And then there was only one

[Sierra Clean Care]

Tomorrow is the last job on our spring bank run.

I’m relieved it’s over

We have been asked if we interested in traveling to the coast to bid on 46 more.

IDK.

It involves about 9 hrs of travel to the furthest location.

I would like to accommodate this client, but 9 hrs of travel (one way), is a little bit extreme.

I need another vacation. We went to Cancun for 2 weeks in the spring. It was amazing….

 

[Kenny Hayes]

Seems the only way to make that feasible is to go and stay and do em all in a window time frame. Then, how would that affect your current biz.

 

[Papa John]

What Kenny said, And make it a
vacation/work type of thing. vacation could be possible tax deductible?

 

[Cleanworks]

Tomorrow is the last job on our spring bank run.

I’m relieved it’s over

We have been asked if we interested in traveling to the coast to bid on 46 more.

IDK.

It involves about 9 hrs of travel to the furthest location.

I would like to accommodate this client, but 9 hrs of travel (one way), is a little bit extreme.

I need another vacation. We went to Cancun for 2 weeks in the spring. It was amazing….

You need to think about subbing those jobs out and taking a commission.

 

[Mikey P]

No.

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

You need to think about subbing those jobs out and taking a commission.

Subbing the jobs are EXACTLY why they are asking us to bid. The other janitorial outfits are subbing to the lowest bidder.

Case in point; up here they were subbed out for 5 cents a sqft for carpet, were doing tile for 7 cents, and office chairs @ 2$ each…

Now, what kind of quality do you think they were getting?

Heck, in the main branch, the regional manager went in on a Sunday to do some work, there were 3 Indo-Canadian women in the staff kitchen, 14 children, they were cooking lunch for everyone, and running a day care out of the bank!!!!

And there were 2 dudes cleaning, and not ONE person spoke any English…

That’s what happens when they sub the work out…

BUT, if I knew the other outfit (you, for example Ron), I’d be completely comfortable with subbing.

 

[Cleanworks]

Subbing the jobs are EXACTLY why they are asking us to bid. The other janitorial outfits are subbing to the lowest bidder.

Case in point; up here they were subbed out for 5 cents a sqft for carpet, were doing tile for 7 cents, and office chairs @ 2$ each…

Now, what kind of quality do you think they were getting?

Heck, in the main branch, the regional manager went in on a Sunday to do some work, there were 3 Indo-Canadian women in the staff kitchen, 14 children, they were cooking lunch for everyone, and running a day care out of the bank!!!!

And there were 2 dudes cleaning, and not ONE person spoke any English…

That’s what happens when they sub the work out…

BUT, if I knew the other outfit (you, for example Ron), I’d be completely comfortable with subbing.

That's the problem. There are some local small operations here that would do good work but most are busy with their own. I'm looking at moving shortly, hopefully, but it would be worth talking to Sam at IAA Carmeli as to who he knows locally. Could maybe put together 2-4 guys to handle it.

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

That's the problem. There are some local small operations here that would do good work but most are busy with their own. I'm looking at moving shortly, hopefully, but it would be worth talking to Sam at IAA Carmeli as to who he knows locally. Could maybe put together 2-4 guys to handle it.

It’s all locations in the lower mainland, and all on the island…

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

The wife just finished the invoice for the contract….

It gets sent in tomorrow.

 

[Cleanworks]

It’s all locations in the lower mainland, and all on the island…

The problem with subbing out, is that the subs like to take over the customers at times. There are a couple of guys on the island who are quite trustworthy.