Heard on The Street
Mobile Pressure Power Wash Price Survey
by
Robert M. Hinderliter
Delco Cleaning Systems of Fort Worth
2513 Warfield Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76106-7554
Phone: 800-433-2113, Fax: 817-625-4213, email:
delco@dcs1.com
Last Updated: June 05, 2007
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Pricing is more of an art than it is a science. Salesmanship plays a major
role in the amount you can get for a particular job. Some Contract Cleaners can
get 10% to 100% more for the same job than their competitors. Pricing becomes
even more confusing because people are entering the business with consumer
quality pressure washers without insurance, workmen's compensation, office, or
overhead expenses because they are operating from their homes on a part time
basis. They do not have normal business expenses. But the customer liability is
greater because a lack of insurance and workmen's compensation. And often
poorer quality work.
This price guide should be used as a reference point. It is not a recipe
that will guarantee that you will get every bid. It will have to be modified to
fit the economic conditions of competition in your area. You will have to
decide if you are going to bid on quality or price, or somewhere in between.
The economic realities are that you cannot deliver a Cadillac for a Volkswagen
Price. Companies that do end up in bankruptcy.
Every time you lose a bid ask the customer who they went with, what was the
price, and why they did not buy from you. This will give you the information to
start modifying this price guide to fit your market area. Often the customer
will not give you this information but most people will give you some
information. This is the start of your market survey so that you can adjust
this price guide for you in your market area. If you are getting 100% of your
bids you are too low. You need to be rejected about 20% of the time to assure
that you are getting for most for your time and effort (what your market will bare).
After a competitor has completed a job go by and see what kind of work he
did and if possible the price he charged for it. Try to determine if your
competitor has insurance, or workmen's compensation. You should include
insurance and workmen's compensation certificates with your bids and explain
the liability that people have if they choose a contractor that does not have
this coverage.
When a prospect calls you need to determine how he got your phone number.
Was it from: a referral, telephone yellow pages, saw your truck working,
newspaper advertising, recommendation from a present customer, etc. Yellow
pages leads tend to be price shoppers and they call every
one in the yellow pages. This needs to be taken into consideration when
you bid. The best lead is a recommendation from a present customer. You may not
have any competition with these bids. Track where business is coming from and
direct future advertising based on this information.
The following schedule of Prices for vehicle washing are drawn upon our
experiences using R-109 Delco Red and DNB-1430 Detergents,
and A-400 and A-402 Aluminum Brightener.
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ITEM WASHED
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TYPICAL
WASH BAY
PRICE
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ENVIRONMENTAL
POWER
WASHING
LOW-----HIGH
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NON-ENVIRONMENTAL
POWER WASH
LOW-----AVERAGE-----HIGH
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Tractor, 1-axle, w/o sleeper
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$20.00
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$6.00-----$20.00
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$5.00----$8.00----$15.00
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Tractor, 2-axle, w sleeper
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$25.00
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$8.00-----$22.00
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$8.00-----$15.00-----$20.00
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Van Trailers, Reefers
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$25.00
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$10.00-----$25.00
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$8.00-----$15.00-----$18.00
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Pups, 24 Ft Trailers
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$15.00
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$8.00-----$20.00
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$7.00-----$8.00----$12.00
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Gasoline Tankers
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$30.00
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$15.00-----$25.00
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$8.00-----$17.00-----$20.00
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Flat Bed Trailers
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$20.00
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$8.00-----$20.00
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$6.00-----$8.00-----$12.00
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Gravel Trailers
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$25.00
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$15.00-----$50.00
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$12.00----$22.00----$40.00
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Grain Trailers
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$25.00
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$20.00-----$30.00
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$8.00-----$16.00-----$20.00
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Auto Carriers
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$25.00
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$20.00-----$70.00
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$20.00-----$35.00-----$65.00
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Grain Pups w hopper
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$16.00
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$8.00-----$15.00
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$6.00-----$10.00-----$12.00
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Cattle Trailer
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$30.00
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$20.00-----$60.00
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$15.00-----$30.00-----$45.00
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Garbage Truck
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$45.00
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$10.00-----$40.00
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$6.00-----$12.00-----$35.00
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School Buses
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$1.00 per foot
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$10.00-----$25.00
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$8.00-----$12.00-----$20.00
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Cement Trucks
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$35.00
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$30.00-----$80.00
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$25.00-----$40.00-----$75.00
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U.S. Watts
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1--------
