James L
Senior Member
- Location
- Kansas Cty, Mo, USA
- Occupation
- Electrician
I'm putting together a bid and have a first for me....
"Lighting shall be obtained from [client's] national account with Joe-Schmoe Lighting"
They sent me a quote for the lighting and controls, and it looks to be almost double what I can get it from other sources.
Their controls price is $12,xxx whereas I shopped the exact parts on Amazon and came up with $6,800
I haven't looked into the lighting much, but the number just looks really high there, too.
($25,000 for 130 basic Metalux troffers, 15 wall packs, 35 exit/emer lights, and misc)
I'm really curious about this. I've bid jobs that the client provides their own fixtures, etc, but none where it is dictated where the contractor buys from.
???
"Lighting shall be obtained from [client's] national account with Joe-Schmoe Lighting"
They sent me a quote for the lighting and controls, and it looks to be almost double what I can get it from other sources.
Their controls price is $12,xxx whereas I shopped the exact parts on Amazon and came up with $6,800
I haven't looked into the lighting much, but the number just looks really high there, too.
($25,000 for 130 basic Metalux troffers, 15 wall packs, 35 exit/emer lights, and misc)
I'm really curious about this. I've bid jobs that the client provides their own fixtures, etc, but none where it is dictated where the contractor buys from.
???