Pump cost 1

[PELS]

Can anyone recommend a website or manufacturer that can supply a pump cost? We are looking at replacing an existing pump and well constructed in 1962. Our client needs to establish a budget for the well replacement costs. The budget needs to be approved by its Board of Directors before design & construction. I know pump costs change but we just need something to put in the budget.

 

[IFRs]

I just priced out some vertical turbine pumps using a pretty complete specification. The prices varied by more than 2x from highest to lowest! Your best bet would be to contact a manufacturer' rep in your area.

 

[bk19702]

Most OEM websites will be fairly generic and only list equipment details and specifications (i.e. flow, head, horsepower requirements); not really any price information. Your best bet is to outline what you need the pump to do process wise and contact a local pump rep like IFRs said for a budgetary price.

 

[Artisi]

Contact a pump supplier - nothing beats going to the right people to get the info you need.

 

[PELS]

Thanks everyone for the replies.

I have contacted 5-6 local pump suppliers and all of them are reluctant to provide a quote because we are not inquiring about a purchase. Unless you are a contractor or some entity that is ready to purchase the pump, they don't even want to give a ballpark number.

 

[Artisi]

"We are looking at replacing an existing pump and well constructed in 1962. Our client needs to establish a budget for the well replacement costs."

Seems to me that this looks like a genuine enquiry for a pump order in the near future.

If all else fails - let me know what you need and I will ask a supplier (Australia) for a price - no problem from here.

 

[IFRs]

Call each vendor, tell them that since were unwilling to provide any price information for comparison to their competitors that you will recommend to the owner that they be excluded from the upcoming bid process. Wait a few minutes and if you don't get any satisfaction, ask to speak to their supervisor. Repeat once and only once.

 

[TenPenny]

I do a huge number of 'budget' quotes for the engineers in my area. I've always figured that it's part of the job of being in the pump business, and any SMART pump distributor will know that it's the way to be involved in projects early on.

If you haven't already done so, contact your local Goulds Industrial pump rep (find them at

http://www.gouldspumps.com).

Give them the details, and ask for a budget quote. Done all the time.

If that doesn't work, and you have a couple of weeks (I'm really busy right now), shoot me an email, and give me the details, and I'll come up with at least a ballpark estimate.

 

[formz]

PELS,

You can have an estimate of the cost of your new pump by one of two ways (for budgetary effects an error of +-30% in the initial estimation is commonly accepted so you won´t have problems):

1) If you know the cost of the pump in 1962 you can, using CEPCI (or other index like that - you can use the attached file), have a nice estimation of the current price of that pump:

Today's cost = 1962 cost * (CEPCI 2008/CEPCI 1962)

2) You can use a cost estimation expression like the one attached, developed by the US National Energy Technology Center:

http://www.netl.doe.gov/energy-analyses/pubs/PELostEstim_FinalReport.pdf

Note: In this study the prices are for 1998, so you'll have to apply the expression in 1).

I hope my answer helped you.

formz

 

[thewellguy]

What part of the world are you in?