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Southern Gas Networks (SGN) Connections Service Charges Effective from 1 st April 2019 Contents 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 3 2 Domestic connection standard charges ................................................................................................... 5 3 New housing standard charges ................................................................................................................ 7 4 Disconnection standard charges .............................................................................................................. 9 5 Alteration standard charges ................................................................................................................... 10 6 Meter box repair standard charges ......................................................................................................... 13 7 Abortive visit standard charges .............................................................................................................. 14 8 Design charges ....................................................................................................................................... 15 9 Adoption of asset charges ...................................................................................................................... 17 10 Final connection charges for ICPs and IGTs ....................................................................................... 19 11 Uniform Network Code (UNC) transportation principal document Section G charges ....................... 22 12 Examples ......................................................................................................................................... 23 Appendix A ‐ Glossary of terms ................................................................................................................. 26 Appendix B ‐ Customer enquiries ............................................................................................................... 29 Appendix C ‐ Complaints handling procedure ............................................................................................ 30 2 Connections Service Charges 3 April 2019 1 Introduction This Connection Service Charges document describes the standard charges used by SGN for providing gas connections services in the south and south east of England. These charges will be applicable for requests received from 1 st April 2019. SGN owns and operates the gas distribution networks across southern England and the whole of Scotland. Further information about our activities as well as other connections information and guidance is available on our website sgn.co.uk. Any comments or enquiries regarding this document should be forwarded to: customer@sgn.co.uk Please note, you don't have to use us for gas connections, alterations or disconnections. You may choose another contractor to provide these services. If you do, you must choose a contractor who is registered as an independent gas connection provider under the Gas Industry Registration Scheme (GIRS). A list can be found at the following websites: http://www.lr.org/en/utilities/gas-industry-registration-scheme-girs/search http://www.eua.org.uk Connections Service Charges 4 April 2019 1.1 Use of standard charges We use standard charges for work such as new domestic standard connections, domestic alterations and disconnections. The standard charges set out within this document include: Labour costs, including traveling to and from the site Materials – pipe, meter boxes, fittings Reinstatement – tarmac, concrete, sand, etc Waste management charges – disposal of materials to landfill or recycling Traffic management charges Cost of traffic lights and controls (to comply with the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, as amended) and Overheads - which include fuel, equipment, protective equipment, supervisory staff, site visits and associated administration costs 1.2 VAT It should be noted that all charges are exclusive of Value Added Tax (VAT) apart from the meter box repair standard charges. We'll apply VAT at the rate appropriate to the work being carried out in accordance with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) rules. 1.3 Network analysis It should also be noted that following revisions to policy document SGN/SP/NP/14E, we'll no longer provide a chargeable network analysis service when dealing with the specification and design for system extensions, connections and services to less than 7 barg networks. 1.4 Traffic management We may incur additional costs to meet traffic management requirements if we have to carry out work on public footpaths or highways. We have the right to pass these costs on to customers as well as any liabilities relating to prevailing traffic management legislation. Where a job results in abortive visits by us and additional traffic management costs are incurred, these may also be charged to the customer. The charges associated with the Traffic Management Act 2004 will be applied to each connections job at the rate appropriate for the highways authority in whose geographical area the work takes place. This policy has been adopted because permit charges levied by highways authorities will differ. Connections Service Charges 5 April 2019 2 Domestic connection standard charges 2.1 Standard charges for the connection of an individual domestic property anticipated to consume 73,200kwh per annum or less Area SGN to excavate and reinstate in private land Customer to excavate and reinstate in private land Zero length in private land Outside M25 £815 £653 £427 Inside M25 £900 £722 £472 Charges shown above are exclusive of VAT which will be charged at the applicable rate 2.2 Application criteria The above standard charges include up to 40 metres of service pipe to be laid on land owned or occupied by the person requiring the connection where the service termination is not more than three metres above the exterior ground surface level. To be eligible for a standard charge, the new connection must be: For an individual domestic property anticipated to consume 73,200 kWh per annum or less Within 23 metres of a relevant SGN main with no engineering difficulties or obstacles present that would result in more than 23m of pipe being laid to the boundary of the property To a property having no existing gas supply To a property that is used, or proposed to be used, mainly or wholly for domestic purposes Operating at a pressure equal to or less than 2 barg Where third party easements are required, this cost will be in addition to the charges above. Any individual property that meets the criteria above is eligible for standard charges, regardless of whether the inquiry is part of a single or multiple connection request. Where the above criteria are not met, a bespoke quote will be provided for the required connection work. 2.3 Description of charging categories Including excavation and reinstatement This category refers to circumstances where we carry out excavation and reinstatement of trenches etc. This is for both public and private land. When an excavation is required and a specialist surface (eg mosaic, coloured tarmac, tiles etc) is encountered, the customer may choose to pay the standard charge and have excavations reinstated with black tarmac or relaid slabs (without any damaged modules being replaced by new ones), or they may choose to pay a supplementary charge for a specialist reinstatement contractor. We do not guarantee that an exact match can be achieved, particularly if the existing surface is