San Diego office moves are quoted as a binding price after a free on-site walkthrough. The cost drivers are headcount and furniture volume, building requirements at both ends (COIs, dock and elevator windows), IT disconnection/reconnection, and whether the move must run after-hours to protect business time.
What the walkthrough prices
- Volume: workstations, offices, conference rooms, storage, server/IT gear
- Both buildings' rules: dock windows, freight elevators, COI limits, after-hours access
- Disassembly scope: cubicles, shelving, conference furniture
- Timing: after-hours and weekend execution to keep Monday open on time
- Add-ons: decommissioning the old space, e-waste, storage between leases
Why binding beats hourly for offices
Hourly pricing puts schedule risk on you; a binding quote from a walkthrough puts it on us. Once the project is scoped — crew, trucks, hours, protection plan — the number is the number, which is what a facilities budget actually needs.
Buildings drive more office-move cost than furniture does. Downtown towers with strict dock windows need bigger crews working faster; suburban parks with roll-up doors need fewer. The COI, elevator, and dock logistics are the same machinery as our commercial building requirements guide.