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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 | |