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Low voltage takeoff software

A low voltage takeoff is device counts by system: data, wireless, cameras, card readers and speakers. The technology sheets show the symbols. The errors come from who supplies what, because the electrical, security and owner scopes overlap.

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This trade is not open yet. We are building it with founding contractors, who use Takeoff Tool three months free. The lists below show what the takeoff covers and what we teach it first.

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The spec sections it reads

  • 27 05 00Common work results for communications
  • 27 10 00Structured cabling
  • 27 15 00Communications horizontal cabling
  • 28 00 00Electronic safety and security

What a low voltage takeoff covers

  1. 01

    Data outlets

    Counted by type and by cables per outlet, from the technology plans and the symbol legend.
  2. 02

    Wireless access points

    Counted on the plans, with the mount each one needs.
  3. 03

    Racks and rooms

    Racks, cabinets, patch panels and backbone cable for each telecom room.
  4. 04

    Cameras

    Counted by type, tied to the camera schedule.
  5. 05

    Access control doors

    Each controlled door and its devices, from the security plans and the door hardware sets.
  6. 06

    Audio-visual and paging

    Displays, speakers and intercom stations where the plans show them.

The conflicts we teach it first

These are the conflicts estimators in this trade tell us cost them money. They are the first rules we build with founding contractors.

  1. 01

    Legend and plan disagree

    A symbol on the plan that the legend does not define, or one that never states its cable count.
  2. 02

    Schedule and plan disagree

    A camera on the plan with no row in the camera schedule.
  3. 03

    Security and door hardware disagree

    A card reader on the security plan at a door whose hardware set has no electrified lock.
  4. 04

    Pathway by others

    Conduit, boxes and cable tray that the spec gives to the electrical contractor and the electrical sheets do not show.
  5. 05

    Owner furnished

    Switches, access points or cameras that the owner supplies and you install.
  6. 06

    Spec and plan disagree

    The spec calls for one cable category and a plan note calls for another.

Low voltage: common questions

Can I use Takeoff Tool for low voltage takeoffs today?
Not yet. Low voltage is a founding trade. We build each trade with working estimators, so the tool learns how the trade really bids. Founding contractors use it free for three months while we build it with them.
What do you need from a founding low voltage contractor?
An hour or two of your estimator's time, screen shared, while they do a real takeoff. Plus a set of past bid packets with the finished takeoffs. We use them to check the tool against work you already trust.
What does it cost after the founding period?
The standard price is $2,500 per seat per month. It is a flat fee. There is no charge per takeoff.

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