7 yr 5700 Oracal reflective pricing on a large job

[mars]

David,

Glad we didn't get into a posting war over pricing street signs - too time consuming and it drains my brain cells of energy.

I remember you were underwhelmed by the content of the cds - did you find anything useful on them yet?


Back to the topic - I did a google search looking for companies selling street signs - and didn't find anything useful.

FF - if you get the job fill us in on what you quoted OK?


-Mike

[FBRsportmod68]

David,

I remember you were underwhelmed by the content of the cds - did you find anything useful on them yet?




-Mike

Be truthful, I looked at em when I got em and havent looked again

[bayshorecreations]

I have a few townships as a customers and there are a few things that you have to remember when dealing with them.
For one thing, if they like you they will keep you. They are not as worried about pricing than most customers are mostly because they don't really have a boss to answer to. With that being said, I wouldn't over-charge too much on stuff because if they notice that your prices seem a little high they will check around on pricing.
Something that I have noticed is that they will not even ask for a quote when it comes to small jobs, they just call and say do it and bill us but so something like you are talking about I would bet they are getting pricing from multiple vendors.

My pricing for this job (keep in mind that I am in NJ) would be somewhere in the 13-15$ per sq ft range. You want to make the best profit that you can but still be competitive.
Also when you submit your quote do it in person if possible and let them know about the quality of the vinyl that you will be using for the job. You want them to be informed about this type of stuff.
I will also usually tell a township that there is a little wiggle room on the pricing if needed. By doing that you will get a call if someone under bid you and they will ask you if you can beat or match their price.
Make sure that you also give them a real but realistic turn around time for the job. Most of these places want the job yesterday even tho they will just let it sit there on their work bench for 3 weeks after they get it. They will sometimes choose speed over price but make sure that you can get it done in the time allotted.