thisguyfel said:
thanks for the info!
so their work was still coming in at $1,000 - correct?
No, it came it at $697.16, unless I misunderstand your question...
what all did they complete, considering you did a bulk of the work upfront (or in their estimate: $732.60 worth of work) ... i can't imagine all the work you did was "only" worth $732, specially considering your out of pocket for materials was $400.
sounds like there wasn't much left to be done but wire up the EVSE to the panel with some 8/3.
That is correct. They slapped in a 40A breaker, ran flex conduit to a 220 receptacle which they mounted, then mounted the charging station and the cord wrap. I assume there was 8/3 in the conduit but all told that amounted to a couple of feet at best, 3 feet tops. So yes, if you want to account for labor at 2.5 hours at most, they charged almost $700 just for a breaker, a couple feet of wire, and a receptacle.
I bet it's a cash cow for McKinstry, this EV Project contract. That was what, less than $50 in parts? Even if you figure labor at $120 an hour on the low end you have to wonder where it got padded to get to $700? The quote wasn't itemized so I don't know how they figured it.