Limited Energy Job Estimate
- Copper — CAT6 / CAT6A. All horizontal links shall be certified to TIA-568 permanent-link limits. Test reports (pass/fail per link, per pair) shall be delivered electronically prior to final payment.
- Fiber — OS2 backbone. All fiber strands shall be certified using industry-standard fiber test equipment. Test results shall document pass/fail status and loss results per strand and shall be included in the closeout package.
- Closeout documentation. Test reports, as-built drawings, outlet schedule, and system documentation are a condition of project acceptance and final payment release.
- Working hours. Work is scheduled during normal business hours (Mon–Fri, 7 AM–5 PM local time). After-hours or weekend work required by Owner will be authorized by written change order prior to performance.
- Site access. Owner shall provide safe, unobstructed access to all work areas, including above-ceiling pathways and equipment rooms. Delays caused by restricted access may result in a schedule and cost change order.
- Concealed conditions. Pricing assumes accessible pathways per contract documents. Obstructed or undisclosed field conditions will be documented and resolved by written change order.
- Change orders. All work outside agreed scope requires written authorization prior to performance. Verbal direction does not constitute a change order.
- Camera scope. Camera infrastructure — cable installation, termination, PoE link verification, and installation of Owner-furnished standard mounts where backing, structure, pathway, and access are available. Final aiming, VMS programming, analytics configuration, and commissioning are by Owner's security integrator unless explicitly included in writing.
- Permit & tax. Proposal price excludes applicable sales tax and permit fees, which will be added as direct pass-through costs if required.
- Proposal validity. Pricing is valid for 30 days from the proposal date. Material cost volatility may require adjustment after expiration.
- Payment terms. Net 30 days from invoice date. Progress billing submitted monthly for work-in-place. Final payment due upon punch-list completion and closeout document delivery.
- Basis of proposal. Proposal is based on quantities, assumptions, and scope information available as of the proposal date. Cable quantities by type are drawn from the estimate worksheet and shall be confirmed against final drawings prior to procurement. Final pricing may be revised if drawings, counts, site conditions, or Owner requirements change.
- Sealed design. This proposal is not a sealed design document and does not replace engineered drawings, specifications, code review, or AHJ requirements.
- Warranty. One-year workmanship warranty from date of substantial completion. Manufacturer warranties pass through to Owner.
By signing below, Owner or authorized representative accepts this proposal and authorizes Limited Energy eXperts to proceed with the described scope of work under the terms and conditions stated herein.
- Schedule-driven crew sizing. Total scope hours / (hours per day × target working days), rounded up. Larger crew = shorter calendar; baseline-crew callout flags acceleration.
- OT math (federal). Hours above 40 / tech / week earn the OT multiplier. Premium = OT_hours × avg field rate × (OT_mult − 1).
- OT math (California). Greater of (daily OT: hours per day above 8) or (weekly OT: hours per week above 40). Double-time triggers when hours per day exceed 12. 7th-consecutive-day rule not modeled in v1.0.
- Vehicle adder. Total field labor hours × per-hour adder. Represents truck/tools/fuel amortization.
- Remote ODC auto-populate. Per diem = crew × (target days + travel days) × rate. Hotel = crew × nights × rate. Travel = crew × airfare. Lines surface in the ODC panel and the summary as auto-computed; manual ODC lines add on top.
- Overhead. Applied as % of direct costs (labor + materials + ODC).
- Margin form. Final price = (direct × (1 + overhead)) / (1 − margin%). Margin form, not naive markup — ensures the stated margin is the actual margin on the proposal price.
- BICSI WBS. Section codes 000–1000 are pre-created on every new estimate. Empty sections contribute 0 to totals; toggle “Hide empty sections” to declutter the Builder view.
- Scope. Preliminary estimation only. Verify against shop standards before issuing a sealed proposal.
1. Per WBS item:
labor_hours = qty × hours_each
labor_cost = labor_hours × role_rate
materials_cost = mat_qty × mat_unit_cost
line_total = labor_cost + materials_cost
2. Per section: sum of line items.
3. Project totals: sum of sections + manual ODC + auto-populated remote ODC.
4. OT premium:
ot_hours_total = crew_size × ot_hrs_per_tech_per_wk × weeks
ot_premium = ot_hours_total × avg_field_rate × (ot_mult − 1)
5. Final price (margin form):
subtotal = direct_costs × (1 + overhead%)
final_price = subtotal / (1 − margin%)
000 Mobilization — Site startup, kickoff, mobilization labor and direct costs.
100 Supports — Cable supports, J-hooks, sleeves, firestop, conduit attachments.
200 Copper Backbone — Multipair copper backbone cabling and terminations.
300 Fiber Backbone — SM / MM fiber backbone, splice / termination, distribution units.
400 Horizontal — Horizontal Cat6 / Cat6A station cabling, jacks, patch panels.
500 TR Buildout — Telecommunications Room: racks, ladder rack, PDUs, grounding, labeling.
600 ER Buildout — Equipment Room: same as TR scaled up; main / distribution.
700 Testing — Permanent-link / channel test, fiber certification, certification reports, test deliverables.
800 Ancillary — Misc. items not covered above; sleeve seal kits, miscellaneous labor.
900 Bonding / Grounding — TBB, TGB, TMGB, equipment bonding per J-STD-607.
1000 Demobilization — Cleanup, punch list, closeout deliverables, demob labor.
Naive markup multiplies cost by a factor (e.g. cost × 1.20). The problem: that “20% markup” only yields a 16.7% margin (profit ÷ sell price) — Not what you quoted.
Margin form works backward from the sell price: price = cost ÷ (1 − margin%). At 20% margin on $100 cost, price = $100 ÷ 0.80 = $125 — Profit is $25, and $25 ÷ $125 = 20% exactly. The stated margin equals the actual margin.
The Estimator uses margin form throughout. Enter the margin % you want to land on the sell price.