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Formula For Ballpark Transformer Price Calculation

Formula For Ballpark Transformer Price Calculation

Formula For Ballpark Transformer Price Calculation

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Does anyone know a simple formula for calculating the transformer ballpart price? I need to know a 5 MVA, 13.2/4.16 kV oil filled transformer price. One time someone told me a formula which was partly based on copper price. Thank you in advance....  

RE: Formula For Ballpark Transformer Price Calculation

cirtcele,
I am in the utility industry in the South and what we are seeing right now is transformer prices escalating all the time and prices varying wildly between manufacturers, probably due to core steel and copper prices.  You need a tight specification and I would suggest (as we do) bid each order.  

Short answer to your question is that I don't think there is a base estimating formula such as "$XX per MVA".  Much of our estimating is done by recent quote and ordering history.

I believe some manufacturers will guarantee the price for a certain tiime period based on their copper and steel stock at the time.  Sometimes there will be a built in escalation clause.

We just bid a 5MVA 26.4/13.2kV "step" transformer and the prices ranged from between 160K and 270K.  A huge range in prices.

One friendly note, read and compare your your quotes carefully.

RE: Formula For Ballpark Transformer Price Calculation

As txtim said, today's market is very volatile.  Manufacturer's are out of space in their fabricaton schedules, so delivery lead times can have a significant impact on price.  Go out to bid is the only way to get some good pricing information.

RE: Formula For Ballpark Transformer Price Calculation

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Thank you all!

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