That's what concerns me the most, nothing has gone out for bid yet. We're in design and spec stage, not purchase and install.Perhaps they have already got the quote and this is now a change order. That could raise the price quite a bit.
Again, the drawback of this area is there seems to be one architect that's used, and everyone gets the template approach. And I have a feeling that if they get their way, there will be one bidder for everything rather than let other companies bid.
I still don't understand why they would only provide male wall jacks though. Everything in my source catalogs and searches show that the prices are about the same. Nothing changes with the wire, nothing changes with the boxes, nothing changes with the plate.