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Rochester · Buffalo · Syracuse · NYS outside NYC

Platform services

MRS Pittsburgh RFQ Platform — for engineers in the budgeting phase and contractors bidding work. We help you build budgets with BOD / named-equals eval, MRS Field Layout (to-scale 2D for estimating or on-file), and line-card packages. Specialty: steam & hydronics — a reliable partner across Upstate NY (NYS outside NYC). Five live services below, plus Order status tracking coming soon (including after PO). No list prices or price books.

James Cater · President · Steam & hydronics · Upstate NY

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Who this is for

Engineers in the budgeting phase

We help engineers develop and build budgets before and during design: free BOD / named-equals evaluation, MRS Field Layout (to-scale 2D mechanical-room layout with equipment — for estimating or on file), and line-card packages (searchable catalog, quote/order cart, model cross-ref, Build submittal).

Same Pittsburgh territory hub — Rochester · Buffalo · Syracuse · NYS outside NYC. Steam & hydronics specialty; known as a reliable partner to work with.

Who this is for

Mechanical contractors on bid day

Bidding a public job? Send the spec sections, equipment schedule, or plans with the bid date. On the RFQ form, choose Public bid job and add the bid date and plan-room / project ID. We’ll quote what fits the line card or tell you it’s not a fit.

1 · Free · no obligation

Free BOD / named-equals eval

Budgeting support for engineers: drop Division 23 schedules / BOD lists for a fit check against the Upstate line card. Outcome: named equal, substitution path, or not a fit — so the budget can move with confidence. Same form as the RFQ submit.

2 · Digital catalog · quote + submittal

Line-card packages

Line-card packages for engineer budgets: searchable MRS / MRS Plumbing Upstate digital line card — no list prices on the page. Use the cart to request a quote and Build submittal when lines are locked.

  • Quote / order cart — request quote or request order (not a store checkout)
  • Model cross-ref — competitor model / serial → free match path
  • Build submittal — CSI / Div 23 style product-data package for the final order cart (cover, index, cutsheet links; no prices)

3 · Alternate / fit drawings

Alternate / fit drawings

Upload floor / mech-room plans and Div 23 schedules. You get a scoped alternate / fit drawing request — to-scale 2D with equipment for estimating or on file. MRS confirms scope before drawing work starts. Not a PE stamp promise. For on-site MRS Field Layout pricing (free in Upstate NY; travel quoted outside the territory), see the card below.

4 · MRS Field Layout

MRS Field Layout

Budgeting-grade deliverable: to-scale 2D mechanical-room layout with equipment — for estimating or on file for later jobs / BOD swaps. Same estimating-grade layout either way — helps engineers build the budget before buyout. On-site as-found capture when available; plan upload for alternate / fit drawings is available now on /layout/.

FREE for Upstate NY — James’s territory (NYS outside NYC: Rochester · Buffalo · Syracuse and the rest of upstate).

Outside territory: flight, hotel, food, and per diem quoted per trip (case-by-case by location). Honest cost recovery — no published fee schedule.

5 · Save contact

Contact / e-business card

James’s name, title, phone, email, and LinkedIn — tap to call, email, or download vCard. Same hub QR that lands on the platform home.

6 · Coming soon

Order status tracking

Order visibility on the MRS Pittsburgh RFQ Platform — from RFQ intake through delivery, including after PO. Not live on this page yet.

Order stages (coming): Quote → order → delivery → startup (as needed).

  • Pre-order: RFQ received → quote
  • After order: submittal → shipment → delivery confirmed
  • Closeout: startup as needed

When it goes live, you’ll see your job move through these stages. Questions now: contact James or submit an RFQ.

Budget help first. We help engineers develop budgets with BOD/equals, Field Layout, and line-card packages. Order status tracking (coming soon) will cover the full path including after PO — listed above, not a live tracker yet. Not on this site: list prices or proprietary estimating tools. Quote requests only.

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