Apartment Bid?

[wow44]

Hello to everyone I was recently contacted by a property manager and he wanted to bid on cleaning 15 units. They are vinyl and masonite. They range from 5,000 sq ft to 7,000 sq ft.He wants us to price them by unit, never priced a job this big and was wondering if anyone had advice. What would be a fair price for a job this size?

Thanks for any advice
Mike G.

 

[Larry B]

I would bid each one idividually taking into consideration access and other factors. I then prefer to give them a discount for the volume of work. Take your time in measuring and figuring out the PITA factors. A big job can look like a lot of profit but a small error can mean you lose big $$

 

[dhadaway632]

I typically price by the hour, so I tend to walk around each individual unit, and figure out how many hours the job would take me + materials, or my employees + materials, then add it up. I a large volume like that, I would take my hourly rate, (for example: $75/hr and reduce it to $65 or 60/hr) and figure it out with the volume prices. Definatly leave yourself some wiggle room, for the unforseen circumstances.

I got burned bad on a job because it was 45 minutes away everyday, I was paying two guys to ride with me up to it, and we had to go everyday for two months. When I bid the job, I was not aware that they were getting ready to begin renovation on the only highway heading up to the job. Therefore, everyday my 45 minute drive turned into 1- 1.25 hr drive both ways. You can do the math, and figure out that after two months that takes a pretty large hit on the price of the job.

So be careful, big jobs are great, but also somewhat risky.