GUIDE TO BUILD UP RATE FOR ELECTRICAL MATERIAL (WIRES)


The material rate breakdown for a single core of lighting cable is shown below

NB: The installation (labour) rate was excluded from the exercise below.


The material rate breakdown for three cores of lighting cable is shown below


The material rate breakdown for a single core of lighting cable is shown below


The material rate breakdown for three cores of the power cable is shown below










Comments

Olatunji Ilyas Alley-Obalokun said…
Good job, Biodun. Thanks for the guidance. This will really be of help to a lot of people. Godspeed.
26 November 2020 at 12:31
Jp said…
Good job Biodun , I am so excited to have come across this incredible work of yours it's one of the kind in this industry. Thank you.
I will like to ask why you exclude labour cost from the rate built up for the cable .
26 January 2023 at 15:14
Abiodun Ayinde said…
Hi JP,
The labour rate was deliberately removed from the exercise because I want readers to complete the build-up exercise.
Thank you.
27 January 2023 at 01:27
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