- ""Quote cost and we will work it out." Funny you should mention that.... - JimK 09:53:20 11/03/09
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- In Reply to: RE: I feel your pain......... posted by double28 on November 03, 2009 at 09:23:33
I spoke with my contractor/customer this morning, and he said the home office shut them down based on their profitability, amongst other, smaller, things. To almost directly quote him, "How the hell am I supposed to be more profitable when I'm already quoting at cost and hoping to make money on change orders?" Apparently the home office is located in a part of the country where the competition isn't as fierce (yet), and they are still able to get (demand?) around 20-25% profit.....
And the "Tom, Dick, & Harry's" of the world are starting to drive me crazy! I've got Residential contractors bidding large Commercial projects, and multiple instances where layed-off fitters or tinners have purchased a van and decided to "make a go of it" on their own. Every time I see a job awarded to one of these "yahoos" I think to myself, "Well, there goes your profit, Jimothy. Let the hand-holding begin".
And it does. And I do, because that's my job.
Hang in there, bro! That light at the end of the tunnel isn't always going to be a train....
Jim
- RE: ""Quote cost and we will work it out." Funny you should mention that.... - double28 11:09:01 11/03/09
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- In Reply to: RE: ""Quote cost and we will work it out." Funny you should mention that.... posted by JimK on November 03, 2009 at 09:53:20
Several of our largest apartment owner/developers have awarded framing contracts to the residential Tom, Dick, and, Harry's and now they are bitching that they are getting "change ordered" to death and have even had a couple walk off the job due to incompetence. "Due to the economy, we have to take the lowest number," with no regard for its consequences. We have witnessed several large lumber wholesalers, who know better, walk on orders which they took too cheaply and next thing you know someone else awards them another job... No accountability at all. If we walked on a job, we would be banned to the Arctic. No pride and no shame. It is too bad. Will
- RE: "That light at the end of the tunnel isn't always going to be a train" - Brian Walsh 10:36:11 11/03/09
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- In Reply to: RE: ""Quote cost and we will work it out." Funny you should mention that.... posted by JimK on November 03, 2009 at 09:53:20
Haha! Hadn't heard that one. But one I have heard is, "If everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane." :o)
Brian Walsh
- RE: ""Quote cost and we will work it out." Funny you should mention that.... - double28 11:09:01 11/03/09
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