Pricing my first commercial job... What would you bid this a

[Oldsarge]

I just scored my first job for a contractor who is building with beams. I'm doing the decorative beam connector plates. There's 108 pieces, 1/4" steel. 4 different designs that I had to draw from the blueprints provided, I had just under 4 hours of drawing time. Sheetcam reports 6458 linear inches, 647 pierces around 3 hours of cut time.

The contractor accepted my bid, but almost crapped a brick when he saw the numbers (I'm a sub to a sub on this job). What would you bid this job at?

Oldsarge

[Old Ironworker]

Are they for wood beams? You are cleaning and painting ( primer, final color ). Without seeing them my ballpark( pulled from the rear hole ) would be 800 to 1,000. I bet someone from this site that does steel fab will have a better number before morning. I would like see some pictures after your done.

[Oldsarge]

Are they for wood beams? You are cleaning and painting ( primer, final color ). Without seeing them my ballpark( pulled from the rear hole ) would be 800 to 1,000. I bet someone from this site that does steel fab will have a better number before morning. I would like see some pictures after your done.

Glulam beams, just burning the decorative brackets, knocking off the dross and stacking on the pallet for pickup, no other finishing.....

[Old Ironworker]

Ok, Then my ballpark is HIGH. With drawing time, cut time, remove dross ( 600 to 750 ). Some of Reg. shops around here quote $50 to $70hr, just to look. If someone came to me for repair project ( I use base hour $$ to cover me ). Something bigger , I add to cover.

[JJsCustomDesigns]

I would bid $1976.40 + a few hours shop labor to clean em up.

[Oldsarge]

Good bid JJ! I bid $1850 and he's going to throw in 2 sheets of 1/4" plate for me... I start cutting tomorrow morning. I used the spreadsheet from here for my initial numbers and bumped them a bit for shop time and material handling. Now to get it done!

Oldsarge