weathered or the original surfacing material is no longer manufactured. In some instances SGN may elect to use a trenchless technique to carry out part/all of the work (i.e. moleing or core & vac), please note this would not incur any additional charges or discount to the standard charges. Customers are advised to relocate or protect growing plants because we won't replace them if they're damaged during the course of our work, other than at our sole discretion. Excluding excavation and reinstatement This category refers to the circumstance where the customer has elected to carry out the excavation and reinstatement of trenches etc on private land. The customer must complete the excavations prior to us attending site or else we won't be able to carry out our work, and this may result in an abortive visit charge. All work in the public highway and 3 rd party land will be carried out by us. Connections Service Charges 6 April 2019 Zero length on private land This category refers to the circumstance where there is no work required on private land (apart from the service termination). All the excavation and reinstatement work will be carried out by us and will be in the public highway. 2.4 Other information Infill schemes In areas where there is a gas main within reasonable proximity, yet there are groups of houses, villages or towns without a mains gas supply, we carry out a project to extend our gas mains to connect such premises. This is called a live Infill scheme. Any properties falling within a live Infill scheme that meet the above standard charge eligibility criteria, will be required to pay a mains contribution cost plus the appropriate standard charge. Domestic load connection allowance (DLCA) This allowance is taken into account in the calculation of the domestic connection standard charges (see Appendix A). Meter boxes The charges include for the provision of a bolt-on meter box or unibox where applicable. Where a built-in meter box is required, it must be provided by the customer and correctly installed prior to us beginning our engineering work. No discount from the standard charges indicated in the table is available if the customer supplies their own meter housing. On completion of our work, a meter box becomes the property of the customer and they are responsible for ongoing maintenance. We'll provide a chargeable replacement on request. Additional information We may carry out work additional to that required by the customer in order to ensure we develop and maintain our pipeline system in an economic and efficient manner. Where this occurs, the cost of any additional work won't be charged to the person requiring the new connection. Connections Service Charges 7 April 2019 3 New housing standard charges 3.1 Standard charges for the connection of new properties in multiple developments where individual properties are anticipated to consume 73,200kwh per annum or less Number of properties Charges per property Outside M25 Inside M25 From 3 to 10 properties £1,209 £1,377 Each additional plot from 11 to 100 properties £642 £728 Charges shown above are exclusive of VAT which will be charged at the applicable rate 3.2 Application criteria New housing standard charges are applicable to multiple new housing requests and include for a low pressure (LP) network connection and up to 20 metres of feeder main to the site together with the necessary site mains and services. Services should terminate on the front of the properties or within 2m of the front if positioned on the gable. Services may terminate internally at locations compliant with the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998; at bolt-on meter boxes; uniboxes; or at pre-installed recessed boxes. To be eligible for a standard charge, the required infrastructure must be associated with multiple requests for new housing connections to individual properties anticipated to consume 73,200 kWh per annum or less. The charges are also subject to the following eligibility being met: The property is used or proposed to be used mainly or wholly for domestic purposes The service lengths are no more than 20 metres It applies to 100 houses or less All trenches on site are already excavated and backfilled by the developer The connections are not for any flatted property above the first floor unless the external meter location is at the ground floor level The connection point is low pressure and adjacent to, or within 20 metres of site entrance Where third party easements are required, this cost will be in addition to the charges above The work is not considered as ‘sufficiently complex’ 3.3 Other information Quote We'll provide a quote to the customer based on these charges. The customer will receive a design of the gas infrastructure upon acceptance of the quote. On acceptance we may need to check the impact of the additional loads on the network. This may result in an extension of the construction lead times. If one or more of the properties is entitled to a domestic standard charge, or if any of the properties are entitled to a DLCA, then they will not be allocated to the new housing standard charges. Any additional properties not entitled to a domestic standard charge or to a DLCA will be priced using the new housing standard charges. Connections Service Charges 8 April 2019 Any additional commercial premises consuming up to 73,200kWh/annum and 173kW per hour will be charged at the new housing standard charge. This will apply only if the commercial premises’ hourly load is less than or equal to 10% of the full hourly load of the site. Where the eligibility criteria for these standard charges are not met, we will produce a non-standard quote for the new connection work required. Meter boxes The charges include for the provision of a bolt-on meter box or unibox where applicable. Where a built-in meter box is required, it must be provided by the developer and correctly installed prior to us beginning our engineering work. No discount from the standard charges is available if the customer supplies their own meter boxes. On completion of our work, a meter box becomes the property of the customer and they are responsible for ongoing maintenance. We'll provide a chargeable replacement on request. Additional Information We may carry out work additional to that required by the customer in order to ensure that we develop and maintain our pipeline system in an economic and efficient manner. Where this occurs the cost of any additional work won't be charged to the person requiring the new connection. Connections Service Charges 9 April 2019 4 Disconnection standard charges 4.1 Standard charges for the disconnection of a service pipe operating at pressure below 2 barg Charges shown above are exclusive of VAT which will be charged at the applicable rate 4.2 Application criteria These charges are applicable for disconnection of gas service pipes connected to the low and medium pressure distribution networks. The amount to be charged is based upon the diameter of the service pipe to be disconnected and the type of surface where the disconnection is to be made. Non-standard quotes will be provided for disconnections involving services connected to the intermediate pressure (IP) network. 4.3 Other information Charges associated with the clamping and/or removal of gas meters are set out in our Metering Charges document that is available from our website sgn.co.uk Gas service pipe diameter Outside M25 Inside M25 All Surfaces All Surfaces <=63mm PE or 2” metallic £800 £882 90mm PE or 3” metallic £2,086 £2,339 125mm PE or 4” metallic £2,086 £2,339 180mm PE or 6” metallic £2,592 £2,802 Next >