What price were you expecting?

Get more bids.

They are totally trying to rip you off!!!! Get 'several' quotes.

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Oh get over it Greenie,ac contractors never run electric service.

Seriously - not all homeowners are morons.

We've been extremely fortunate that we have had subs that have welcomed the collaboration. We have a unique design - and often we have to resolve issues TOGETHER. We've also worked side by side with many of our subcontractors just like another other crew member - worked in 90+ degree heat, shoveled mud and dirt, helped pull / push the service feed WITH the electricians because they needed some extra muscle.

And in this particular case, the homeowner is licensed to perform part of the work!

Seems like some were actually saying you should get more bids, but you are focusing on wanting to argue that that you are correct and are being price gouged, and wanting the internet gods to appease you. Simple solution, get several itemized bids local to your area and do a comparison. If you can't get a bid that meets the numbers YOU have determined are "correct", then you have your answer whether you are being jerked around or not. But as an electrician one can assume you already know this, and not much new to add here.

10 grand to install a minisplit with 3 indoor units sounds outrageous. Look on the Mitsubishi website at their DIY install - it's pretty simple............ "even a caveman could do it"!

Get more bids. it's the only way to assess the local market although, in general, contractors charge way to much to install minisplits.

What is the location? The labor rates are market driven. The only way to find out if you are getting a fair deal is to shop around.

Now you know how it feels when you are building new house and HVAC bids come at best 32k, good 29k, economy 28k.

So get another bid. What something "should" cost is an irrelevant fantasy. Getting pricing from a few sources will tell you what it *does* cost in your environment. You can then either buy it or not. Because you have the skills and license you can probably also choose to do it yourself.

In our part of the country that bid would be at the low end of what I would expect-- everything here construction related costs 2-3X as much as it "should". Are we getting jerked around? I don't know, but I do know that if I wanted to only pay what it should cost I'd never be able to get any work done.