MEP Electrical Estimator v2

Assembly Takeoff • Drawing TakeOff & BOM • BC Market • Class 1/2 Detailed Estimate

Access CodeLocked — expand to enter code

Enter the 7-character access code provided by MEP Consulting to use this estimator.

1 — Project Parameters

Building Type

Project Complexity

Scope of Work

Job Location (BC / AB)

Square Footage ($/sq.ft. reporting)

Loaded Labour Rate ($/hr — set by Job Location, editable)

Project Labour Units Recommended: —

Applied to all assembly hours. Each system can override below. Auto-recommended from type, complexity & scope.

Material escalation

Labour escalation

Tariff / import surcharge on materials

Material $ Basis for Final Pricing

Induced derives material from labour using your 2025–26 labour:material percentages per system (e.g. Distribution 30% labour / 70% material). Compare both in the System Summary before choosing.

2 — Assembly Takeoff numbered assemblies — expand ▸ to see & edit parts

3 — System Summary live rollup

4 — Labour Factoring applied to direct labour

Check only conditions NOT covered by the labour units, overhead or profit. BC-market defaults — editable.

5 — Incidental Labour % of direct hours

6 — Subcontractors

Civil (trenching / excavation)

Low Voltage / Data / Security

System Integrators

Controls / Automation / Panels

7 — General Equipment BC rental rates, editable

8 — General Expenses job-specific only

9 — Overhead, Profit & Closing

Overhead % (all cost categories)

Material markup

Labour markup

Subcontractor markup

Gen. expenses markup

Equipment markup

Performance / L&M Bond — $18 per $1,000 of contract value

Include electrical permit — auto-calculated, editable in Section 8

Competitor price for comparison (pre-GST)

Final Pricing — Detailed Estimate Summary

Import a PDF or image drawing to start (Project ▾ → Import Drawings, or the button above).

TakeOff Tally — this drawing set

Nothing counted yet.

How to

1. Import drawing (PDF pages or photos).
2. Edit ▾ → Set Scale: click 2 points a known distance apart, type the feet.
3. Pick an assembly, use Count and click each symbol.
4. Select a marker, press Find Similar to auto-find look-alikes (review the hits, click any wrong one to delete).
5. Use Run/Tray for conduit, cable & tray: click along the route, double-click to finish — length comes from the scale.
6. Erase drags a white box over clutter (visual only).
7. Apply → Estimate adds the tally to assembly quantities; Create BOM jumps to the BOM.

Bill of Material assemblies × quantities, parts rolled up

DISCLAIMER & RELEASE OF LIABILITY — READ BEFORE USE. This estimating tool is provided for practice and exercise purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional estimating, engineering review, current supplier quotations, or code compliance verification. All labour units, material allowances and pricing are generic references that may be outdated or inaccurate for your project, region or market conditions. Any person or organization using this tool, or any output of it, does so entirely at their own risk and expense. By using this tool, the user and all related stakeholders irrevocably agree that MEP Consulting, Elbi MEP Consulting, and their owners, employees and affiliates bear no responsibility or liability whatsoever for any loss, cost overrun, missed scope, bid error, damage or claim of any kind arising directly or indirectly from its use, and the user assumes and bears all such risk. If you do not agree, do not use this tool. Verify every figure independently before relying on it.