How to Bid on Snow Plowing Jobs
Most business owners hire contractors to plow snow off their property during the winter. Many times they allow several contractors to submit bids and reward a winner. There are a few small things a contractor can do to help them submit a better bid than their competition.
Things You'll Need:
- Wheel Tape Measure
- Pencil
- Paper
- Calculator
- Inspect the area that you'll need to plow the snow. Write down the dimensions on a piece of paper. Make your best guess as to how large the area is if the business owner won't let you measure it. Most business owners will probably let you measure their property however.
- Determine how long it will take you to plow the entire area with an average snow fall. Obviously it will take a lot longer if a blizzard comes through and not that long with just a couple inches.
- Determine how much it will cost you to plow the property once. Make sure you include every expense possible. This includes fuel to operate your snow plow and payroll if you have employees helping you.
- Determine how much profit you want to make for an average job. This figure might be tricky because if you try making to much money you might not get the job. Take your time when deciding this figure.
- Add the amount of profit you want to make to the total expense cost. This will be what your price will be for an average job.
- Write down on your contract how much you final price is. You could include a discounted price after so many visits just to sweeten the deal.