Re: How do you price CCTV service contracts?

["JW" <golf4nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Tommy" <tommy at leesecurity dot net> wrote in message
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>I have to agree with crash. figure the cost without and then play "lets
> make a deal"
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> Crash Gordon wrote:
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>> I'd base it on how many manhours + materials + profit it will take to
>> service 70+ cameras. Then propose it as such...this is how much
>> you're gonna pay me when we come out without an contract and this is
>> what it's gonna cost you with a contract...maybe cut them a little
>> discount with the contract.
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>> 1250 a month?....sounds really high to me.
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I think that's the original question...? How do you actually figure the
cost? It's one thing to figure the time needed to do an inspection but how
you anticipate outages, repairs, replacements, retraining, technical
assistance and adjustments needed? Do you have a different calculation?