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800-------------
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433---------------------2113
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Pickups & Cars
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$10.00
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$3.00-----$10.00
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$2.00-----$5.00-----$10.00
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Vans (Telephone, Federal Express)
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$10.00
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$3.00-----$15.00
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$2.00-----$5.00-----$10.00
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Bob Tails
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$25.00
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$8.00-------$25.00
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$8.00-----$14.00-----$20.00
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Furniture Van
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$30.00
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$10.00-------$30.00
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$10.00----$18.00-----$35.00
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Step Vans (UPS)
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$21.00
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$5.00-----$20.00
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$4.00-----$6.00-----$10.00
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Jeeps (Post Office)
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$10.00
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$3.00-----$15.00
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$2.00----$5.00----$10.00
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Dump Trucks
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$30.00
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$25.00-----$50.00
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$15.00-----$25.00-----$30.00
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Motor Homes (RV's)
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$1.00 per foot
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$25.00-----$50.00
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$10.00-----$20.00-----$25.00
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Passenger Buss
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$30.00
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$25.00-----$45.00
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$10.00-----$18.00-----$35.00
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Inside Wash Van Trailers
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$20.00
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$10.00-----$30.00
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$5.00-----$12.00----$20.00
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Inside Van Trailer Steam Out
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$25.00
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$15.00-----$25.00
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$10.00----$15.00----$25.00
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Road Tractor
Engine Steam
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$25.00
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$15.00-----$40.00
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$5.00-----$15.00----$25.00
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Tractors ready to paint
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$130.00
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$60.00-----$250.00
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$45.00-----$130.00-----$200.00
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5th Wheel Wash
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$25.00
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$5.00-----$30.00
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$2.00-----$15.00----$25.00
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Tractor Rear Frame
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$25.00
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$5.00-----$65.00
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$2.00-----$10.00-----$50.00
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Aluminum Brightening Van Trailers (Extra Charge)
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$25.00
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$25.00-----$45.00
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$15.00-----$25.00-----$40.00
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Aluminum Brightening Gravel Trailers (Extra Charge)
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$30.00
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$15.00-----$40.00
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$10.00-----$20.00-----$35.00
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Tractor Fuel Tanks Brighten
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$15.00
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$3.00-----$6.00
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$1.50-----$4.00-----$6.00
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Tractor Wheels Brighten
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$15.00
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$3.00-----$7.50
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$1.50-----$4.00-----$5.00
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Headache Rack Brighten
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$5.00
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$3.00-----$6.00
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$1.50-----$5.00-----$6.00
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Bumper Brighten
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$2.00
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$1.00-----$4.00
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$1.00-----$2.00-----$3.00
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Road Tractor Detailing:
$25.00 per unit to clean them out and prep for a new driver. Time spent 20
to 30 minutes, armour all everything, scrub floor,
and remove trash.
Note about Environmental Power Washing: In many parts of the country
where the wash water can be captured easily and discharged to sanitary sewer on
site there is no extra charge for Environmental Power Washing. Examples are
where the wash water flows to a common collection point and water can be picked
up with "Vacu-Boom" or drain blockers,
portable dams and a sump pump then discharged on site to sanitary sewer. This
takes only about an extra 15 minutes and most Contract Cleaners in Metropolitan
area cannot charge extra for it because of competition. You need to read
"Environmental Pressure Power Washing, Reality of Enforcement" at http://www.dcs1.com/del/delpg5/rept507.html
Terms
Many small companies bite the cash flow bullet on bids for large corporations
and the government. They do not have a clear understanding of how they are
going to be paid. They are overwhelmed by the name of a Blue Chip Company and
are embarrassed about discussing when they will be paid. The problem is that a
lot of these customers regularly pay in 60, 90, and 120 days as a regular
business practice and sometimes longer unless you ask for payment sooner.
