hotel bidding

[ronball]

Do we have any hotel specialty bidders , that use a sq.ft pricing on Hotels.
I have to put together a quick bid on a Holiday Inn Express. Romex wiring, wood framed. 1600 amp 3 phase. Would appreciate any ideas. I just finished
a Comfort suites, ( i only contracted labor) so I know about labor factor involved. Just looking for some other responses. About 40,000 sf. 3 floors. I thinking around $7 sf.

 

[quinn77]

I used to contract hotels...clarion group. the one time I listened to another estimator who had done sq/ft pricing the company lost a ton of money.( we were rushed to finish bid and my then boss aquired the advice of some friends in the business...what a backfire) I have found it is best not to EVER use the square foot method...on anything. first, every ahj is different, some will allow all mc, some none at all, leaving a huge cost in price. second, when changes occur, its very difficult to explain your extra costs with no original cost to begin with. my advice....use take-offs and assemblies. also easier to cost engineer that way (i.e. I reduced rough labor cost by 7% by simply buying a 3/4" screw as opposed to the 1 1/2" screws bought by the foreman. also reduced trim labor costs by 12% by using ideal term-a-nut pigtails. 100 units trimmed in 1 week by 4 guys)...these low profit jobs require a lot of effort from proj. managers to keep profit and reduce bottom line. almost like residential

 

[nakulak]

hotel jobs (new construction) in our area are getting priced and repriced heavily by owners looking for dirt cheap. (then shopped and reshopped)

 

[quinn77]

hotel jobs (new construction) in our area are getting priced and repriced heavily by owners looking for dirt cheap.

yepper, I got out of that business some time ago. alot of companies here doing one for 60 when my bid was 120 and so on...usally the first contractor on the job; they go broke, then insurance steps in to finish. usually pretty messy. my company is usally there after warranty runs dry:grin: