EICR pricing advice.

[dtec dave]

I have been asked to do an EICR for a community centre, there are 9 consumer units throughout the building..just after a bit of advice on how you would go about pricing a job like this?

 

[Octopus]

I would price it so I didn't get the work!

What level of EICR are they asking for?

 

[dtec dave]

A periodic

I would price it so I didn't get the work!

What level of EICR are they asking for?

Periodic..

 

[Octopus]

A periodic

Periodic..

10%?
25%
50%
100?

Periodic is not an answer.

 

[Dannyg8810]

10%?
25%
50%
100?

Periodic is not an answer.

Plus are there any Limitations to take into consideration ?

 

[Ian1981]

I would hazard a guess that the customer has no idea the scope needed i.e. What percentage to ask (I just want it tested) and neither understands what limitations are and how to go about justifying them.

 

[Billsays]

Depends how big the place is and how many circuits are on each board and as others have said how thorough you are testing........If it looks like a weeks work price accordingly.

 

[Leesparkykent]

I would charge around £45 per board and £12.50-£15 a circuit.

 

[Richard Burns]

I would tend to price it starting with a base of doing periodic inspections of nine houses and then assess any reduction you may be able to make from size of boards, ease of testing, limitations and extent, etc.

 

[westward10]

Nine consumer units seems a lot for a community centre but what you need to know is the amount of circuits. Most will charge per circuit or a fixed cost of say up to 15 circuits then a price for each additional circuit. Are you the only person putting in a price because if there is competition you maybe competing with the £5 to £10 brigade who offer the world but deliver Limitations.

 

[dtec dave]

10%?
25%
50%
100?

Periodic is not an answer.

10%?
25%
50%
100?

Periodic is not an answer.

Periodic is an answer..it's the answer I gave

 

[Octopus]

Periodic is an answer..it's the answer I gave

So are you offering a 100% inspection?

 

[diditrain]

When was the place last inspected and tested, are records available, or are you going in blind?

 

[dtec dave]

When was the place last inspected and tested, are records available, or are you going in blind?

Going in blind...nothing available..probably never been tested since install which I reckon was about 30 years ago.

 

[Richard Burns]

Going in blind...nothing available..probably never been tested since install which I reckon was about 30 years ago.

double the price then!

 

[westward10]

Difficult to suggest a price without knowing how much experience you have of doing EICRs because this would be a factor. If you are in competition with others and you go in at £15+ per circuit you will not stand a chance but don't go for a competitive price if you are going to run a loss.

 

[telectrix]

you need to spend an hour or so, looking at the 9 boards. are all circuits Identified? covers off, are they a rat's nest? once you've seen the state of it, discuss with client on how thorough an inspection they want. based on the above, then estimate time taken to test/inspect and write it all up, then give them a price.

 

[Phil Thompson]

Going in blind...nothing available..probably never been tested since install which I reckon was about 30 years ago.

I don't think I'd personally use sampling as an option. So looking like a full inspection and test required really.

I'd do as suggested by Tel, get the covers off the boards and see just what you're up against before submitting a quotation.

 

[Phil Thompson]

Double post

 

[The Ghost]

I think one thing I would need to know in pricing is how accessible are the DBs for testing. In the way that often there are things you cannot turn off or limited times as to when you can. With the fact that it may be 30 years old, and no test certs (can't imagined how they got away with that) I would be doing 50% sampling minimum increasing on the more faults/damage seen and take into account GN3 guidance on that. I normally work on £20-£30 per circuit. I also usually offer a discount on the EICR if the remedial work is done by me. In this way it is possible to offer a good discount as the remedial work can carry an uplift to reflect the reduction.