Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Moderator David@stives on July 21, 2009, 03:16:27 pm
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Barring the formalities I have just won my first NHS hospital.
The main building is 6/7 storeys high and has over 10'000 windows to be cleaned inside and out.
I spent about 6 weeks putting the tender document together, to which i got short-listed down to the final 3 to do a presentation in front of the nhs trust board.
I did the presentation about 2 months ago and just got the confirmation this morning that barring the 10 day standstill period the contract is mine.
Never in a million years did i ever thought i would ever get to clean the biggest building in the County when i started window cleaning 11 years ago.
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Well done Dave, now go have a beer or two!
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Well done that man. Don't want to wee on your cornflakes Dave, but have they set appointments/timings to do certain depts, or are you setting them as you go through the job? Also, what time limit if any to complete?
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well done Dave
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Cozy
I know the full scope of the contract including the schedule system, the tender document was only 50 pages long.
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Well done Dave, there's some nice new diseases about just now ;D
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Well Done Pal. As i am just starting out with window cleaning, what process did you go through to be in with a chance of getting a contract?
Thanks
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How often are the windows cleaned'
do different areas get cleaned more than others
Well done by the way ;)
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wow well done dave,is it treliske? who did it before you won the tender, if you dont mind me asking.
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so you finally got it ! well done mate. told ye it would be cool.
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good for you
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How do you go about cleaning the inside windows of the wards, as i am sure they are not going to move patients and i don't imagine you will be allowed to climb over them.
I do a few nursing homes and they can be a pain trying to get in certain rooms, so to clean the inside of 10,000 windows surely that would be a giant pain in the ar**
Darren
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Payment up front Dave......Payment up front. Ya don't wanna get shafted on that job ;D
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Well done Dave !!!......Fancy having a go at Derriford too ?
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10,000 windows?? Hope you have lots of people working for you! Well done
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well done, that'll be another article about you in that window talk then. ;D
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well done, that'll be another article about you in that window talk then. ;D
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Well done Dave.
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10'000 windows is a lot, but we can handle it, i employ 4 workers, we also have myself and my wife.
As for the cleaning inside, we will give them a date for each ward so with a bit of luck they will be ready for us.
What does it take to be in with a chance ? I wrote a post a couple of months back stating "what does it take to win that big contract" that should give you a bit of a clue.
The biggest criteria for me is to live and breath window cleaning. I look at every angle and never leave anything to chance or any stone unturned. Maybe i am a bit obsessed but i do enjoy myself and still have time to have fun.
Jodan# Yes it is Treliske and yes Derriford is well within my sights. but one step at a time.
Slumpbuster # You can read me like a book ;D
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http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.swtransplant.com/images/Treliske.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.swtransplant.com/about/%3Fparent%3D7%26page%3D70&h=177&w=340&sz=16&tbnid=y55JCpJAuxKqxM:&tbnh=62&tbnw=119&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtreliske%2Bhospital%2Bpictures&hl=en&usg=__GIL4HNE5Em_I-7UyjUA6k1wraCM=&ei=UMtlSp_OIN_LjAezjO2nAQ&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=3&ct=image
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another part of the contract
http://plym.ac.uk/pages/view.asp?page=13028
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well done davey its not easy putting a set of tender documents together never mind sitting in front of a panel and hoping u give the right answers back ;)
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How much then lol,to the nearest 5k will do. ;D
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good luck dave , ive actually gone backwards i only have domestic work now but used to do mililitary camps and i also had ipswich hospital about 15 years ago,
i was the only contractor to have the job more than a year because of no complaints but lost it to a new manager trying to save money.
i found keeping all the ward sisters happy was key ,get your guys to warn them your around before you start work even if your doing outsides, it goes along way as they all think there in charge! so just let them think that!
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well done dave
your a braver man than me i dont even like visiting people in hospital never mind working in one hope it goes well for you.
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id say about an hour and a half would get you round it, and £65 all in.
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milltown , behave we are poorer down here . £50 inside and out ;D ;D. is only a days work
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Barring the formalities I have just won my first NHS hospital.
The main building is 6/7 storeys high and has over 10'000 windows to be cleaned inside and out.
I spent about 6 weeks putting the tender document together, to which i got short-listed down to the final 3 to do a presentation in front of the nhs trust board.
I did the presentation about 2 months ago and just got the confirmation this morning that barring the 10 day standstill perion the contract is mine.
Never in a million years did i ever thought i would ever get to clean the biggest building in the County when i started window cleaning 11 years ago.
an 11 year waiting list for the NHS that has to be a record ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
well done man
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Well done Dave good on you!
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good luck dave , ive actually gone backwards i only have domestic work now but used to do mililitary camps and i also had ipswich hospital about 15 years ago,
i was the only contractor to have the job more than a year because of no complaints but lost it to a new manager trying to save money.
i found keeping all the ward sisters happy was key ,get your guys to warn them your around before you start work even if your doing outsides, it goes along way as they all think there in charge! so just let them think that!
Couldn't agree more mate.Military used to measure glass both sides!!!! Double money even when I gave an average price ;D It's nice when the money turns up on the account but I'd rather be on mostly domestic like now.
Good luck to him though.At least he has guys to do the work for him.
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Lot of Sisters to keep happy, there must be 100 wards at least.
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nice one Dave well done
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8) cool dave 8)
brett
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great stuff dave youve worked for it .
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Good for you Dave!
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Well done dave.
Did you work it out on an hourly rate?
How will you clean the upper floors?
Do they have a cradle or is it MEWP?
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dave , i hope your not going to take all the credit for this one !
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MB
I just put my finger in the air and guessed it my a complicated mathematical formula thrown in. I didnt think of hourly, i thought of per window.
Upper floors will be wfp, the top 2 floors have never been cleaned in the last 20 years
Cradles .. Bad access and grounds and you cant interfere with the running of the hospital, so no areas can be cordoned off, although this building is 7 storey it is about 100 windows wide, so a cradle and abseiling would cost them an absolute fortune.
We will need access equipment for the odd section as there is no other way around it.
All windows have to be cleaned, no excuses at all, also the top windows are expected to be as clean as the ground floors.
Godzilla
What do you mean ?
Dave
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dave why do your 5 stars change under your name with different colour backgrounds but your name stays the same colour, sorry off topic but bugging me lol.
Chris