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Table 3: Sample costs for commercial installations of lifts and escalators
Passenger lift (MRL electric traction)
6-person, 450 kg (std)
7 stops, 1.6 m/s	£54,000
6-person, 450 kg – scenic (bes)
7 stops, 1.6 m/s	£150,000
8-person, 630 kg (std)
4 stops, 1.0 m/s	£42,000
5 stops, 1.6 m/s	£45,000
8-person, 630 kg – scenic (bes)
7 stops, 1.6 m/s	£155,000
10-person, 800 kg (std)
8 stops, 1.6 m/s	£56,000
9 stops, 1.6 m/s	£59,000
13-person, 1000 kg (std)
4 stops, 1.0 m/s	£43,000
7 stops, 1.0 m/s	£46,000
21-person, 1600 kg (std)
3 stops, 1.6 m/s	£66,000
5 stops, 1.6 m/s	£70,000
6 stops, 2.0 m/s	£88,000
7 stops, 2.0 m/s	£90,000
24-person, 1800 kg (std)
4 stops, 1.0 m/s	£78,000
Passenger lift (hydraulic MR)
8-person, 630 kg (std)
4 stops, 0.4 m/s	£34,000
2 stops, 0.6 m/s	£29,000
3 stops, 0.6 m/s	£32,000
7 stops, 0.6 m/s	£42,000
9 stops, 1.0 m/s	£50,000
5 stops, 0.5 m/s (scenic)	£36,000
10-person, 800 kg (std)
3 stops, 0.6 m/s	£35,000
3 stops, 0.75 m/s	£40,000
13-person, 1000 kg (std)
3 stops, 0.6 m/s	£36,000
4 stops, 0.6 m/s	£39,000
4 stops, 1.0 m/s	£41,000
16-person, 1250 kg (std)
3 stops, 0.4 m/s	£42,000
6 stops, 0.4 m/s	£47,000
21-person, 1600 kg (std)
2 stops, 0.4 m/s	£35,000
6 stops, 0.4 m/s	£42,000
24-person, 1800 kg (std)
6 stops, 0.5 m/s	£55,000
Goods lift
50 kg – traction MRL (std)
2 stops, 0.4 m/s	£7,000
100 kg – traction MRL (std)
2 stops, 0.4 m/s	£7,500
300 kg – traction MRL (std)
2 stops, 0.4 m/s	£9,000
1000 kg – traction MRL (std)
4 stops, 0.62 m/s	£29,500
2000 kg (std)
3 stops, 0.25 m/s (hydraulic MR)	£32,000
3 stops, 0.25 m/s (traction MR)	£54,000
4000 kg (std)
5 stops, 0.4 m/s (hyddraulic MR)	£42,000
Disabled platform lift
Single wheelchair, 400 kg
4 stops, 0.16 m/s	£5,500
Escalators
3.5 m rise, 30°, 800 mm step width	£54,000
4.6 m rise, 35°, 800 mm step width	£58,000
5.2 m rise, 30°, 1000 mm step width	£61,000
(enamelled steel & glass balustrades)
6 m rise 30°, 800 mm step width	£66,000
(with enhanced finishes)
Lift optional extras
Lift car LCD TV	£4,500
Intelligent group control	£22,000
(based on 5 cars, 11 stops,
colour display units)
Fireman’s lift conversion	£5500–£7500
(typical additional cost for low-rise installation)
Exclusions
Main contractors’ attendances
Professional fees
Lift shaft construction, builder’s work to shaft and pit, lifting beams
Permanent power supply, services to lift motor room
Contingencies and design reserve
Lighting and division screens to lift shaft and pit
Maintenance agreement
Tender price inflation beyond Q4, 2005
VAT
Prices apply to Q4, 2005 and are representative of specialist sub-contractors’ rates including typical preliminaries, but excluding main contractor’s profit, attendances and any builder’s work required.
“Std” (standard) represents the cost of the manufacturer’s pre-engineered products.
“Bes” (bespoke) represents the indicative cost of a specification defined by a third party.