Maybe some electrical contractors in this forum can reply to this:

1. I would understand that if you lay one lighting point direct from DB to switch to light and you charge say RM80 for that 1 point then it is fine. For a short looping, say a downlight of 4ft away, why still they want to charge RM80 for this point?

2. Likewise for powerpoint. I see some had a quotation of RM105 per point direct from db. If it is looping next to each other, still RM105? Cost for just this very short looping with switches, wire and labour will not be more than RM15 and yet they charge the same ie RM105.

Dont you think that this is cut throat charging? Or they charge it this way to make the calculation simple?

By right it should be counter as 1 as it is 1 live wire to 1 switch to 1 light tubes.. Then they loop with short wire to the rest of the 4 tubes. But as you know, some electrician will charge as 5 lights points and some will charge 1 lights points plus some kopi tips for the short looping and installation and testing of the 4 remainder tubes.