How to budget an industrial drawing package.
A rate means little until the deliverables, source information and review allowance are defined. Use this guide to prepare comparable scopes and budget the work around them.
Start with the drawing register.
List the required drawings and models, their current issue status and the changes needed. Separate developing a new package from updating a current drawing. Identify where calculations, surveys, field verification or statutory review are separate tasks.
For example, “update the MCC drawings” can mean changing a few feeder references or rebuilding a package from inconsistent source files. Those are different jobs even when the final drawing count is the same.
Six things that change the estimate.
- Source quality. Current source files and a clear mark-up take different effort from scanned legacy drawings.
- Engineering inputs. Confirm which load data, calculations and design decisions are available.
- Project standard. Include the title blocks, libraries and naming conventions.
- Interfaces. Identify vendor packages and other disciplines that need coordination.
- Review allowance. Set the review owner, rounds and issue sequence.
- Handover. Define native files, PDFs, registers and any model-exchange requirements.
Choose a pricing model that fits the brief.
A fixed package works when inputs and deliverables can be defined. Time-based support can suit work whose extent is still being resolved. Managed production support can suit a repeat workload, with capacity and service levels agreed in the contract.
This page does not publish surveyed market rates or an Advanced Mechanix price list. Ask for a scoped proposal and compare its inclusions with the alternatives. Use the cost comparison worksheet with your own figures.
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