First large job I am bidding on Do numbers sound right

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He seemed happy with the bid. I though in laying the power company pipe its like 3 runs off 400 feet 2' pvc, but that won't take me longer than a couple hours. Thanks for the input. Now I wondering if I did not charge enough lol.
 
AC\DC said:
Now I wondering if I did not charge enough lol.
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Yea, I've had that thought many times.

Then, when I lose a job it's... where did I bid too high? But then I realize that the "other guy" may have made a mistake and if I do work at his price I'll go broke.

I gave a blow away number to a customer one time because I didn't want to do the job. I made $6,000 a day for 4 days. :)

I used to have to work with a salesman and he always complained my numbers were too high. One day I said John, how can I know where the top of the market is if I don't lose a job now and then.
 
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He seemed happy with the bid. I though in laying the power company pipe its like 3 runs off 400 feet 2' pvc, but that won't take me longer than a couple hours. Thanks for the input. Now I wondering if I did not charge enough lol.
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IDK, 2020 NECA shows 2 inch PVC schedule 40 conduit at 8hr per 100ft. Another labor manual is showing between 3 and 4 the per 100ft and still another is giving .07hr per foot.
Your numbers are 1200 ft of conduit in 2 hrs?
 
It’s in a trench and going to glue up top and throw it in. Won’t take that long my estimate software said what your saying. It won’t take that long
If I was stap it to a wall or something like that then I would believe it.
 
Don’t know power company’s deal , I just have to lay pipes. I originally did not have in price, so did not include in op. Unless I am missing something, I just lay it out and glue above ground and throw in, couple hrs.
 
AC\DC said:
Don’t know power company’s deal , I just have to lay pipes. I originally did not have in price, so did not include in op. Unless I am missing something, I just lay it out and glue above ground and throw in, couple hrs.
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Not that simple for running parallels, need to maintain specific spacing between the individual conduit runs. The one I did had to be 7.5 inch spacing see figure 310.60(C)(3).
 
I’ll check that again. I assumed since it power company side that would not apply. I’ll call power company and ask. I guess if so I’ll adjust my bid.
 
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