each Sliding Door

Sliding Door - Door and Hardware 3.20 mhrs each Steel Frames

Erect & plumb - using jig for repetitive work 1.00 mhrs each - without jig 2.00 mhrs each

Strong room Doors Fireproof - Strong room 0.50 hrs/50 kg

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ELECTRICAL Multi Storey Hotel

1000 m2 GFA per floor, 23 rooms + corridors Chasing out (2 men) & wiring (3 men) 6 days/floor 0.24 mhrs/m2 GFA

Multi Storey Office Conduit in slab (where all wiring is in slab) 0.25 mhrs/m2 Ditto per lin. m of conduit 0.10 mhrs/lin.m Connect subboard via rising mains in ducts to main switchboard 40 mhrs/floor

Audio Cable - in conduits 0.08 hrs/m lin - on cable tray in ceiling space 0.10 hrs/m lin

Horns on Wall 1.25 hrs each Speakers in Ceiling 1.00 hrs each

Cable 4 Core & earth PVC circular on Tray

- 2.5 mm sq 0.08 hrs/m lin - 6.0 mm sq 0.11 hrs/m lin - 16.0 mm sq 0.17 hrs/m lin - 35 mm sq 0.23 hrs/m lin - 95 mm sq 0.42 hrs/m lin - 150.0 mm sq 0.59 hrs/m lin

4 Core MIMS/PVC on Tray - 4.0 mm sq 0.19 hrs/m lin - 6.0 mm sq 0.21 hrs/m lin - 10.0 mm sq 0.25 hrs/m lin - 16.0 mm sq 0.29 hrs/m lin - 25 mm sq 0.35 hrs/m lin

Single Core MIMS/PVC on Tray - 6.0 mm sq 0.11 hrs/m lin - 10.0 mm sq 0.13 hrs/m lin - 25 mm sq 0.17 hrs/m lin - 50 mm sq 0.23 hrs/m lin - 70.0 mm sq 0.25 hrs/m lin -.129 mm sq 0.32 hrs/m lin

TPI Cable in conduit - 2.5 mm sq 0.05 hrs/m lin - 6.0 mm sq 0.04 hrs/m lin - 25 mm sq 0.05 hrs/m sq - 95 mm sq 0.09 hrs/m lin

Cable Tray Cable Tray to Ceilings 0.66 hrs/m lin

Communications Communications Outlets 0.25 hrs each

Optical fibre - joining 0.66 hrs/joint

Conduit Cast into Suspended Concrete Slab

- 20 mm 0.05 hrs/m lin - 25 mm 0.06 hrs/m lin - 32 mm 0.08 hrs/m lin

Fixed to Masonry - 20 mm 0.15 hrs/m lin - 32 mm 0.18 hrs/m lin - 50 mm 0.22 hrs/m lin

Fixed within Suspended Ceiling - 20 mm 0.11 hrs/m lin - 32 mm 0.02 hrs/m lin - 50 mm 0.15 hrs/m lin

Fit-out Electric Clock 0.25 hrs each General Power Outlets 0.25 hrs each

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EPOXY FINISH Floor

To Concrete 0.02 hrs/ m2/coat Note: Generally requires 1 day cure per coat & 48 hrs drying prior to final traffic. Also allow for acid etch (with machine) @ 125 m sq/hour plus 2 days drying prior to epoxy.

To Timber 0.02 hrs/ m2/coat

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EXCAVATION Backfill only, no Compaction

By hand 0.65 hrs/ m3 Backfilling Generally

Trenches With D4 dozer 0.060 mhrs/m3 With D8 Dozer 0.020 mhrs/m3

Place & Consolidate Hardfill 150 mm thick with 2.5 Tonne roller 0.050 mhrs/m2 Spread & Level Hardfilling

With D4 dozer 0.070 mhrs/m3 With D8 Dozer 0.020 mhrs/m3 Spread, level & compact sand layer 50-75 mm thick 0.040 mhrs/m2

Backfill, Spread and Level By hand

- average soil 1.00 hrs/ m3 - gravel 0.52 hrs/ m3 - sand 0.46 hrs/ m3

By Machine - Drott - gravel 0.04 hrs/ m3

Backfill, Refill and Compact These times are indicative only and compaction specifications should be checked where available

By Hand. - surface - in clay 1.60 hrs/ m3 - surface - in gravel 1.33 hrs/ m3 - surface - in loam 1.50 hrs/ m3 - trenches - in clay 3.45 hrs/ m3 - trenches - 1 meter in clay 3.45 hrs/ m3 - trenches - 1 meter in gravel 3.05 hrs/ m3 - trenches - 1 meter in loam 2.80 hrs/ m3 - trenches - 4 meter in clay 3.85 hrs/ m3 - trenches - 4 meter in gravel 3.45 hrs/ m3 - trenches - 4 meter in loam 3.25 hrs/ m3

