bsypher 0 Posted August 28, 2014 Hello, I have recently been given a hand full of CCTV installation projects and I have never done one before. My first project is going to be a church/daycare facility and they currently have the following Front Door- one Camera Lobby- One Camera Admin office- two cameras Classroom 1- one camera They are running zmoda with POE at the moment and they are looking to expand out to about 9 cameras total. The existing wiring is CAT 6 and is fine upon inspection. I am potentially looking at 4 new installs/cabling and potentially one wireless camera due to it's location on a brick wall. I wanted to know what a typical hourly rate would be for someone who knew was experienced but competitive. Also, are these project typically billed by the hour or are they a fixed cost labor+materials? -what is a rough estimate of labor cost per camera? I know it varies but I wanted to know roughly what it would be in a major US city. I was thinking 75-95/hr? - I know they are noob questions, thank you so much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the toss 0 Posted August 28, 2014 Put it this way. If you were doing the job for me and I found out you had never done one before then I would not pay you an hourly rate. I would pay you a job rate on completion and acceptance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
milkisbad 0 Posted August 28, 2014 "are they a fixed cost labor+materials?" Most of my customers are this model. They also mark up the materials a bit to make more profit. Then sometimes extra service calls after the job are like $50-70 per visit. If its your first install I suggest you go with a local distributor with dedicated tech support rather than a zmodo brand where the support is spotty and long waiting time. If your distributor is good enough they will offer any of the following service: -teamviewer into your laptop to do the port forwarding for you -help you setup specific motion detection region and recording -help with password reset -rename your cameras for you -walk you through how to backup the data -basically do the job of a software/setup technician for you for free. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dirk_D 0 Posted August 30, 2014 IMO all parties should scatter like ****roaches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SectorSecurity 0 Posted September 6, 2014 You want 75+ an hour and you don't have the first clue as to what you are doing? I am also guessing you don't have the proper tools nor insurance to be operating a business, there is more to it than just showing up and sticking cameras on a wall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
