Remote control | Features

An itemised bill
Description	Notes	Cost
Upfront investigation costs	One month of a systems analyst’s time spent researching the technology	£7000
Mobile computing units	£640 a unit, including SIM card, software and connection charges (three year life expectancy)	£64,000
The software application	Development and installation of software interfaces including licences	£55,000
Communications infrastructure		£7300
Data storage system	Existing server used
Consultancy service costs	Training and other services	£3000
Communications charges	£3500 a year, plus £49 per unit per month	£62,300 a year
Personnel training costs	£500 for training and two hours each for 100 engineers at £20 per hour	£4500
Staff costs	A contract supervisor for three months to steer the project and give regular project team meetings	£7000
Support costs	£285 a year on router maintenance, plus £8 per unit per month	£10,000 a year
Other costs	Repairs to damaged units (before engineers learned to maintain them)	£1000
Total		£148,800, plus £72,300 per year