TECHNICAL CALCULATION AND ESTIMATOR'S MAN-HOUR MANUAL
by: Marko Bulic
PIPING ABOVE GROUND
The estimate points of basic erection items are used for payment and monitoring of the works progress during erection of piping above ground. One estimate point equals one man hour (Mhr) at Productivity Efficiency Percentage (PEP) of 90% for unit quantity and for carbon steel. The tables contain the values of erection items for dimension used most frequently in erection of piping. Any intermediate value can be calculated for the needs of an estimate or derived by interpolation. Under the section EXPLANATION TO THE ERECTION ITEMS, the estimate points and the related activities are given for items 1.1 to 7.5. The same section (items 8.1 ÷ 8.8) provides the method for calculating the activities derived from basic items. The influence of different material is calculated by the material multiplier factors (factors for different kind of materials) (f) for items 2.2 to 3.8. By way of an exception, the factors (k) on the page 142 are used for items 1.1 to 1.3. The section FORMS FOR CALCULATION OF MAN-HOUR RATES contains the erection items on< which basis the time required for installation of each piping element is calculated. These forms have been used to calculate all man hour rates in the section.
EXPLANATION TO THE ERECTION ITEMS
1.0 PIPING
- 1.1 PIPE INSTALLATION IN PLANTS
- 1.2 PIPE INSTALLATION ON PIPERACKS
- 1.3 PIPE DISMANTLING
2.0 FITTING
- 2.1 ADJUSTMENT OF FITTINGS WITH ONE CONNECTION END.
- 2.2 ADJUSTMENT OF FITTINGS WITH TWO CONNECTION ENDS.
- 2.3 ADJUSTMENT OF FITTINGS WITH THREE CONNECTION ENDS
3.0 PIPEWELD MAKE-ON AND WELDING
- 3.1 BUTT WELD MAKE-ON AND WELDING
- 3.2 FILLET (SOCKET) WELD - PERFORMANCE AND WELDING
- 3.3 MITRE WELD MAKE-ON AND WELD
- 3.4 NOZZLE WELD MAKE-ON AND WELDING
- 3.5 WELDOLET, NIPOLET - INSTALLATION AND WELDING
- 3.6 REINFORCEMENT PAD MAKE-ON AND WELDING
- 3.7 SEAL RING MAKE-ON AND WELDING (ACC. TO DIN 2695)
- 3.8 INSERT RING (FOR AL ONLY)
- 3.9 WELD CUTTING FOR MODIFICATIONS
- 3.10 MATERIAL MULTIPLIER FACTORS (f)
4.0 FLANGED AND THREADED JOINTS, BENDING OF PIPES
- 4.1 ÷ 4.3 FLANGED JOINT
- 4.4 INSTALLATION OF MEASURING ORIFICES, BLANKING PLATES, etc
- 4.5 PIPE BENDING
- 4.6 PREPARATION OF THREADED ENDS
- 4.7 THREADED CONNECTION MAKE-ON
- 4.8 DISASSEMBLING Item 4.1 ÷ 4.4 and 4.7
5.0 VALVES
- 5.1 VALVE INSTALLATION (WITH AND WITHOUT HAND DRIVE)
- 5.2 VALVE INSTALLATION WITH ACTUATORS (SOLENOID, AIR)
- 5.3 BUTTERFLY VALVE INSTALLATION WITH ACTUATOR
- 5.4 BUTTERFLY VALVE INSTALLATION
- 5.5 CONTROL VALVE INSTALLATION
- 5.6 SAFETY VALVE INSTALLATION
- 5.7 HYDRANT INSTALLATION
- 5.8 SPINDLE EXTENSIONS
- 5.9 DISMANTLING OF VALVES
6.0 PRESSURE TESTING
- 6.1 PRESSURE TEST
- 6.2 SERVICE TEST
7.0 MISCELLANEOUS
- 7.1 SUPPORTS - FABRICATION AND WELDING
- 7.2 SUPPORT INSTALLATION (WITHOUT FABRICATION)
- 7.3 INSTALLATION OF SPRING HANGERS AND SUSPENSIONS
- 7.4 GRINDING OF EXCESS MATERIAL ON WELDING ROOTS
- 7.5 INSTRUMENT CONNECTION - DRILLING
8.0 ACTIVITIES DERIVED FROM BASIC ITEMS
- 8.1 PIPES
- 8.1.1 PIPE HANDLLING AND CUTTING IN PREFABRICATION
- 8.1.2 INSTALLATION OF PREFABRICATED SPOOLS
- 8.1.3 SPATIAL SHIFTING OF PIPES
- 8.1.4 MAKE-ON OF OUTSIDE PIPE FOR A DOUBLE-WALL PIPING (JACKETED PIPING)
- 8.1.5 MAKE-ON AND INSTALLATION OF LINE PIPING DN 20/25 ON JACKETED PIPING
- 8.2 MISCELLANEOUS FITTINGS
- 8.2.1 HALF COUPLINGS
- 8.2.2 WELD COMPENSATOR
- 8.2.3 WELD METER RUNS
- 8.2.4 PREFABRICATED OF SPOOLS FOR WELDING
- 8.2.5 MEASURING ORIFICES - MEASURING FLANGES
- 8.3 WELDING
- 8.3.1 TACK WELDING ON VALVE SIMULATORS
- 8.3.2 LONGITUDINAL WELDS ON PIPE HALF SHELLS
- 8.3.3 THERMOMETER BRANCH (TI)
- 8.3.4 PREFABRICATED WELDS AT INSTALLATION OF PREFABRICATED SECTIONS (SPOOLS)
- 8.4 FLANGED JOINTS
- 8.4.1 REPLACEMENT OF BOLTS
- 8.5 VALVES
- 8.5.1 ROTATING THE VALVE INSTALLATED
- 8.5.2 EXPANSION JOINTS WITH FLANGED ENDS
- 8.6 WALL PASS FOR PIPES
- 8.7 MISCELLANEOUS
- 8.7.1. FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF PIPE HOLDERS, HANGERS, AND SUPPORTS (to 100 kg per item)
- 8.7.2 DISMANTLING OF PIPE HOLDERS, HANGERS, AND SUPPORTS
- 8.7.3 HOLE DRILLING IN CONCRETE
- 8.8 EXTRAS
- 8.8.1 CHANGE IN BILL OF QUANTITIES BEFORE THE CLIENT'S APPROVAL FOR FABRICATION
- 8.8.2 CHANGE IN ISOMETRY PRIOR TO THE CLIENT'S APPROVAL FOR FABRICATION
- 8.8.3 HAND DRAFTING OF ISOMETRY ACCORDING TO THE CLIENT'S INSTRUCTION
- 8.8.4 INSTALLATION OF MISSING MATERIAL
- 8.8.5 PIPING MODIFICATION
- 8.8.6 SAND BLASTING HANDLING, PRIMER COAT ON PIPING, AND PIPE SUPPORTS
- 8.8.7 UNDERGROUND PIPING
- 8.8.8 FACTORS FOR CALCULATION OF MAN HOURS FOR PREFABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF PIPING TABLE Item. 3.10 MULTIPL. FACTORS FOR DIFF. KIND OF MATERIALS FORMS FOR CALCULATION OF MAN HOUR RATES
- 1.0 PIPES
- 2.0 FITTINGS
- 3.0 FLANGES
- 4.0 SMALL FITTINGS
- 5.0 VALVES
- 6.0 PIPE EXPANSION JOINTS AND FLOWRATE METERS
- 7.0 OTHER INSTALLATION WORKS
- 8.0 ESTIMATE POINTS FOR BUILD-IN ITEMS OF A. G. PIPING