NEED HELP ON CONTRACT FOR SAT. PLEASE

[gm lawn service]

ALL OF MY ACCOUNTS ARE VERBAL. TILL NOW I HAVE TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL SAT. ON A SET OF CONDOS 5 BLDGS ABOUT ACRE TO MOW LITTLE OVER HALF CAN RIDE OTHER PUSH. 60 HEDGES TO TRIM 30 3-4 FT TALL 30 12-15FT TALL
NOT SURE HOW TO PRICE I FIGURED $150 TO MOW BLOW TRIMM ALOT OF TRIMMING BLOWING OFF WALK WAYS AND PARKING AREA AND POLICING TRASH TIMES 32 = $4800 FERTILIZING $200.00 SPRING AND SUMMER. TRIMMING HEDGES $1100.00 THEY WANT ME TO PRICE LEAF CLEAN UP NOT SURE NOW WHAT TO PRICE IT? TOTAL 6100.00 DO U THINK THAT IS WAY TO HIGH ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE HELPFUL . OH DOES ANYONE HAVE A PROPOSAL FORM THEY COULD E-MAIL ME THANKS TO U ALL (GM LAWN SERVCE)

[dancom]

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without seeing the property i can only guess. your price on the mowing seems corect your fertilizing seems very cheap how much are you paying for you chemical. i would charge about 380.00 per application. as far as your hedges i could charge around 400.00 per trimming. if you are doing them twice a year then 800.00 wich comes to $6360.00 for the year. Sounds like you are in there. i would take that 6100.00 you want to bid and divide it by 12 (508.33) and let them pay you ove 12 months have some money in the winter. i have set up my larger accounts that way this year and will make 5,000.00 per month next winter without working. plan ahead, the winter can be tough. Good luck.

[imograss]

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i agree with dan, i would also spread it over a 12 month period, it is nice to generate income through the winter even when youre not as hard at it as in spring.

[zeke]

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Fhttp://www.lawnservicing.com/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=10 thats on the forum page there is a good examples of bids etc.. I would price the small bushes $1-$2 per and the big ones $3-$5 and estimate 1-2 trims a month for 7 months, the other sound good maybe alittle high on the mowing itemize it all and total it and divide by 12 months. Check out the free stuff on the forum page!!

[zeke]

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The mowing might not be to high I thought It was only 1 acer i looked again its hard to give advice with out seeing the job or having more info, I hope I helped some Get more advice mine is not always the most informed.