MEP Mechanical Detailed Estimator — Class 1/2

British Columbia Market • Bill-of-Material Takeoff • MCAA Labour Units • Tender-Grade Estimate
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1 — Project Parameters

Blended mechanical JW (plumber / fitter / sheet metal): wage + burden.
Mechanical uses MCAA manual units (mechanical equivalent of NECA). Project default applies to all bill-of-material hours; each system below can override (e.g. Controls at a higher tier). Auto-recommended from type, complexity & scope — override allowed.
Material escalation
Labour escalation
Tariff / import surcharge on materials

2 — Bill of Material Takeoff enter quantities — unit costs & MCAA 1 hours editable

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 & Quoted Trades

Controls / BMS / DDC
Fire Protection / Sprinklers
Insulation (duct & pipe)
TAB — Testing, Adjusting & Balancing
Core drilling / X-ray / scanning
Crane & rigging (equipment hoisting)
Quote these trades or price them from the sub's budget letter. If you self-perform insulation or TAB, add the items to the BOM instead and leave these at $0.

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 plumbing & gas permits (municipal / Technical Safety BC) — auto-calculated, editable in Section 8
Competitor price for comparison (pre-GST)

Final Pricing — Mechanical Detailed Estimate Summary

Disclaimer: Class 1/2 (definitive/detailed) mechanical estimate built from a bill-of-material takeoff with BC-market unit pricing and MCAA labour units adjusted per the selected labour-unit tier. Accuracy depends on takeoff completeness and current supplier pricing — copper, steel pipe, sheet metal and equipment lead times in BC are volatile; confirm boilers, RTUs, chillers and VRF with supplier quotes before bid day. Permit fees approximate municipal plumbing + Technical Safety BC gas schedules. PST (7%) applied to materials as contractor cost; GST (5%) shown on selling price.