bidding a 16,000sq ft building

[Austin]

I have to bid on washing a 16,000sq ft building (the one I posted about the bird dung) and I wanted to get some other opinions on price. For a one story building I usually charge 10cents per sq ft and then for a two story I usually do the first story for 10 and the second for 20 however in this case I decided to do the second for 15cents which equates to $3,750. This building is actually one story but I treat it as two because I will have to use the tele-wand to clean up high.

Just looking for a few other opinions on this one. I have a tendency to over bid and this one could really make some $$ if I bid it right because I'm going to be doing the concrete all the way around also.

 

[the_GUNN_man]

I think .10 is a good price. Actually I charge by the linear foot. I charge $1 per linear foot for 1 story, $1.50 for story and a half, $2 for 2 story and so on. If you use the wall area (length times height) it works out to the same as my method. Yours will actually be more percise then mine but they will be close. I am curious about one thing. When you say the building is 16,000 sq. ft. are you talking about the buildings floor plan is 16,000 sq. ft. or is the outside wall area 16,000 sq. ft. There would be a huge difference. See my post on linear feet vs. sq. ft. By the way I read your post on the other board too and linear foot and running foot are pretty much the same. I did some research on the the difference between running and linear and most everywhere it says they are basically the same. I know that there are technical ways to use both but in this industry we are using these terms loosely.

 

[Austin]

I found the answer to my question on linear feet. I remember now from construction how it was measured and how you're using it. When talking lumber anything smaller than one-by-four inches is usually measured in linear feet where anything bigger would be measured in board feet. Linear foot is what is commonly used to measure things which have no specific length so I understand how it could be reffered to as running feet in the bid process.

 

[Austin]

I would like to know if you bid by the linear foot what do you consider one story 8ft, 10ft, 12ft, do you allow more for comercial buildings?

I believe 12ft is one story in construction terms right?

 

[Austin]

Disregaurd that $3,750 I don't know how I came up with that figure.

I figured it by sq ft the way I do it and it came out to $4,000 and then I figured it the way you would by linear feet and it came out to $4,100 Damn Im a lowballer I need to start bidding by the linear foot. lol