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  1. Bidding & Estimating
    How much roughly would some of you estimate this out I don’t want to loose my butt. thankyou in advance.
  2. Bidding & Estimating
    2019-10-31 by zicesariz posted Oct 31, 2019 at 3:26 PM Im thinking on charging them $350 per push every 2 inches. I will have my dad with me on the truck, he's going to shovel the main entrance and two side doors on each corner. He will also use our Honda Snow blower 928 to do the side walk in...
  3. Bidding & Estimating
    This will be my 7th winter season plowing and Ice management and i have about 40 business and residential clients. I am looking to increase my capacity from one truck to two trucks(2003 F250 power stroke w/boss 9.2-vblade and 1100 salter & 1999 dodge ram 1500 boss 7ft straight blade meyer 400...
  4. Bidding & Estimating
    How many acres (or square feet) can we plow in a hour with 1 truck? Pretend there are no islands, sidewalks no salting either.
  5. Bidding & Estimating
    Hey everyone, First post here. I was curious as to what everyone thought about this driveway for plow pricing. I use a Ford F-350 with an 8' BOSS V XT. It's single lane roughly 700' southern Michigan Hillsdale county. I think I can pretty much get it done in a pass with a little clean up at the...
  6. Bidding & Estimating
    Hello everyone, I'm bidding my first ever commercial lot here in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Looking for any tips or figures when bidding on this property. I will be using a Polaris Brutus Diesel with a 62" snow blower on the front. I'm thinking of purchasing the snow plow attachment for $2800...
  7. Bidding & Estimating
    Hey guys, new to this forum. Has been very useful thus far. So, I've been a sub for 4 seasons. I learned how to plow in my own truck with my cousins straight blade and the following year I bought myself a western v. This is my fourth winter subbing and I'm scratching my head wondering why I...
  8. Bidding & Estimating
    Hi, I have a customer with a 2/10 Mile Dirt Road that needs to be plowed this winter. Wondering what i should charge for the road section? I was thinking $125.00 Per Clearing. I will be plowing 2 properties off of the thru way, small driveways $30 each (very accessible as long as road...
  9. Bidding & Estimating
    Does anyone has any suggestions as to what they would price the commercial lot (200,000 sq/ft) with a 1.1" trigger. It's in Wilton, CT. I am getting subbed out and the contractor wants to give me: 1.1"-3"-$500, 1.1"-3"-$650, 3.1"-5"-$850, 5.1"-7"- $850, 7.1"-9"- $1050, 9.1"-12"- $1250, Over 12"-...
  10. Bidding & Estimating
    Hello, I have been plowing mostly residential accounts, and a few small commercial accounts here in Northern New England for almost 5 years now. I have the opportunity to bid on my first big commercial account and need help on how much to charge and what to expect. It is a storage unit facility...
  11. Bidding & Estimating
    new member here, been doing residential snow removal for a few years now nothing crazy just regular basic services, an opportunity has risen where i can get the ability to do this restaurant chains snow removal about 7 locations if i wanted them all, the biggest lot is maybe about an acre or so...
  12. Bidding & Estimating
    Hi all, I tried looking around and could not find the answer I was looking for so ill ask it directly. I have an apartment complex that I began plowing last season(3 lots, aprox. 200 parking spaces, and 2200ft of walkways) Last season here in upstate NY I bid for a seasonal contract that...
  13. Bidding & Estimating
    Im from Wisconsin and have been running a successful lawn care and landscaping business for 3 years. I have also been snow blowing driveways for the past two years and have now made the dissension to upgrade my truck get a larger plow and do commercial lots I have already received multiple calls...
  14. Bidding & Estimating
    There is a large commercial / retail in my region What are the first steps to letting these large companies know that I want to work for them. I'm sure there is a common facilities company but I also argue the point that the (3) large companies on the lot manage their own contractors. Any...
  15. Bidding & Estimating
    I'm pursuing a large new build for 13-14 season Anyone here currently operate this size My equipment current is (4) 310 BH 12' Push B (2) Front EL 16' Push B (4) Skid 10' poly left right up down (20) men shovelers (3) atv 4' plow (6) truck plow spreaders Any advice to secure such a large...
  16. Bidding & Estimating
    Got a question for everyone. I'm new to the site, but I've been pushing snow for several years. I'm bidding a very large industrial site. They want an hourly rate, and I've really never done that before, so I thought I'd ask everyone what you thought. I came up with $140/hr for the Bobcats and...
  17. Bidding & Estimating
    Does anyone have information on http://www.profitsareus.com/ ? A couple years ago I had a decent snow plowing business. I sold it (the routes) and kept the equipment for my personal use. I haven't bid a lot or driveways in 2 years. I've gotten so many phone calls from friends and business...
  18. Bidding & Estimating
    Hi there I'm hoping a few of your Pro's can help me out here. I have been asked to place a bid for application of a salt/sand mix to a few parking lots i'm bidding. Does anyone have a formula I can use to figure out how much to apply and how much to charge per event? Thanks in advance!
  19. Introduce Yourself to the Community
    Hi there. I am new to bidding snowplowing jobs. I own and operate a carpet cleaning company and have lots of apartment complexes I work for. Just recently I bought a 1 ton truck and 8.5 foot v plow and plan on expanding my business to include snow plowing. I have the opportunity to place bids...
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