Please take a look at my pool bid

[Leavinlv]

Hello,

My wife and I have been looking at putting in a pool for the past year and I think we are ready. Can you all take a look at the bid and let me know if I'm missing anything or any questions I should be asking. We live in Las Vegas with a small yard and are trying to keep this as economical as possible so no spa unfortunately. The builder is also reccomending a P-4 control panel for $900 which I don't know if we will need on such a basic pool. Thank you.

Pool Proposal
Pool: 25’ x 21’, 396 Sq. ft., 91 Perimeter, Depth 3.5’-6’.
Spa: N/A
Plans, Permits, Engineering:Included
Pre-grade: Pregrade all sod and landscaping at rear and East side of house. (3) Loads.
Excavation: Mini-Bobcat through East side of property.
Plumbing: Complete plumbing of pool. 2” Schedule 40 PVC piping. Includes main drain line, skimmer line, pool cleaner line, and auto-fill. Pre-plumb for future salt system.
Steel: Structural steel per engineers report.
Electrical: Complete electrical of pool. Includes home run from house panel to pool panel, all necessary pool runs, Includes (1) 400W pool light, all necessary pool runs, bonding, J-box, ect.
Gunite: Minimum 4,500 P.S.I. per plan
Tile: Complete waterline tile for pool (owners selection choice)
Decking: 567 sq. ft. decking with spray finish (owners color choice). Includes all necessary steps, turndowns, deck-o-drain, cantilever, ect.
Interior finish: White plaster
Equipment: Hayward Ecostar variable speed motor, 325 sq. ft. cartridge filter. “The Pool cleaner”
Walls: N/A
Gates: Bring existing East gate to pool code.
Total Consideration:___$ 29,900

 

[WaterFalcon]

your quote $75/SF, my quote $83/SF. But I thought mine was too high.

 

[Patrick_B]

Around here, that cost overall is dirt cheap with pool pricing. Not only that, but they are offering a VS pump which no one here does. You have to insist on one if you want it. At that price, I would strongly suggest getting references and seeing their past work. Also, at that price I would absolutely upgrade to a quartz or pebble finish. Based on sq ft, pool prices here are 105.00 and up. 105 is for nothing fancy. Basic coping, maybe a quartz finish, basic one speed pump, no frills whatsoever. I hope you find this is a reputable builder and let them build you a pool. I can only say what I know in comparison to here, but there is no way anyone I have talked too would do that for the price you list. No way...

 

[Leavinlv]

Around here, that cost overall is dirt cheap with pool pricing. Not only that, but they are offering a VS pump which no one here does. You have to insist on one if you want it. At that price, I would strongly suggest getting references and seeing their past work. Also, at that price I would absolutely upgrade to a quartz or pebble finish. Based on sq ft, pool prices here are 105.00 and up. 105 is for nothing fancy. Basic coping, maybe a quartz finish, basic one speed pump, no frills whatsoever. I hope you find this is a reputable builder and let them build you a pool. I can only say what I know in comparison to here, but there is no way anyone I have talked too would do that for the price you list. No way...

I appreciate the info. I think it is pretty on par if not a little under other builds in Las Vegas as far as price. This is a small local builder but he is reputable. His father and he have been in business in town for 20 years. I also went to one of his build sites and was able to talk to the homeowner who had all good things to say. Thanks.

 

[Patrick_B]

Well that is really good to hear. I've been talking to one builder in business here for only 4 years and they came from Vegas. Not necessarily bad, but not good in my mind either. If your builder has survived the last few years there, I think that is a good sign.