How do you know that without knowing anything about the job such as number of ways etc?
Is this quote reasonable?
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So what's the quote they've given you for the materials?
I do not understand your question.
Or maybe I do.
Could you please explain your reason for that question?
Because, unless I`m wrong (which I might be) the quote does not appear to make it absolutely crystal clear as to whether any estimated prices include or disclude materials at all.
You're quite right - the quote seems unclear on whether (or what) materials are included.
So what needs to happen is that there needs to be clarity about whether:
-The client is supplying materials
or
-The electrician is supplying materials, in which case there should be a quote on what's being supplied and what the cost is.
"-The client is supplying materials
or
-The electrician is supplying materials, in which case there should be a quote on what's being supplied and what the cost is."
Agreed - In my case I would usually use "Supply & Install" as one total cost or (sometimes) installation only of what the client has provided themselves, again one total cost, naturally if a client had supplied something themselves and had a fault etc causing extra expense then that would be an addition, obviously if I supply and install then I take the hot if anything I supply is fault - I would not give a more detailed breakdown usually unless for something like a council grant spec but i would break it down into groups if it were to include different alternatives or optional additions.
or
-The electrician is supplying materials, in which case there should be a quote on what's being supplied and what the cost is."
Agreed - In my case I would usually use "Supply & Install" as one total cost or (sometimes) installation only of what the client has provided themselves, again one total cost, naturally if a client had supplied something themselves and had a fault etc causing extra expense then that would be an addition, obviously if I supply and install then I take the hot if anything I supply is fault - I would not give a more detailed breakdown usually unless for something like a council grant spec but i would break it down into groups if it were to include different alternatives or optional additions.
A quote doesn't include a break down of material costs.
Not necessarily (although it may).
However, it's obviously essential that it be very clear as to whether the quote is for materials+labour or just labour - a clarity which does not exist in what we've been told so far in this thread.
Because it's way, way too cheap even without that information.
Yes maybe say somewhere in the quote " to supply and installation"
Exactly - and what the OP has so far told us does not include the words "... supply and ...".
I think it obviously includes materials
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