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I'm hoping some of you can help me out. Untill recently i've been bidding jobs and working with people i know, now i'm starting to branch out, looking to pick up new customers.My methood of presenting a quote has allways been through quickbooks, which is fine for all of my regular customers. But imo it's not as impressive as a professional proposal, or contract. The idea is to impress these new contacts, and protect yourself, with all the legal wording on a professionaly written contract. I guess what i'm looking for is for someone to point me in the right direction.Where can i find a solid form that pertains to the electrical contracting business? thanks in advanvce for any help you can offer.
 
mgmelec said:
The idea is to impress these new contacts, and protect yourself, with all the legal wording on a professionaly written contract.
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That screams LAWYER to me.

Some firms specialize in contract/constructon matters.


I've been meaning to "make available" my contract. I've been adding/deleting items for 2 years or so now ~ it is by NO MEANS a "perfect" document. It's perfect in that it's easy to use ~ MS Word format, linked/merged to an Excel database (you create your own with my template). IT HAS NOT BEEN REVIEWED BY A LAWYER.

I had a contract that I used when renting out apartments (Landlording). It was the same set-up ~ MS Word merged with Excel. It was collassaly simple (after I spent the time "perfecting" all 15 pages). This contract was reviewed y by a lawyer (actually, 2 different firms) and it got a big
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Construction contracts are a bit more involved than simple LL/T matters where the only real concerns are: paying the rent, default on contract, ad security deposit handeling. IF I should ever post the construction contract, remember two things:
1 - It's specific to NJ (sorry guys)
2 - It has not been reviewed by a lawyer (cost should be about $25 - $100 for review and recommendations - NO rewriting)
 
I used to use Word and/or excel for contracts. They may have looked a little better, but really for what I do, I now just put them out of Quickbooks. It's a lot easier and cuts it all down to one step. You can customize QB estimate forms. I had to add custom fields for a job location. Then it adds an extra step when you enter your customer information. I have my legal verbage setup as an item. Signature line too. I also have some different disclaimers set as items as well. Those I can select as they might apply. Send me an email or a PM and I can email you a .pdf sample. If it looks professional enough for you I can export the items and walk you through some of the setup.

Although I should mention, I do plan on switching to AyaNova as soon as it looks like my schedule will permit me sitting down and messing with it for a good stretch.
 
Great thread, been wanting to ask this for a while. I too would be very interested in your contract Celtic.

St. Patrick's Day 2007, 6 more days! Ow my liver..
 
Oakey said:
Great thread, been wanting to ask this for a while. I too would be very interested in your contract Celtic.

St. Patrick's Day 2007, 6 more days! Ow my liver..
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You got it Oakey...well, that's after I get this All-in-one back online (seems to be a conflict with MSIE 7.x)


5 more days....Pass the lips and over the tongue ~ look at liver here it comes
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Contracts

Contracts

If you want legal and you want to protect yourself, check out the available AIA (American Institute of Architects) documents.
They are the standard in the construction industry.
There are many variations available (Contractor/Owner, Contractor/Subcontractor, etc.).
They are available for download at places like Construction Bookstore and many others.
You can't go wrong with these documents.
 
Depends on what state you are in, if you are bidding fixed price or estimating time and materials, and what kind of work you do.
Think Electric has a Terms of Service Specific for: time and materials, rewiring, service calls, and repair work in Oregon that has been in use for a while.
It is not perfect but free for anyone to reuse or modify.
 
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