Help with rates

[prideofengland]

Hi

Ive been self employed now for a year, most of my customers are either domestic households or builders. Now Im quite happy with my estimating procedure, but I dont normally use a set hourly rate. Generally the bigger the job the lower I go on hourly rate to ensure continuity of work.

Ive been offered work with a company who owns some care homes. Its mainly electrical maintenance jobs together with the PAT testing and Periodics. They require the work doing based on hourly rate and materials. 3 rates are required: 1) Normal planned maintenance booked in advance 2) A higher rate for urgent calls that inturrupt my normal work. 3) A higher rate again for any out of hours calls.

What do you think would be a sensible rate? the work is as good as mine as long as I dont come in at silly prices and could provide me with some steady work. I live in a fairly poor area where the rates are generally low due to a dog eat dog cutthroat mentality amongst contractors.

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[Octopus]

Where in the UK are you?

 

[prideofengland]

Sunny Stoke on Trent

 

[The Cavalry]

Not sure if it would be of any help, as I'm in London, but I work on £30 an hour, time and 1/2 for hassle work and early evening, double at weekends(I like to spend time with my little girl) all plus materials, Vodka And Tonic:45:

 

[telectrix]

i'd go for £20 instead of £30 in stoke, the 1.5x for hassle, saturdays and early evening, 2x for after 9pm and sundays. with a minimum charge of 2 hours for after hours call-outs. ( which end of the stoke-on-trent banana are you . my son lives in oakhill)

 

[i=p/u]

it depends on how much you want the work, but they are wanting quotes to compare. maybe through in health and saety policy and all that kind of stuff with quote. remember you want a new audi not a peugeot 306 estate

 

[telectrix]

it depends on how much you want the work, but they are wanting quotes to compare. maybe through in health and saety policy and all that kind of stuff with quote. remember you want a new audi not a peugeot 306 estate

i want a new ferrari, but we can all dream.

 

[i=p/u]

your just bone idle you

 

[The Cavalry]

never mind the ferrari how about this http://www.brabus.com/en/raster.php

:coolgleamA:

 

[pennywise]

100k For a jumped up merc :stooge_curly: How about a jumped up Porche

Ruf Automobile GmbH - Rt 12 S

 

[i=p/u]

you'l have one quicker beeing a crook, fancy giving me your customers,

 

[prideofengland]

i'd go for £20 instead of £30 in stoke, the 1.5x for hassle, saturdays and early evening, 2x for after 9pm and sundays. with a minimum charge of 2 hours for after hours call-outs. ( which end of the stoke-on-trent banana are you . my son lives in oakhill)

I live in Kidsgrove - top of the bannana?

 

[nikmet]

£25/hr min