I have done a few of these; the problem is restaurants, hair salons and over zealous engineers. Simons properties who builds strip centers and malls all over the country allows for 15va per foot, then if the tenant wants more power they can pay to have a service brought in for their space. Locally it’s required to fill the secondary compartment of a pad mounted transformer and bring all the spares to the building for future use, to facilitate any future use or need.
For Shell Space ONLY.
15va x 15,000sf / 830 = 271a or a 400a HV service which is more than they really need and will cover your house panel, lot lights and a few of the over zealous engineers too.
Option (1) I like do a single service for each building with a gutter, house panel, lugs and a tap box for the tenants. Put a lock on the gutter and set up a connection fee for the tenants to keep their booger eating morons they hired to do their electrical work from screwing up your gutter lugs. Generally I charge $350 for final connection and if they bypass me then they own the warranty for the building service.
Option (2) I set the disconnects, meter cans, and install empty conduit up and into the building, and still charge a final connection fee. No meter, no wire, the tenant furnishes the wire and I charge $350 for final termination.
Option (3)
I bring a 100a HV service to each space and set a disconnect, the building owner picks up the expense of the meter and wire, and there is no connection fee.
Option (4)
Same as (3) only I set panels and xformer, and usually some lay-in lights and a few receptacles. The owner picks up the meter and utility fees. There is no connection fee on my part.
Work hard to get the finish out of these spaces; they are the gravy of the project.
Last edited by ITO; 05/21/07 05:37 PM.
