How to price your work - Tips for bidding material costs

摘要

You find a project you want to do, cost it out send your bid to the owner. But before the ink on the bid dries, your material costs rise again. How do you price your work so your bid stays competitive and still lets you keep the profit you know you're worth? WHERE WE ARE Ken Simonson, chief economist for AGC, asked contractors for examples of materials price increases they are experiencing. The responses he received described blanket price increases of 15 percent a month, specific material costs increases up 52 percent and higher surcharges for deliveries.