Help with bid please

[somdcleaning]

I when to look at a office today it is 2 floors it relly big.


30 cubicles
2 kitchens
20 small offices
6 bath
5 rooms besides the kitchen & bath that needs to be moped

they want it done 5 nights a week.

if someone could help me with this it would be great thanks

[Wendy]

Could we get a little more information on the specs so we can help you?

Do you know the sq ft?
How many people work there? I am guessing about 50.
What do you need to do each night?
Vacuum every night? dust? trash collection?
What type of flooring do they have? How much of each?
Are the restrooms single person or multiple fixtures in each?
Do you have any idea how long it will take you?

I am not familiar with the pricing in your area but someone else here may be. Our economy stinks here in MI so that affects our proposal prices.

Hopefully we can help you with a little more info.
Wendy

[somdcleaning]

we half to
vacuume every night
trash
dust
6 single restrooms
wipe down kitchen
clean glass doors (3 sets)
and mop 5 small areas of tile

i thank it would take me about 4 hours with 2 people
thanks wendy

[Grizzly]

Specify if this is 2 hours plus yourself or just 2 staff. Okay here I go agian.

1. Calculate total man hours to do job, times your wage rate. If differring wage rate for each person , calculate total wage rate for each and add together.

2. Add on employer expenses required by government for you to remit, ie. UIC, WSIB etc. here in Ontario for example a 10.00 per hour wage rate has approx. another 3 to 3.50 in employer expenses.

3. Calculate total labour expenses.
4. Add on chemical and disposable expenses, I use an average of around 15% of labour others will argue this is too high.

5. Add in additional costs, ie., amortization of cost of equipment you have to buy, amortized cost of insurance, (example) if this job is going to be 10 % of your revenue then calculate the cost of your insurance, 10 % of this cost is borne by this job and amortized over the year. Do this for non-specific expenses borne by company for business.

6. You should now have a very specific idea of what your gross cost for the job is going to be. Figure out the net profit margin you want to achieve. This is a result of knowing your competition, what the market will bear in your area , the price the building you are bidding on will bear for example an 80,000 sq.ft. building "A" Class (marble floors , wooden elevator surround , plush carpeting, A clients will bear a higher profit margin than say a "C" class building, standard fixtures, ceramic flooring, older washrooms. This is where experience comes in. You have to know your area. The prices are get here have no relevance to your area. It may even put you in the entirely wrong ball park.

7. You now have a good idea of the total dollars you need for this job to be a fair and profitable endeavour. If they insist on a per sq. ft. price simply multiply the monthly figure you have come up with x 12 and divide by the number of sq. ft.

8.REMEMBER, YOU ARE IN BUSINESS TO MAKE MONEY. A HIGH DOLLAR AMOUNT CONTRACT DOES NOT MEAN YOU ARE MAKING MONEY IF IT COSTS YOU MORE TO SERVICE THAN YOU ARE BRINGING IN. A $500,000 dollar contract does not mean much if you are netting 500. (except unless you are using it for a loss leader for other business but that's another story.)

Hope this helped

Bill