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DATA BASE
The E-Bid Electrical Estimating System data base consists of two major components, the material list, and the assembly list. Each one is discussed separately, as they are used for two different purposes. Natural descriptive terms in the electrical industry are used where possible, however some item descriptions exceed the maximum length allowed (7 characters) or are called different things by different estimators. The uniform approach throughout both data bases is no spaces are used and no special characters ("- ", &, ".", etc.) are included. Once the main concept has been understood and the codes of the main components of any project sorted out, looking up "codes" in the material list book should happen very seldom. "Help" is available at each code entry point, if unsure of codes (enter a probable first letter or two and press "F1"). If some material codes do not seem logical to you, they may be either cross referenced (with a second listing for an item referring to the existing code), or changed, using one of the programs included. To change a code requires many minutes for each change as the entire assembly data base and prompts list is checked.

M ATERIALS
The codes for standard items are listed under each main material type. Once the reasoning for each code and the similarity between similar items is understood, the codes become very easy to use. 1. Conduit rigid RIGID rigid alum RIGIDAL emt EMT ent (corline) ENT Scepter SCEPTER duct DUCT flex FLEX seal tite flex FLEXST 2. Conduit Accessories bends RBEND, EBEND, SBEND, DBEND, (rigid bend, emt bend, Scepter bend, duct bend) coupling RCPL, SCPL, DCPL (rigid coupling, scepter, etc.) nipple (rigid) RNIPCL, RNIP3, RNIP6 (close, 3, 6)
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chase nipple plastic bush strap dc rt cpl dc coupling steel cpl steel rt cpl insul dc con insul st con emt conn connector CNIP, CNIPI BUSHP RSTRAP, RSTRAP2, ESTRAP, ESTRAP2 (rigid strap 1 & 2 hole, emt strap 1 & 2 hole) ECPL1 ECPL2 ECPL3 ECPL4 ECON5 ECON6 ECON1 (same number suffixes as above) RCON3 & 6, FCON, STCON, BXCON (rigid, flex seal tite & bx conn) (add A for angle connectors) SMCON (Sceptre male connector) SFCON (Sceptre female connector) ENTCON (non- metallic "corline" conn)

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male conn female conn ent conn Conduit Sizes All sizes are expressed to two decimal places (e.g. 1.25, 2.00, .50 etc.) Wire Types All standard designations are used (e.g. NMD7, BX, TECK3, TECK4, XL, THHN, RWU, BARECU, etc.) Aluminum conductors are the same with "A" added (e.g. NMD7A, XLA, etc. - except ACWU which is available in aluminum conductor only) 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]) 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) 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 ind 2 lamp t-bar emergency exit misc types lamp f40 incandescent lamp hps 10. Wiring Devices 1p switch three way sw switch 347v duplex recep time clock Hubbell devices

STRIP1L IND2L TBAR EM6V, EM12V, EM24V (emergency lighting 6v, 12v & 24v) EXIT FIXLTG, FIXQTZ, FIXRAB (enter FIX then hit key F1 ) LAMPF40 (LAMPF20, etc.) LAMPINC LAMPHPS 1SW 3SW SW347 DUPREC TIMECL HUBBCAP, HUBBGFI, HUBBIG, HUBBPL, HUBBREC, HUBBSW, HUBBTL FAPANEL FAANNUN FABG FAHEAT FASMOKE

11. Fire Alarm Devices panel annunciator breakglass heat detect smoke detect

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12. Miscellaneous Items baseboard heat unit heater radiant heater wall insert heater fan forced heater heater accessories HEATB12 (120v, 34=347v) HEATU HEATRAD HEATWI HEATFFW 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 "see RIGID" and the size "SAMPLE". If further cross references are needed, use the same method (#51).

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ASSEM BLIES
There are two main types of assemblies in the data file. The first series is the conduit and wire. Each one is complete with conduit, wire, couplings, connectors (at a ratio of two per one hundred feet for feeders and 6 per one hundred feet for branch circuit) straps, and a fastening allowance. Bends, special fittings, additional connectors, etc. are not included. The labour rates have been adjusted for slab or surface conduits. For exceedingly difficult or exceedingly easy installations, use the labour difficulty option when 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, 12 and 10, and three and four wire for feeders up to 500mcm. In all Scepter or non metallic (ENT) conduits, a ground wire is automatically added. Conduits are sized according to the electrical code. A typical code would be "212XEE". This is explained as follows: 2 # of conductors 12 Wire size X 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 set up for typical commercial installation and include most outlets that would be found that can be "averaged". These must be used very carefully as the average length of wire for each is included. If the runs are exceedingly short or unusually long, add a separate line in the estimate with a plus or minus quantity of the relevant conductor. 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) SWLV 2. 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 EXIT 4. 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 sure the application suits the condition. Be aware of the contents of each. 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 4" empty nipple 60a 4w "box" conn 100NIP3 (60-400a 3/4w) 4NIP 60BOX4

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