Planning & Checklists

Ten minutes of prep makes the quote better.

You do not need answers to all of these. Every one you do have makes the estimate visit faster and the fixed scope tighter.

Before the estimate visit

Rough drop count: desks, phones, printers, cameras, access points, displays
A floor plan, even a leasing brochure PDF, with the furniture layout if it exists
Where the equipment room or closet is today, and whether it can stay there
Lease term and any landlord rules about ceiling access or after-hours work
Which systems must stay live during the work, and your quiet windows
Who owns IT: in-house, an MSP, or a vendor we should coordinate with
Growth that is actually planned: headcount, a second suite, more cameras

For tenant improvements and new construction, this order keeps low voltage off the critical path.

Design phase: closet location, pathways, and sleeve locations agreed with the GC
After framing, before drywall: boxes mounted, cable pulled, rough-in photographed
After ceiling grid, before tile: overhead runs, J hooks, and access point drops
After drywall and paint: terminate, build and dress the rack, label everything
Before occupancy: test and verify every port, with photos of the finished work in the closeout package

The reasoning behind the sequence is in the tenant improvement guide.

Bring whatever you have from the checklist and we will turn it into a fixed written estimate.