Retail Electrical Estimating in Canada
MeTiger turns retail tender drawings, tenant criteria, and landlord requirements into clean electrical takeoffs, material lists, labour summaries, and marked-up drawings. Whether it is a single storefront fit-out, a store remodel, or a multi-site rollout, we build a package your team can bid with confidence — clear quantities, clear assumptions, and clear exclusions before the deadline.
Retail projects we estimate
Retail electrical scope changes a lot between a new store, a refresh, and a national program. We estimate all of it, and price each job for what its drawings and site conditions actually demand.
Store fit-outs
New tenant fit-outs in malls, plazas, and mixed-use developments — branch power, lighting, signage, and life-safety rough-in from base building to turnover.
Store remodels
Remodels and refreshes where demolition, existing conditions, and reused infrastructure all affect the count and the labour.
Multi-site rollouts
Chain and franchise rollout programs that need a consistent, repeatable takeoff basis across many locations.
Big-box & grocery
Big-box and grocery projects with refrigeration power, heavy lighting counts, and coordination with mechanical and other trades.
What your retail estimate includes
Every retail package is built to be reviewed line by line, not taken on trust.
- Quantity takeoff workbook
- Colour-coded marked-up drawings
- Material list by system
- Labour-hour summary
- Labour-unit basis and project-specific assumptions
- Inclusions and exclusions
- Landlord and tenant-criteria assumptions
- RFI and scope-gap log
- Addenda review
- Phasing and temporary-power notes where applicable
- Multi-site consistency notes for rollout programs
- Bid summary
Retail electrical scope we quantify
Lighting & controls
- Sales-floor and back-of-house lighting
- LED retrofit and re-lamp scope
- Feature, display, and accent lighting
- Track and case lighting
- Lighting controls and occupancy sensors
- Emergency and exit lighting
Signage & exterior
- Interior and exterior signage power
- Storefront and canopy lighting
- Pylon and monument sign feeds
- Site and parking-area lighting
- Exterior receptacles and connections
Branch power & devices
- Receptacles and dedicated circuits
- Point-of-sale and checkout power
- Millwork and display-fixture power
- Data and communications rough-in
- Panels, feeders, and distribution
Refrigeration & equipment power
- Refrigeration rack and case power
- Walk-in cooler and freezer connections
- Grocery equipment disconnects
- Mechanical and other-trade equipment power
Life safety & low voltage
- Fire alarm rough-in and coordination
- Emergency lighting and egress
- Security and access-control rough-in where included
- EV charger rough-in where included
Service & infrastructure
- Service and metering coordination
- Distribution and subpanels
- Grounding and bonding
- Utility and landlord coordination notes
Live-store phasing and multi-site consistency
Retail rarely happens on an empty site. Remodels and refreshes often run around live store operations, and program work has to stay consistent across dozens of locations. We build both realities into the estimate so the labour impact is visible before award, not discovered on site.
- Night, after-hours, and off-hours work reflected where the documents require it
- Temporary power and phased-cutover assumptions logged clearly
- Demolition and existing-condition allowances called out for remodels
- A repeatable takeoff basis so rollout pricing stays comparable location to location
- Per-site adjustments for base-building conditions, regional labour, and local requirements
CEC-aware retail estimating
Our retail estimating support is informed by CSA C22.1 / the Canadian Electrical Code, provincial amendments and practices, tenant design criteria, landlord standards, project specifications, and local utility requirements. We quantify what the documents call for and flag where they do not agree.
How it works
Send drawings or a plan link
Share your PDF or DWG set, tenant criteria, landlord standards, and any addenda — or a Dropbox / Drive / Procore link.
Confirm scope and deadline
We confirm store type, location, phasing needs, rollout count if any, and the bid due date.
Receive a quote
A fee and delivery window, quoted after drawing review, before work begins.
Takeoff and scope review
We perform the retail takeoff and organize the electrical scope by system.
Document assumptions and gaps
Phasing, exclusions, and scope gaps are logged clearly in an RFI-ready format.
Deliver the package
You receive the reviewable estimate package on the agreed window, with an optional walkthrough call.
Pricing and quote process
Every retail project is quoted after drawing review, based on store size, scope complexity, phasing, rollout count, deadline, and requested deliverables. Send the bid set and due date; MeTiger confirms scope, fee, and delivery window before any work begins — a clear fee for a package you can actually bid with, quoted after drawing review rather than guessed up front.
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Retail estimating FAQ
Do you estimate retail fit-outs and store remodels across Canada?
Can you handle multi-site retail rollout programs?
Do you quantify grocery refrigeration power?
Does the estimate account for working in a live store?
Is your work informed by the Canadian Electrical Code?
Do you provide stamped drawings or engineering?
Get a retail electrical estimate
Upload your fit-out, remodel, or rollout drawings and share the bid due date. MeTiger confirms scope, fee, and delivery window before any work begins.