How to bid an over 50 community

[Pilgrims' Pride]

OK dont flam e me.
I know all about the search button.
But I'm a lawn guy and its spring. 'Dont have lots of time and a woman called seeming pretty anxious to get her info.

Anyway, I've been doing driveways and a few small lots for years.

I've been asked to bid on the roads only in 2 over 50 communities.
I really have know legitimate experience bidding that kind of account.
Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,

[blowerman]

Gets quite this time of year.... Most of us would need more info to give you any help.
Equipment
Road length
WIdth
Were can snow be plowed
Etc. Etc.

[Pilgrims' Pride]

I'd be plowing w/ 2 f-350 sd's with 8 foot blades.

I have a sander on call. How do I price that?

As for the rest, I will be seeing those properties today to get a feel for length, size, where to pile snow, where to move piles if needed, etc.

[RLM]

Roads go quick. Be prepared for lots of call backs though, etc. Every little old retired lady has nothing to do during a snow fall once they are done with their daily Dr's appointment, all they then do is worry if the ambulance can get there.

[Plowtoy]

Originally Posted by RLM

Every little old retired lady has nothing to do during a snow fall once they are done with their daily Dr's appointment, all they then do is worry if the ambulance can get there.

[grandview]

Need to find out what time Bingo starts also.

[cet]

Over 50 and you think they are all retired, I guess I missed that boat.

[grandview]

Cet counts more birthdays backwards to reach 50 then to count forward to reach it.

[cet]

Originally Posted by grandview

Cet counts more birthdays backwards to reach 50 then to count forward to reach it.

That means your pretty close to 50!!!!!!!!

[grandview]

Originally Posted by cet

That means your pretty close to 50!!!!!!!!

Close ,but didn't pass it by 2 decades ago like you

[wewille]

How big are these communities? How many houses? Lots to think about with these...

[ProTouchGrounds]

I have one, 63unit 55 and over community. Best account i have. We provide excellent service and thats what they want. Our bid was the second highest and they switched to us. This year i incresed price and locked em down for two years. Simplest billing method: price out your lawn and snow services plus incidentals like fert, hedge trimming,mulching etc... then add together and divide by 12, you get a check every month like clockwork. You do good work and they dont have any excuses to complain. We dont use trucks on the drives b/c its a tight community and snow piled on the aprons is no good. Thats what last comp did. Now we use a asv rc100 w/ boss 9' blade with wings drag all drives out to street then run piles to designated areas. Do a chunk of drives then clear the streets alongg with your piles. If its a heavy snow fall then we use an 84" hydro blower on the asv for the drives to blow snow on the lawns. The drives are avg. 18' long by 2 or 2.5 wide and there is 6/10ths of a mile of street along with two small 4 car parking areas for guest/mail pavilion. My quickest time this winter was 1.75hrs start to finish drives and streets solo in the asv. My bro then came in and salted the streets after i was done

[ProTouchGrounds]

Get some type of containment blade, they will complain about windrowing onto their drives. Designate areas to pile snow if possible. As for pricing salt i just measured width of roads then mult by lentgh to get sq fottage, then used avg of 800-1k lbs per acre (use heavier app for preventing, and around corners and known ice buildup areas i.e. piles that melt and runoff) then add in labor