We see that business philosophy in a lot of places nowadays. But the low bidder has to pay the same price for a truck as we do. And gas is not cheaper at his gas station than it is at ours. Quality tools cost money and so does liability insurance, workman s compensation, communication tools, drop cloths and safety equipment. These bills must be paid.
Many low bidders have no idea what their operating costs are.
They ve never taken a business course, and they live from job to job. As a result, many of them go out of business. If you have a problem a year or so after the installation, there s a good chance the low bidder will be gone, or operating under another name. Either way, you re stuck with the problem. The difference between our price and the low bidder s has to be coming from someplace.