Bidding Demo work

[speedystevie]

We need to bid on some demo work in a local university. The only way I can figure on pricing is to just figure the amount of time nessisary to complete the work and tally up the hrs.

Does anyone have any other ways that they figure a final number on work like this?

 

[peter]

Just to bump you up a bit, but I am the last person to give you advice on this.
However, I could offer some pointers:
1] Who gets to kep the scrap copper?
2] Universities are often publoc institutions and, as such, may require prevailing wage.
~Peter

 

[iwire]

We need to bid on some demo work in a local university.

This is not much info.

What is it that you are doing?

We don't usually do 'demo' we do 'make safe' which amounts to killing all the power possible and flagging with paint, caution tape or other means items that are still live and / or still needed.

If fire alarm systems are involved usually you need to disable it during demo but maintain it during construction.

At least that has been my experience.

 

[roger]

In my eperience if this is an older university there could be asbestos abatement that will take place and in many cases allot of the wiring and raceways may or may not be removed by that contractor. In these situations we do as Bob said and show up to make things safe and then leave.

If you are being asked to remove light fixtures, gear, and such, it will be hard to give you advice not knowing the circumstances, i.e. how big are they, how high are they hung, do you have to transport them to a storage area, will there be others working in the area that may slow you down, etc...

Roger

 

[Smart $]

If fire alarm systems are involved usually you need to disable it during demo but maintain it during construction.

Yeah... I'm having "fun" maintaining a fire alarm system on a current project, which can have demo going on in one area and construction in another. Friday I had a smoke detector send the system into alarm three times within the last hour of the workday... and the smoke detector reported to have set off the alarm wasn't even connected to the system!!!

 

[satcom]

Do a good site walk thru, and if you are a sub contractor on this job, make sure that standing time is covered, and with this type of work you may have to move men and equipment from one area to another, this time can add up fast, many EC's have gone under bidding this type of work.