CustomerA bid is a set price for a contracted serviceIt is in contrast to doing the work time and materialIn a bid project a price is agreed upon for completion of work, regardless of how long the work takesWhether it takes an hour or ten hours the customer pays the agreed priceThe alternative to this is a time and material jobOur rates are $for the service call fee which includes the first half an hour of labor followed by $per man per hour for every hour thereafterIn this instance, the customer is responsible for the hours worked and costs may be higher than a bid but they may also be lowerTime and material is charged when we have no way of knowing exactly how long a project will takeBids are given when we can be reasonably sure the length of time and cost necessary to complete a projectIn the situation at hand, a bid was submitted to complete the project, removing electrical metering equipment from the customer’s houseOn average these projects take approximately 4-hours to complete which would equate to around $before taxHowever, they may take longer than this leading to greater costsThat is why we submitted a bid for the project to guarantee that the customer would not be charged should the project be more complicated than it initially appearedUpon starting the project and dissembling the meter, it was found to be significantly less corroded than is commonThere was no way for us to discover this before starting work or giving the bidAs the meter was less corroded than is normal, our electrician was able to complete the project quicker than anticipatedUltimately, a service was contracted and agreed to hereThe customer agreed to our price for removing the electric meter from their property and we completed the workThere is no dispute here about our quality of workIt is unfortunate that one of our employees didn’t explain the difference between bid work and time and material adequatelyIt is also unfortunate that he may have made unsatisfactory commentsWe would like to extend our sincerest apologizes for these issuesRespectfully,-Jay S*PresidentEconomy Wiring, CoInc
CustomerA bid is a set price for a contracted serviceIt is in contrast to doing the work time and materialIn a bid project a price is agreed upon for completion of work, regardless of how long the work takesWhether it takes an hour or ten hours the customer pays the agreed priceThe alternative to this is a time and material jobOur rates are $for the service call fee which includes the first half an hour of labor followed by $per man per hour for every hour thereafterIn this instance, the customer is responsible for the hours worked and costs may be higher than a bid but they may also be lowerTime and material is charged when we have no way of knowing exactly how long a project will takeBids are given when we can be reasonably sure the length of time and cost necessary to complete a projectIn the situation at hand, a bid was submitted to complete the project, removing electrical metering equipment from the customer’s houseOn average these projects take approximately 4-hours to complete which would equate to around $before taxHowever, they may take longer than this leading to greater costsThat is why we submitted a bid for the project to guarantee that the customer would not be charged should the project be more complicated than it initially appearedUpon starting the project and dissembling the meter, it was found to be significantly less corroded than is commonThere was no way for us to discover this before starting work or giving the bidAs the meter was less corroded than is normal, our electrician was able to complete the project quicker than anticipatedUltimately, a service was contracted and agreed to hereThe customer agreed to our price for removing the electric meter from their property and we completed the workThere is no dispute here about our quality of workIt is unfortunate that one of our employees didn’t explain the difference between bid work and time and material adequatelyIt is also unfortunate that he may have made unsatisfactory commentsWe would like to extend our sincerest apologizes for these issuesRespectfully,-Jay S
*PresidentEconomy Wiring, CoInc