By Hand (Pneumatic) - surface - in clay 0.88 hrs/ m3 - surface - in gravel 0.75 hrs/ m3 - surface - in loam 0.80 hrs/ m3

Bulk Exc Generally

Per machine 300-500 m3/day In good conditions with continuous supply of trucks up to 1100 m3/day

By Machine - Tractor and Scraper, Drott Note:

Bulk excavation rates are for firm sand multipliers:- Gravel 1.25; Loam 1.35; Clay 1.50; Soft Rock 4.00

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By Machine - Drott (D7/D8) - gradient 1 in 7 down 0.01 mhrs/m3 - gradient 1 in 7 up 0.02 mhrs/m3 - level 0.01 mhrs/m3

By Machine - Tractor and Scraper (D7/D8) - haul 100m 0.01 mhrs/m3 - haul 500m 0.02 mhrs/m3

By Hand - average soil 1.60 mhrs/m3 - stiff clay 3.00 mhrs/m3 - soft rock 4.80 mhrs/m3 - hard rock 7.40 mhrs/m3 Add for barrowing upto to 15 m 1.00 mhrs/m3

By 20-30 Tonne Rock Breaker Note:- for footings the larger breaker may shatter the rock causing major over breaking. The smaller breakers 7 - 15 tonnes may be required for small (or standard sized approx 1.5 x 1.5m) detailed excavation.

- hard rock - detailed exc lift pit (first 1-1.5m) 10.0 m3/hr - hard rock - detailed exc lift pit (first 1.5m to 4m) 3.0 m3/hr - hard rock - detailed exc lift pit (first 4m to 5.5m) 1.0 m3/hr (can get 6.5 m reach breaker - rate 10-20% less)

Loading Trucks Load trucks from stockpile of earth (large) 200 m3/hour Load l truck from small quantities 20 m3/hour Dragline loading to trucks

0.76m3 bucket 0.032 mhrs/m3 1.33m3 bucket 0.025 mhrs/m3

Excavate from spoil heaps & load to truck with front end loader 0.76m3 bucket (D6) 0.059 mhrs/m3 1.14 m3 bucket (Cat 955) 0.040 mhrs/m3 1.33m3 bucket (Cat 955h) 0.031 mhrs/m3

Detailed By Hand

- average soil 3.00 hrs/ m3 - soft rock 8.50 hrs/ m3 - hard rock 13.50 hrs/ m3

By Machine - Backhoe - trenches 1m in clay 0.11 hrs/ m3 - trenches 1m in gravel 0.10 hrs/ m3 - trenches 1m in loam 0.09 hrs/m cub - trenches 4m in clay 0.13 hrs/m cub - trenches 4m in gravel 0.11 hrs/m cub - trenches 4m in loam 0.11 hrs/m cub - excavation (straight small work) 15 m3/day

Trim & grade excavation - D4 Dozer 0.007 mhrs/m2 - D8 Dozer 0.003 mhrs/m2

15 - 30 Tonnes Rates need adjustment depending on machine size and rock strength

Bucket excavator large area to first 6 m deep 45 m cub/hour Bucket excavator large area beyond 6 m deep 20 m cub/hour

Ditchwitch Ditchwitch excavation .300mm wide x 1 m deep 100 m lin/day

Over Area By Hand

- average soil 1.81 hrs/m cub - hard rock 8.80 hrs/m cub - soft rock 5.60 hrs/m cub

Contiguous & Secant Piles, Diaphragm Wall - see Bored Piers/Piling.

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FENCING Chainlink

Note: Addition 30% per metre of bracing for corners and bracing

1.8m high including posts 1.25 hrs/m 2.4m high including posts 1.47 hrs/m

Mesh 50 mm mesh

- incl metal posts 1m high 1.17 hrs/m Timber

Post/Rail and Paling - 1.8m high 1.27 hrs/m

Wire Barbed - single strand

- fix to metal, timber and concrete posts 0.11 hrs/m Single Strand

- fix to metal, concrete and timber posts 0.04 hrs/m

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FLOOR SANDING Timber

Hardwood 0.13 hrs/m sq Old floor for re-finish 0.38 hrs/m sq Softwood 0.19 hrs/m sq

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FLOORING - SPECIAL Infinite Access Floor

Note: Average crew size 3 or 4 men 300-600 mm high 300 mm square steel or aluminium tile

Curved or irregular shaped 0.77 hrs/m sq Square or simple 0.62 hrs/m sq

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FORMWORK A generalisation is: 2 men form 2 columns in 6 hours Beam and flat slab (simple) 9m sq/manday (formwork measured) Formwork (slab soffit) (per man) 8 m sq/day Formwork (walls) (per man) 6 m sq/day Formwork (columns) (per man) 10 m sq/day This is a general guide and will vary for beam/slab ratio for each project. Standard suspended formwork weighs between 60 80 kg/m sq (includes ply, joists, bearer, U heads, frames & braces)

OSW Core

13 men working on the core (core includes 2 staircases & 9 lift shafts) Cycle times have been 4 days with critical activity being tying steel.

