How do I bid on a commercial landscaping job?

Answer 1

What is your question? Do you want to know where to find commercial bids or do you want to know how to fill out paperwork or the steps involved?

There are several subscription services for construction projects online. Try www.constructionwire.com or www.constructionlists.com. You could also begin contacting the big architecture firms and ask to be put on their bid notice lists. Once you get affliated then often times they don't put it out for bids they just spec the companies they want.

If you don't already have them you need to look into having your insurance, workman's comp and bonding reviewed. Most firms will require that you have at least $2M in coverage to even bid on projects.

As far as bidding, if you use the subscription service you will get the name of the firm putting the bid out. At that time, you can call or write for the bid spec sheet. Then it is only a matter of following the instructions on the spec sheet. That will give you the job details, deadlines, sometimes the budget, any legal guidelines as far as set asides, etc. On big projects, there is usually a bidding seminar or meeting for the opportunity to ask questions and get a feel for the project. If they have them, then they are usually mandatory to attend in order to bid.

Then you wait.

That is the private sector. If you go to www.firstgov.gov and follow the "business" tab at the top, there are links to how to bid on government contracts through the various agencies. There is a search feature which if you type "landscaping" that will bring up any notices that involve landscaping and you can get a feel for the spec sheets.

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Answer 3

It's all between you and the property owner. If the property owner pays for the materials, the contractor loses the opportunity to profit from the markup. If the contractor is supplying materials, get a deposit from the property owner or general contractor so you are not tying up your resources. On a job that size you will likely be paid in installments as the work progresses.