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E-BidEBid Electrical Estimating System

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chase nipple CNIP, CNIPI plastic bush BUSHP

strap RSTRAP, RSTRAP2, ESTRAP, ESTRAP2(rigid strap 1 & 2 hole, emt strap 1 & 2 hole)

dc rt cpl ECPL1 dc coupling ECPL2 steel cpl ECPL3

steel rt cpl ECPL4 insul dc con ECON5

insul st con ECON6 emt conn ECON1 (same number suffixes as above) connector RCON3 & 6, FCON, STCON, BXCON

(rigid, flex seal tite & bx conn)(add A for angle connectors)

male conn SMCON (Sceptre male connector)

female conn SFCON (Sceptre female connector) ent conn ENTCON (non-metallic "corline" conn)

3. Conduit Sizes All sizes are expressed to two decimal places (e.g. 1.25,

2.00, .50 etc.)4. Wire Types

All standard designations are used (e.g. NMD7, BX, TECK3,

TECK4, XL, THHN, RWU, BARECU, etc.) Aluminumconductors are the same with "A" added (e.g. NMD7A,

XLA, etc. - except ACWU which is available in aluminumconductor only)

5. Wire Size All wire sizes are expressed in normal numbers (e.g. 12, 500,

1/0, etc.) multi conductor cables are expressed with the wire

size, then a slash (/) and then the quantity of conductors(e.g. 12/2, 18/10, 250/4, 1/0/4 [=4c #1/0])

6. Boxes

4" square BOX4SQ 4" octagon BOX4OCT

4 11/16" square BOX41116 utility box BOXUT plastic box BOXPLAS

fs box BOXFS VEB box BOXVEB

(there are numerous boxes type BOX & hit key F1)7. Disconnect Switches

250v3p fused DIS253F

600v3p fused DIS603F 600v non fused DIS60NF

raintite 600v DISRT60


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8. Miscellaneous Service Equipment splitter 3p SPL3P

meter center MCENTER fuse hrc FUSEHRC

fuse OT 250v FUSEOT2 breaker BRKR breaker C/H BRKRCH6

breaker 600v BRKR600 panel 250v PANEL25

panel 250v combo PANEL2C panel 480v PANEL48 panel 600v PANEL60

panel 600v combo PANEL6C transformer TRAN1, TRAN3, TRANC

(single phase, 3 phase, or control)

mag starter MAG1PH, MAG3PH mag accessories MAGACC

9. Lighting Fixtures

strip 1 lamp STRIP1L ind 2 lamp IND2L t-bar TBAR

emergency EM6V, EM12V, EM24V(emergency lighting 6v, 12v & 24v)

exit EXIT misc types FIXLTG, FIXQTZ, FIXRAB

(enter FIX then hit key F1 ) lamp f40 LAMPF40 (LAMPF20, etc.) incandescent LAMPINC

lamp hps LAMPHPS10.Wiring Devices

1p switch 1SW

three way sw 3SW switch 347v SW347

duplex recep DUPREC time clock TIMECL Hubbell devices HUBBCAP, HUBBGFI, HUBBIG,

HUBBPL, HUBBREC, HUBBSW,HUBBTL

11.Fire Alarm Devices panel FAPANEL annunciator FAANNUN

breakglass FABG heat detect FAHEAT

smoke detect FASMOKE


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12.Miscellaneous Items baseboard heat HEATB12 (120v, 34=347v)

unit heater HEATU radiant heater HEATRAD

wall insert heater HEATWI fan forced heater HEATFFW heater accessories HEATACC

13.Cross References Are used when more than one term is used for a material

(e.g. RGS and RIGID). A separate material has been set up

for the second and/or third name with the description "seeRIGID" and the size "SAMPLE". If further cross references

are needed, use the same method (#51).


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AASSSSEEMMBBLLIIEESS

There are two main types of assemblies in the data file. The firstseries is the conduit and wire. Each one is complete with conduit,

wire, couplings, connectors (at a ratio of two per one hundred feetfor feeders and 6 per one hundred feet for branch circuit) straps,

and a fastening allowance. Bends, special fittings, additionalconnectors, etc. are not included. The labour rates have beenadjusted for slab or surface conduits. For exceedingly difficult or

exceedingly easy installations, use the labour difficulty optionwhen entering (by pressing "F3" just before the quantity is entered)

and add the relevant factor as a percentage adjustment. All

combinations are included up to twelve conductor on sizes 14, 12and 10, and three and four wire for feeders up to 500mcm. In all

Scepter or non metallic (ENT) conduits, a ground wire isautomatically added. Conduits are sized according to the electrical

code. A typical code would be "212XEE". This is explained asfollows:2 # of conductors

12 Wire sizeX type of insulation ("X"=XL, "T"=TWH, "A"=XLA, "E"-

empty)E type of conduit ("E"=EMT, "R"=Rigid, "S"=Scepter,

"N"=ENT)E type of installation ("E"=exposed, "S"-slab)

The second main assembly type is the "outlet" units. These are setup for typical commercial installation and include most outlets thatwould be found that can be "averaged". These must be used very

carefully as the average length of wire for each is included. If theruns are exceedingly short or unusually long, add a separate line in

the estimate with a plus or minus quantity of the relevantconductor. The base codes used are:1. Devices

receptacle REC single circuit RECSC

isolated ground RECIG floor RECF split cct recept RECSP

20a receptacle REC20A switch SW

three way SW3W


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four way SW4W high voltage (347) SWHV

low voltage (24) SWLV2. Miscellaneous Outlets

lighting outlet LTGOUT hot water tank HWT telephone stubup TEL

furnace/unit htr FURN baseboard 20a BB020A

3. Emergency and Exit Outlets emergency light EM emergency remote EMR

exit lighting EXIT4. Fire Alarm Outlets

fire alarm panel FAP

break glass FABG smoke detector FASM

heat detector FAHD annunciator FAANN

door holder FADH bell FABELL end of line FAEOL

Note: each of these items must be suffixed with the wiring

methods code as follows: 1 - #14 NMD7

2 - #12 NMD7 3 - #14 BX 4 - #12 BX

5 - #12 exposed EMT conduit 6 - #14 slab ENT conduit 7 - #12 slab ENT conduit

There are various other miscellaneous codes added for particular

purposes. Check the contents of each one carefully and make surethe application suits the condition. Be aware of the contents ofeach. Some of the more useful ones are:

5. Air conditioning connections including local wp disconnects

30 amp - wp roof top AC30 60 amp - wp roof top AC60, AC100, etc 30 a indoor heat pump HP30

6. Fixture drops 8' 14/2 BX drop DROP8

10' 14/2 BX drop DROP10


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7. Nipples 100a 3w nipple 100NIP3 (60-400a 3/4w)

4" empty nipple 4NIP 60a 4w "box" conn 60BOX4

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