"Ballpark" price for commercial space

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sfav8r

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We have a request that I'm not sure how to accommodate. The structure is a concrete shell, three floors 15,000 sq ft. We know there will be an elevator, and two 5 ton AC units. Beyond that, the owner does not know how the space will be used and therefore has no electrical plans. He is looking for a "ballpark" number. I realize that this a bit ridiculous in the sense that it could be all over the map, but I'm wondering if there is an average price per sq ft I could provide as a number to get them started. Even if it was based upon a particular occupancy. For example, I believe they would prefer the bottom floor to be retail and the top two floors to be office. I could start with that assumption. The GC is one we have done lots of work for so I don't see this as a waste of time.

Any thoughts? Thanks.
 
sfav8r said:
Any thoughts? Thanks.
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yeah. i'm gonna take a trip in
my car. i'm not sure who will
do the driving, or where we are
going.

how much should i allow for gas?

and... the arrival.
are we there yet?

as you are in SF..... total price
would be about $988,000 for
the electrical.

that may be low. recently, i did a
lighting certification in downtown.
1,300 sq ft store selling cashmere
sweaters. the lighting certificate
at the end came to $4,600.
 
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sfav8r said:
We have a request that I'm not sure how to accommodate. The structure is a concrete shell, three floors 15,000 sq ft. We know there will be an elevator, and two 5 ton AC units. Beyond that, the owner does not know how the space will be used and therefore has no electrical plans. He is looking for a "ballpark" number. I realize that this a bit ridiculous in the sense that it could be all over the map, but I'm wondering if there is an average price per sq ft I could provide as a number to get them started. Even if it was based upon a particular occupancy. For example, I believe they would prefer the bottom floor to be retail and the top two floors to be office. I could start with that assumption. The GC is one we have done lots of work for so I don't see this as a waste of time.

Any thoughts? Thanks.
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It always seems odd to me that General Contractors are the ones asking subs for pricing on jobs that they don't have all of the information on.

More times than not the General is the one who can get closest to the "Ball Park" Figure to the customer if they are reputable and have done like projects in the past.

They are usually the ones who receive pricing from subcontractors and would have a better feel for what all is entailed.


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I wouldn't spend any time trying to price something like this. I'd tell them I need a set of approved plans first.
 
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