Structure 20 men stripping 10 men on columns 32 men on deck Podium Levels and Loading docks approx. 2000m2 and time of approx. 3 weeks. Carpark typical floors of 2500 m2 have taken 6 days. Office typical floors of 2500 m2 have taken 6 days. Therefore typical 2500 m2 floor 63 men in 6 days 0.992 mhrs/m2

Broadway Shopping Centre 125 men were averaging 700m sq/day (all in rate) 5.65 m sq/day

Thailand (CCG John Ashton 9/8/99) (all in rate) 1.75 - 2.0 m sq/day

Conventional

Note: Rates given for formwork used once

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Generalised Times for Duration Checks Form reinforce & pour slab on formwork (10 day cycle) 150 m sq/day Form reinforce & pour slab on waffle formwork (13 day cycle) 150 m sq/day Beam

- up to 0.6m deep at heights 3.0m 1.80 hrs/m sq - up to 0.6m deep at heights 3.6m - 4.2m 1.90 hrs/m sq - up to 0.6m deep at heights 4.2m - 4.8m 2.00 hrs/m sq - up to 0.6m deep at heights 4.8m - 5.4m 2.20 hrs/m sq - up to 0.6m deep at heights 5.4m - 6.0m 2.40 hrs/m sq

Conventional Column General 2.00 hrs/m sq Column Base 2.00 hrs/m sq

Curb - on ground 0.23 hrs/m - on slab (ie up-stands) 3.00 hrs/m

Edgeboards - 75 mm to 100 mm depth 0.25 hrs/m - 100 mm 150 mm depth 0.35 hrs/m

Slab - flat - height - 0 - 3.0m 18 mm ply deck with shore load supports 1.00 hrs/m sq

Slab - flat - height - 3.0 - 3.6m 18 mm ply deck with shore load supports 1.10 hrs/m sq





Stair Soffits including ply, steel props, landing and risers 2.00 hrs/m sq

Stairs risers only 0.3 hrs/m sq

Strip footing/ground beam 0.8 hrs/m sq Trench forms 1.00 hrs/m sq Walls

vertical face (one side) Note: rate is erection rate only add additional 55% for fabricate and erect.

- vertical face (outside) 0 - 15m 0.6 hrs/m sq - vertical face (outside) 3 - 4.5m 0.84 hrs/m sq - vertical face (outside) 4.5 - 6m 0.96 hrs/m sq

Craneable Shutters Core walls (ie lift shafts)

- up to 4.0m in height 1.6 hrs/m sq Straight walls

- up to 4.0m in height 1.2 hrs/m sq Pan forms Place only, excluding falsework

- 500mm x 500mm 0.13 hrs/m each - 1000 mm x 1000 mm 0.26 hrs/m each

Prefabricated Column tube round

Note: Also called fibre tube

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- 300 mm diameter 0.16 hrs/m - 600 mm diameter 0.17 hrs/m - 750mm diameter 0.18 hrs/m - 900 mm diameter 0.18 hrs/m

Strip and Clean Column

- conventional 0.31 hrs/m sq Slab

- conventional - flat 0.27 hrs/m sq - conventional - slab and beam 0.44 hrs/m sq

Stairs - conventional 0.66 hrs/m sq

Strip footings/ground beams - conventional 0.10 hrs/m sq

Trench - conventional 0.10 hrs/m sq

THE FOLLOWING FORMWORK RATES ARE FROM C & C Formwork to Groundworks

Underpinning Fix 1.900 mhrs/m2 Strip 0.600 mhrs/m2

Rough footings Fix 0.400 mhrs/m2 Strip 0.100 mhrs/m2

Pile caps, pads, pit bases Fix 1.150 mhrs/m2 Strip 1.450 mhrs/m2

Ground Beams Fix 1.300 mhrs/m2 Strip 0.500 mhrs/m2

Large machine bases Fix 1.500 mhrs/m2 Strip 0.500 mhrs/m2

Small machine bases Fix 2.2

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