On February 17, 2017 at 09:03, BradKas said...
Curious to the guys spending 2ish hours what total project size/cost would be?
I am typically investing about 8 hours putting together ballpark scope, proposal & some supporting documentation for 150-250k projects.
Additionally, a few hours will be spent in meetings going over paperwork, getting to know each other, building some trust, etc. So really a 10-12 hour investment.
It hurts when we don't win the job (very rare), but I do feel it's a good investment of our time.
When we get commitment from owner of GC we begin detailed design, drawings, etc.
Seem out of whack to anyone?
If you have been doing these jobs for a while you should be able to have an initial client meeting and throw out some ball park numbers based on what they are looking for. If you can't or don't it might be worth your time creating a document that you have designed and priced out with various levels of systems so that you can throw a number out in an initial meeting. If the client then wants to move forward you sign a design agreement and collect a small deposit and start the design and proposal package process.