You need to start your collections before you start the job. Find out whom is
responsible for authorization of your invoice and who will actually process or
write your check (it may be from another corporate office in another state).
Ask when they normally pay their vendors. Be honest and tell them you are not a
large contractor and cannot afford to wait 60 to 90 days for your payment. Find
out what their procedures are. Sometime a 2% discount in 10 days will assure
payment in a timely manner. For large corporations and the government find out
who the Accounts Payable Clerk or Manager is. This information should be
collected before you start the job and not after the payments are 90 to 120
days late. If you expect payment when the job is finished this should be stated
along with the price. Do not assume that you will automatically receive payment
when the job is finished!
On larger jobs that last over 30 days it is normal to receive draws against the
total bid based on the percentage of the work completed. Sometime you can get a
deposit before you start the job. On medium size jobs 25% down, 50% upon
completion, and 25% net 30 days is common. In the construction industry is
normal for the General Contractor to hold back a 10% retainer from all
subcontractors until the entire job is completed. That means that you may not
get the final 10% job payment until several months after you have finished your
portion of the project.
Travel
Most contractors do not charge extra for travel within a 30-minute to a 1-hour
drive of their shop. However, they have a minimum charge of $65.00 to $125.00
to make small unprofitable jobs profitable. This covers of the fixed costs
required in dispatching a crew and wash rig. Some contractors charge a small
fee of $25.00 to $40.00 for the time it takes to get a wash crew ready for
travel and include it in the bid price.
Some travel rates are:
A. 50% to 100% of your normal hourly rate.
B. 50 cents to $1.00 per mile.
C. 30 cents per mile plus $35.00 per hour.
D. No charge on regular service jobs.
Water
Most Commercial Customers do not question the use of their water, but
Residential Customer often complain about you using their water. This is often because
they perceive 500 to 1,000 gallons of water being very expensive. You need to
check the water rates for your area. In most areas of the U.S. water cost is
about 50 cents to $3.00 per thousand gallons. As you can see this is a minor
expense. However, if you have to haul water to the job site water can become a
significant expense. Most contractors charge the regularly hourly rate to go
get water and haul it to the job site. Some contractors doing residential work
will add $45.00 for water if they do not use the customer's water. I would
suggest that you explain to the customer the water is a job cost and the less
you have to pay for water the cheaper you can do the job. If he increases the
cost of water than the price will have to go up.
Minimum Charge
Most companies will have a minimum charge to cover the cost of showing up at
a job location. It is not profitable to spend 30 minutes driving to $25.00 job.
Method 1:
$45.00 to $125.00
Method 2: $75.00 to $125.00 for the first hour then your regular hourly rate.
Method 3:
Minimum of charge of one or two hours at your regular hourly rate.
Insurance:
1. Get several bids starting with:
Joe Walters
Joseph D. Walters Agency
2704 South Park Road, Bethel Park, PA 15102
Phone: 1-800-878-3808, Fax: 1-412-831-7498
email: jwalters@dcs1.com , URL: http://www.dcs1.com/jwalters
Licensed in 45 States
Bidding:
- Hourly Rate:
Commercial Contractors with Insurance and Workmen's Compensation:
$45.00/hr to $95.00/hr, Average-$65.00 to $75.00/hr- non-environmental
$60.00/hr to $150.00/hr, average $75.00 to $85.00/hr- environmental
Part Timers without Insurance and Workmen's Compensation:
$35.00/hr to $65.00/hr, Average-$45.00 to $55.00/hr- non-environmental
$40.00/hr to $95.00/hr, average $50.00 to $70.00/hr- environmental
You should never be making less than $45.00/hr for a one man rig. $45.00
per hour is about break even for a one man rig and you are losing money if
it is a two man rig. Some contractors will reduce the above hourly rates
$5.00 to $10.00 per hour if heat is not required and for cold water
washers.
