Estimate & Contract Advisory for Contractors

Know your number is right — before you submit or sign.

Fast, fixed-price reviews of your estimates and contracts, by a Master Electrician who's worked both sides of the table. No retainers. No jargon.

Serving British Columbia Alberta
25+ years across the field & boardroom
Master Electrician · CET · PEC · Class A FSR
Flat fees — you know the cost up front
Pick What You Need

Straightforward packages. Clear prices. Fast answers.

Every package has a fixed fee, a defined deliverable, and a hard scope boundary — so you know exactly what you get and what it costs before we start.

Bid Check

A second opinion on one estimate before you submit.
$500
Turnaround: 2–3 business days
  • Pricing sanity check
  • Scope-gap review
  • One 30-min call
Scope: one estimate, up to 50 line items, one revision round.
Book a Bid Check

Contract Read

Catch the risk clauses before you sign.
$500
Turnaround: 2–3 business days
  • Retainage & payment terms
  • Liquidated damages flags
  • Change-order language review
Scope: one contract, written risk summary, one call.
Book a Contract Read
Most Popular

Win the Bid

The full package — estimate, contract, and negotiation, together.
$1,500
Turnaround: 4–6 business days
  • Full estimate review / build
  • Contract review + risk register
  • Negotiation talking points
  • Two calls (kickoff + debrief)
Scope: one bid package, defined line-item cap, one revision round.
Start Winning Bids

Project Rescue

A job is bleeding money — find out where.
$1,000
Turnaround: 5–7 business days
  • Cost-to-complete review
  • Change-order audit
  • Profitability health check
Scope: one active project, defined document set.
Request a Rescue

Monthly Retainer

On-demand backup for the busy season.
Custom
Ongoing · capped hours
  • Estimate & contract review on demand
  • Priority turnaround
  • Direct line for quick questions
Scope: set hours/month, defined response time.
Discuss a Retainer
The Complete Engagement — For Owners & Developers

Estimate + Bid + PM Package

End-to-end support from first estimate to final closeout. I estimate the project, build the bid package, price it, and negotiate on your behalf. I review the contract and flag every deficiency and pitfall — then you, the owner, decide and sign. Once the project is won, you get a complete estimating & project-management package to run and close it.

EstimateBid packageNegotiateContract reviewOwner decidesPM & closeout kit

What You Get on Award

  • Full estimate & bid package
  • Pricing & negotiation on your behalf
  • Contract review — risks & pitfalls flagged for your decision
  • Project folders & document structure
  • Calculators & diagrams
  • Closing documents & closeout calculators
Where We Help

The five places contractors lose money — and where we step in.

Find & Win Work

Bid strategy and market positioning.

Tighten Operations

Practical systems, not more complexity.

Protect Profit

Estimating, cost control, change orders.

Reduce Risk

Contracts, claims, and payment terms.

Solve Hard Problems

Technical & electrical expertise on call.

How It Works

Four simple steps. No long commitment.

Most engagements are one-off and fixed-fee. You send the documents, we review, you get answers.

1

Book & Brief

Pick a package and send your estimate or contract. We confirm scope and fee up front.

2

Review & Analyze

We dig into pricing, scope gaps, and risk clauses using field-tested judgment.

3

Report & Call

You get a clear written summary plus a call to walk through what matters.

4

Act with Confidence

Submit the bid or sign the contract knowing your number and your risk.

Contractor Calculators

Estimating & code tools, organized by trade.

A growing library of interactive calculators — built to Canadian code — so contractors can price, size, and check work fast. Client access is hosted and secured on Cloudflare.

Plumbing calculators are coming.
Fixture units, pipe sizing, and cost estimators will be added here.
General-contracting tools are coming.
Project-level budget, change-order, and cost-to-complete tools will live here.
🔒Calculators are a client benefit — hosted on Cloudflare Pages and gated with Cloudflare Access, so only signed-in clients can open them. Each card links to its own embedded tool.
Who We Work With

Industries we serve

Electrical & MEP Contractors

Industrial & Manufacturing

Commercial & Institutional

Utilities & Infrastructure

Owners & Developers

Who's Behind It

Field experience, not just theory.

MEP Consulting is led by a Master Electrician and Electrical Engineering Technologist who started as an apprentice, worked with leading engineering firms, and owned businesses in the electrical industry — including a controls & automation panel shop. The result: advice grounded in what actually happens on site and in the office.

Master ElectricianEngineering Technologist (CET)Professional Engineer Candidate (PEC)Class A FSRECAA · ASET member
25+ years
across field, engineering & ownership
BC & AB
serving both provinces (BC first)
Flat fees
fixed scope, no surprise billing

Have a bid due or a contract on your desk?

Get a straight answer from someone who's been on both sides of the table.

Book a Call · 672-998-5784
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