Industrial Equipment, Machinery & Capital Goods worked example

Commissioning Cost at 110% commissioning scope included: a worked example

This scenario runs the commissioning cost calculation on the strong side: 110% commissioning scope included, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when quoting startup support, debug time, training, and handoff for equipment at the customer site.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Commissioning site days: 8 days (unchanged)
  • Loaded commissioning crew cost: 4,200 $ / day (unchanged)
  • Commissioning scope included: 110 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 100)
  • Fixed mobilization and travel cost: 6,500 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Variable commissioning cost = commissioning site days × loaded commissioning crew cost × commissioning scope included) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 43,460 $ for total commissioning cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 5,433 $ / day for loaded commissioning crew cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 36,960 $ for variable commissioning cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 6,500 $ for fixed mobilization and travel cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where commissioning scope included sits at 100% and the headline result is 40,100 $, this scenario comes in 8.38% above the baseline at 43,460 $.
  • Use it when quoting field commissioning, budgeting a startup, or deciding which startup tasks to keep in scope versus charge separately. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Total commissioning cost: 43,460 $ (headline result)
  • Loaded commissioning crew cost: 5,433 $ / day
  • Variable commissioning cost: 36,960 $
  • Fixed mobilization and travel cost: 6,500 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Commissioning Cost calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.