quoting Quoting question.

[beardedone]

Hi everyone.

 

I was wondering if people add a date to which the quote you did originally would need to be reassessed?

 

cheers 

 

B 

[htb]

Normally just add (quote valid for 3 mths from xx/xx/xxxx date)

[beardedone]

Thanks bud. ?

[arborlicious]

11 hours ago, beardedone said:

I was wondering if people add a date to which the quote you did originally would need to be reassessed?

I have a "Valid Until" date on quotes - between one and six months from when the quote is issued. Normally three months. One month for dead/dangerous trees and any real estate work. Six months for larger jobs. Most people make a decision within a few days so it's not an issue.

 

[Rupe]

I don't bother adding anything. If someone's gets back to me months later I decide if I want the job at the price I quoted or not. I'm not obliged to do it. I might say I want to re quote if I feel that's appropriate. Never had to do that in 20yrs but I know of a few dead trees still standing that would be much more now then when I last quoted them!

[Steve Bullman]

28 minutes ago, Rupe said:

I don't bother adding anything. If someone's gets back to me months later I decide if I want the job at the price I quoted or not. I'm not obliged to do it. I might say I want to re quote if I feel that's appropriate. Never had to do that in 20yrs but I know of a few dead trees still standing that would be much more now then when I last quoted them!

This happened to me once.  Quoted a 100ft deadwood removal.  I quoted it cheap too, £400 to get it on the deck..mostly as a favour as they had let me use their tractor on occasion.  I considered it safe to climb at the point of the quote.  They came back to me 4 years later asking to go ahead with it...I ignored the message.  There was no crane or cherry picker access whatsoever.  Its probably still standing for all i know

[jrose]

I've never bothered to put a date of expiry on, as said you're not under any obligation to do it should they come back to you several years later.

 

I make sure every quote I do is written as I've been caught out before by giving a verbal price, then 3 months later they ask me to do it and neither of us can remember what we agreed! Every quote goes via email, in the very rare case the customer doesn't have email (elderly usually) I print off a quote and post it/drop off when I'm passing.

[Gary Prentice]