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Southern Cross Specialty Contractors

FAQ's

How long have you been serving the industry?

We’ve been in the commercial, residential and communications markets since 1982.

Business and personal references are available upon request.

Commercial services: Depending on scope in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Florida. Residential services: Raleigh and the greater Triangle area in North Carolina.

Each pricing structure has advantages depending on project Scope of Work (SOW)

Pricing structure

Best Used For

Advantages

Risks

Fixed Price (lump sum)

Well-defined projects with clear SOW

Budget certainty, contractor assumes specific identified risks

May include padding &/or exclusions for unknowns

Time and material (T&M)

Projects with uncertain SOW, service work, troubleshooting and the like

Flexibility, pay for actual costs

Costs can exceed budgetary estimates

Not to Exceed (NTE) Time and Material (T&M)

Projects needing flexibility with agreed upon budget caps

Flexibility with cost projections

Requires careful SOW definition and parameters

Unit Pricing

Repetitive work &/or phased projects

Scalable, clear per-unit costs

Total cost dependent on actual quantities

For most of our project work with clearly defined scopes, fixed pricing proposals work well. T&M and NTE T&M pricing makes sense for commercial and residential service work, troubleshooting, repairs and/or projects where conditions are unknown until work actually begins.

We carry general liability, commercial auto and workers compensation as required by law in the states in which we operate.

Some of our training includes, but is not limited to,: First Aid, OSHA 30, NFPA 70E / Arc-flash, Confined Space, Fall Protection and MEWP