Most Contract Cleaners will charge less when starting out until they gain
experience. Once experience is acquired and reputation is established
pricing goes up. Normally after you have been in business for over a year
there will be jobs that you no longer consider profitable and will not
except. But when you first started out you would have dearly loved to have
had the job.
When you are bidding a work you are not familiar with you can always fall
back on bidding by the hour with a "not to exceed" amount. Also
you will find that when bidding by the hour the customer is not nearly as
picky as when you are doing the job at a fixed price.
Sometimes it is difficult to decided whether to bid by the job or by the
hour. Normally if you bid by the hour then your customer is taking the
risk on how long the job will take. If you bid by the job then you are
taking the risk for how long the job will take. Therefore, most contract
cleaners will expect a higher hourly rate for bid jobs than for jobs by
the hour to cover their risk for jobs they miss bid. In a perfect world
there would not be a price difference between bid jobs and an hourly jobs
When estimating jobs it is best to figure the price several different
ways. For example if you were bidding a parking lot figure the price based
on a cost per square foot. Then figure the price based on a time estimate
times your hourly rate. Again in perfect world these two figures would the
same. If there is a large price difference then you had better study the
situation some more. Often contractors post their jobs on Delco's BBS
asking other contractors for their input or what they would bid.
If you are bidding by the job you should be aware of what hourly rate you
are earning and adjust future pricing (bids) accordingly. Also during a
job if your earnings are too low you should start adjusting your work
accordingly and start looking for ways to speed the job up.
This sounds too simple but come contractors will ask the customer what
they are willing to pay for a job. And if the price is one you can live
with you have the job!
Be aware of the "perceived value" of Power Washing. Normally it
is between $50.00 to $150.00 per hour. When doing bid jobs and your
earnings substantially exceeded these figures expect problems from getting
paid to the customer accepting the quality of your work. I had one
instance where a trucking company was extremely satisfied with the quality
of the work from a High School Student Mobile Power Wash Contractor
Cleaner washing their trucks for over a year. The trucks were washed on
the weekends and he employed other students to help with the work. They
thought he was a shinning example of what all
young men should be. The Student was abruptly fired when the Terminal
Manager checked the time sheets from the Guard Shack and discovered that
the Student was earning over $300.00 per hour! The quality of his work no
longer mattered. His "perceived value" of a High School Student
doing Truck Washing was not $300.00 per hour. Lots of Contract Cleaners
have learned this lesson the hard way!
- Quality of Work
One of the first things you will have to decide is what the quality of
your work is going to be versus the price. When people first enter the
Mobile Power Wash Business they are quite often very
"idealistic" about providing a superior product for cheap or
inexpensive price. Again you cannot deliver a Cadillac for a Volkswagen
Price. The problem is, not every customer wants to pay for a Cadillac but
every customer wants a Cadillac for a Volkswagen Price. What makes this
even more confusing is that there is no exact standard for what clean is.
Is clean a swept parking lot or a power washed parking lot?
One of the best examples of this problem is one I encountered several
years ago. I had two customers that were in the Truck Washing business.
They were fierce competitors. One contractor typically charged about $5.00
for a Road Tractor wash while the other one typically charged about $15.00
per Tractor wash. Both Contract Cleaners were successful and both grossed
about $90.00 to $125.00 per hour! (Notice that the hourly rate was about
the same!) What the difference was the quality of the service each
provided. The customers of each contractor were very satisfied with their
service and the quality of their work. The trick here is determining what
price and quality that the customers really wants. If you are not careful
you will be defining Cadillac quality for a Volkswagen price for the
customer. Generally if the customer is happy with your service you should
be too even if you are not completely happy with the job. Do not point out
your deficiencies.
- Should you give notice of
price increases?
