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Originally posted by milt
the labor is 3/4ths the bid.
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Here is the crux. I most certainly agree with you about peoples' lack of understanding and resulting disrespect for craft labor. But here you mention labor being 3/4 of the bid. I would FAINT if I ever saw a bid anywhere near this ratio. It does not happen. In my world, you can take the expected labor cost, multiply that by FIVE and you'll be very close to the Engineers' Estimate and the low bid. The only way you will get the kind of efficiency you mentioned is to hire the craftsman directly.