Whiterock, I'm also new here and this is my first post, I have been doing work at nights and weekends for past 10 years off and on, started mostly doing remodels and have done several new house's(all legally permitted bye myself)and I am also stopping the part time stuff for full time electricial contracting, if I dont make it in a year I'll just fall back on my High Voltage Substation/Power Plant exsperience.
but from what I do know about bidding, $25 a drop or hole? seems like way to cheap for anything i would do, my example would be 1-duplex recp. figuring about $4.50 in material for box,wire,staples,plate and recp. plus .65MH @$45 hr. I would charge $33.75 !!!!but thats assumming there's another 50-60 recp, to install also plus light openings, switches etc.
But I'm also on this site to pick up new ways, by no means a expert. but wanted to say my .02 and what/how I been doing it.