Yeah, I think that’ll work.

[Sierra Clean Care]

So, the bank contract we landed a few weeks ago is going well. We bid it high enough (residential rates), fully not expecting to land it. Well, they said ‘when can you guys start’?

We travelled for 2 3/4 hrs last Saturday to take care of the first branch. Things went well, except for the drunk dude that wanted to come in and chat…(who gets drunk on a Saturday morning @ 8 AM anyway?)..

Anyway, we are doing a pair of them this coming weekend.

Carpet, T&G, and upholstery….

Today, we received an email from the regional director, …..

THEY WANT TO PREPAY THE ENTIRE CONTRACT FOR ALL 19 BRANCHES, for the 2021 year…

They want to sign a 3 year, (twice a year) contract with us…

Is there any downside to this? Besides the obvious?…

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

BTW, thanks to Mikey for getting my new brush glide out to me so quick… I picked it up today from the post office… it’s going to get a full workout in the next few weeks.

 

[Desk Jockey]

So, the bank contract we landed a few weeks ago is going well. We bid it high enough (residential rates), fully not expecting to land it. Well, they said ‘when can you guys start’?

We travelled for 2 3/4 hrs last Saturday to take care of the first branch. Things went well, except for the drunk dude that wanted to come in and chat…(who gets drunk on a Saturday morning @ 8 AM anyway?)..

Anyway, we are doing a pair of them this coming weekend.

Carpet, T&G, and upholstery….

Today, we received an email from the regional director, …..

THEY WANT TO PREPAY THE ENTIRE CONTRACT FOR ALL 19 BRANCHES, for the 2021 year…

They want to sign a 3 year, (twice a year) contract with us…

Is there any downside to this? Besides the obvious?…

Did it once. Was paid $30k, felt like free work several months later when we actually processed it. That was the only downside.

If you're sales are too high for the year end, you could always move the sale to the process date.

Uhh I heard of that being done before but never actually cooked any books myself.

 

[FB7777]

Traveling almost 3 hours to clean a bank at sunrise on a Saturday

Im sorry, I can’t see anything but downside to this contract

 

[Jim Morrison]

Congrats Jeff, we used to do 3 TD branches until a big franchise took over the contract. The contractor was nice enough to ask if we could compete with someone willing to do it for 9¢/sqft, no thanks.

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

Traveling almost 3 hours to clean a bank at sunrise on a Saturday

Im sorry, I can’t see anything but downside to this contract

Ah, I was smart enough to charge travel… I’m getting paid to drive..
AND, by 2 pm on Saturday, I had made 2900$…

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

Congrats Jeff, we used to do 3 TD branches until a big franchise took over the contract. The contractor was nice enough to ask if we could compete with someone willing to do it for 9¢/sqft, no thanks.

Well Jim, I’m the tail end of the 9sqft guy…. They are not willing to ‘throw money away anymore’ (their words)…
Eventually, they come back around.

The company doing it was Indo Canadian. They would bring their children to work, and use the facility to their own use…. Prep lunch in the break room, let the kids play in the play area, all the while doing subpar work…

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

Well Jim, I’m the tail end of the 9sqft guy…. They are not willing to ‘throw money away anymore’ (their words)…
Eventually, they come back around.

The company doing it was Indo Canadian. They would bring their children to work, and use the facility to their own use…. Prep lunch in the break room, let the kids play in the play area, all the while doing subpar work…

They don’t want excuses, THEY WANT RESULTS…

 

[Willy P]

Do you get to do the vault floors?

 

[hogjowl]

I have a bank that I’ve been gleaning for 30 years. Never cleaned the vault.

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

I have a bank that I’ve been gleaning for 30 years. Never cleaned the vault.

Yup, when quoted, they were VERY specific, AND NOT THE VAULT…
Fine with me…

 

[roro]

I have a bank that I’ve been gleaning for 30 years. Never cleaned the vault.

They must love your winnowing ways.

 

[FB7777]

Use some of that profit to invest so you can take back control of 12 hours of your Saturdays

 

[Kenny Hayes]

Yup, when quoted, they were VERY specific, AND NOT THE VAULT…
Fine with me…

They usually are. Specific

 

[FB7777]

20 train sets over 5 weeks

2nd shift is cranking !

 

[Jim Morrison]

20 train sets over 5 weeks

That looks like it would have unique challenges. Cleaning your way in or out? How does that work, wand the runner and use a hand tool to get under seats?

 

[FB7777]

That looks like it would have unique challenges. Cleaning your way in or out? How does that work, wand the runner and use a hand tool to get under seats?

Not with a swivel wand

the seat bases are all enclosed and you clean across each seat row by standing in the adjacent row

5 passenger cars with 2 vans done in under 3 hours