Installing 10x dedicated 50amp outlets - $8000 reasonable ?

[QuintLeo]

I need to get this done at a new location in WA. This was a quote from my first electrician. The outlets are installed within 10-15 feet from the breaker box. Electrician provides conduits, wiring, breakers and labor. I bought the outlets and outlet boxes myself

Job Description: $7,350.00 + sales tax = $8000

Provide labor and materials to install (10) dedicated 50 amp circuits to the upstairs space from the
panel to dedicated outlets. All work will be in 3/4 inch and 1/2 EMT surface mounted to the sheet
rock. Owner will provide the outlets.

has anyone done something similar at this price ? or should i continue shopping around ? $8000 seems a tad high considering parts would not even reach $500

Thanks!!

That is a RIPOFF for anywhere outside of Manhattan (NYC).

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30 amp outlets make sense because most PDUs are designed to run from a 30 amp outlet.

[OgNasty]

I would agree with others about the price but it's not totally unreasonable.  Materials for that job likely cost under two grand and it sounds like a 2-man 1 or 2-day job.  I'd think that you would be able to find someone to do it for around $5,000 if you searched and went with a handyman type.  Without knowing too much and making an educated guess, $8,000 sounds like you'll be paying around $200/hr labor per person.

[Par Avion]

I need to get this done at a new location in WA. This was a quote from my first electrician. The outlets are installed within 10-15 feet from the breaker box. Electrician provides conduits, wiring, breakers and labor. I bought the outlets and outlet boxes myself

Job Description: $7,350.00 + sales tax = $8000

Provide labor and materials to install (10) dedicated 50 amp circuits to the upstairs space from the
panel to dedicated outlets. All work will be in 3/4 inch and 1/2 EMT surface mounted to the sheet
rock. Owner will provide the outlets.

has anyone done something similar at this price ? or should i continue shopping around ? $8000 seems a tad high considering parts would not even reach $500

Thanks!!

That is a RIPOFF for anywhere outside of Manhattan (NYC).

Get more quotes.


30 amp outlets make sense because most PDUs are designed to run from a 30 amp outlet.

Gotcha. I also agree that pricing is insane. 30amps only lets you run 3 s9s/equiv while 40 lets you run four. I've found a fair few pdus that can handle that load. TO be fair, I've not weighed out the cost of the different outlets etc, and it may make more sense to run more with less optimal setup than less outlets with better "efficiency" outlet wise.

[QuintLeo]

If you're having the work done anyway, why not just have standard NEMA 6-15 or 6-20 outlets installed, 2 to 4 per circuit as appropriate, and skip the PDU entirely?