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""Quote cost and we will work it out." Funny you should mention that....

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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




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