Need help on bidding strip mall!

[Ike]

Hey everybody!

We just landed 18 strip malls to clean there windows quarterly.

They are so happy with us they want us to bid the concrete for the same!

I was thinking 6 to 8 cents a sf quarterly and 12 cents if bi annual.

My dilemna being 18 strips done on a consistent schedule do you discount?

The one we measured was 23,500 sf or $1880 at 8 cents every quarter.

Any advice would be appreciated!

And yes Jon I will go with a hot water machine if I get it!

Your friendly rednecktex

Ike

 

[Rick - Pro Wash]

Hello Ike,

You will need to discount if you have any serious competition in the area. In the Dallas area I would think there would be some others bidding the work.

We have several of those projects on our schedule. Here's an example.

20,500 sq. ft concrete.
2000 Sq. ft per man/machine/hour average production rate
3 wash rigs on the job
4 hours on site allowing for setup and roll up.

Approx Labor $240.00
Fuel $80.00
Chems $50.00
Direct costs add up to $370.00

Charge customer .05 per sq. ft. = $1025.00
$1025.00 less costs $370.00 = $655.00 left for wear and tear, overhead and profit.

Start at 10:00 PM, finish at 2:00 AM

How does yours work out at .08 per sq. ft.?

You have to get lean and mean for this commercial flatwork.

Se ya,
Rick

 

[Dan S]

Rick ...please No-offence .......but I dont think I would even bother doing that for the amount you posted .... How in the world can you make any $$???? [/b]

 

[Ike]

Thanks Rick for the reply!

It seems your right on competitive pricing.

Hearing from the pros in places of heavy competition.

5 cents seems like the highest you can go for multiple jobs to get work.

I am glad your doing good Dan to take time off to play baseball!

I guess you don't have much competition!

Thanks for the replys!

Your friendly rednecktex,

Ike

 

[Rick - Pro Wash]

Hello Dan,

No offense taken. Every one has a different outlook on their work. I appreciate the fact that a lot of people wouldn't bother doing it. That just makes it easier for me to get the work. It's probably the same feeling I have about selling residential work. I will do it if it comes to me but I don't like the advertising costs and having to sell a much of poeple on a bunch of $200 to $500 jobs. I don't have a problem bringing in $163.75 per hour while staying at home with the wife and kids.

Staying in this price range, I don't have to worry that my clients are out looking for a better deal. Our quality is second to none.

Dan, I'm always open to learn how to make more money. Show me what your break downs on this job would be.

See ya,
Rick

 

[Dan S]

Rick .thats outa my league....... never did bid a job like that ..........I was just looking over your #'s and thought that it was a lil low ......... I dont mean to say that you are doing it wrong .................. I just couldnt see the BIG profit ...... but like always maybe Im missing something ...

Thats way I say "no-offence"...............have fun dude!!!

 

[Aplus]

Unless I'm missing something here, $655 left over from 4 hours work seems like a very fair number to me.

Dan S. --- Explain how that could not be reasonable.....

 

[Clean County]

Dan S.,
Look at it this way to make it easier to comprehend. Rick from Pro Wash is making $163/hr to be home with his wife and kids or out doing whatever may it be looking for more work etc.

He has multiple workers and rigs so he can charge a little less per sq' because he will get it done in a quarter or so less in time it would take a one man operation to do it in. Alot less time with slightly cheaper per sq'charge = big money.

I can't make $163/hr doing anything by myself no less making that money without even doing any physical work.

So to you .05 cents per sq. seems cheap because you would be doing all the work but if you look at it the way I explained it you should get the picture.

 

[Clean County]

Rick from Pro Wash,
I'm not suggesting that you are charging low because you have more workers because I'm sure your charging a price that you think you can get. I'm just trying to make a point to Dan S. to help him see more clearly why you are doing excellent.

The more workers you have almost always means more money for the business owner. Just look at the richest people in the world and what business they own...Unless of course you are like Tiger Woods. Could Dan S. be like Tiger...naaahhh LOL

Dan S. is more like this guy[tie]

 

[Dan S]

holy ripp looks like i open a can of worms.............................forgive me guys

gezzzzzzz

 

[Larry L.]

you buy alot of worms don't ya but look at the fish you catch withem,are they redworms or night crawlers,surely not mealworms,,,,,,,,,,,,come on wittle boy take daddys hand

 

[Dan S]

gezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz !!!!!!!!!

holy poop !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!