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Cabling & Conduits

Construction Man-hour Norms

Cable
DescriptionItemTradesman HoursLabourer Hours
approved size earth cable into adequately sized conduits, with
minimal long sweep bends, and for fixing cabling to top of
horizontal single side supported trays.
TPI Cable in Conduit
DescriptionItemTradesman HoursLabourer Hours
2.5mm²0.03 mhr/m - 0.009 mhr/ft
6mm²0.04 mhr/m - 0.012 mhr/ft
25mm²0.05 mhr/m - 0.015 mhr/ft
35mm²0.06 mhr/m - 0.018 mhr/ft
95mm²0.09 mhr/m - 0.027 mhr/ft
Four Core & Earth PVC/PVC Circular Cable on Tray
DescriptionItemTradesman HoursLabourer Hours
2.5mm²0.08 mhr/m - 0.024 mhr/ft
6mm²0.11 mhr/m - 0.034 mhr/ft
16mm²0.17 mhr/m - 0.052 mhr/ft
35mm²0.23 mhr/m - 0.070 mhr/ft
95mm²0.42 mhr/m - 0.128 mhr/ft
150mm²0.59 mhr/m - 0.180 mhr/ft
MIMS/PVC Cable on Tray – Single Core
DescriptionItemTradesman HoursLabourer Hours
6mm²0.11 mhr/m - 0.034 mhr/ft
10mm²0.13 mhr/m - 0.040 mhr/ft
25mm²0.17 mhr/m - 0.052 mhr/ft
50mm²0.23 mhr/m - 0.070 mhr/ft
70mm²0.25 mhr/m - 0.076 mhr/ft
120mm²0.32 mhr/m - 0.098 mhr/ft
MIMS/PVC Cable on Tray – Four Core
DescriptionItemTradesman HoursLabourer Hours
4mm²0.11 mhr/m - 0.034 mhr/ft
6mm²0.13 mhr/m - 0.040 mhr/ft
10mm²0.17 mhr/m - 0.052 mhr/ft
16mm²0.23 mhr/m - 0.070 mhr/ft
25mm²0.25 mhr/m - 0.076 mhr/ft
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