[Andrew Gregory]

Morning everyone,

Just coming up to completing my first year in the window cleaning business and received my first tender, the property's are Grd and 1st fl  only, the amount of windows are given and also in square metres of glass .mileage  cost etc are also to be calculated in the tender. I've got relevant insurance method and risk assessments just need a bit of advice on pricing .

Cheers  Andy

[Walter Mitty]

Morning everyone,

Just coming up to completing my first year in the window cleaning business and received my first tender, the property's are Grd and 1st fl  only, the amount of windows are given and also in square metres of glass .mileage  cost etc are also to be calculated in the tender. I've got relevant insurance method and risk assessments just need a bit of advice on pricing .

Cheers  Andy

IME, square meterage of glass and time taken are not necessarily related as other things must be taken into account (not least, accessibility).
The standard suggestion is usually: Work out how long it will take you, multiply by your hourly rate, add a bit in case you've erred.  That's for sole traders - employers would need to do it a little differently.

[Andrew Gregory]

Thanks for the reply,
I'am a sole trader AT THE MOMENT, accessibility is straight forward nothing to difficult at all and it includes in and out. What is the pence per mile at the moment ?

[Walter Mitty]

Thanks for the reply,
I'am a sole trader AT THE MOMENT, accessibility is straight forward nothing to difficult at all and it includes in and out. What is the pence per mile at the moment ?

No idea mate.  I imagine that you must have a rough idea of your annual vehicle costs and how many miles you cover though.  That can be used to make some sort of calculation - while also giving some attention to travelling time.
Is the job a long way out of the areas you usually cover then?

[Andrew Gregory]

The furthest i will have to travel is  around 30 miles for half a days work all the rest is within  a 15 mile 's.

[Walter Mitty]

Well I suppose you should enhance the price a bit due to your extra travel time and costs.  I don't suppose you can load that all onto one job though (unless it's veryu large) as I reckon that there is some onus on you to get more work in that area - or at least between there and your current work.
It depends how much you want/need the job really.

[Andrew Gregory]

Cheers mate.