Chapter 5

Contracting Electrical Installation
Introduction
• Estimating is an art by which we can get an
approximation of the material, investment involved,
and the time to be taken for the completion of
Electrification project we are planning to do.
• Normally ,it can be analyzed under the following
headings, estimating the quantity of material and the
cost involved:-
– Analysis of cost or selling price.
– Maintaining proper accounts.
– Provision of selling aids.
Purpose of Estimating And Costing
• Estimating is also necessary because it gives us certainty about
the amount of money required, availability of material etc.
• In the absence of pre-project and the work started without
estimating and costing, the work cannot be completed in
uninterruptedly because; it becomes difficult to continue the
work due to instantaneous shortage of money or unavailability
of material.
• For purchasing the material according to estimating and costing,
market survey is necessary.
• The estimating and costing have the following aims.
– To ensure that the list of material is completed before starting the job so
that there are very sleek chances of shortage of any necessary material
after staring the work.
– To ensure that the money is not misused in the projects under
implementation.
– The time is saved i.e. the work is completed well in time as planned.
Purpose of Estimating And Costing
• The following problems may come on the work
started with out estimating and costing.
• It becomes very difficult to purchase necessary
material in the absence of list of material.
• The money is misused by purchasing seller, or
excess quantities of material from market and the
shortage of money cause the work interrupted.
• Due to above mentioned difficulties, the work may
take more time for completion and it can affect the
other project which is related to the existing project
in hand.
Essential Elements of Estimating and Costing.
• Specification of material:- The specification and cost of all necessary material
should be known at the time of preparing a report on estimating and pricing
of the project. It will be very difficult to purchase the material from market
without knowledge of specifications.
• Market Survey:- Latest market cost of material, The mistakes or carelessness
show purchasing the material with out any market survey will add the cost of
electrical installation along with addition of time in completion of the project.
Market survey is an art in which only experienced persons succeed.
• Price list and net prices:- Net Price: - is that price, in which all the imposed
taxes such as VAT, sale tax, excise duty and other local taxes are included.
• Electrical Schedule: - is that list or plan of the building by which we come to
known the number of points provided in each room of the building under
estimation. We need to know the ceiling outlet, different switches, wall plugs
and any other special plus etc.
• Material and labor cost:- To arrive at a final conclusion for determination of
labor charges for wiring a particular building is very difficult. It is because of
the effect that labor charges are different at different places
• Knowledge of purchase system:-
Guide Lines For Conducting Estimates
• The engineer who has been assigned for estimating for internal
house /commercial/ building wiring, he /she should be fully
conversant for the general rules followed for internal wiring.
• The pace where the service connections from nearest pole are to
be received should be selected carefully.
• The pace should be covered to provide protection to energy
meter against rain sun and mechanical damage.
• No additional road is to be connected to an existing installation
unless it has been ascertained that the installation can carry the
additional lead safely.
• The height of main board, and meter beard are to be installed so
that its center is 1.6 Meters above the floor.
• The socket outlets in house wiring in office buildings can be
installed 0.3m above floor but those to residential buildings can
amount to electrical accidents by small children in the house.
• Sufficient number of socket out lets is to be provided at suitable
places.
• 3 pins, 5Amp socket outlets are to be used for light and fan sub.
Circuits, 3 pin, 15A sockets are to be used in power circuits.
• In bath rooms, the height of socket outlet should not be less
than 1.5 meters in any case.
• For small and medium sized rooms, all light points are to be
placed on walls about 2.75 to 3.0 meters above floor on
horizontal run below ceiling.
• The fuse and switch are not to be provided on earthed
conductor or earth wire.
• The metal sheaths or conduits for all wiring and metal covering
of all current consuming apparatus or appliances is to be
properly earthed in order to avoid danger from electric shock
due to leakage or failure of insulation.
• In large buildings where 3 phase 4 wire supply is to be given, the
load is to be distributed equally on all the phases.
• All apparatus requiring attention are to be provided with means
of access to it.
• The height of ceiling for a normal residential building may be
taken as 3.5 meters for estimation purpose. The height of ceiling
for large halls may be assumed to be 4-meters.
• While calculating the cost of wiring a house or commercial
building, the rates from the local market of standard quality
goods preferably of the some company should be taken into
account as there is a variety of rates from company to company.
• The estimator must take into account each and every item i.e.
from minor items to major items required in the wiring
calculations.
• All ceiling fans are to be hung 2.75 meters above the floor, unless
otherwise specified.
Sequences to carry Out estimate
While calculating the material and cost of wiring a house the following sequence
should be adopted in case of conduit system of wiring.
• a) Drawing Installation plan drawn in suitable scale and electrical points,

switch board, location of main board, energy meter, distribution board etc.
are marked on the plan through specified symbols.
• b) Assumptions:- for instance location of main board in verandah can be
assumed to be half or one meter inside. The height of the building may also
be assumed if it is not specified.
• c) Calculations: - For length of conduit pipe. It may be calculated in three
stages:-
-The conduit installed from switchboards up to horizontal run including from
main switch.
-The conduit on walls running parallel to floor (Horizontal run) running below
ceiling.
-The conduit installed between HR and ceiling to last point on HR.
 Them finally add the three stages and add 10% wastage.
Sequences to carry Out estimate
• d ) Calculations for phase and Neutral wire
 Then finally total size of the phase and neutral wire
and add 15% wastage on each.
• E) Calculate for length of Earth wire:- the earth wire for casing
Capping and batten wiring is laid on the batten along with
other wires. If the conduit is metal pipe no additional earth wire
will be in the conduit, as the conduit can act as earth wire.
• f) Prepare Bill of Material Table (BOM): - It should be prepared
with complete Specification of each item, qty, unit price, Sub-
total price, VAT , Service price (service price may be listed by
adding the service price with the material or individually), and
the total project price.
Bill of Material preparation
The table shown below is an example of BOM
Ite Brand Model/ Detail Technical description Countr Unit of Qty Unit Total Price
m Part y of Measure Price
N° Origin
No
1 ABB supply, install, test and
commission distribution board for
lighting circuits, totally enclosed,
made of sheet steel… three phase,
1x1000A ACB, 4x250A, 8x64A,
16x32A, 31x16A ACB
2 Phili Supply, install, connect and test

ps lighting fixtures including lamps,
all mounting brackets, starters,
ballasts, capacitors and
accessories Twin-tube flourescent
lamp, (T8, 2x36W)
3
4
Total price
VAT (15%)
Total material and Service Price (Total cost + VAT)

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