[Al Skierkiewicz]

Karl,
The inspector is there to make sure you play. He is your friend, please come over and ask questions. I will be stopping by all pits during the practice day Thursday. Wave me over if you have an issue. I (most inspectors) would rather you be ready for a complete inspection when you come for inspection, than to go through multiple partial inspections. It is more efficient for you to go through the list and check over everything before I see your robot. That way as I go through the list, you can point out the areas I am interested in and the process will go very quickly. Inspection should take no longer than 15 minutes.
As to the BOM, the robot rules Section 8 has some examples of how to handle BOM entries and costing. Simply read through the section to get an idea of how to handle your parts. It might require some research on your part to get an accurate cost.