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AusLee

Electrical
Sep 22, 2004
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I want to have a BACNet or LONWorks system for a hotel 6 floors high with about 300 rooms.

Could you please give me an estimate over the total cost, including wiring, sensors, actuators, relays, communication modules, server and software?

A rough esitmate is fine.
 
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You should contact the manufacturers and ask for a budgetary quote.

TTFN



 
Absolute best case minimum:

Sum of hardware costs
+
Sum of software costs
+
$100 per point for installation
+
$15 per foot of wire
+
the actual cost of the wire
+
two man-years of programmer labor
+
five cases of decent Scotch whisky
+
$50,000 lagniappe
+
my fee, a mere $5 million





Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
 
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