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Labour-Only Electrical Estimating Services

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Your materials, a clearer labour allowance

Labour-only electrical estimating supports contractors who manage material purchasing but need specialist input on measured quantities and installation allowances. MX agrees the scope and outputs around your tender rather than treating a labour-only exercise as a complete electrical estimate.

Define what is being measured

The assignment identifies packages, drawings, schedules and revisions. Quantities can cover agreed containment, cabling, terminations, lighting, power and distribution items. Material pricing, specialist packages and other excluded services are stated so there is a clear boundary to the exercise.

Challenge installation assumptions

Installation effort depends on access, height, phasing, working hours, occupied areas and repeated tasks as well as item quantities. Known constraints from the supplied information are considered alongside agreed assumptions. Unanswered questions are highlighted for the contractor to resolve rather than hidden in an optimistic allowance.

Keep quantities, allowances and rates understandable

Outputs can separate measured quantities, labour allowances and the monetary rate applied to them. Your supplied rate can be used where required. This helps you see the impact of commercial choices without hiding them inside a single total. Supervision and preliminaries are included only where agreed in the scope.

Get a proposal for your package

Share the drawings, specification, package boundaries, deadline and preferred format. Labour-only fees are quoted individually according to measurement volume, complexity and outputs. Dedicated estimating capacity is also available at £350 per day. Scope, hours, fees and payment terms are agreed before booking.

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