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Appendix 9 Breakdown of Construction Costs Post September 1939
| Services | Amount £ (1936/39) |
Date |
Notes |
| Original Approval | 4,633,000 | 16.9.37 |
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| Naval Tubes | 10,000 | 21.12.37 |
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| Life Saving Rockets | 12,500 | 31.3.38 |
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| 2 pdr. Filling | 12,000 | 31.5.39 |
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| Magazines | 100,000 | 3.12.38 |
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| Heating Magazines | 6,620 | 7.12.39 |
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| Acceleration Costs | 225,000 | 5.9.39 |
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| Fuze Power Factory | 84,500 | 6.9.38 |
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| 40 mm Group | 146,000 | 7.12.39 |
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| Addition to Filling Program | 350,000 | 19.10.39 |
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| Camouflage | 40,000 | 19.10.39 |
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| P.A.D. | 67,000 | 14.12.39 |
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| Tools | 40,000 | 23.3.39 |
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| Additional Services- | 40,000 | 23.3.39 |
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| (A) Road & Rail | 85,092 | 12.10.40 |
Road Tunnel, Weighbridge, Access Roads, Extension to Tremains Halt |
| (B) Additional Buildings | 93,622 | Fuze Powder Factory, quarters, coal dump, | |
| (C) Electrical Services | 53,555 | Additional Turbo Alternator, switch gear, | |
| (D) Water Services | 60,302 | Water treatment buildings, Steam Mains, South site fire & water mains | |
| (E) Cast Iron Lining to Magazines | 67,200 | Authors note: Only 2 magazines were lined owing to the shortage of Pig Iron | |
| (F) Soiling and sowing of vacant areas | 57,250 | ||
| (G) Boiler House Services | 8,140 | ||
| (H) Additional mounding paving | 12,530 | Including additional paving South site | |
| (J) Additional Cleanways | 7,850 | ||
| (K) Fire A.R.P. & site protection | 33,515 | Including gas proof sashes | |
| (L) Extra plant & unforeseen items | 11,227 | ||
| (M) Supplies not included in the original estimates | 52,000 | ||
| (N) Additional cost of services in original approval - Extra reinforcement due to site difficulties | 142,966 | Additional cost of cable laying, rock excavation and strengthening arches to magazine chambers. | |
| (O) Increased cost of wages and Materials | 165,915 | ||
| (P) Increased cost of preliminary surveys | 18,550 | ||
| (Q) Removal of spoil to Waterton Moor | 70,410 | Including development at Waterton Moor | |
| (R) Contingency Provision |
47,842 | ||
| (S) Settled claims & provision for probable claims |
298,285 | Includes £250,000 in respect of Factory contractors claims. | |
| (T) Additional provision for attendance on engineers |
92,500 | ||
| (U) Additional Agency charges |
75,825 | Adjusted for agency charges on site protection, and rounding off of M.O.W.B estimates. | |
Subtotal |
7,244,596 | ||
| Less saving on Main Factory engineering Charges: | -34,365 | ||
| TOTALS | 7,210,231 | (£5,790,020) | Final figure at the start of production in late 1939 |
| Authors Notes | The pre September 1939 quote is stated in parenthesis above. As a rough guide the 1939 costing should be multiplied by 50 to approach current day costing |
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