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Electrical estimating services — CSI Division 26 quantity takeoffs and cost estimates covering service and distribution, branch circuits, devices, lighting, and low-voltage rough-in, delivered in 24-48 hours.
We review your E-sheets, panel schedules, fixture schedule, and specifications to confirm scope and flag any missing information.
Receptacles, switches, lighting fixtures, and other devices are counted directly off the drawings by type and location.
Homeruns and feeders are traced from each device and panel back to source, and conduit and wire are sized and typed accordingly.
Switchgear, panelboards, transformers, devices, fixtures, and conductor are priced at current market rates and delivered in editable Excel plus PDF.
Our electrical estimating services cover the full CSI Division 26 scope: service and distribution equipment, branch circuits and conductor, wiring devices, lighting and lighting controls, motor and equipment connections, low-voltage rough-in where it is in contract, grounding and bonding, site and exterior electrical, temporary power, and testing and commissioning allowances. Every quantity is counted directly off your E-sheets, panel schedules, and fixture schedule and priced at current market rates, then delivered in an editable Excel spreadsheet alongside a PDF report.
We've built a CSI Division 26 electrical breakdown into 16 of our completed cost estimates, totaling $926,744 in electrical scope. Across those projects, electrical work ran a median of 9.3% of total project cost, with a range from 0.5% to 24.0% — proof that a flat percentage rule of thumb is not a reliable way to price electrical scope. On Comstock San Diego, a 3,326 sf project, electrical came to $146,085, or 16.0% of the total. On Pinnacle Montessori School, 17,366 sf, electrical was $135,181, just 4.4% of the total. On Lucky Hair Salloon, a dense 1,004 sf fit-out, electrical reached $64,026 — 24.0% of the total. And on Wildlife Pickleball Park, a site-work project rather than a building, electrical was just $4,775, or 0.5% of total cost.
A small fit-out with dense devices and lighting runs far higher as a percentage of total cost than a large, simple structure — which is exactly why a counted takeoff protects your bid where a percentage rule of thumb loses it. These figures are quantity takeoffs and cost estimates rather than electrical design or code review, which we handle separately as an engineering service.
If your electrical scope is part of a larger bid, our Construction Cost Estimating service can fold this Division 26 breakdown into a full CSI cost estimate across every trade, and our free Calculator gives you a fast ballpark before you request a formal takeoff.
A counted Division 26 takeoff beats a percentage rule of thumb, protecting your margin on dense fit-outs where electrical runs high.
24-48 hour delivery keeps your electrical scope off the critical path on tight bid deadlines.
Gear, devices, fixtures, and conductor are priced against current market rates, not stale unit costs.
Our standard turnaround is 24 to 48 hours (1-2 business days), depending on project size and the number of panels and circuits involved. Expedited service is available for urgent bids.
Not as part of the estimate. An electrical estimate is a quantity takeoff and cost estimate rather than a design or code-review deliverable. Electrical design, MEP documentation and PE review and sealing are handled separately by our engineering service, subject to applicable licensing and jurisdictional requirements in your state.
Every electrical estimate is delivered as an editable Excel spreadsheet broken out by CSI Division 26 line item, plus a summary PDF report.
Yes. Switchgear, panelboards, transformers, devices, and fixtures are priced against current market rates rather than a static database, so your bid reflects what the equipment actually costs today.
At minimum we need your E-sheets, panel schedules, and a fixture schedule. Specifications and addenda help us confirm device types, ratings, and any low-voltage scope that is in contract.
Submit your blueprints and receive a precision cost schedule within 24-48 hours. Rush turnaround available.