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Cristi

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Office bidding
« on: June 20, 2011, 12:18:36 am »
I was asked to bid for an office, weekly cleaning...is like one big office with 8 desks inside, three separate offices and two bathrooms.I aked for €50 (i'm from Ireland) and is like 4 hours work for one person.What do you think ?

Pristine Clean

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Re: Office bidding
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2011, 08:00:24 am »
I do not know the rates for Ireland but that seems too cheap.
"You have to except that some days you are the statue and other days you are a pigeon"

Cristi

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Re: Office bidding
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2011, 11:10:32 am »
I do not know the rates for Ireland but that seems too cheap.
I thought is too cheap as well but I'm at the beginning of the "journey" and I dont have to many costumers thats why I want to take every job that I can.Anyway, can you give an example or advice about how I should calculate a price for an office cleaning ? Even House cleaning, it is my biggest problem.
Thank You !

BDCS

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Re: Office bidding
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2011, 05:51:40 pm »
Your pricing for your wages which if you do that makes it impossible to make the step to employing, think like a big company from the start as you may also not get the work if you are too cheap. If you go in cheap you'll only get price shoppers

Pristine Clean

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Re: Office bidding
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2011, 07:00:06 am »
I do not know the rates for Ireland but that seems too cheap.
I thought is too cheap as well but I'm at the beginning of the "journey" and I dont have to many costumers thats why I want to take every job that I can.Anyway, can you give an example or advice about how I should calculate a price for an office cleaning ? Even House cleaning, it is my biggest problem.
Thank You !

Email me and I will give you some examples. However your overheads will be different so you will need to adjust accordingly

regards

Dave
"You have to except that some days you are the statue and other days you are a pigeon"

Cristi

  • Posts: 23
Re: Office bidding
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2011, 09:39:54 am »
Your pricing for your wages which if you do that makes it impossible to make the step to employing, think like a big company from the start as you may also not get the work if you are too cheap. If you go in cheap you'll only get price shoppers

I dont even make a living out of this at the moment, I am thinking like a big company but in the same time i have to make myself some conections in this area, i think, so because are a lot off people that are giving very cheao prices.For ex I rang once one guy with windows cleaning.He was cleaning a three bedroom house with 20 euro all the windows inlcuding the frames.I wouldnt put the ladder on the car with those money but when you dont have a choice....

Adam P

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Re: Office bidding
« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2011, 04:12:58 pm »
why do you think 4 hours cleaning? from the info you've given doesn't sound like much to clean

Cristi

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Re: Office bidding
« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2011, 02:13:15 am »
why do you think 4 hours cleaning? from the info you've given doesn't sound like much to clean

Because I allready cleaned once for trial  and took allmost 4 hours,maybe nexct time will be 3 because I know what I have to do now but still it is something to work.

Pristine Clean

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Re: Office bidding
« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2011, 07:39:41 am »
I have emailed you this morning - sorry for the late reply but we have been off the hook with work dont even know how we have managed to get through this hectic period

regards


Dave
"You have to except that some days you are the statue and other days you are a pigeon"