Re: job quotes

["James" <trishnjames@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

We use a bid program that includes an average labor cost with each part we
sell.  All we need to do is count how many devices and what we want to use
and it spits out the bid with labor built in.  It takes a while to fine tune
your labor numbers, but it works well for us.

James


"mikey" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Any of you chaps that don't sub-contract care to share how you quote your
> average res jobs? This is driving me batty. I find I spend more time
dicking
> around with mark-ups and estimating time (and these friggin things ALWAYS
> have surprises (whathefuck is a check 100 ?!?)) than I do installing the
> friggin' alarm. Do you price per point type thing or actually check the
> place out and guesstimate your time? It may sound funny, but yes, I am
> making money but I wish I could simplify the quote process.
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