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Bright Electric
104 Example St, Suite 2
Anytown, ST 00000
(555) 555-0104
office@brightelectric.example
Prepared for
Tom Averill
173 Example St
Anytown, ST 00000
(555) 555-0154
tom.averill@mail.example
| Description | Qty | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service call and troubleshooting: kitchen outlets dead | 1 | $95.00 | $95.00 |
| Labor: replace GFCI outlets, tighten connections (hours) | 1.5 | $110.00 | $165.00 |
| GFCI outlet, 20A | 2 | $24.00 | $48.00 |
| Cover plate | 2 | $3.50 | $7.00 |
Every name, address and number in this sample is made up.
One line for each task, with the room or the panel named in plain words. Materials go on their own lines.
What an estimate has to show can differ by state, so check what applies where you work. This is general information, not tax or legal advice.
Customers ask for an electrical quote, a bid or a proposal as often as for an estimate. For a repair or a small install it is the same paper: who it is for, the lines, the total and how long the price holds. In the Word and Excel files you can change the title from Estimate to Quote, Bid or Proposal, whichever word your customer used.
A bid or a proposal for a bigger job, such as a panel replacement or new circuits for a remodel, usually carries more: the panel or the fixtures by size and type in plain words, how many circuits, outlets or fixtures, what is being removed, and what the price leaves out, for example patching and painting. Put those on their own lines or in the notes.
Some people say quote for a fixed price and estimate for a best guess. Whichever word is on top, write on the paper whether the price is fixed or may change once you can see the wiring.
Electrical work is easier to approve and to pay for when every task names the room, the circuit or the panel in plain words.
In the notes, write which breaker feeds what you worked on, if you labeled it, and anything the customer asked you to look at next time.
Where electrical paperwork goes wrong: a line that says electrical work, with one number. Name the room and the task on every line, give quantities for devices, and keep troubleshooting apart from the repair. The next person to open that box, often you, will be glad of it.
Start from the sample, then swap in the lines for the job in front of you. Prices are yours to set.
A price per device suits installs you have done many times. Hourly with a likely range suits troubleshooting, where you cannot know the cause yet.
Put it in the notes: patching and painting after the work, fixtures the customer is supplying, and anything you cannot see until a box or a wall is opened.
Stop, send a new estimate with the added work as its own lines, and get a yes before you continue.
Put a date on it. The estimate maker lets you set how long the price holds.
Yes, by type and quantity, and say who is supplying each one. Most mix-ups on install day come from that.
For most service work, yes: customers use the two words for the same paper. If you mean a fixed price, say so on the paper. If the price may change once you can see the wiring, say that instead.
This is general information, not tax or legal advice.
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