If you are doing regular work on a weekly, monthly, or quarterly basis
should you give notice of price increases? With a room full contract
cleaners there is no agreement on this item. It is done both ways. Some
will give notice and some will not. If you give notice it will draw the
attention of your customers and may cause all of your work to be reviewed!
On the other hand if you do not give notice the following will happen.
A. The Customer will not notice.
B. The Customer will notice but will not complain.
C. The Customer will notice and call. You have three options:
1. Tell them it was a clerical
error.
2. Exclaim: You only got the price increase now!!!!!
3. Explain how your cost have gone up and a price increase was necessary.
4. Fire some customers if they are too hard to deal with.
- Flat Work Pricing, Rules
of Thumb
8 to 15 cents/Sq. Ft., If you want the job really bad, 6 cents/Sq. Ft. If
the job is not being bid out, 10 cents/Sq. Ft.
25 to 30 cents/Sq. Ft. for grease and dumpster pads which require hot
water.
15 to 30 cents/Sq. Ft. at drive through restaurants especially at the menu
and pick up window depending on the severity and the quanity
of the chewing gum.
10 to 15 cents/Sq. Ft. for grocery stores depending quantity of the
chewing gum and distance between spots. First time cleaning is usually
double what a regular monthly cleaning would be.
25 to 50 cents per running foot for concrete curbs and gutters. Generally
have to clean 3 to 4 feet into the lot to look complete.
$1.00 per running foot for single story buildings.
$2.00 per running foot for double story buildings.
When bidding building washing by the job it is best to do a 10' x 10' or
larger test section to determine the procedure, chemicals, and time
required to do the job. This will establish what the bid should be and how
clean the building will be when completed. (Note: the 4 sides of a
building may take 4 different cleaning methods!)
Clean and Seal Concrete Driveway: $0.40 to $1.10/Sq. Ft.
New Concrete - Construction Clean-up (cold water rinse with a wands with
concentrations on saw cuts and hot water clean-up of oil spots): $0.02 per
sq. ft., $0.03 if a sweeper truck is required.
- Bank Drive Thrus:
$8.00/Lane to $25.00/ Lane on a monthly or quarterly basis
- Parking Lots, Garage Floors:
2 cents/Sq. Ft. to 20 cents/Sq. Ft. Average for 10,000/Sq. Ft and
larger--4 to 5 cents/Sq. Ft.
- Washing Single Story
Buildings:
5 cents/Sq. Ft. to 20 cents/Sq. Ft.
- Outside-Store Front &
Restaurants - Monthly cleaning:
a) Drive Thrus
b) Dumpster Area
c) 20 ft. each side of entrances
Pricing: Pretend you are parking full size cars over the area being
washed. Charge $8.00 to $20.00 per space, or 4 cents/SqFt
to 10 cents/SqFt. When asked to clean an entire
parking lot for a fast food facility suggest the above instead of a one time cleaning. This may get you a regular monthly
customer.
- Parking Spaces:
$8.00 to $20.00 per space. Grease spots only $4.00 to $6.00 each
- Drive Ways and Side Walks:
5 cents to 15 cents per SqFt., 6 to 8 cents
average
Double or triple the above prices for a one time cleaning.
- Cedar Shake Roofs:
60 to 90 cents per SqFt., or $200.00 to $400.00
per roof.
- Composition Roofs:
Average Pitch: 10 to 20 cents per square foot
Steep Pitch: 20 to 30 cents per square foot
Minimum Charge: $100.00 to $150.00.
Note: Lighter shingles usually require a stronger concentration of
chemicals
Average 2,000 sq. ft. roof takes 2 hours. Minimum Charge $150.00
- Manufactured Housing
(Mobile Home) Roofs
Single Wide: $45.00 to $55.00
Double Wide: $55.00 to $65.00
Add on: Roof coating:
Method 1: Charge cost of the roof coating plus $10.00 per 5 gallons for
the material and $35.00 per 5 gallons to apply.
