Commercial Bids... How to bid?

[mattslawns]

Hello all!

I own a LCO here in Boise, Idaho. I have done my fair share of residential work, but I'm trying to get my company further into commercial work. I have worked on two HOA's and got the accounts because I knew the Presidents.

How does everyone go about bidding on New HOA's and commercial properties? Cold calling? sending a letter letting the person in charge know that your company would like to bid and wait hopelessly for a response?

HELP!

Thanks, Matt

[mattslawns]

anybody have anything?

[fatz]

Good questions, I've been wondering the same things myself.

[123hotdog]

This is a dirty trick but if one of the units is for sale or rent, call and act like your are interested in purchasing one , this way you can find out what the HOA fees are multiply that by the number of units and you then know how much they can spend.

[acculawnsystems]

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[Blades Lawn Maintenance]

Here ya go bud

http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=341624

[ReddensLawnCare]

Originally Posted by 123hotdog

This is a dirty trick but if one of the units is for sale or rent, call and act like your are interested in purchasing one , this way you can find out what the HOA fees are multiply that by the number of units and you then know how much they can spend.

That doesn't work at all. I have seen landscape maintenance budgets range from 5% all the way to 28%
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[acculawnsystems]

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