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Post by mgagnon on May 7, 2009 9:12:32 GMT -5
Dan,
I have a walk thru this morning, do you have any tips? also should I dress professional or is blue jeans and a polo ok?
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Post by Kevin on May 7, 2009 9:22:26 GMT -5
I`m not Dan, but it depends on who your meeting. If I was going to a auto repair store, it would be jeans and a logo shirt. You want to dress equal to your client. Nice logo shirt and slacks, no logo shirt wear a dress shirt, tie and slacks.
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Post by laniorcleaning on Jun 2, 2009 16:17:11 GMT -5
Hi, Dan, can you or one of the guys answer me the following; I did the walk throught this morning to a clubhouse in a complex apartments property (new, the construction is not finished yet), 7,000 sf, 2 baths, 95% carpet floor, gym, etc., how can I estimate the cleaning for this 2 times a month. It is better for square feet or per hours?, Thanks in advance for your answer.
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Post by logan5127 on Jun 2, 2009 20:52:39 GMT -5
Hi, Dan, can you or one of the guys answer me the following; I did the walk throught this morning to a clubhouse in a complex apartments property (new, the construction is not finished yet), 7,000 sf, 2 baths, 95% carpet floor, gym, etc., how can I estimate the cleaning for this 2 times a month. It is better for square feet or per hours?, Thanks in advance for your answer. First , thank you for asking the question. But why limit yourself to one mans opinion. Hopefully you will get several different opinions on here. I usually try to bid these type jobs out by estimating the hours it will take. However I have recently found that this is a little harder to do when job site is not completed yet. Brian recently answered a similar question for me. I thank him for that help. He had a productive rate per hour. Perhaps He and others can come up with one for this job. While waiting try posting more info on what will be required of you to do on the monthly maint program. Every little detail can change the amount you bid or what someone else may estimate it to be.
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Post by Grizzly on Jun 3, 2009 8:53:13 GMT -5
From what I understand, you have the information on what are going to be the crucial elements. You know the number of rooms, their approximate sizes, the materials on the floors , walls , etc. I take it you have the list of specifications that they want you to do. For example, you say there are 2 bathrooms, I assume you know whether they are simple 2 piece, three piece are shower change rooms, with urinals, toilets , multiple sinks etc. If it is a clubhouse, I assume the latter. Look at the specs you have and apply them to the various rooms. Calculate the man hours to do the job, employer expenses ie Comp, insurance etc., materials , profit and you come up with a figure. Whether you quote in price per square foot or per hours makes no difference. I have found though that if you quote per hour, the client will expect that you put in those hours, even if you purchase equipment that allows you to increase productivity. Calculate your price using the hours to do the job and then work it back to price per square foot.
Bill
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Post by logan5127 on Jun 3, 2009 11:26:15 GMT -5
From what I understand, you have the information on what are going to be the crucial elements. You know the number of rooms, their approximate sizes, the materials on the floors , walls , etc. I take it you have the list of specifications that they want you to do. For example, you say there are 2 bathrooms, I assume you know whether they are simple 2 piece, three piece are shower change rooms, with urinals, toilets , multiple sinks etc. If it is a clubhouse, I assume the latter. Look at the specs you have and apply them to the various rooms. Calculate the man hours to do the job, employer expenses ie Comp, insurance etc., materials , profit and you come up with a figure. Whether you quote in price per square foot or per hours makes no difference. I have found though that if you quote per hour, the client will expect that you put in those hours, even if you purchase equipment that allows you to increase productivity. Calculate your price using the hours to do the job and then work it back to price per square foot. Bill Great advice Bill. I would also say that you can calculate your price using the hours to do the job and then work it as Price per job. If they do not request hours or sq ft price then you can simply give then a total price to do the job. Just be sure you have everything specified on your bid as to what the specifics of the job you are doing? Add on extra options such as window cleaning, carpet cleaning, vct strip and waxing.
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Post by marc on Jul 30, 2009 8:36:17 GMT -5
Hello, I am a new member. Thanks so much for the info. I'm just starting out and wondering about state tax. Do we have to charge state tax on cleaning, or just the products we may sell like Soap etc... once again thank you marc
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Post by kala1234 on Oct 26, 2009 14:36:16 GMT -5
Thank you for your help. The only question I have is $25.00 an hour is for each person on the job site? onces again Thank you.
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Post by logan5127 on Oct 28, 2009 9:14:33 GMT -5
Thats what we normally charge. After the bad economy we went down to around $22 per hour per person. You need to know a little about your competition. What do they charge? Are they professional and is their work satisfactory? What is the job able to pay? Is it a high end big building or a small one owner buisness? What do they want and expect? Are you insured, bonded, have workers comp? All this can effect your price.
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Post by suzy on Nov 23, 2009 23:36:38 GMT -5
My average employee with payroll taxes and w/c cost me around $15 an hour. It usually does not take a lot of supplies to do a construction clean. More so use of towels and vacuums. But if I figure $4 an hour to cover cost of supplies and equipment use then that leaves $6 hour. take out 20% for income taxes that leaves about a $4 to $5 an hour profit . So if it took 50 man hours to do a job that would be around $200 to $250 profit. This is not counting the profit made from windows ; hauling off debri or any extras such as the deep carpet cleaning or floor finishing. These are my rough estimates. Not an exact science at least for me. Prices vary from one region to the next. In your area they may differ greatly.
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Post by suzy on Nov 23, 2009 23:37:57 GMT -5
First I would like to thank anyone for sharing all their knowledge and experience with others. Hopefully what goes around, comes around, and you may get as many contracts as you can handle ;D Now to my wish, so to say. I read many of these postings, but none explains it in detail. I think many would benefit, especially including starters like me , if one of these great or people here, could take time and write down, in very specific detail, how they go about at a walk-through, me , and rate estimates, a double . Something like: What goes in your mind, and what you look for when you go to view the commercial site.
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