Hi all,
I just got a call to do a quote for exterior window cleaning on a church atrium, as well 2 houses owned by the church next door.
I have no problem with the houses, but I don’t have much experience in quoting commercial properties this size. If anyone could give me a price range that you would be shooting for, that would be greatly appreciated.
It looks like this may be my excuse to purchase a WFP system.
Thanks for your help,
Colin 
Glass Act Window Cleaning
London, Ontario
Canada
Here is how I would do it and I am in no way the standard.
front exterior: $10 per exterior pane = 250
side exterior: 10 per exterior pane = 700
sub-total = 950
other overhead fees (gas/tools etc…)= 75
total = $1025
Here is how I would approach the client
“I tallied the price to be $1025 and can do the work this coming friday, did you want to schedule it?”
seeing that it could be done by myself via wfp in one work day 9am-4pm. $1025 is awesome money to be making in one day.
if the customer smiles and says “deal” great, if they cringe and start backing away, throw in a discount…
Mostlikely the final decision may come down to a bunch of people in an office so the proposal would be presented to them via your proposal document. Just present the proposal with the original $1025 and on a side note or on the cover sheet mention the discount anyway.
$875 in 7 hours is $125 per hour. fantastic if you ask me.
I don’t see a whole days worth if work there maybe 2 guys 2 hours (depending on how dirty they are Ofcource )with a pole, an trad tools . That’s wfp heaven though. no pun intended .
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I don’t want to pick on anyone, but I hate getting a price for something and then when I hesitate they give me some reason to discount it that I didn’t ask for. It makes me feel like I am at a car lot.
This looks like the perfect job to buy a WFP for.
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IMO $10 a pane for commercial work
is way out of the ball park
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$10 per side. Just saying 
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Well then i need to switch my focus off of rezzy first to commercial then …
But it could be taken two ways… $10 for each side of building. Living social deal of the week…
Or big $$ for commercial work…
yup, thats why Im a resi guy. I dont really need a ton of commercial accounts to keep a crew busy because i dont have a crew its just me. So all im looking for is a few commercial accounts that would bite on my high bids. if they dont then oh well, the next window cleaners bid looks a lot nicer compared to my high bid, good for that window cleaner and hopefully he can stay in commercial while I scoop up all the resi’s.
Ya , but jobs like this are easy it’s pritty straight foward . I understand what your saying I would think about changing your thought process on commercial jobs like this . maybe if it were a ball busting job then go extremely high .I’m not saying your wrong , but I would want a job like that.
I could be wrong , but I think you got fooled by the height . That could be reached with a 4 piece stick
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I guess my pricing is a bad example for this thread.
my outlook in running my part-time wc business is the exception rather then the norm so a lot of my methods/tools/marketing etc is specific for my circumstance.
probably in the 450-550 range. Looks like a little over 100 panes.
Beetween 400-475
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About 425 from what i see from here…
I’d be around 875.
$800 in and out.
WFP the outside and stick the inside, then touch it up with an Unger pad. Two, 6 hour days, in and out, for one man.
Remember, this is a church, they probably don’t have unlimited funds. But, they are a non profit and don’t pay tax for your service, (of course, it is Canada, so I have no idea of what I am talking about) so that will help them pay for your high priced work.
Make sure that you sell them on a 2 year agreement. This cleaning and one more next year. Give them 3 different prices. 1. One time clean = $1,200. 2. Bi-annually = $550 per clean. 3. Annually = $800, but write in the agreement that they agree to a minimum of 2 cleanings. Or something like that. The idea is that you want them to feel like they are getting the most for their money. But, at the same time you are nudging them toward a annual contract.
I would probably be around $500 for inside or outside. I don’t have WFP so might add a couple hundred more to rent a scissor lift to make it easier.
$800 in and out. Wiping all frames not using a WFP…
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