Rule of ThumbTask / DescriptionSlow Ave Fast Units Site Investigation Pre Drilling5.0 4.0 3.0 days/no Ground Excavation, Hydraulic Backhoe- 50.0 - m3/day Bored Piling, 25-70m deep10.0 8.0 6.0 days/no Formwork Fixing- 12.0 - m2/day Reinfor...
Restoration WorksTask / DescriptionSlow Ave Fast Units Façade Cleaning, Water Jetting- 25.0 - m2/day Façade Cleaning, Acid Etching- 9.0 - m2/day Façade Cleaning, Grit Blasting- 12.0 - m2/day Cladding Restoration, Brickwork- 6.5 - m2/d...
RenderingTask / DescriptionSlow Ave Fast Units Large Wall Areas, applied in 2 coats- 2.2 2.7 m2/hr Small Wall Areas, applied in 2 coats- 1.5 1.7 m2/hr Narrow Widths, applied in 2 coats- 1.2 1.4 m2/hr Columns and Beams, applied in 2 coats- ...
Reinforcement RatiosTask / DescriptionSlow Ave Fast Units Pile Cap, Concrete m3 x Ratio = Rebar Tonnes- 14.8 - % ratio Base Slab, Concrete m3 x Ratio = Rebar Tonnes- 13.2 14.1 % ratio Suspended Slab, Concrete m3 x Ratio = Rebar Tonnes- 20.6...
Power SupplyTask / DescriptionSlow Ave Fast Units AC Install 2 no Service transformers, 6 men- 12.0 - days AC Install 2 no Switchgear, 7 men- 12.0 - days AC Install Associated Trays and ladders, 3 men11.0 5.0 - days AC Cable Terminations ...
PlasterboardTask / DescriptionSlow Ave Fast Units Boarding to Plaster dabs3.6 4.0 5.5 m2/hr Boarding to Stud-work/Metal Lathes4.0 5.0 6.7 m2/hr Boarding 12mm nailed to studding- 12.5 - m2/hr Boarding 19mm nailed to studding- 16.5 - m2/hr ...
PartitioningTask / DescriptionSlow Ave Fast Units Timber Studding5.9 6.2 6.8 m/hr Metalwork System (MF) Studding1.6 2.0 2.5 m2/hr Tape, Joint Sand and Top Coat Plasterboard1.1 1.5 2.1 m2/hr Skimming to Plasterboards5.5 6.1 6.7 m2/hr 5mm Hardb...
Manholes and GulleysTask / DescriptionSlow Ave Fast Units Concrete Pre-Cast Manhole Units, 610 x 455 x 51 mm- 1.2 - hrs/no Concrete Pre-Cast Manhole Units, 990 x 610 x 64 mm- 1.6 - hrs/no Brickwork Manhole, 1.0 brick engineering- 0.3 - m...
Kerbs & PavingTask / DescriptionSlow Ave Fast Units Concrete Slabs, laid on bedding, to slight falls2.7 - 4.2 m2/hr Concrete Slabs, laid on bedding, to steep falls2.3 - 2.7 m2/hr Concrete Slabs, laid in mortar, to slight falls1.5 - 2.3 m2/h...
FormworkTask / DescriptionSlow Ave Fast Units Pilecaps, < 0.7m20.9 1.6 2.0 m2/hr Pilecaps, 0.7-2.5m21.6 2.0 2.3 m2/hr Pilecaps, 2.5-3.0m22.0 2.3 2.5 m2/hr Pilecaps, > 3.0m22.3 2.5 3.1 m2/hr Ground Beams, < 0.7m21.1 1.7 1.8 m2/hr Ground Beams...
Floor FinishesTask / DescriptionSlow Ave Fast Units Granolithic Flooring- 3.1 - m2/hr Terrazzo Flooring, in-situ- 3.6 - m2/hr Terrazzo Flooring, pre-cast- 4.6 5.1 m2/hr Mosaic Tiling, 0.045x0.045m- 1.5 2.2 m2/hr Clay, quarry Tiles, smal...
Fencing WorksTask / DescriptionSlow Ave Fast Units Site Hoarding, timber posts, plywood nailed to horizontal rails1.0 1.2 - m/hr Post Erection, Timber / Metal, dig, erect, fix3.3 4.5 - no/hr Post Erection, Concrete, dig, erect, fix3.2 4.0 - ...
Electrical SystemTask / DescriptionSlow Ave Fast Units Railway Station 1st Fix- 38.0 - wks Railway Station 2nd Fix- 16.0 - wks Railway Station T&C- 8.0 - wks Cable Installation, 1 cable laid in trench and protect- 6.2 - m/hr Cable Ins...
Blockwork
Professioanl development for projects controls specailists is a tricky areas with very little on offer. Project managers seem to have a wide range of choice including PRINCE2 and APMP in the UK and PMP Certification for those in the international mar...
DeckingTask / DescriptionSlow Ave Fast Units Simple Universal Beam Steel Bridge, concrete bridge deck, grano cover- 7.1 - m/day
Excavate and RemoveTask / DescriptionSlow Ave Fast Units Excavate Spoil Heaps to Transport, 0.6m3 bucket, Sand/Soil14.5 20.0 25.6 m3/hr Excavate Spoil Heaps to Transport, 0.6m3 bucket, Gravel Beds15.2 20.4 25.6 m3/hr Excavate Spoil Heaps to Tr...
Termination of the contract For termination of a contract due to default by the Contractor, FIDIC 4th Edition provides remedies for the employer in Clause 63.1 which, save for a fairly common provision relating to the contractor’s bankruptcy, liquida...
Concrete FinishingTask / DescriptionSlow Ave Fast Units Surface Finishing, Steel Float By Hand9.2 13.9 25.0 m2/hr Surface Finishing, Wood Float By Hand11.7 17.2 29.4 m2/hr Surface Finishing, Power Float13.9 20.8 37.0 m2/hr Surface Finishing, L...
Ceiling FinishesTask / DescriptionSlow Ave Fast Units Suspended Ceilings, office situations- 2.6 3.5 m2/hr Suspended Ceilings, First Fix- 0.7 - m2/hr Suspended Ceilings, Second Fix- 1.2 - m2/hr