Electrical Contractor Plan: Can the Crew Deliver Both Projects?

Monthly labor capacity can look sufficient while two electrical jobs need the same crew at the same time. Check accepted site dates and testing work before using another contract to raise the sales forecast.

Monthly headroom does not solve a two-day overlap

Original assumptions, $ per month. Six comparable packages sell for $4,000 each and cost $2,600 each, including their direct labor. Separate operating commitments are $8,000. Each package uses 20 qualified crew-hours including travel and testing; 160 hours are available in the month after other obligations.

The six packages need 120 hours and leave $400 after the selected costs: 6 × (4,000 - 2,600) - 8,000. Eight packages would fit the aggregate 160-hour ceiling and leave $3,200, but neither figure proves a workable site calendar.

Suppose two accepted packages each need all 20 hours within the same Tuesday-Wednesday access window. Only 32 qualified crew-hours are available then. The 40-hour requirement exceeds that window by eight hours, despite the month's 40 spare hours. Move an agreed date, change the delivery arrangement or decline the overlap. Any net extra cover cost above $400 would erase the six-package result if price and other costs stay unchanged.

Match procurement with approval cash

The $9,600 gap covers job payments only. If the entire $8,000 operating commitment is also due before those balances, selected funding rises to $17,600. Final receipts then leave the same $400 result. A later approval extends the funding period even when it does not change the contracted price.

Use accepted scopes, actual crew calendars, testing dependencies and supplier terms. Keep an unapproved variation out of the revenue relied on to pay wages. The Electrical Contractor Financial Model supports the broader service and staffing forecast alongside the site-specific schedule.