COST COMPARISON

The following prices were quoted by Manville, Fiex-lox,
Canron and Stanton Pipe Suppliers during the week of
February 6, !984. These companies represent the major
suppliers of ths respective pipes. The prices include the

7% Provincial Sales Tax and are quoted for F.0.8. City
Yards.

Average
Pipe Pipe Cost
Size P.V.C,. Class 150 C-900 bel. Class 50 C-600 Difference
(mm) (3/m) CS /m)
Manville Flexiox Avg Canron Stanton Avg

100 7.61 6.96 7.28 18-54% 21.80* 20.17* $12.89/m
150 15.76 14.45 15.10 20.43 23.98 22.21 $ 7.11/m
200 27.08 24.61 25-84 29.10 34.26 31.68 5 5.84/m
250 41.24 . 37.45 39.34 40.15 47.36. 435.74 $ 4.40/m
300 58.57 51.90 55.24 51.14 60.41 $5.73 0.54/m

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*price is for Class 52-100 mm pipe (Class 50 not
available in this size)

The pipe cost savings are most pronounced in the smalier
pipe sizes and are significant only up to the 250 mm
diameter size. In comparing the economics of P.V.C. vs.
D~l. water pipe, one should be awara that the pipe prices
represent on 30% to 50% of the total installation cost
(material, labour and edaquipment) dependent upon the pipe
size and. field ecnditions. The pipe cost savings
determined from the above table may or may not be off-set
by the cost of the. other portion of the total installation
cost. Current contract prices however do show a consistent
lower unit cost for the Installation of P.V.C. over D.1.
water pipes.