Commercial Relocation Program Budget
A commercial move is rarely one line item. This tool sums the component scopes you select — office relocation, equipment rigging, facility build-out, and per-employee relocation — into a single Rough-Order-of-Magnitude with a program-level contingency.
Estimated range
- Office relocation (10,000 sqft)$104,000 – $502,000
- Program contingency (10%)$10,400 – $50,200
Commercial relocation program ROM — the sum of the component scopes you selected. Each line is a Rough-Order-of-Magnitude; final bids require site surveys and carrier quotes. Use it to build a defensible board budget, then convert to firm bids.
See the Dallas, Texas moving & rights guide →Each enabled component is estimated with the same model as its standalone calculator, then summed, then a program contingency is added. Lines are ROMs; final bids require site surveys and carrier quotes.
Sources: JLL/CBRE 2025; FMCSA/rigging benchmarks; workforce mobility surveys. Compiled August 2025.
Example estimates: low, average, high
Computed with the same model as the calculator above — not hand-written. Your own inputs will differ.
| Scenario | Estimated range | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Office only · 10,000 sqft · Dallas, TX | $114,400 – $552,200 | Office + IT + furniture, 8h downtime |
| Office + 25 employees · Dallas, TX | $886,298 – $1,379,235 | Office + managed relocation ×25 |
| Full program · San Francisco, CA | $17,240,496 – $50,809,388 | Office + rigging + facility + 50 employees |
Formula & data sources
Sources: JLL/CBRE 2025; FMCSA/rigging benchmarks; workforce mobility surveys. Compiled August 2025.
When to use this calculator
- Use this to build a defensible board or CFO budget for a multi-part commercial relocation in one view.
- Planning only the office move? Use Office Relocation for a deeper single-scope ROM.
- Relocating staff? Employee Relocation models lump-sum vs managed per person.
Frequently asked questions
Why roll these up instead of separate calculators?
A program budget shows the total exposure and lets you trade scope (e.g., defer fit-out, reduce managed relocations) against the contingency — which separate tools can't.
What is the program contingency for?
Commercial programs hit unknowns (access, permits, scope creep). We add a single program-level contingency on top of each component's own ROM buffer.
Are lease restoration and commissioning included?
Office restoration is inside the office component; facility commissioning is inside the facility component. Toggle them to match your scope.
Does this replace a vendor bid?
No. It is a planning ROM for budgeting and trade-off decisions; convert to firm bids after site surveys and written scopes of work.
How are employee costs counted?
We multiply the per-employee model (lump-sum or managed, renter or homeowner) by your headcount and a regional multiplier.