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<blockquote data-quote="greybeard" data-source="post: 1452551" data-attributes="member: 18945"><p>Regarding cost to the customer per linear foot, all other things being equal, do you charge more per foot on a small job than on a bigger job and how do you make it pencil out if you have to travel a long way to do the job?</p><p></p><p>I saw on another forum, where a guy wants 4 acres fenced for goats using "woven wire". He want it subdivided into 4 equal parcels, with 2 of those parcels sharing a common alley with which to move the goats around. He didn't mention how many gates/gateway openings were included, or what kind of posts..spacing or anything else but said the contractor stated it was 2800' of fence and he quoted him $25,000 to do the job. Said he charges $8/ft and the footage doesn't pencil out to $25k so I assume there are some other costs involved, but it seems mighty high. NY state.</p><p>I told him the contractor still has some fixed costs (wages, insurance, maybe permits), and move-in/startup was going to be the same no matter if it's a big job or small with crews and equipment still tied up but $25K seems to be more than a bit high... If it was here at my place, the fence would cost almost more than the land is worth. </p><p>He wants something like this:</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.org/image/p0zbch4c5/" target="_blank"><img src="https://s26.postimg.org/p0zbch4c5/4ac.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Your thoughts..If it's not a 'trade secret', how do you bid little jobs like this?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greybeard, post: 1452551, member: 18945"] Regarding cost to the customer per linear foot, all other things being equal, do you charge more per foot on a small job than on a bigger job and how do you make it pencil out if you have to travel a long way to do the job? I saw on another forum, where a guy wants 4 acres fenced for goats using "woven wire". He want it subdivided into 4 equal parcels, with 2 of those parcels sharing a common alley with which to move the goats around. He didn't mention how many gates/gateway openings were included, or what kind of posts..spacing or anything else but said the contractor stated it was 2800' of fence and he quoted him $25,000 to do the job. Said he charges $8/ft and the footage doesn't pencil out to $25k so I assume there are some other costs involved, but it seems mighty high. NY state. I told him the contractor still has some fixed costs (wages, insurance, maybe permits), and move-in/startup was going to be the same no matter if it's a big job or small with crews and equipment still tied up but $25K seems to be more than a bit high... If it was here at my place, the fence would cost almost more than the land is worth. He wants something like this: [url=https://postimg.org/image/p0zbch4c5/][img]https://s26.postimg.org/p0zbch4c5/4ac.jpg[/img][/url] Your thoughts..If it's not a 'trade secret', how do you bid little jobs like this? [/QUOTE]
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