[domestic bliss]

I have been asked to clean a 8 bedroom hotel just the rooms  plus the corridor.
9am-1pm twice in the week and 10-2 on the sat and sunday.
I am going tonight to quote and i have no idea what to charge.
Please please help me

[CMS]

I'd charge £180 per week

10 hours X £10 per hour

plus

4 hours X £20 per hour

[AJCleaningServices]

I'd charge £180 per week

10 hours X £10 per hour

plus

4 hours X £20 per hour

As I understood,  domestic bliss speaks about 16 hrs per week..

[AJCleaningServices]

I'd charge £200 per week

8 hours X £9 per hour

plus

4 hours X £13 per hour

plus

4 hours X £18 per hour

plus

£4 to make it £200 

[AJCleaningServices]

...9am-1pm twice in the week and 10-2 on the sat and sunday...

A little bit confusing about hours…
Do you mean:
From 9am to 1pm twice a week, between Monday and Friday
plus from 10am to 2pm on Saturday
plus from 10am to 2pm on Sunday?

[domestic bliss]

yes 9-2 any 2 days between mon to fri and then 10-2 saturday and sunday

[AJCleaningServices]

Between Monday and Friday we charge our normal hourly rate, which is £9-00, for Saturdays we add 50%. For Sundays we add 100%

[CMS]

I'd charge £180 per week

10 hours X £10 per hour

plus

4 hours X £20 per hour

As I understood,  domestic bliss speaks about 16 hrs per week..

I beg your pardon, so she does. Then I'd charge.....................

12 hours X £10

plus

4 hours X £20

= £200 per week

(it's been a log day..............lol) 

[CMS]

Between Monday and Friday we charge our normal hourly rate, which is £9-00, for Saturdays we add 50%. For Sundays we add 100%

I can't understand how you can charge £9 per hour.

You must be paying minimum wage for that.

[AJCleaningServices]

Between Monday and Friday we charge our normal hourly rate, which is £9-00, for Saturdays we add 50%. For Sundays we add 100%

I can't understand how you can charge £9 per hour.

You must be paying minimum wage for that.

Here, in Newcastle, cleaners normally get £5.05 per hour. 

Yesterday I received an e-mail from “Nicola” where she asked me about my charges, today I saw “Nicola’s” advert on a shop window where I advertise, she charges £7.50 per hour and £9.00 for one-offs.  It may be coincidence, never the less, there were three Mrs Mop’s ads who would charge even less, so competition is tough.

[Fox]

Well just to be different   I would charge £175.00 especially if you want the work!

That works out as follows

8hrs @ wages of £6 per hour x 70%

wk/end 8hrs @ wages of £7 per hour x 70%

(actually comes out at £176.80)

Hope this helps

Fox

[CMS]

Well just to be different   I would charge £175.00 especially if you want the work!

I think everyone wants the work, but at what cost?

I can't see how you can have margins as tight as that unless it's a much bigger job.

How do you afford the supervision?

[Fox]

On average that is £11 per hour, not that tight, your average would be £12.50!.  Depends on the job really, I do some jobs for as little as £9.20 per hour and others for £20 per hour. 

I am looking to make a decent profit across the board and would be more happy to do the job mentioned with those hours at the price I have stated, the only other factor that I would have to consider regards to price is location.

Fox

[Fox]

Whoops missed your last bit.  I pay an area supervisor a wage to do a job any work that comes in fits in, no problem when it's such a small one!  If it was a big job a working site supervisor would get put on site.

I would also push janitorial and ancilliary, the supervision comes in with change of airfresh etc and deliveries.

Right am off home now, just a short one today! Catch you later.

Fox

[AJCleaningServices]

Interesting discussion,
domestic bliss, could you tell us how much you are going to quote?

[CMS]

On average that is £11 per hour, not that tight, your average would be £12.50!. 

That difference is £24 per week or £1248 per annum!

How do you cost in materials, equipment depreciation etc.

I'm not saying I'm right and you're wrong, just curious about how you can make a profit.

I know this much................that each contract should be costed so that it can 'stand alone' and shouldn't be supported by Janitorial sales.

I suppose, thinking about it, we're in the industry for different reasons. I'm not in it for the income. Over the years I have built (profitable) turnover with a view to selling it.

I plan to retire in about five years and sell the company. The lower the wage percentage is, the more the company will be worth.

A company's capital worth is far more important to me than its short term income.

[Fox]

lol - Now we are talking!

When I price I price on contracts to 'stand alone' - without ancillary and janitorial - if I get it great, if not fine, (I was refering to supervision and janitorial delivery above not as part of the essential contract).  Having said that I also quote bearing in mind overall running costs, therefore I can cost slightly less as my Company has a high turnover and to run a contract like that mentioned would not increase any overheads other than the basic wages and the small cost of materials.  (before it's asked yes I have quoted like that from the beginning as I knew I was going to build a reasonable sized business).

I do have a basic costing sheet, much like anyone else in this industry would have and work on employers NI, P&EL, plant & machinery, materials, uniform etc and the results are based on the wages and hours required for the clean.

Yes we are all in it for different reasons, mine are not far off yours but I expect to be in it on a longer term than you and take a decent income along the way!

Fox

[AJCleaningServices]

....Right am off home now, just a short one today! Catch you later.

Fox

lol - Now we are talking!...

  I thought you were on your way home, LOL 
Just kidding!

[Fox]

He he - guess what - I'm home! lol - I only live about 5min drive from the office! 

 

[CMS]

I can cost slightly less as my Company has a high turnover

I was just looking at your 'tagline' below your avatar...............

Don't the two comments contradict each other?