New Build Development Pricing?

[nlbhoy]

I'm looking for some help/guidance with the prices I've put together for a new build development
of 30 houses, I've not yet submitted my bid as I'm looking for some constructive feedback from
anyone who has experience pricing this type of work.

Job is based in Scotland.

I've not had much experience pricing this type of work.

Houses are typical 3 and 4 bed semi's, nothing fancy.

3 bed has around:

23 sockets
8 tv/bt points
3 fans
11 switches
11 pendants
5 smokies/heat
cooker
heating/combi boiler
Main board + testing
gas bonding
mains door bell

I've priced it up per point @
£40 per socket/bt/tv
£100 per fan
£25 per switch
£25 per pendant
£80 per smoke detector
£125 cooker
£150 heating
£300 main board + testing

These prices per point are cheaper than I would usually charge doing extensions/ conversions etc

total price came to about £3500 for the 3 bed semi. I estimated around £1500 for materials and £800 labour. After the 5% retention and 2.5% main contractor discount there would be approx £800-900 profit, not including overhead which is minimal.

Is this to cheap? I would like to get the job as it's around 18months of work, but on the flip side
I would also like to make some money from this.

 

[Pete999]

What does the "heating price include"?

 

[nlbhoy]

What does the "heating price include"?

It's just a combi boiler with a programable room stat.

 

[Pete999]

It's just a combi boiler with a programable room stat.

Right thanks

 

[Leesparkykent]

looks pretty good to me. I mainly do new builds and from the info you've given based on a 3bed semi my price would be roughly £3600. you don't have any external lighting? For that price I wouldn't be providing/installing an aerial.

 

[nlbhoy]

looks pretty good to me. I mainly do new builds and from the info you've given based on a 3bed semi my price would be roughly £3600. you don't have any external lighting? For that price I wouldn't be providing/installing an aerial.

Yeah, there are 2 external lights, I priced them around £90 each. They were in the total price but I forgot
to add them on the list above.

I'm not supplying/installing an aerial, just running them to the loft and making ends off.

There is a sure stop switch and the wiring of a future shower that I also forgot to put above, but are in the total price.

 

[Leesparkykent]

Yeah, there are 2 external lights, I priced them around £90 each. They were in the total price but I forgot
to add them on the list above.

I'm not supplying/installing an aerial, just running them to the loft and making ends off.

I worked it out based on the info at the time and come just shy of 3.3K then put 10% on top of the whole lot and come to £3.6K. With two external lights and a shower supply I would be more around 3.8K. Being in the south though does mean my prices will normally be a little higher.

 

[nlbhoy]

I worked it out based on the info at the time and come just shy of 3.3K then put 10% on top of the whole lot and come to £3.6K. With two external lights and a shower supply I would be more around 3.8K. Being in the south though does mean my prices will normally be a little higher.

Thanks for that.

Very helpful.

 

[jackhammerJIM]

who is coring the fan holes ? are all the fans wall mount to an external wall or long duct runs ?

 

[nlbhoy]

who is coring the fan holes ? are all the fans wall mount to an external wall or long duct runs ?

Usually we would core 4" hole in the kit then leave a plastic sleeve. Brikies would then brick round the pvc sleeve, so no
coring brick.

Runs aren't long.

 

[ED17]

Your price is about the same as ours would be. We lost out on 5 x 3bed semi-detached with a similar spec last month. The firm that won them are doing them for £2250.00 each!

 

[Leesparkykent]

Your price is about the same as ours would be. We lost out on 5 x 3bed semi-detached with a similar spec last month. The firm that won them are doing them for £2250.00 each!

shocking.

 

[mattg4321]

Doesn't surprise me judging by the standard of work in some new builds I've seen recently.

It certainly didn't look like anybody with any pride in their work/a decent amount of knowledge or experience was involved.

 

[Octopus]

Your price is about the same as ours would be. We lost out on 5 x 3bed semi-detached with a similar spec last month. The firm that won them are doing them for £2250.00 each!

That's because they use unskilled workers and some poor QS has to sign it off.

There's a 300 house estate going up near me and what I can see is not good, so what is hidden behind the plaster board?

 

[YoungBart]

I've just been out on site to visit a spark (regarding a different job) But he was on a new build estate, around 30-40 houses, There was 4 fully qualified sparks, and the rest were just agency supplied mates, Some with no experience at all. The electrical company won the contract due to them being thousands cheaper than any other, But the sparks on site are tearing their hair out having to try and work with all the agency lads as well as actually get things done to a decent standard. Recipe for disaster if you ask me.