Method 2: Add the width plus length plus $50.00 for working off the ground
plus the materials. Example for a 12' x 65' trailer.
$12.00+$65.00+$50.00=$127.00 plus materials. Note: Try to get customer to
use "Kool Seal" (Elastomeric Roof
Coating) as the aluminum roof coat will crack and peel after 8 months or
so.
- Gutters, Single Story Residential
Homes
Option #1: $0.50 to $1.00 per linear foot
Option #2: Charge by the house: $35.00 to $160.00. Average: $95.00
Option #3: Freebie to create good will with your customers when roof
cleaning
Option #4: Install "Elko Gutter Guards" for $3.00 per linear
foot including labor and materials.
Note: Can be cleaned with a zero degree rotating nozzle and an extension
wand.
Option #5: Remove ice from gutters: one or two time your hourly rate. Go
to http://www.dcs1.com/del/weather.html
- Trash Dumpsters:
$75.00 to $250.00
- Trash Can Stalls:
3 Cents to 15 Cents per SqFt., 10 Cents average.
- Paint Stripping:
Stripper will cover:
a) 100 square feet per gal. brushing
b) 200 square feet per gal. spraying.
Use a Tampico Brush for brushing, use an airless paint sprayer with
stainless steel pickup parts and Teflon packing for spraying.
Pricing range:
50 cents to $2.00 per square foot.
- Trailer Houses (Mobile
Homes):
Method #1. $1.00/ft. to $2.00 per linear foot.
Method #2. Trailers in a trailer park: $45 to $55.00 for a single wide,
$75.00 to $95.00 for double wide.
Trailers on a lot by themselves: $50.00 to $100.00 each.
Hazard: Most retired people want you to spend an hour talking and eating
milk and cookies.
- House Washing:
Method #1. $95.00 to $295.00 or 10 cents/Sq. Ft. for single story and 20
cents/Sq. Ft. for double story. (Note: Vinyl Sided Homes go for as little
as $39.95)
Method #2. $0.50 to $2.00 per linear foot for single story homes. About
$1.00 average.
$2.00 per linear foot for double story homes.
Note: Pricing by the linear foot is a more accurate way of pricing than by
the square foot.
Method #3. $70.00 for a single story and $100.00 for a double story house.
Method #4:
Single Story 1,500 to 2,000 sq. ft. - $150.00
2,000 to 2,500 sq. ft. - $200.00
Any two story - $250.00
Access around a double story house has to be taken into consideration. If
you have unusual restrictions or need special equipment this cost will
have to be added to the bid.
Dryvit Houses: $0.30 per square foot.
Be careful. You can force water under dryvit and
pop it off the house. Use low pressure or brush. See Dryvit
cleaning procedures at http://www.dryvit.com/cleaning.htm
In more expensive neighborhoods add 10% to 30% to the above prices.
Hazard: Most retired people want you to spend an hour visiting and eating
milk and cookies.
- Cleaning Mildew off Stucco
$0.10 to $0.15 per square foot
- New Construction, removing
mortar tags
$0.10 to $0.25 per square foot for single story
- Vent-a-Hood:
$10.00 to $20.00 per hood linear foot plus $40.00 to $60.00 per fan.
Minimum charge: $100.00 to $250.00
Double the above prices for Oriental Restaurants. (Caution: Some
restaurants personnel lose their ability to speak English when it gets
time to collect the invoice!)
Access panels: $55.00 to $75.00 each
Give a discount for scheduling during the day as most work is done at
night. Or a discount for scheduling during your off hours as most work is
done from 10:00 pm until 4:00 am.
Charge extra for the first time cleaning.
Charge extra if they are being forced to clean (citation from the Health
Department) as it is probably very bad..
- Masonry Restoration
Cleaning Single Story:
10 cents/Sq. Ft. to 30 cents/Sq. Ft.
Test patches required to determine restoration cleaner. If done for an
Architect a 10' x 10' test area will be required. Caution: a lot of
buildings will require a different cleaner and technique on each side of
the building and only one 10' x 10' test area is required. Murphy Law says
the test panel is always in the easiest area to clean, even if it is in
worst looking spot.
