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Hate days like that!!!
 
Shoot, I have been called a low baller by a competitor the same hour I have been one of the most expensive in the Phoenix area by a customer. Just put your head down, and move on.
 
William, you ruining the industry you lowballing king. I thought maybe is was LeCours ?

They I checked myself, LeCours in ky? Naw, no chance. Yankees cannot get work in ky no matter how cheap.

That leaves the machine wand lou.

Anyway, I'm sure mikes going to make it. One or two house washes will fix that.

So mike are we going to discuss this?

You got everyone wondering. Who's the guy destroying ky? I don't recall any of my folks in ky, we call all 8 people there occasionally. So come on and at least tell us the story?

I just want to know how low was this guy.
 
DJ Carroll said:
almost 5k ... talk about leaving money on the table.
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Depends I guess on comparable Bids. Maybe your just not pricing correctly?

DJ we have our differences but the commericial world is not residential. Your not going to upsell and talk a bunch of Value to alot of these people. Its about the dollars, the budgets and what they expect.

Just telling you that Easypro will not be the elite house washer in Commerical. Plus I thought this was mike that got burned? Your the one who lost the bid? Do you know what the low bid was? I'll bet that the person who won was right in the middle of you both.

Maybe instead of fighting agaist your comp you network and work things out. Establish working relations so you guys dont start bidding Wars.

No one wins in that game!! Except the Customer...

I'm not talking about collaborating but just have a sit down and talk it out.

The world is a big place.
 
Ron Musgraves said:
Depends I guess on comparable Bids. Maybe your just not pricing correctly?

DJ we have our differences but the commericial world is not residential. Your not going to upsell and talk a bunch of Value to alot of these people. Its about the dollars, the budgets and what they expect.

Just telling you that Easypro will not be the elite house washer in Commerical. Plus I thought this was mike that got burned? Your the one who lost the bid? Do you know what the low bid was? I'll bet that the person who won was right in the middle of you both.

Maybe instead of fighting agaist your comp you network and work things out. Establish working relations so you guys dont start bidding Wars.

No one wins in that game!! Except the Customer...

I'm not talking about collaborating but just have a sit down and talk it out.

The world is a big place.
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Great post Ron and exactly what I would have said.

Bidding wars suck but unfortunatley not everyone has the same overhead, salaray expectations and goals. Some folks are not as diverse in their service offerings and in slower times may get more aggressive to stay busy....there is nothing wrong with this.

The other side of this is what Ron touched on and I will eloborate on. Relationships. Who has the relationship, who has the inside track, who has seen the budget? Possibly the guy that won the bid, perhaps there was a budget and he met the budget. Often times budget limitations dictate the scope of work and who is willing to do the work, not every job is for every contractor.

Try to work it out with the other contractors in the area.
 
Ron Musgraves said:
You got everyone wondering. Who's the guy destroying ky? I don't recall any of my folks in ky, we call all 8 people there occasionally. So come on and at least tell us the story?

I just want to know how low was this guy.
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Not me.......we draw the line for contract cleaning at the 71/75 split....basically, Kenton, Boone and Campbell counties.

I tried to flip a lead to two Ky PW'ers.....must be real busy down south.


BTW....am I one of your guy's? If not.....sign me up!!!:yes4:
 
Relationships are key!! That's often what has made the difference

Mike V said:
Great post Ron and exactly what I would have said.

Bidding wars suck but unfortunatley not everyone has the same overhead, salaray expectations and goals. Some folks are not as diverse in their service offerings and in slower times may get more aggressive to stay busy....there is nothing wrong with this.

The other side of this is what Ron touched on and I will eloborate on. Relationships. Who has the relationship, who has the inside track, who has seen the budget? Possibly the guy that won the bid, perhaps there was a budget and he met the budget. Often times budget limitations dictate the scope of work and who is willing to do the work, not every job is for every contractor.

Try to work it out with the other contractors in the area.
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