The most common causes of budget deviation in electrical infrastructure investments are incomplete quantity takeoffs, outdated unit prices, and overlooked cost items. A detailed cost analysis shows the investor the true cost of the work at work-item level, putting budget planning, bid evaluation, and contract negotiation on solid ground.
Miratek feeds its cost analyses with site execution experience. Unit prices are built from current supplier data and realized work items; assumptions that look right on paper but fail in the field have no place in them. The analysis covers not only material cost but labour, testing, commissioning, and indirect costs as well.
The study can be procured as an independent advisory service or run as part of the budget discipline of turnkey projects. In both cases the goal is the same: the investor sees the total cost clearly before signing.
Analysis Scope Summary
| Analysis types | Unit price analysis, survey-based budgeting, alternative solution comparison |
| Items covered | MV and LV equipment, cables and containment systems, panels, installation labour, testing and commissioning |
| Reference sources | Current supplier quotations, public authority unit prices, realized project data |
| Output format | Work-item cost table, budget summary, sensitivity assessment |
| Use cases | Investment budgeting, tender bids, contract negotiation, progress payment control |
How We Work
Scope and Data Definition
Project documents and survey data are reviewed to pin down the work items to be costed.
Quantity Verification
Existing takeoffs are checked; missing or ambiguous items are completed from the site and the design.
Unit Price Build-up
For each work item, a current unit price analysis covering material, labour, and indirect costs is prepared.
Budget Consolidation
Item-level costs are totalled; contingency and risk allowances are defined and the total investment cost is derived.
Scenarios and Reporting
Alternative solutions are compared on cost, and the results are reported to the decision-maker.
Scope of Work
- Preparation of work-item-based unit price analyses
- Investment budgeting and cash flow planning
- Cost comparison of alternative technical solutions
- Analysis of contractor bids and comparison reporting
- Cost tracking tied to progress payments and work progress
- Identification of pre-contract cost risks
Frequently Asked Questions
We have a contractor's bid — can you verify it?
Yes — this is one of the requests we receive most often. The bid is broken down to work-item level, and quantities and unit prices are compared with current market data. The outcome is a reasoned report on which items are fair and which are high or missing.
At what level of detail is the cost analysis prepared?
The analysis is prepared at work-item level; in each item, material, labour, and indirect costs are shown separately. This level of detail can be used directly both in tender evaluation and in progress payment control during execution.
How reliable is an analysis when prices change fast?
Analyses are built from current supplier data, and the price validity conditions are stated clearly in the report. For items highly sensitive to exchange rates and commodities, a sensitivity assessment is performed, so the budget is structured to withstand price fluctuations.
