Backlash, predetermine it in the design

[ReachandLift]

I am working on a transmission consisting of an electrical drive motor driving a helical pinion. The pinion turns a helical gear connected to a spiral bevel pinion. The spiral bevel pinion turns a spiral bevel gear that is connected to an output drive shaft. A spline connection is used at the spiral bevel pinion and drive shaft.
Can the backlash be predetermined? Is there reference material to calculate the backlash?

 

[Tmoose]

We got it in the specs from the gear maker, along with about 30 other toleranced dimensions, including center distance.