Esitmating Tool

[HarvCLAUtilities]

We are looking for an estimating tool specifically for Electrical utilities station, transmission and distribution lines. We would prefer an all emcompassing program. Any recommendations?

 

[jghrist]

Means Electrical Cost Data

http://www.rsmeans.com/costdata/index.asp

has some data on transmission, distribution, and substations. The best method for a utility is to develop a database from actual purchases and actual job crew-hour data. It will take years to get useful data, but it would be much more accurate that available industry data.

 

[apowerengr]

Harv, when you say estimating tool do you mean something to create budgetary estimates or something you can input the major materials, it has labor estimates and the associated minor materials and the output is used to bill customers in advance of job construction (i.e. more accuracy)?

 

[HarvCLAUtilities]

Sorry to take so long apowerengr, I was away. yes this is just for bugetry purposes only. Its for planning new station, but we doinput the major materials,labor and the associated minor materials

 

[apowerengr]

We build this as a table in an Excel spreadsheet based on history of jobs by major item.