PRICING SURVEY
Done in the Euro style with frameless cabinetry, this office kitchen shows clean lines
and straightforward
design. It features
melamine boxes
with foil-wrapped
MDF doors and
laminate countertops. An additional
bidding consideration was the two-hour drive to the
installation site.
Analysis: Even straightforward
projects can result in significant variations
in pricing. The high bid ($12,490) on this
job was still two and a half times what
the low bid was ($4,912). The original
bid came it at almost exactly the average
price ($9,750) once adjusted from the
original Canadian price to U.S. dollars.
Also note how one of the higher bidders
had the lowest shop rate reported ($35).
A straightforward Euro-style office kitchen looks
simple, but it has its own
bidding challenges and
still earned a high bid
two and half times the
low bid.
Bidder State Design/
Plans
Materials Shop
rate
Const.
hrs.
Install rate Install
hrs.
Finish
rate
Finish
hrs.
Totalbid Software CNC YIB Notes
1 MN $4,912.11 KCD yes 22 Installation
$910.13.
2 CO $240 $1,821 $60 82 $60 10 $60 24 $6,741.00 no no 23
3 WI $175 $2,258 $75 61 $50 10. 5 $30/
ft
3. 5 $8,288.00 no no 13
4 CT $500 $2,500 $63 80 $63 8 $63 24 $9,556.00 no no 25
5 AB $2,097 $58 51 $34.50/ft 42. 4
ft.
$58 $9,751.71 no no 26 Originial bid
($12,703 CDN);
shop rate $75
CDN.
6 PA $420 $6,150 $35 80 $35 28 $35 40 $11,750.00 no no 3
7 NC $480 $3,620 $80 8 $80 28 $80 90 $12,131.40 Excel yes 3
8 AR $2,000 $3, 100 $50 48 $50 40 $50 40 $12,132.00 no yes 44
9 CA $12,490.00 no yes 42
Avg. $636 $3,078 $60 59 $56 21 $58 37 $9,750.25 22 Variance factor: 2. 54
Frameless office
kitchen
