When I heard that the college was going to completely overhaul the Heating and A/C system, I wanted to make sure that I put in a estimate for the contract.
I have a small however local Heating and A/C repair company in Plano, Texas.
I tried to talk to a couple of companies that are not local and our friends of mine to find out how much I should estimate for the job. I didn’t want to be the lowest estimate 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 and A/C system in the college and I included two separate estimates! The college already has a central heating and cooling system, but I thought it was a fantastic idea for the college board to have an estimate for updating to a ductless system instead. This would allow the college to save money by not heating or cooling rooms when there are no classes going on. The Plano, Texas college board called me on Monday 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 really happy that they called me. The college board had a couple of questions and they wanted to know if I could lower the estimate at all. I told them I could entirely drop the price by 10%, however lowering the price any more than that would mean using cheaper materials and I didn’t think that was a fantastic idea.