Emergency Lighting pricing question...

[TyBrent]

Hello again gang!

I have a shot at getting a maintenance contract for testing emegency lighting of a commercial building(10 floors, 2 staircases, boiler room 10 toilets), but my problem is that I have no idea of how this kind of work is priced up, is it per light fitting? per floor? area? and then is the contract per year? month? What does my client expect to see in my quote? coverage of emergency lighting breakdowns etc? and how much $$$ of course...

I have done emergency light testing many times while working for a company but obviously never got to see the price & we use to check some clients once a month, then a minor 6 monthly and a major 12 monthly does that sound right still?

I'd be greatful for any insight you guys can offer me on this... bit scary..

Thanks !

Ty

 

[TyBrent]

Anyone?

 

[BigBreakfast]

Hi TyBrent,

Depending on which type of emergency system is in place, one route you could go down is to price per circuit along with an initial fee?

BS 52266-1(Emergency lighting--- Part 1: Code of practice for the emegency lighting of premises) has a model completion certificate in annex C, which can be used for Verification of existing installations also with a model periodic inspection and test cert in annex D . This also has an Emergency Inspection and test record citing monthly and annual tests which forms the basis of a log which should be kept.

Hope this info is of some help?

 

[Sparky Ninja]

Did testing at a racecourse a while back, they had no existing log books, so i started a new one for them.

There was something like 5000 lights to check. I charge them hourly rate to identify the circuits, and isolation points. It took me 2 days. Then with that, I was able to price according to the circuits. £25 per circuit for a 3 hour test and visual inspection (which meant clearing the insects out also). There were just under 50 circuits to tests.

After this, I issued them with their new logs, and a huge list a lights not working. I myself, as i went round, made a checklist of the suspected faults, to allow myself a safe price to quote to change each light.

I then quoted that each unit can be repaired for £9 each.

 

[ian.settle1]

Did testing at a racecourse a while back, they had no existing log books, so i started a new one for them.

There was something like 5000 lights to check. I charge them hourly rate to identify the circuits, and isolation points. It took me 2 days. Then with that, I was able to price according to the circuits. £25 per circuit for a 3 hour test and visual inspection (which meant clearing the insects out also). There were just under 50 circuits to tests.

After this, I issued them with their new logs, and a huge list a lights not working. I myself, as i went round, made a checklist of the suspected faults, to allow myself a safe price to quote to change each light.

I then quoted that each unit can be repaired for £9 each.

Thats cheap as depending up on whether it's the batteries or requires new control gear you would be out off pocket I got quoted £3 per cell in what ever confiquration of batteries and control gear about £40-50

 

[Sparky Ninja]

That's why I recorded the faults every unit while i went round. Without disclosing the exact information to the client (otherwise they might just ask for control gear and not lamps).

If it was just the control gear then sure, it'll cost more, but it only costs a couple of quid to change a lamp.. So the averages added up, resulting in a lower price to fix more lights.

 

[ian.settle1]

That's why I recorded the faults every unit while i went round. Without disclosing the exact information to the client (otherwise they might just ask for control gear and not lamps).

If it was just the control gear then sure, it'll cost more, but it only costs a couple of quid to change a lamp.. So the averages added up, resulting in a lower price to fix more lights.

And if most of them are control gear then you would out of pocket very quickly

 

[Sparky Ninja]

And if most of them are control gear then you would out of pocket very quickly

Huh? did you read what I typed?

If the quantity of them was control gear, I would have picked it up on my inspection, and so would of had the exact quantity requirement for me to adjust the repair cost accordingly?