The reason your electricians are in agreement is they're both right. 100 amp service is the minimum, and it will be adequate to handle the loads you describe. But for a shop of that size, most folks will opt for 200 amp service. 100 amp service will be cheaper in the short and long term, but 200 amp service will give you much more flexibility in the future.
The thing about a big building is it can hold a lot of stuff, and some of that stuff might need a lot of juice. Let's say you bring home a big welder from an auction, only to find that while it can run on single phase, it draws 100 amps. Your 100 amp service isn't going to work, if you want to weld with the lights on.
My shop has 100 amp service tapped off my 150 amp house service. It works great, and my electrical loads are similar to yours. But my shop is only 1200 sq ft., you'll be putting a lot more stuff in yours.
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