When I heard that the school was going to completely overhaul the HVAC system, I wanted to make sure that I put in a bid for the contract.
I have a small but local HVAC service company 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 bid for the job. I didn’t want to be the lowest bid and I didn’t want to be the highest either. I wanted to make sure that I was somewhere near the bottom. I submitted my proposal for the HVAC system in the school and I included two separate estimates. The school already has a central heating and cooling system, but I thought it was a good idea for the school board to have an estimate for updating to a ductless system instead. This would allow the school to save money by not heating or cooling rooms when there are no classes going on. The Plano, Texas school board called me on Tuesday 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 very excited that they called me. The school board had a couple of questions and they wanted to know if I could lower the estimate at all. I told them I could probably drop the price by 10%, but lowering the price any more than that would mean using cheaper materials and I didn’t think that was a good idea.