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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: rhys11 on July 31, 2008, 09:53:49 pm

Title: need help on quote for a school and FAST
Post by: rhys11 on July 31, 2008, 09:53:49 pm
hi you lot i just had a phone call to give a quote on a school for the first time i have been round there and its big,only ground floor and first floor so not that high but have not been cleaned for 3 or 4 years.
There are 7 buildings
building are

1. 78 windows
2. 30 windows
3. 192 windows
4. 40 windows
5. 24 windows
6. 40 windows
7. 895 windows

Total 1294 windows

i think it will take at least 2-3 days work

any of you lot clean any schools and what do you think i should charge and what would you charge all the help would be very greatfull
rhys
Title: Re: need help on quote for a school and FAST
Post by: Dean Taberner on July 31, 2008, 09:58:38 pm
Internal and external?
Title: Re: need help on quote for a school and FAST
Post by: L.J.Thorpe on July 31, 2008, 10:06:39 pm
£1560.78 external
Title: Re: need help on quote for a school and FAST
Post by: R.V.A Window Cleaning Services on July 31, 2008, 10:11:05 pm
2/3 days work, allow 5 days on a daily rate for one man a piece of cake. £1000.00
Title: Re: need help on quote for a school and FAST
Post by: Dean Taberner on July 31, 2008, 10:12:30 pm
2/3 days work, allow 5 days on a daily rate for one man a piece of cake. £1000.00

About right. Dont they always go for the cheapest of 3 quotes though? ???
Title: Re: need help on quote for a school and FAST
Post by: Oakley Windows on July 31, 2008, 10:14:37 pm
2/3 days work, allow 5 days on a daily rate for one man a piece of cake. £1000.00

About right. Dont they always go for the cheapest of 3 quotes though? ???

No.
Title: Re: need help on quote for a school and FAST
Post by: Dean Taberner on July 31, 2008, 10:17:54 pm
Thats good then. Go for the 1st idea. £1500 ;D
Title: Re: need help on quote for a school and FAST
Post by: L.J.Thorpe on July 31, 2008, 10:24:13 pm
i think some will think that my quote is too low ;D
would be fine for me tho
not beendone for 3 yrs
local authority funded
1500 might be selling it short
Title: Re: need help on quote for a school and FAST
Post by: tacky on July 31, 2008, 10:25:33 pm
depends if u want the job or not .what do u want to earn a day.plus xtra on top .i would charge norm bout £1 per window .=£1294 .but as said in previous post .there is ALWAYS someone cheaper .£1per windows on houses ok .but if it took 3days .in the valleys u looking at about £900.diff areas diff prices








ALWAYS some one cheaper .
Title: Re: need help on quote for a school and FAST
Post by: L.J.Thorpe on July 31, 2008, 10:38:42 pm
always someone dearer too
commercial + govt = 1 pound a window min
then add on first clean premium
if you do it in 3 days well done
my days are 8 hrs max on commercial
been here before
quote low and then regret it if you get job
i dont need extra work
specially one offs
put a price in that will cover un seen problems
chances are it will still take longer than you think
Title: Re: need help on quote for a school and FAST
Post by: rhys11 on July 31, 2008, 10:57:39 pm
the work will be 2 times a year and its external only
how long will you think this job will take ??
Title: Re: need help on quote for a school and FAST
Post by: rhys11 on July 31, 2008, 11:05:45 pm
2/3 days work, allow 5 days on a daily rate for one man a piece of cake. £1000.00

About right. Dont they always go for the cheapest of 3 quotes though? ???

No.
thats what the man said he has got 2 more coming round tomrow and the lowest will get the job
Title: Re: need help on quote for a school and FAST
Post by: Oakley Windows on July 31, 2008, 11:08:47 pm
I priced a school last week, absolutely sure I was the lowest, I know the caretaker who has his nose in every aspect of the school. Anyway, he told me what the other guy at priced it at, I went in lower, and the woman who held the purse strings afterwards told me the other guy got it as they'd used him before.
Title: Re: need help on quote for a school and FAST
Post by: rhys11 on August 02, 2008, 06:39:03 pm
do you think i should price it over a £1000 ??
Title: Re: need help on quote for a school and FAST
Post by: wightsurf on August 02, 2008, 06:57:17 pm
Hi i clean 2 high schools and 1 middleschool, If i was you i would take 1 week for this school you will be working flat out without stops starts as if doing houses. If you are sure it can be done in the time given go with a £1000. this sounds about right.
Hope this helps
Martin
Title: Re: need help on quote for a school and FAST
Post by: rhys11 on August 02, 2008, 08:28:59 pm
Hi i clean 2 high schools and 1 middleschool, If i was you i would take 1 week for this school you will be working flat out without stops starts as if doing houses. If you are sure it can be done in the time given go with a £1000. this sounds about right.
Hope this helps
Martin
thanks martin i think i will go with that the window were in a real mess

rhys
Title: Re: need help on quote for a school and FAST
Post by: rhys11 on August 08, 2008, 10:57:04 pm
hi you lot i just had a phone call to give a quote on a school for the first time i have been round there and its big,only ground floor and first floor so not that high but have not been cleaned for 3 or 4 years.
There are 7 buildings
building are

1. 78 windows
2. 30 windows
3. 192 windows
4. 40 windows
5. 24 windows
6. 40 windows
7. 895 windows

Total 1294 windows

i think it will take at least 2-3 days work

any of you lot clean any schools and what do you think i should charge and what would you charge all the help would be very greatfull
rhys

here we go boys i got that job
thanks for all the help 8)
Title: Re: need help on quote for a school and FAST
Post by: Nathanael Jones on August 08, 2008, 10:59:16 pm
congrats rhys!
Title: Re: need help on quote for a school and FAST
Post by: rhys11 on August 08, 2008, 11:30:01 pm
congrats rhys!
cheers dude
thats why i need a hot water system for ;)