Have any of you ever washed a water tower? Long story short I had a bid opportunity last summer to wash 2 in one city. I turned it down because I had NO IDEA what to price it at and I was getting married and didn’t have time for that large of a project. But knowing now that they have them cleaned every other year is helpful.
I have a great account with united rental so high lift equipment wouldn’t be an issue.
I’m only starting this thread so hopefully gain knowledge for next year.
You should be able to find out what the city paid to have it done. It should be public record. If not, there’s something fishy going on.
Yes I can FIOA the records. But laws exist when doing so that limit me from using FIOA for a profitable gain.
I’m not sure those laws would apply unless the competition was using a trade secret or a patented process. You should research it further. I doubt that just because you have a price means you have a competitive advantage (the same company might bid less next time). When I bid on the exterior windows of a few buildings at a college a few years ago, I attended the opening of the bids and wrote down all the companies and the prices as the bids were open. So did everyone else.
120ft w boom/ crane rental runs 1500.00 1800.00 per day + basket & its hard to pull chems 120 ft up back pressure is overwhelming you need your chems in the basket with you injector between hose & gun problem is a lot of baskets are only rated 300lb capacity if your 200 lbs+ & 2 fivers of mix you are right at capacity , don’t get caught at over capacity. Those could whip those out in 80+ temps in about 4.0 hrs ea. I would be at 3900.00 per with 1/2 day crane rental
That seems crazy low for the risk exposure.
Doesn’t seem like a lot of risk…especially, working from a lift.
Compared to doing flat work or single story buildings? I mean my full time job is literally Safety Officer…
I guess we are talking more “perceived” danger than actual danger.
Working from a caged lift, while using proper safety equipment…not very dangerous.
Statistically you are more likely to die from a fall from a ladder. Around 300 deaths per year from ladder falls. Only around 26 deaths per year from man-lift. Now lets take into account how many people use a ladder each day and how many people use a man-lift… Those odds even out by a lot!
I oversee the health and safety of around 250 university employees and we are very strict on use of the JLG.
Double check your added insurance cost… if they will even cover that work.
Commercial work will have added OSHA exposure. Since you have a United Rentals account, you could do man lift training through United Rentals Academy… this may be a requirement for your insurance also. Please be aware of the OSHA requirements of man lifts also… it is OSHA mandate that no material be lifted with the man lift basket, only personnel.
1910.68(d)(1)
Proper use of manlifts. No freight, packaged goods, pipe, lumber, or construction materials of any kind shall be handled on any manlift.
1910.68(d)(1)
I am aware of this… Thank you though!
My insurance is beyond good for this height of work! Had that talk many a time with my insurance gal
Hop on a C 130 and jump out with a few 5 gallon buckets of SH…leave it and let rain take care of it. Easy days $$
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With all due respect @SchertzServicesLLC You have effectively poo-pooed every single response to you on this topic by leading with “I know that already.” If you already know all this why are you asking?
only 1 person has answered what I asked. Price. What would you charge for that service. I know some guys will say that’s up to me and my goals.
Well, here’s some reading material but I’m guessing you have already read it.
Good luck to you.
Wow… what kind of coverage do you have?
Once you add the additional cost of hose lengths to purchase (and consider loss of pressure do to hose length and elevation), and rental equipment (including fuel)… time would be the only other factor to consider. How many personnel are you considering for each job?
Each post on this topic has brought up factors that contribute to pricing… did you just want someone to say $3500?
