Ive been drafted..

[Mikey P]

The military called...
They want me to come for an interview on Tuesday.














The local marine base has a 100 home facility about a half hour away and their current suck mopper isnt cutting it.
They need two to three homes (1250 to 1800 sf range) cleaned each week on average as well as all 100 home getting cleaned for the tennants ince a year.

Any advice for the interview as far as pricing or other key things they will want to hear?

Do the move ins and outs happen quick on bases or is there flexibility with down time?

Marty ain't this your gig?

http://usmclife.com/bases/bridgeport-ca/living-guide/

 

[rick imby]

Don't worry, you won't get drafted, they don't have helmets big enough for your head....

 

[PrimaDonna]

Is Paula's name on the business? May help you get in if a woman owned/minority business.

 

[Mikey P]

They only asked if we were licenced in California, not what sex owned the biz or how many asshole internet freinds I have..

 

[Desk Jockey]

Several times through the years we were asked to bid on base (government) work. It was always laughable what they wanted to pay. They also were very specific with how they wanted it cleaned.

Lastly you needed a huge liability policy to qualify. Maybe its changed?

We only provide emergency services to government. No bid work.
Hell, the last FEMA job we did took 5 months to get paid.

Good luck!

 

[Mikey P]

The former commander in the development hired me a few months ago on his way out to Hawaii..

No concern on price but he paid out of pocket

 

[Desk Jockey]

Oh we work for military, and even more former military. Lots of officers became doctors and such. Like any affluent client they just want value.

The gubberment wants cheap.

 

[ruff]

The Grabmement also wants tax.
So Mike should charge more $$, so the Grab... can get more taxes back.
It's ironclad logic.

 

[TConway]

Mike
It really depends on if you are going directy...or if you are going to be dealing with a company that has the overall contract to do move in move outs if the later one then the company may surprise you at how tight they are because you become a sub for them.
When I was younger I did a bit of work for 29 Palms marine base I was a sub and I was always on edge because they were all about there money.
I got a dye contract....the contract was for 100 thousand a year allowance...for the first year my best friend and I made good money redyeing units 500.00 bucks in about a hour, it was killer money and we were to young bucks living pretty large for a 19 and 18 year old punks but the company I was subbing through took it over after about a year.
So it all depends on who hires you to do the work.
Also payment depends on this also, I got checks every two weeks.
If anything came from the Base itself I think if I recall correctly was 90 days out.

 

[steve_64]

Prima is correct.

During Clintons tenure they (the gov) ousted white male owned companies and replaced them with minorities and women and even paid more for lesser services

I can hook you up with the guy who had was the first company to do any gov work in the 70s. Before that it was all done by gov employees.

Nothing has changed since Clinton changed the law.

My friend had all gov accounts this side of the Mississippi at one time. Mostly federal court houses at first then other gov buildings

He now just runs the local Janitor supply store and does vct at night him n his brother. Once had hundreds of employees doing like 20 million a year. I forget the exact numbers but what a story he has.

Clintons did him in.

 

[FB7777]

They only asked if we were licenced in California, not what sex owned the biz or how many asshole internet freinds I have..

If the latter is a prerequisite, give them my name

 

[Desk Jockey]

lol

 

[steve_64]

Genny worked at zenith when they were here. She did all the processing for the gov accounts for shipping. Very specific instructions on packaging. She was in charge of everything shipped to desert Storm from zenith.

Ahhhh how the times have changed.

 

[Mikey P]

Lots of hard floors needing cleaning as well.

Finding a NV company with a CA biz licence is proving difficult fur then.

The few goobers that do ain't impressing them

 

[steve_64]

I need to clarify this.

If a white male bids a job and a female or minority bids it 50 percent higher by law they have to accept the others bid.

Then they sub the work to the others willing to work cheap.

So put your wife's name on the business and you will probably get the work.

Otherwise to answer your question, tell them your the best but also the highest priced and ask them what's in the budget. Be prepared not to laugh and insult them because they have a lot of guns and attitude.

 

[Old Coastie]

Mike, as a veteran-owned business I am proud to offer my services as front guy. I'll sub it to you for a pittance (now that I see how it is done) and cheerfully take a bit of override, not to exceed 60%.

When should I fly out for the interview?

 

[ruff]

Veteran of what militia and which country Coaster?

 

[Mikey P]

This is the company that runs the housing development

They have housing "bases" all over the country..


http://lincolnmilitary.com/who-we-are/become-a-vendor/


I may not be small but Marty considers me disadvantaged...

 

[Desk Jockey]

My mother, Dan & I are partners. And we also have the good fortune of being minority.

However if we can't earn business on merit, they can KMA on this "disadvantaged" bs.

Fookem who needs their charity!

 

[dealtimeman]

Mikey does or wants it.

 

[ruff]

My wife says that I am a negligible, minority share holder in my company. Does that qualify me for government contracts, or will I have to rely solely on my accent?

 

[HydroDude]

We did some mold remediation in Virginia for Lincoln back in 2012, strict protocol and stringent field supervisors...we was a sub contractor for a national company that had the contract .

 

[Desk Jockey]

Hell I heard Lincon was shot in that theater. Huhh

 

[hogjowl]

No, that's not my gig. I don't do work on base much. All my "military" work is for property mgmt. companies who rent to military off base

 

[hogjowl]

Show em your black light.
They love it.

 

[Mikey P]

and my glider?

 

[hogjowl]

Just your black light!
Don't go all Saiger on them.
Idiot!

 

[Mikey P]

should I show my Vac tatt?

 

[hogjowl]

Sure.
If you want to bid on their housekeeping needs.

 

[Mikey P]

They asked..