Larry:
In my area, my competition would tell you $800. That's what they told a
customer of mine, and complained about how we ran the wire. We weren't
finished
running the cables!!! Needless to say he bought the system from them, and
promptly went out of business.
Two ways to figure this:
1. figure your man hours and materials cost, and then your markup above
that, don't forget what your insurance costs are.
2. figure per drop, using the above costs to help determine your job.
Final Note:
At present we charge $55/drop, we had done a job that we bid against
multiple sub-contractors, with one company getting the state bid as general
contractor. They subbed us. We bid against 4 companies and got only one
building of
a large college campus. We bid $45/drop, and got the building no one wanted
to touch, the pool and gym complex, with 120 drops. This included
certification of the cables. We had to re-bid at $40/drop no test, since we
didn't get
enough of the buildings to pay for the Pentascanner tester, then at $5000.00
to certify the cable. As it was it took us 2 weeks to wire that building,
every one else was done with the project and they were waiting on us. I to
this
day have no clue how they made money, unless they hired monkeys, and paid
them in bananas.
Summary:
So if you are competitively bidding, be prepared to break even at best. If
it's just your company, and you are looking to give a fair price, the two
methods I gave should be a good guideline.
Steve L. Martin
Pres./CEO
_Surf Side Sound, Inc._ (http://www.surfsidesound.com/)
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