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About WirelessEstimator.com®
Where did the Wireless Blue Book® pricing come from?
What pricing is represented?
How can I quickly access pricing or contractor and supplier information?
How about regional construction pricing and other adjustments?
What is the best way to use this estimating web site?
Who can benefit from the services offered by WirelessEstimator.com®?
About WirelessEstimator.com ®
Wireless Estimator is a free of charge, user-friendly online community providing news and information about the design, development, construction and maintenance of a wireless site in addition to providing a professional forum for its thousands of  members. From pre-construction services to post-construction commissioning and maintenance requirements, this web site will also assist you with additional tools to provide an accurate estimate or formal proposal for your client or create a fully detailed capital expense budget for a complete turnkey site or any portion thereof. Multiple estimates can also be saved and edited in a highly secure 128-bit encrypted environment. It is also an easily accessed resource for identifying quality service, material and installation providers specializing in wireless design, construction and maintenance. In addition, Wireless Estimator includes a host of other services designed by leading professionals in the wireless industry.
Where did the Wireless Blue Book® pricing come from?
Wireless Estimator's pricing is provided by professional estimators throughout the country, contractors and subcontractors, architectural and engineering firms, material suppliers, and major national estimating databases. The pricing is continually reviewed and revised to provide a representation of average pricing for the various materials, installation and professional skill sets required for wireless construction. In example, tower erection and associated installation and site development pricing was calculated from reviewing submissions from more than 125 established and respected companies throughout the nation.
What pricing is represented?
All Wireless Estimator Blue Book® pricing has an accompanying explanation detailing whether it is set  at the average cost that a client might pay a contractor for materials and/or services or list pricing when purchasing materials only. It may also show special pricing conditions. As with many construction items, pricing will assuredly increase when there are extreme weather conditions and other extenuating site and contractual requirements. Sales tax and freight are not included and should be added to all materials. Installation services may be taxed as well depending upon the taxing authority's requirements. Based upon safety, quality, performance, and competitive environments, not all construction is done at these prices. However, these baseline costs are the most accurate in the industry and are excellent guidelines for estimating wireless construction projects and providing accurate capital improvement pricing. If you are contracting with the industry’s more responsive, quality-conscious, safe and dedicated companies, expect to pay more for these sought after value-added firms’ services.
Fuel charges are soaring and steel pricing has increased dramatically in the past two years; it's important to frequently review the Wireless Estimator pricing in addition to contacting your vendors and contractors for quotations.
How can I quickly access pricing or contractor and supplier information?
In order for you to easily and quickly access information, all of the categories are listed in the order that the service or product would be expected to be required or installed during the course of planning and constructing a wireless communications project. Starting with pre-construction services and ending with post-construction requirements, you will be able to quickly identify the main and sub category you need for pricing or product and service  information - from site acquisition to site development, radio commissioning and every step in between. Companies that provide business services, construction equipment or supplies and accompanying industry pricing are also quickly accessible.
The site makes it easy to identify businesses that can provide these services and products when and where you need them. Since all of Wireless Estimator's licensed professionals, construction and other contractors are listed by the states they can be licensed in or can competitively serve, you will be able to easily narrow your search to competent and competitive companies.
You will no longer have to labor through hundreds of free uncategorized listings, many companies no longer in business, shouting, "We'll work anywhere!". Most companies will, providing the margins are acceptable.
How about regional construction pricing and other adjustments?
Since Wireless Estimator Blue Book® pricing is an industry average, you might need to consider pricing modifications in each area of the country and decide if it influences your cost of construction. The Pricing Modifications by Zip area will allow you to easily identify material, installation, and weighted average cost differences by each state or in every major sectional zip code service center in the country. Keep in mind, however, although these modification factors are widely respected compilations, the percentages are based upon commercial and residential construction and primarily apply to only a few subcontracting requirements and commodities.
 The sectional zip code prices should only be used to increase pricing, where applicable!
Professional tower erection, antenna and line installation and other crafts specifically related to wireless construction are typically not affected by these modifiers due to industry requirements to provide highly skilled technicians in addition to maintaining high safety standards and the proper insurance coverage. In addition, you would not expect to see a material increase for products such as towers, accessories, equipment buildings and other common components.
High cost zip code areas should be carefully assessed prior to providing a proposal. All pricing should be modified to meet client requirements, value added services, regional pricing influences and site conditions.
What is the best way to use this estimating web site?
Estimating is not a science, but an art where the estimator's brushes are the available industry tools that will ensure that he or she has captured all of the correct costs and the available industry information. Immediate pricing is oftentimes required for ambitious bid deadlines. Wireless Estimator can assist you in providing a valuable resource of industry costs or identify the suppliers and contractors that can easily provide you with that information. Add to your canvas, your judgment, analysis and sound estimating practices and you will truly be successful.
This estimating program will reduce the chance of error or omission on bid estimates or capital expense budgeting. You can save multiple estimates and edit them at any time or print them out for your records or  as a client proposal. Or you can use this valuable pricing information to complement your existing estimating program.
Please enjoy the industry's only online community tailored to the needs of wireless design, construction and maintenance. Your suggestions and comments are always welcomed to enable us to continually improve this program, the vast amount of industry information, the professional forum -- and your bottom line .
As a founding director of the National Association of Tower Erectors for five years and former national director of contractor development for the country's largest tower owner, I have been privileged to have been able to call upon many individuals from the industry's most well-respected small and large companies who gave freely of their time to help develop the site's format, content and add their individual expertise and support. Their contributions can not be overstated, and I feel fortunate that our paths have crossed during the past 25 years.
And I thank you for visiting with us and joining the WirelessEstimator.com family of professionals.
Craig Lekutis
President
WirelessEstimator.com
Where America starts before the construction begins ®
Who can benefit from the services offered by WirelessEstimator.com®?
General Contractors * Sub-Contractors * Suppliers * Engineers * Architects * Carriers * Tower Owners * Manufacturers * Management Firms * Railroads * Utility Companies * Business Services * Purchasing Agents * Planners * Consultants * Site Acquisition Firms * Local Governments * State Governments * Federal Government * Insurers
And every other business professional interested in using the tools and information that will make their company profitable!
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