- For more information call:
DELCO CLEANING SYSTEMS 1-800-433-2113
- Grocery Cart Washing:
Method #1: Free to $2.00 per cart., $1.00 per cart average.
Method #2: 75 cents per cart for over 250 carts, $1.00 per cart for less
than 250 carts.
Hint: 15 degree tips or turbo nozzles work well.
- Car Lots-Washing Cars:
50 cents/car to $2.00/car, $1.00/car average.
One vehicle every 60 seconds
Pickups, Vans, Suburban’s Washing:
Single Engine- $20.00 to $75.00
Light Twin Engine- $35.00 to $95.00
Turbo Prop & light Twin Jets- $50.00 to $200.00
Helicopters, 2 place-$45.00 to $95.00
Helicopters, 4 to 6 place-$55.00 to $125.00
- Yellow Page
Advertising-Advertising:
a) Automobile Detail & Clean Up Service
b) Automobile Washing & Polishing
c) Building Cleaning-Exterior
d) Ventilating Systems Cleaning
e) Cleaning Roof, Patio, Sidewalks, etc.
f) Cleaning Serivce-Pressure, Chemicals, etc.
g) House Washing
h) Roof Cleaning
i) Steam Cleaning Automotive
j) Steam Cleaning Industrial
k) Truck Washing & Cleaning
l) Water Pressure Cleaning
m) Water-proofing
n) Pipe Cleaning
o) Building Restoration & Preservation
p) Washers Pressure
- Boat Detailing:
Hull- $6.00 to $8.00 per foot
Deck- $7.00 to $9.00 per foot
- Awning Cleaning, Quarterly
Prices:
Example: Blockbuster, Dominoes, Subway:
$2.50 per linear Foot for 1 Story, or 35 to 45 cents/SqFt.
$3.50 per linear Foot for 2 Story, or 45 to 55 cents/SqFt.
Example: Benningan's, Chili's, TGI Friday,
Boston Market
$1.50 per linear Foot for 1 Story
$2.50 per linear Foot for 2 Story
If Done: Monthly....................Less 10%
Bi-Annually...............Add 10%
Annually....................Add 20%
One Time Cleaning Add 25%
- Decks, cleaning and
sealing:
$0.75 to $2.00 per SqFt., $1.25-$1.50 per SqFt. for the average home.
Add $50.00 for stairways (or $10.00 per step) and 2nd story.
The Sq Footage is in the floor only, most contractors do not figure the
railing separately.
Second Method: $1.50 per SqFt. for first story,
$1.75 for second story. Clean only: $0.85 per SqFt.
Seal only: $0.85 per SqFt.
Over 400 SqFt discount 20%, over 1,000 SqFt discount 30%, over 2,000 SqFt
discount 40%.
Lattice: $0.75 to $0.90 cents per square foot.
Handrails: $2.50 to $3.30 per linear foot
Undersides: $1.40 per sq. ft. Be sure to include all the square footage,
including joists and supports.
Sealers will generally cover 100 to 250 SqFt per
gallon. Older surfaces may require two applications.
- Deck Restoration
(Stripping and Sealing)
$1.40 to $2.00 per sq. ft.
- 6' Privacy Fences: Clean
and Seal:
Method 1: $3.00 to $6.00 per linear foot per side for the first 60 feet.
Over 60 feet discount 20 %, over 160 feet discount 30%.
Method 2. $0.80 to $1.25 per square foot. Over 400 SqFt
discount 20%, over 1,000 SqFt discount 30%, over
2,000 SqFt discount 40%.
- Manufactured Housing, New
Single Wide: $75.00
Double Wide: $100.00
Triple Wide: $125 .00
- Manufactured Housing, Used
Method #1. Single Wide: $150.00
Double Wide: $175.00
Triple Wide: $200.00
Method #2. $1.00 per linear foot for wash and wax.
