How much per CAT5e run?

[CanadianZeek]

I know it differs by region, but, how much do electricians or network people charge per run for cable, labour, and terminate each end?

 

[EddieDuece]

We usually count on right around $300 for 1 voice split and 1 Cat5e. Of course that is a onesy twosy price. Not on a large job.

 

[LkEErie]

For the sake of discussion $100 more or less. If you expect me to drive to your place and add a single cable, it's more. If you want 100 cables, it's less. A lot has to do with the context of the installation. If I'm adding a run to your new phone system that I sold you, then the price is a lot different than cable only.

I never bid a job on a "per run" basis. That price might be calculated at the end of the project, but it's not a number that the customer gets. Now in bidding labor, it's calculated at 1 hour per hole for termination and an hour for running the cable. Materials are added to the labor, and those materials vary by the size and type of infrastructure. A minimum charge for hanging cable is $4 for every 10 feet in new construction, because that's the price of 2 "J" hooks.

We also have bidding standards for time study. They are usually pretty generous, like 1/4 hour per room to trim 3 holes for voice, data, and video(2 voice pairs, 4 data pairs and an RG-6 video), or 12 minutes per hole to do 1-3 data jacks. Most times we beat the study.

LkEErie

 

[CanadianZeek]

Here is the scenario we have.
A new building construction. Need to run 35 cat5e voice and 43 cat5e data, terminated at the wall, terminated in teh server room. Conduit installed in the walls by the electrician stubbed out to the ceiling. Longest run is about 250 feet, averaging 150 feet.

How much should a company expect to pay to have that run?

 

[skip555]

How much should a company expect to pay to have that run?

whatever the lowest bidder that you trust in you area quotes you

 

[lopes1211]

If I was budgeting this job, I would estimate cost at about $9K and put $12K in the budget.

-CL

 

[Crowtalks]

It looks like you're going be using about 12-14 boxes of CAT5E, 80+ jacks, faceplates, Caddy J hangers w/clamps, a couple of 48 port patch panels...I wouldn't touch it under $100-$120 per wire.

NCSS NCTS NCTE

 

[oldtimerbob]

I would bid it at 150.00 per drop but would have to add a misc caveat for things like permit cost,etc, so the $12,000.00 mentioned above is a very solid estimate.

Good Luck,

Has been in the cabling business for about twenty years and is now the Sr PM for a cabling company located in the Los Angeles area.

http://www.globusinc.net

Also a General Class Amatuer Radio Operator.

 

[EddieDuece]

I would say the $12,000.00 is a solid estimate minus the conduit stubs. Not sure what an electrician would charge for that, but I would think that would be a substantial additional cost by time they get the conduit in the wall with a box and pull string.

 

[buitenhek]

Based on:
40% material mark-up, labor cost $26.20 labor sell $45.00.
42 minutes to pull 1 -4pr cable
2 minutes to terminate cable/side
5 minutes to cut-in faceplate
2 minutes to test & document cable.side
3 minutes per cable hanger set
$0.14/foot cable, $3.95/jack, $1.89/faceplate, $2.10 hanger set (J-hook, wire and fastener),48 PPP with jacks $400 cost, 50pr $50 and 100pr $75

Sell Price $7,277.87 (on cost of $4,750.98)
Profit $2,526.89 Gross Profit Margin 34.7%
CAT5e cable 11,700', 78 voice/data jacks,76 cable hangers
78 faceplate/mudrings, 50 & 100 pr voice block and 48 port data patch panel, 75.3 labor hours
Available extra: 5 data & 1 voice
Avg Faceplate cost: $60.91
Avg Faceplate sell: $93.31
rack or wire mgmnt not included, tax not included
give or take 1%


Regards
Peter Buitenhek
ProfitDeveloper.com

 

[RikRodgers]

Plenum rated, or PVC cable? It might seem a minor point, but plenum cable can be as much as 3x as much as non plenum. If you disregard this, and run the cheap stuff, you could be required to replace it. (check your local codes) It's happened to me before. We installed voice runs for a non-profit org., and none of the runs (by US NEC standards) should have required a plenum rated run, but the local inspector forced us to replace it all.

Since then, we only use CMP cable.

 

[Crowtalks]

Very good point which I never thought of.

NCSS NCTS NCTE

 

[skip555]

Since then, we only use CMP cable.

so everybody pays extra ?

why not just check with the local authority before starting each job if your not sure ?

around here 90% can be non plenum ,been in business 25 years and never had to rerun , if in doubt ask

 

[dgyde]

In Ohio a ROUGH ballpark figure would be around $90 per run for a reasonable size job (your included). But as stated before, significantly more per run if for only a couple of runs. Then additional equipment, patch panels, racks, cable mgmt, etc.. would be added to the total. Electricians usually handle the conduit work. $12k is probably a solid estimate with plenty of room to work with things (for not seeing the job). Be sure to get at least a few estimates.

- Dave

http://www.theinsidewire.net