ELECTRICAL ESTIMATING PARTNER — DBA DIVERSIFIED ENERGY PARTNERS

Bid-ready electrical estimates for work that has to be right the first time.

25+ years estimating commercial, industrial, and data center electrical work — Division 26/27/28, priced on a NECA Manual of Labor Units basis and built in ConEst IntelliBid and Togal AI.

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PRINCIPALJohn O'Neill
BASEDMorristown, NJ
MARKETSNJ / NY Metro + East Coast
CONTRACTOR LICENSE1986 – 2006
MV SVC XFMR / SWGR PDU PDU PDU
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Scope of Services

Estimating support scaled to the bid — from a same-week budget number to a fully leveled hard-bid package ready for submission.

HARD BID / BUDGET ESTIMATES

Full material and labor takeoff from drawings and specifications, priced on a NECA MLU labor basis at current market material cost.

SPECIFICATIONS REVIEW

Division 26/27/28 specification review with cross-trade conflict flags against mechanical, low voltage, and structural documents.

RFI GENERATION & BID LEVELING

Drawing-based RFIs written directly from the takeoff, plus apples-to-apples leveling of subcontractor and vendor quotes.

TESTING & COMMISSIONING PRICING

NETA ATS / NFPA 70B scope, MV acceptance testing, and power system studies priced as a standalone allowance.

SCOPE LETTERS & QUALIFICATIONS

Bid-ready qualification and exclusion lists, scope narratives, and proposal cover letters — formatted for direct submission.

ON-CALL ESTIMATING SUPPORT

Retainer-based overflow capacity for firms without a full-time estimator available on every bid.

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Data Center & Mission Critical

Tier III and above, concurrent maintainability, redundant feeder paths, MV service entrance, 480/277V distribution to PDUs — priced the way the equipment actually gets built, not just counted off a one-line.

  • SWGRSwitchgear and distribution equipment takeoffs from one-lines and panel schedules, built into an RFQ-ready bill of materials.
  • TIER III+Concurrent-maintainability and redundancy requirements flagged during takeoff, not discovered at buyout.
  • COORDCross-trade conflict review against mechanical (Division 23), low voltage (Division 27/28), and structural.
  • SPECSMulti-hundred-page specification manuals reviewed section by section, not sampled.
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How We Engage

Three ways to bring in estimating support, depending on how steady the workload is.

ModelScopeBasisBest Fit
PER-PROJECT Single bid, budget, or ROM estimate Fixed fee or T&M by bid size Firms bidding a specific project that need extra estimating bandwidth
RETAINER Ongoing estimating support across multiple bids Monthly retainer, non-exclusive Firms bidding regularly who need a consistent second estimator
ON-CALL / HOURLY Spec review, RFI drafting, bid leveling, one-off tasks Hourly, billed as used Firms needing targeted help on a single scope item

Rate quoted per engagement, based on scope, drawing count, and schedule.

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Tools & Method

SOFTWARE

  • ConEst IntelliBidAssemblies, DTO / SureCount digital takeoff, Trade Service pricing integration, bid reporting.
  • Togal AIDigital takeoff and fixture / device counting from PDF drawing sets.

BASIS

  • NECA Manual of Labor UnitsDefault labor basis unless the client specifies Accubid, MCAA, or in-house units.
  • 2023 NECCurrent code cycle unless the project specifies otherwise.
  • Current market pricingCopper, aluminum, and switchgear volatility flagged where lead time or price movement is a risk.
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EMAIL
electricalestimatingpartner@gmail.com
PHONE
973-975-9916
LOCATION
Morristown, NJ — serving NJ / NY Metro and the East Coast