Cost Planning Bands.
We don't publish per-square-foot rates. We publish what changes between basic, premium and enterprise — design, brand stack, redundancy, documentation — across automation, ELV, AV, network and BMS. Bands are planning ranges, not fixed quotes.
- Disciplines
- 5
- Tiers
- 3
- Markets
- INR + USD
- Type
- Planning band
· Cost planning
Bands, not prices.
Honest, defensible.
Planning ranges across five disciplines — not fixed quotes. The actual brief is sized to the room.
Design
IP CCTV with analytics, addressable fire, integrated access, voice-evac PA.
Brand stack
Bosch / Hikvision PTZ, Honeywell addressable, HID access, Bosch PA.
Redundancy
Redundant NVRs, UPS-backed loops, supervised cabling.
Documentation
Cause-and-effect matrix, commissioning report, 1-year AMC.
Reading · ELV / Life-safety at the premium band. Bands are planning ranges, not fixed quotes.
Translate into a brief· Why it matters
The same brief — five-bedroom home, full automation and AV — can land at thirty lakh, a crore, or three crore depending on the stack. Basic uses retail-grade kit, single-vendor lock-in and on-site programming. Premium uses ISO-standard platforms, redundant network paths and documented commissioning. Enterprise adds engineered redundancy at every layer, written SLAs and a multi-year design life. The cost bands describe what changes, not just what costs.
· Frequently asked
Cost bands —
what people ask first.
Why won't you publish a per-square-foot rate?
Because it is meaningless. Two homes of the same area can run a 4× cost difference, depending on the brand stack, the redundancy spec, the documentation depth and the design intent. Per-square-foot rates are how generic integrators sell — and how owners get surprised at handover.
How do I know which band fits me?
Read the column. If the language matches your intent — "single-vendor with retail kit", "open standards with documented commissioning", "engineered redundancy and written SLAs" — that is your band. Most clients land in Premium; some have a Basic budget and Enterprise expectations, which is the conversation we want to have early.
Can I mix bands across disciplines?
Yes, and most projects do. Enterprise BMS, Premium automation, Basic AV in service rooms — that is a sensible spread. We will tell you when a mix breaks the system; mixing tiers in the network or fire layer rarely works.
Are these India-only numbers?
The bands describe the stack, not the price. The cost figures themselves track INR for India and USD for GCC, with import-duty and lead-time variance noted on each line. Send the country and we will write back with the local band.
What is in the documentation that changes between bands?
Basic gets a wiring diagram and a handover note. Premium gets a design pack, commissioning report, asset register and trained-operator handover. Enterprise gets all of the above plus an O&M manual, a warranty matrix and a year-one optimisation visit. Documentation is a system, not a deliverable.
· Begin
Planning a budget
that has to hold up?
Send the brief and the band you have in mind. We will return a written cost outline and the assumptions behind it within two working days.