General Contractors · Landscape Companies · Landscape Architects
Landscape lighting deserves its own line on the bid.
On most bids, landscape lighting doesn't exist — it gets folded into "Landscaping" or lumped under the interior electrical package. Neither is right, and on high-end projects the difference shows up in the finished product. It's the finish the client sees every single night.
For general contractors
Carving low-voltage exterior lighting into its own scope costs nothing and gives the owner a better outcome. You already sub out every specialized trade on the job — this is just recognizing landscape lighting is one of them. We price quickly from existing plans, flag what's missing before it becomes a change order, and carry warranty and maintenance after turnover.
For landscape companies
When lighting rides inside a landscaping contract, it becomes your headache: fixtures your crew didn't pick, a layout nobody designed, then a year of "lights out" calls. Hand us the scope and the callbacks come to us, not you. You keep the client and the contract — your customer gets lighting they show off, and your company gets the credit.
For landscape architects
Your lighting symbols indicate design intent — good plans intentionally leave final placement general. We make those field calls the way you'd want: moving a fixture eighteen inches or adjusting aim two degrees is often the difference between a stunning facade wash and a hot spot. Your intent, executed by people who do this every day.
What the specialist scope includes
- Value engineering against existing drawings to stay in budget
- Field-level design judgment: final placement and night aiming
- The accessories quality installs need: risers, proper mounting, correctly sized transformers
- Specialty hardscape work: core drilling, paver lift/reset, conduit
- Warranty plus ongoing maintenance after turnover
"The cost difference between a specialist and a landscaper's lighting line item is smaller than most estimators expect. The difference in the result is not."
— Joey Gamez, Owner, Spectrum Nightscapes
Have a project with lighting in it?
Share the plans and we'll price the low-voltage scope quickly. Call/text 239-351-5555 or send the scope through the contact form.