When I heard that the university was going to completely overhaul the Heating, Ventilation and A/C system, I wanted to make sure that I put in a quote for the contract, and i have a small but local Heating, Ventilation and A/C repair contractor in Plano, Texas.
I tried to talk to a couple of companies that aren’t local and our friends of mine to find out how much I should quote for the task.
I didn’t want to be the lowest quote and I didn’t want to be the highest either. I wanted to make sure that I was anywhere near the bottom. I submitted my proposal for the Heating, Ventilation and A/C system in the university and I included two separate estimates, the university already has a central heating and cooling system, but I thought it was a good idea for the university board to have an quote for updating to a ductless system instead. This would allow the university to save money by not heating or cooling rooms when there are no classes going on. The Plano, Texas university board called me on Friday and they wanted to talk with me about the contract bid. I told them that I would meet with them as soon as they wanted. I was actually gleeful that they called me. The university board had a couple of questions and they wanted to know if I could lower the quote at all. I told them I could honestly drop the price by 10%, but lowering the price any more than that would mean using cheaper materials and I didn’t feel that was a good idea.