scope:

As shown in the flowchart in Figure 1, given only the square footage per floor of the proposed facility and its function or functional areas, the estimator should be able to quantify and estimate the cost of the following telecommunications cabling items:

a) The maximum number of generic workstations per floor which the facility will support;

[retrieve Figure 1. DD Form 1391 Planning]

b) The amount of copper and/or fiber optic horizontal distribution cable required to serve the workstations from the nearest telecommunications closet;

c) The type and size of the horizontal pathways, given the type of floor and ceiling construction;

d) The number of telecommunications closets and their sizes;

e) The size of the copper (voice) and fiber optic local area network (LAN) vertical distribution cables serving each floor;

f) The number of vertical ducts or sleeves serving each floor;

g) The size of the fiber optic and/or copper entrance cables; and

h) The size of the cable entrance facility, including the service entrance.

Note: Without the actual construction plans it will not be possible to determine the exact locations of the telecommunications closets but given the square footage of usable floor space the number and size of the closets can be estimated.