[rebecca58]

I am asked to bid on a 21000 sq. ft.two story building plus six smaller buildings, plus mileage of about one half hour drive.

[tickle]

Bid for what ? And why charge them travelling time ?

[ma0641]

Bids to buy? Renovate? Clean? Paint? Exorcism?

[smoothy]

Might be pretty expensive to buy. DO they come with the refinery or the oil wells? And do they all work.

[joypulv]

I'm guessing cleaning. You seem very naïve about all this so it's going to be WORK.
Square feet is just the beginning.
Make a list of ALL the requirements, in detail, that they want or might want, put in a clipboard, and go around with someone there to discuss each item and have them sign it.
Go home and estimate and then add at least 20% to it, because they always want more than they say.

[tickle]

@joy. Yes my guess was cleaning too but if you have to ask how for something that magnitude, you aren't even in the league to do a job like that. And on top of that charging for a 1/2 hour drive !