Ya thanks Todd but you are a pro so you get a percent of the total job cost- ... :)
> On Aug 27, 2014, at 9:10 PM, Todd - Work <[email protected]> wrote: > > FWIW, working on replacing an existing 500,000 gallon fabric tank. Cost will > be around $250,000 without significant site work. > > Todd G Williams, PE > Fire Protection Design/Consulting > Stonington, CT > www.fpdc.com > 860-535-2080 (ofc) > >> On Aug 27, 2014, at 10:05 PM, Bobby Gillett <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I have designed a view jobs with 200,000 gallon tanks in the past. At that >> time, Travis' estimate was real close. I have had a customer (large retail >> distributor) that had enough water from the local municipality with a fire >> pump and later added a second pump and a water storage tank for back up. >> That tank was approximately 200,000 gallons as well. It's not unheard of and >> sometimes where they build it is necessary. >> >> Bobby Gillett >> Living Water Fire Protection >> Cantonment, FL >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Aug 27, 2014, at 8:15 PM, Travis Mack <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Used to budget tanks at $1 per gallon. So your price estimate way low. That >>> was about 10 years ago. >>> >>> Look up tire storage. Rolled paper. Flammables. Foam systems. Big water >>> demands. Supply IFC fire flows and easily hit that size. >>> >>> Travis Mack, SET >>> MFP Design, LLC >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Aug 27, 2014, at 5:58 PM, Brad Casterline <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Do any of you who have to pin a disclaimer to what you think happen to >>>> know if there will be some more thought given to this subject? I've never >>>> been anything other than a designer so I have no idea what a half a >>>> million gallon above ground water storage tank costs but I bet it's at >>>> least 50 grand. Why? How can an automatic system require so much? >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Sprinklerforum mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Sprinklerforum mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org >> _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
