Pricing foundation
What a contractor price catalog needs to do
A contractor price catalog should preserve installed sell rates, minimums, assemblies, and one-off judgment—not replace them with internet averages.
Start with installed sell rates
For an initial launch, a rate such as dollars per linear foot, square foot, room, fixture, visit, or job can be more useful than a fully decomposed cost database. Labor, material, assembly, and overhead detail can be added where it improves control.
Keep provenance and approval
A proposed rate should show which source records supported it and remain pending until the contractor approves it. Median observed rates are useful evidence; they are not automatically the right current price.
Let exceptions remain exceptions
A contractor may deliberately quote a special rate. Voice to Quote flags differences from the approved catalog and asks whether the value is one-off or a proposed catalog change.
Launch facts
- Installed rates
- Minimum charges
- Removal and disposal
- Access and condition modifiers
- Optional tax