Quoting BIG job

[imago]

Will i need to visit the property do you think cos at the moment the info i have is they want MK sockets and nice fittings..

Seriously, think about this long and hard before you do anything. You can't give a quote based on that, you couldn't even give an estimate. For a job of that nature you quote off plan and as per the spec list. If you don't you'll get reamed.

at the moment i have nothing to lose, i live with my mum.. i have a £1600 van.. and a laptop and thats about it really so if all went MAJOR wrong then thats all i can lose me thinks?

You're not serious about that are you? If you are then you really need to concentrate on getting a job on the cards because if you work for people with that attitude it will end badly for you and any poor unfortunate that you do work for.

 

[Guitarist]

axel, it's always a good idea to actually see the job you are pricing for. You never know what you will find until you get there...
You should only use jobs which YOU have done in their entirety for your part P assessment, otherwise it's not you being assessed is it?
You say that you have nothing to lose....well, just make sure you have adequate public liability insurance before you carry out any work. Any accidents or mistakes will have to be paid for by you.

 

[trev]

Axel, I'd say it's imperative that you have a site visit prior to starting this, that way you get a feel for the job and who you'll be working with and for. At that point if there's anything you don't like the feel of you can walk away. Don't be seduced by the big payday, try to see the job as it will be

 

[hillbillie]

Another thing, when you do the site visit is to check the designers plans. It may be a very well designed installation but check first. I recently told a company that sent me a load of technical drawings that I thought the designers circuits could lead to tripping of the MCB feeding the submain, as the load I would expect to see on the circuits would have been too high and sent them suggestions on how to avoid this..

They may be offended by this but generally you would get brownie points for your attention to detail and, after all, whether you designed the installation or not, if it isn't going to do the job its designed for you will get some of the blame.

 

[axel132132]

Quick questions guys:

I have a site visit now for tomorrow, builder said will be nice to see a face to the business

My issue is im 22, do you think this is going to have a large impact now on the builders knowing there dealing with a young company?

Should i go dressed in trousers and a smart t-shirt, or are builders generally not bothered as in if its red hot could i turn up in shorts and a t-shirt?

Cheers

 

[sythai]

Quick questions guys:

I have a site visit now for tomorrow, builder said will be nice to see a face to the business

My issue is im 22, do you think this is going to have a large impact now on the builders knowing there dealing with a young company?

Should i go dressed in trousers and a smart t-shirt, or are builders generally not bothered as in if its red hot could i turn up in shorts and a t-shirt?

Cheers

Nice clean polo with your company logo and scam provider logo always works for me.....

Probably wouldnt go for the shorts on first meeting and definitely dont wear your flip flops

All the best

 

[thekingiam]

as this sounds a big job and will probably have offices etc i would go in shirt and trousers, as your quoting as a buiseness not a one man band, theres no need to let the builder realise that your going to be on the tools yourself until the work starts.
if it is a big job look into hirring a container for tools and offices of your own ask about health and safety procedures,security access to site do all personel need jib cards,parking working hours limmitations

Should i go dressed in trousers and a smart t-shirt, or are builders generally not bothered as in if its red hot could i turn up in shorts and a t-shirt?

Cheers[/QUOTE]

 

[trev]

You might also be meeting the owners of the property so it's best to make as good a first impression as you can

 

[axel132132]

So shirt + trousers is a good idea

 

[thekingiam]

You might also be meeting the owners of the property so it's best to make as good a first impression as you can

trev get back to my thread pleeeaase.

 

[trev]

trev get back to my thread pleeeaase.

Get lost I've had enough of that one

 

[RISElectrical]

Your age doesn't matter as much as how you conduct yourself. Don't say you live with your mum, and don't lie that you have offices. Its all going to come down to how much experience you have of meetings of this nature and how you can present yourself in a technical and knowledgeable matter. Avoid asking questions that seem as though your asking how they want something done and instead advise them on how best to do it.

Good luck and don't worry too much, best is not to appear nervous, act like you have done this a million times. The fact your classing it as a BIG job tells me that your not very experienced, while its a BIG job to you it could be a relatively small one to the builder so don't make it sound like its the biggest you've done.

 

[trev]

Even though it's one big job it's really just a series of small ones in one place

 

[thekingiam]

think of it as a way of learning how to handle yourself when you have to quote on a very very big contract and you are using this one as a guide, then even if you don't get the contract you will be taking a valuable lesson with you and next time you will learn the craft.

 

[thekingiam]

may also want to take some lighting brochures with you in case owner wants ideas ,leave in van