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Post by Crowz on Apr 28, 2005 17:36:05 GMT -5
Hi! I am new to this board. Crowz Cleaning has been in business since the first of the year. Yesterday we got a call for an estimate on a government contract... a 4000 square foot medical out-patient VA facility. I have no idea how to bid this. They want basic daily cleaning 5 days a week, then weekly, monthly semi-annually, and annually. Can someone give me a clue???Also, how do I get a list of EPA registered disinfectants/cleaners that are labled effective against HIV and HBV? Looked on the EPA website and all I got was a headache! Thanx!
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Post by purity on Apr 28, 2005 20:45:06 GMT -5
Hi! I am new to this board. Crowz Cleaning has been in business since the first of the year. Yesterday we got a call for an estimate on a government contract... a 4000 square foot medical out-patient VA facility. I have no idea how to bid this. They want basic daily cleaning 5 days a week, then weekly, monthly semi-annually, and annually. Can someone give me a clueAlso, how do I get a list of EPA registered disinfectants/cleaners that are labled effective against HIV and HBV? Looked on the EPA website and all I got was a headache! Thanx!
Ok I think i understand, Do they want the price break down for weekly, monthly, semi anually and anually? If so you would calculate your weekly price by the amount of weeks in breakdown, but I dont think this is the question...Kevin
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Post by purity on Apr 28, 2005 20:58:00 GMT -5
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Post by Crowz on Apr 29, 2005 10:04:27 GMT -5
Thanx for the link....I was hoping for a downloadable version though as the bid has to be in by May 6th Guess I could just go to Home Depot and Diamond Janitorial Supply and browse. Need a price for the bid.
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Post by Crowz on Apr 29, 2005 10:08:12 GMT -5
guess I coulda put this in the last post..... That is exactly what I am asking. Do gvmnt agencies want a full breakdown by the year? The guy who called didnt' say...... Guess I'll do the whole enchilada! Perhaps our in town contact knows this. Will ask her when we do visual for estimate today or monday. thanx again!
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Post by Kevin on May 2, 2005 23:16:24 GMT -5
Crow, You should do a monthly, then just an attachment that gives them the breakdown for quarterly, and yearly.
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Post by Crowz on May 3, 2005 11:08:56 GMT -5
TEXTO.K. thanx!
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Post by Crowz on May 13, 2005 12:34:40 GMT -5
Well, we lost the VA clinic bid. I don't know how as we bid $1200.00 a month to do all the basics ( 7 restrooms in this place) 5 days a week, plus wash ALL windows inside and out anually, strip and wax ALL tile floors (about half the facility @ 4000 square feet total), WASH ALL WALLS annually, clean lobby carpet monthly and whole facility 2x a year, spray & buff floors daily, clean wheelchairs & upholstered furniture bi-anually, etc. ....... I can't understand how anyone could bid less and make any profit! We figured it would take 2 of us 2 to 3 hours a night.... Oh well, I wish who ever got it luck! A gov. contract sure would have looked good on credit apps & reference list, but we couldn't do it for less.
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Post by Kevin on May 13, 2005 23:11:13 GMT -5
Did you have all you paperwork in order,? Insurance, Worker Comp, Bonding, In most cases being a goverment account they will tell you why you lost or did not receive the account "freedom of information act" just ask them.
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Post by skyclean on May 14, 2005 16:24:04 GMT -5
How do you go about getting government contracts?
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Post by Crowz on May 15, 2005 3:20:19 GMT -5
Yes, all paperwork was in order. We were under-bid. We bid $1200.00 per month and low bidder was another Co. who bid $1090.66 per month. Oh well.... BTW, we are a member of the chamber of commerce and they advertise for us for cost of membership on their website and in their printed guide. The VA actually called US after they looked at the chamber website and asked if we would like to bid. I guess you could go to your local gvmt websites to find out what is open and bid-able.
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Post by jcmarkey on May 20, 2005 8:10:24 GMT -5
In 30 years we only had one government contract back in the first years being in business. We never made enough to cover our overhead, let alone a small profit plus it took three months to get paid.
In my opinion, government work is NOT what it is made out to be, unless you are a minority owned business/woman owned business where you are eligible to bid on set aside work.
We do not now, nor will we ever in the foreseeable future, bid on government work.
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Post by Crowz on May 25, 2005 19:28:08 GMT -5
I am glad now that we didn't get the VA contract. It was granted to a outfit based in Bullhead City... 30 miles from the clinic... at $1090.66 per month! I don't see how they can make ANY profit at all. We bid at $1200.00 and we are less than a mile away from the job ... still we would have been barely breaking even.
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Post by Linda on Nov 20, 2005 14:32:49 GMT -5
Hi everyone,
I have a question. I checked on a Post Office job and the guy running the PO told me what "they pay". Do I go with that or should I propose a price of my own? He just signed a 2yr. contract, but was interested in my business as a fill in until the contract ran out or was cancelled. The price isn't bad if I want to do the job myself or put someone in for very little pay, which I don't want to do. They supply the cleaning materials, which cuts the pay more than it should in my opinion. From the sounds of it, the lady that won the contract isn't reliable. One of the women who already works for the PO does the job when she can't make it. He doesn't seem to have a problem with that either. Any advice would be appreciated :-)
Thanks, Linda
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Post by monayuki on Nov 20, 2005 15:33:37 GMT -5
If your Not Gonna lose Money the In my Opinion Go Get it. This will be one of a Portflio reference when you go Contracting with Bigger Ones May it Be Private or State or Fed. A reference such as a Post Offices or any other FED or State Entity can get you listed in both Databases. Being Listed will be an Opportunity for Future Gov Bids.
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