Huge Job Need Help

[Newfie]

the problem with bidding high (real high) and not getting the job is that the customer sees how whacked out you are and wont bother calling you in the future, plus word spreads just as fast about who's too high as it does about who does a crappy job

IMO, if you cant make a competitive, "on the money bid" or bid it "time and materials", dont bother

Very sound advice.


This job sounds like it has too many restrictions to be a guaranteed money maker. Sounds like you have plenty of profitable work already so just walk away. This deal has the potential to hurt you more than help you.

 

[Jim1NZ]

Yep i agree with these guys.
But this is the sort of job you can make big money on, sort of job others dont want.
Or you could loose alot of money depending on which way you want to look at it...

 

[Thor's Hammer]

I guess some guys thrive on these kind of jobs, some dont. We do a lot of this kind of work so it would'nt be a big deal to arrange it. whereas a company that mainly does trimming and takedowns would see this job as a BIG deal...
Horses for Courses as we brits say...

 

[MasterBlaster]

Cor Blimey Crikey!!!

 

[vharrison2]

What does it meeeaaaaaaan? Cor Blimely Crikey

 

[Gypo Logger]

There is money to be made if it could be treated as a cut, skid and truck operation, but it sounds like there will be too much residual chunkwood, limbs and ground litter that would have to be removed to make it a profitable venture. If just the bodywood could be removed and the litter left I could do it alone in 30 days and that's working bankers hours with a 50hp 4x tractor with a logging winch. An excavator for a few hours could turn the litter into mulch and mix it with the topsoil if that were permisable(outa site, outa mind). lol
Without knowing the tree size and distance of trucking then it's hard to get down to brass tax. Hiring ten ponytail log cutters will only run you into the red.
I'm not trying to be smart or anything but arborists are rarely successful on these types of operation as they are used to getting paid for quality not quantity.
Your local "Larry the Logger",should be able to do it for 12-15 G's if it doesn't entail the cleanup.
John

 

[Thor's Hammer]

Cor Blimey Crikey!!!

Yeeaahhh, wot's it all Ahbaht?

 

[darkstar]

well guys the wood is all extremly dead .. so there is no value there in the wood .. i bid 70000 and was told i was very competative ... plus another 5000 for the stump grinding ... so now i wait to hear the news .... thanx great advice turned in my bid 3 hours ago ....dark

 

[Jim1NZ]

Look forward to hearing the result

 

[fwf]

...plus another 5000 for the stump grinding...

Do I understand this correctly? You are willing to grind 500 stumps for $5000?

I must be missing something.

 

[Jim1NZ]

fwf, remember the stumps are dozy, the grinder will eat them.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Dozy? Cool term.

 

[Thor's Hammer]

Hey Darkstar,what happened with the job?

 

[a_lopa]

Your local "Larry the Logger",should be able to do it for 12-15 G's if it doesn't entail the cleanup.
John[/QUOTE

love them jobs, id do it for that WITH clean up.

 

[DDM]

Pile it up and Burn it.

 

[Yellowdog]

I wish you were closer! Have the compact equipment that could handle that job! I have a skid steer mounted grinder that will mill a 4' stump. Doesn't go more than 6" below grade but around here that's sufficient especially in the woods. I use a BC2000 with loader for chipping. Really rotten trees have to be chipped slow so they don't fall apart and clog but harder trees can be chipped whole and a 20 -30' section usually isn't a problem. Look at subbing out someone with equipment like this and you will be in business..

 

[darkstar]

well i bid 70000..... THE BID CONTRACTOR said i was very competative .... and asked if i wanted to play with the numbers alittle .. ok i can do that .. anyhow its memorial day and after so ill find out soon ....dark

 

[Ekka]

Yeah

I bet he says that to all the boys.

So go back to him with $69,999.00 saying you didn't have to buy a new file.

 

[Jim1NZ]

hahaha choice plan Ekka!

Having the lowest price in a tender dose not always mean you will get the job a.