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Typical all in budget rates for fire detection and alarm systems | |
Offices, addressable detectors in all areas (Category L1) | |
Shell and core installation | £10-14/m2 |
Category A fit out | £6-10/m2 |
Extra for void detection (where applicable) | £6-10/m2 |
Hotels, addressable system with sounders in all guest bedrooms (Category L1) | £12-18/m2 |
Retail supermarkets | £5-7/m2 |
Retail department stores | £12-18/m2 |
Leisure centres | £16-22/m2 |
Residential, top quality apartments | £14-18/m2 |
Residential, private dwellings (wired) | £4-8/m2 |
Residential, private dwellings (radio-linked) | £12-18/m2 |
Typical supply, second fix and commissioning for detectors1 | |
Smoke detectors | |
Ionisation | |
Conventional | £40-50/unit |
Addressable | £55-70/unit |
Optical | |
Conventional | £40-50/unit |
Addressable | £55-70/unit |
Radio-linked | £200-220/unit |
Duct probe | £200-250/unit |
Beam detector (reflective) | £400-410/unit |
Beam detector (twin set) | £450-460/unit |
Aspirating very early smoke detection (Based on 10 m of pipe work) | Allow £4,000 |
Carbon monoxide detectors | |
Addressable | £65-80/unit |
Heat detectors | |
Fixed/rate of rise conventional | £40-45/unit |
Addressable | £45-65/unit |
Radio-linked | £200-220/unit |
Flame detectors | |
Infrared | £1,200-1,400/unit |
Ultra violet | £1,500-1,800/unit |
1 Costs exclude wiring |
Typical supply, second fix and commissioning for alarms, control panels, interfaces etc1 | |
Call points | |
Conventional | £20-30/unit |
Conventional (weatherproof) | £65-85/unit |
Addressable | £50-60/unit |
Addressable (weatherproof) | £10-120/unit |
Radio-linked | £200-220/unit |
Beacons and sounders | |
Xenon beacon | £33-38/unit |
Xenon beacon loop powered | £55-60/unit |
Bell – 6 inch diameter | £32-42/unit |
Bell – 8 inch diameter | £40-45/unit |
Electronic sounder | £35-40/unit |
Radio-linked sounder | £280-310/unit |
Loop powered electronic sounder | £63-68/unit |
Control panels | |
Conventional eight zone panel | £350-400/unit |
Addressable four loop, 1000 devices (complete with batteries, led indication) | £1,600-1,900/unit |
Addressable four loop, 1000 devices, network interface (complete with batteries, led indication) | £2,200-2,600/unit |
Radio-linked, 96 zone panel c/w aerials | £3,000-3,400/unit |
Addressable repeater panel (with batteries) | £800-1100/unit |
Mimic panel | |
Engraved perspex, A3 size | £400-600/unit |
Mosaic tile, A0 size | £4,500-7,000/unit |
Graphics package | |
PC, network interface and single node licence | £1,500-1,700/unit |
Programming (based on 1000 addressable devices) | £13,000-15,000 |
Interfaces and accessories | |
Single input/output interface module | £90-110/unit |
Automatic dial interface to emergency services | £260-300/unit |
Magnetic door releases (24 V c/w psu) with interface | £220-260/unit |
Magnetic door releases (240 V) with interface | £200-220/unit |
Remote indicator | £15-22/unit |
1 Costs exclude wiring |
Typical circuit costs based on mics cable2 | |
Smoke detector/heat detector (point type) | £135-155/device |
Call point | £150-170/device |
Sounder/xenon beacon | £150-170/device |
Loop powered sounder | £135-155/device |
2 Supply and first fix only |