- Sewer Jetting:
$65.00 per hour with a 1 hour minimum.
- Paint Prep--Concrete Block
or Stucco--Rotating Nozzle:
$80.00 per hour with a 1 hour minimum.
- Heavy Equipment Auction
Make Ready
These prices are for washing the heavy equipment just before being sold at
Auction. Depending on the condition of the paint they may be painted and
decaled before the auction. This means these prices may also be "make
ready" for painting. For regular washing of this equipment the prices
will range from 25% to 50% of these prices.
Loader Backhoe.....................$75.00 to $150.00
Rock Drill...............................$75.00 to $150.00
Crawler Loaders.....................$100.00 to $225.00
Crawler Tractors.....................$100.00 to $225.00
Crawler Pipe layers..................$150.00 to 225.00
Ditchers..................................$50.00 to $100.00
Trenchers................................$50.00 to $100.00
Hydraulic Excavators...............$200.00 to $350.00
Integrated Tool Carriers...........$100.00 to $250.00
Fork Lift..................................$50.00 to $100.00
Man lift.....................................$50.00 to $100.00
Motor Grader..........................$150.00 to $250.00
Motor Scraper.........................$150.00 to $300.00
Rollers....................................$75.00 to $150.00
Compactors............................$75.00 to $200.00
Skid Steers.............................$50.00 to $125.00
Off Road Trucks.....................$150.00 to $300.00
Water Wagons........................$150.00 to $300.00
Wheel Loaders........................$100.00 to $250.00
Hourly: $45.00 to $75.00 for one man crew or $65.00 to $125.00 for a two
man crew.
- Wash Procedures: For
additional information on pressure power washing procedures go to http://www.dcs1.com/del/chemguid.html.
- Window Washing:
Hourly Method: $25.00 to $45.00 per hour
Per Pane Price: $0.50 to $2.00 per pane per side for commercial accounts,
$2.50 to $3.50 for residential.
As a rule of thumb you should be making no less than $25.00 per hour
For detailed information go to http://www.dcs1.com/window/
- Coal Mines
Daily: $800 to $900 per day for a two man crew
Hourly: $75.00 to $125.00 per hour including travel for a two man crew.
- Parking Lot Striping
(Painting)
Minimum Charge: $125.00 for re-striping, $250.00 for new parking lot
8 to 10 cents per foot for a 4 inch stripe (350' to 400' per gallon)
14 to 16 cents per foot for a 6 inch Fire Lane (275' to 300' per gallon)
$5.00 to $35.00 for handicap stencils
Bank Drive-Thru Lanes: $10.00 per lane
6 to 15 cents per linear foot for restriping
- Post Construction
Clean-up. Homes
Interior ~ 12 to 20 cents per sq. ft. which includes cleaning: windows,
cabinets, tubs, showers, sweeping floor, removing paint overspray &
drywall mud. Exterior ~ see above.
- Auto Detailing
Full Detail ~ $103.00 to $143.00
Express Interior ~ $35.00 to $45.00
Hand Wax ~ $29.00 to $39.00
- Graffiti Removal
Pricing is very area specific. In Los Angles Graffiti Contractors are a
dime a dozen and pricing is very competitive. This pricing is for areas
where graffiti is not a major problem.
Method 1: Minimum charge: $200.00 to $400.00, Less than 100 sq. ft. ~
$4.00 per sq. ft.
Method 2: $50.00 per stop plus $1.75 per sq ft
Method 3: 3' x 4' tag ~ $50.00
- Air Duct Cleaning
$10.00 per outlet plus $39.00 per trunk line.
Please add to our survey by email to Robert
M Hinderliter at delco@dcs1.com
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By: Robert M
Hinderliter, Delco Cleaning Systems of Fort Worth, 2513 Warfield St., Fort
Worth, Texas 76106-7554. email: delco@dcs1.com
; URL:http://www.dcs1.com ; Phone: 800-433-2113; Fax:
817-625-2059.
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