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Engineering services costs
SectorUnit of measurementLowest costHighest cost
Commercial offices (category A)Gross internal floor area (£/m2)330550
Further education collegesGifa (£/m2)270800
HospitalsGifa (£/m2)6001,500
HotelsGifa (£/m2)350675
ApartmentsPer apartment15,00050,000
Data centre (tier 3/4)Per kW of IT load8,50019,000
Data centre costs - Fit-out of existing industrial unit to create a 5,500m2 tier 3 data centre with 2,500m2 of technical space
2Q2008 (£/m2)2Q2009 (£/m2)
Mechanical installationsÌýÌý
Sanitary appliances22
Disposal installations66
Water installations65
Space heating/cooling and air treatment installations600530
Ventilation installations4944
Protective installations1311
Communication installations - BMS120115
Electrical installationsÌýÌý
HV distribution170139
LV distribution and power495432
Standby generation / UPS750653
General /emergency lighting9083
Fire alarm detection and protective installations185177
Security7362
Data and communications2015
Electrical protection4536
Transportation2517
Testing and commissioning, BWiC and preliminaries175145
Total2,8242,472
Exclusions: Electrical utilities provided by DNO, professional fees, design contingency, construction contingency, VAT, inflation, IT hardware, software, cabling and cabinet. Note: Copper, lead and steel prices have largely affected the variance in HV, LV, chilled water and ventilation installation rates
Office costs - Shell-and-core and category A fit-out for a high-spec commercial office project in London
Ìý2Q2008 (£/m2)2Q2009 (£/m2)
Mechanical installations
Sanitary appliancesexcludedexcluded
Disposal, rainwater and condensate 13.2012.30
Hot and cold water 59.9052.80
Space heating/cooling and air treatment92.5080.40
Ventilation35.7032.40
Protective sprinklers and dry risers30.2027.90
Communications – BMS29.4026.50
Electrical installations
HV distribution11.6010.10
LV distribution and power58.7053.90
Standby generation / UPS7.807.00
General /emergency lighting74.9068.90
Fire alarm detection and protective installations29.5026.20
Security4.203.60
Data and communications1.201.10
Electrical protection2.702.40
Transportationexcludedexcluded
Testing and commissioning, BWiC and preliminaries40.4037.80
Total491.90443.30
Exclusions: Electrical utilities provided by DNO, professional fees, design contingency, construction contingency, VAT, inflation