{
  "use_case_id": "district-heating-pipe-inspection",
  "use_case": "Gas distribution pipe robotics",
  "quantity": null,
  "unit": "project",
  "country": "US",
  "currency": "USD",
  "estimate": {
    "low": 400000,
    "high": 400000,
    "currency": "USD",
    "based_on": 1
  },
  "method": "published unit price × quantity (exact unit conversions only); filtered to the best region match; older prices only if nothing newer",
  "notes": [
    "Range uses only benchmarks whose region matches US.",
    "No quantity given: costs are per 1 project.",
    "Arithmetic on published prices, not a quote: scope, access, permits, minimums and travel change real prices. Ask suppliers via submit_rfq."
  ],
  "basis": [
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "Con Edison: hiring ULC Robotics' CISBOT to seal a cast-iron gas main on West End Avenue (New York) cost $400,000 vs $1.5–1.8M the conventional way (customer quote on ULC's page; one project, undated, retrieved 2026-10-26)",
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        "low": 400000,
        "high": 400000,
        "currency": "USD",
        "unit": "per project"
      },
      "region": "US-NY",
      "region_match": "country",
      "source_url": "https://ulctechnologies.com/services/cisbot-robotic-cast-iron-joint-sealing/",
      "as_of": "2026-10-26",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 400000,
        "high": 400000,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    }
  ],
  "available_units": [
    "project"
  ],
  "fx_date": "2026-10-26"
}