When someone else gets the work..

[Mark Bolam]

11 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

No, some firm of younger hungrier guys who reckoned they could do it in two days judging by the price, I put three days on it, thinking I could maybe do it in two and be quids in.

 

I gambled and lost.

C’est la vie mate.

 

At least it wasn’t on a fart.

[doobin]

8 hours ago, Steve Bullman said:

I priced some parish council work years ago, twice. Both times the work was done by a different company and to a completely different spec(easier one). Told the woman where to go the 3rd time she called me.

This has been my experience. None of them ever have a written spec.

[felixthelogchopper]

55 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

C’est la vie mate.

 

At least it wasn’t on a fart.

Should never do that, especially not on the Stella.

[Midge]

How many of you ask for feedback off potential clients when you didn't win a job to find out why?

Edited January 7, 2020 by Midge

[trigger_andy]

Bit harsh. Why cant I do both( actually I am landscaper and plant hirer as well as tree surgery)
Being a parish councillor is a volunteer job, and I do it because I want to represent the local parish and look after the locals interests. I do massive amount of stuff unpaid, such as fixing gate posts, clearing overgrown areas, dealing with fly tipping, cutting back overhanging trees, fallen branches, litter, all unpaid.
I don't do it to get work out of it

You may not do it to get work out if it, but you, or anyone else who chooses to do that job could. That’s why it’s a conflict of interest. I’m not being harsh, that’s just the reality of it. I wonder if even you where the cheapest bid the other members dismiss your bid out of hand?

[Mark Bolam]

45 minutes ago, Midge said:

How many of you ask for feedback off potential clients when you didn't win a job to find out why?

I used to back in the day.

One Parish Council said their policy was to go for the middle quote of 3, and I was the lowest! (I guarantee I wouldn’t be now!).

 

It’s tough working to a spec like the OP had.

Most of my work now is repeat customers or referral, so if I get a call from a random involving the phrase ‘cutting back’ it sets the alarm bells off.

At least half the time they don’t own the trees for a start.

 

Domestics are usually ‘Sorry, we went with a cheaper quote’.

Fair enough, everyone likes money.

 

One that sticks in my mind I quoted £2k on (conny removals) and lost out to a £300 quote.

I had 2 days in mind for me, the lads and decent kit, but these boys took 4 days with 2 of them.

Exactly the same spec, low stumps, tidy site.

 

You can’t worry about it too much.

Prices and standards high and charge on!

 

 

[oldwoodcutter]

Of course it can go against the grain when you see the nice little earner you’ve priced up has been done by someone else.
I occasionally mutter crack on to myself when I drive by one, but it’s always going to happen.
It may have been done worse than your own standards, or better come to that, but you will almost certainly have done the same to other tree companies in your area, more than likely without even knowing it.
I generally try and be philosophical, and look forward around the corner to when I do hit that big pay day again

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

On 07/01/2020 at 08:17, trigger_andy said:

Surely because that would be a conflict of interest? 

Not necessarily...

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

On 07/01/2020 at 08:48, peatff said:

No it would be cronyism or nepotism, the exact opposite of conflict of interest

again.... Not necessarily

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

On 07/01/2020 at 18:13, dig-dug-dan said:

Bit harsh. Why cant I do both( actually I am landscaper and plant hirer as well as tree surgery)

Being a parish councillor is a volunteer job, and I do it because I want to represent the local parish and look after the locals interests. I do massive amount of stuff unpaid, such as fixing gate posts, clearing overgrown areas, dealing with fly tipping, cutting back overhanging trees, fallen branches, litter, all unpaid.

I don't do it to get work out of it

Spot on!

 

The biggest problem with PCs is that they are full of clueless twats that have absolutely no idea what they should, could or must be doing to satisfy scrutiny and accountability for public funds.  That's why they end up with clowns doing shoddy work.

 

Quick post script - not suggesting that might be yourself of course!  Quite the opposite.  There should be more 'hands on' types that know their way around the job, the spec AND the tender process.

 

 

Edited January 8, 2020 by kevinjohnsonmbe