I done sold myself

[frashdog]

Just landed a contract for removal of 17 trees. Customer just purchased home ($300K lake front) needs to install new septic. Site is a few mile from home. Trees are all hard wood. Few good technical rigging over home, rest are tech/rigged fells. Seven of these trees are red oaks over 18", most are over 24" one is 30", that's a dbh. One is clear 50' before a branch! We conservatively scaled 4000bf+ in the seven largest trees. There's some veneer in there.

Initial contract is for trees down and brush chipped, timber logs piled and fire wood bucked and stacked. Second contract is nominal fee for selling logs for customer.

Here's the deal. He and his wife were impressed with my initial phone contact, site meeting and proposal/contract I sent them, so much so that he told me they wanted to work with us. He told me all the other bids and asked if I could sweeten the deal. My initial bid was second highest! Lowest bid was 1/3rd my bid. I normally do not lower, but we are slow now and this is an amazing job besides local. I still got the job hundreds over the average bid!

I done sold it! Great to work with a customer who respects pros.

 

[Dadatwins]

Good for you on being professional and landing a good job. The cynic in me says to beware of customers asking you lower prices based on info that he is giving you. How do you know that you were not the lowest bid and he is still trying to save a few more $$$. People can be very crafty and sometimes very dishonest. Not saying always but have seen it more than once. I say make your price at the best you are willing to work at and stay with it. Also be very clear on a large project about payment terms and scope of work. Good luck and be careful.

 

[wigglesworth]

We had a guy alter our bid (electrician) and show it to other contractors trying to swindle some work. Didnt work though, the first contractor he showed noticed the alteration and was a good friend of my dads. Came to us immedietly and both of them confronted the home owner. Guy denied it. Funny how a crook acts when he is caught.

 

[toddstreeservic]

Just landed a contract for removal of 17 trees. Customer just purchased home ($300K lake front) needs to install new septic. Site is a few mile from home. Trees are all hard wood. Few good technical rigging over home, rest are tech/rigged fells. Seven of these trees are red oaks over 18", most are over 24" one is 30", that's a dbh. One is clear 50' before a branch! We conservatively scaled 4000bf+ in the seven largest trees. There's some veneer in there.

Initial contract is for trees down and brush chipped, timber logs piled and fire wood bucked and stacked. Second contract is nominal fee for selling logs for customer.

Here's the deal. He and his wife were impressed with my initial phone contact, site meeting and proposal/contract I sent them, so much so that he told me they wanted to work with us. He told me all the other bids and asked if I could sweeten the deal. My initial bid was second highest! Lowest bid was 1/3rd my bid. I normally do not lower, but we are slow now and this is an amazing job besides local. I still got the job hundreds over the average bid!

I done sold it! Great to work with a customer who respects pros.

Need any help?

 

[Adkpk]

Going to be some pics?opcorn: I worked all day cleaning up a job where I felled a bunch of trees, it was nice but it doesn't sound as good as your going to get it. Adirondack lakefront tree felling, um um good.

 

[booboo]

Need any help?

Yeah, +1.

If you're in the southern Adks, I'd travel for a day or 2 of extra work right now. Northern Adks, forget it...too far.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

The cynic in me says to beware of customers asking you lower prices based on info that he is giving you. How do you know that you were not the lowest bid and he is still trying to save a few more $$$. People can be very crafty and sometimes very dishonest.

I usually will offer to trim some of the work off; fine raking, wood. In this case if there was merchantable timber the logs could be yarded for them to find a buyer. With the oakwilt here I'm seeing that more often, either mills or boiler owners buying large stacks of hardwood. That is if you don't want to haul all of it out.

Even if they have a place to tarp and drag rakings can save time and money.