If I received an invitation to bid on commercial job/ how should I bid / just viewing bprints and spec's

What do you mean by "how"? Physically "how"? Pricing? Proof of insurance and bonding, something else?

What do you mean by "how"? Physically "how"? Pricing? Proof of insurance and bonding, something else? new painting contractor shoyld I use sq ft + addittional $ for multi color applications

Brorashad

If you are a new painting contractor and are unsure how to go about bidding a commercial job then I need to strongly suggest that you take a step back and start a little slower... ;)

Start with the small jobs and get good experience pricing these out making sure that you make money on each job. Figuring this is not so easy when you need to include materials/material mark-ups, labor, insurances, vehicle cost, gas, taxes, any advertising costs, telephone costs, replacement costs of your truck/tools (depreciation), and any kind of profit that needs to be met for your business to actually make money!

If you have employees or plan to hire them for this job you need to figure for labor, unemployment, worker's compensation, paid holidays, vacations and sick days and much more I won't go into at this point!

Frankly, coming on line and asking any of us how to bid a job like you mention (didn't give any details by the way) is really kind of ridiculous, right? Think about it... Are you going to believe anything I say, or the next person? We are NOT from your area, don't know the costs in your area and have no idea what a competitive price would entail!

Get some good pricing experience and you won't have to ask anyone online as YOU will know your overhead costs and what it takes to make money and turn a profit for YOUR business!

Hope that helps a little!

Mark