Nick, Bjarney,
There were 3 electrical (sub) bidders on this project. The mechanical contractors were the "prime" bidders.
The bid tab came back as follows:
contractor #1 $443,667.00
my company $458,300.00
contractor #3 $478,000.00
Here is the catch, and I might add a very important lesson in the bidding process, the numbers are not apples to apples.
Contractor #1 included #3 & #4 rebar for the duct bank, but they excluded the (3) Toshiba freq. drives.
We included the freq. drives, but excluded the rebar. Now, if you add the rebar back in, and deduct the frequency drives from my proposal, my number is actually lower than contractor #1. Notice:
Base bid $458,300.00
Rebar $--3,400.00
Drives ($-19,400.00)
Total $442,300.00
Contractor #3 had other inclusions, and exclusions that I'm not aware of, but less than $2,000.00 spread on this size project is not bad. I will admit that there were plenty of guesses on my part. I'm not sure if my now former company is going to get the job, or not.
Kilowattologically Yours,
Doc
