How to bid on large snow removal accounts?
I used to own a lawn care/snow removal business and feel your pain in putting together a bid for such a property. Assuming all the driveways and sidewalks are relatively similar, look at each unit and figure out the time for the driveway, sidewalk and any other common parking areas. Are there any private roadways or are these maintained by the city? If they are private, plan out the time it would take for these as well. If you have skid loaders, they work ideal for the driveways. Quick brooms work well on 2 inches of snow or less (if the light fluffy variety) but blowers and shovels etc. will be the ticket. After you figure the average time it takes to complete one unit (base this on a 6 inch snow fall) then figure out your costs for labor, fuel etc. Now, price things with only 3 ways for them. 0-3 inches at one price per unit, 3-6 inches at another price and finally 6+ inches. This should provide you with a good starting point. A few more considerations you will want to think of. Make
