cut him a little slack. almost everyone south of ATL goes by sq. ft. pricing. that's all the contractors know, and that's how we have to price them./QUOTE]
This is why they ask for it, cause almost everyone south of ATL is fool enough to even let the sq. ft. price out of the bag. When you give out such an easy way for them to bid shop you, what do you expect them to do with such a prize? Chisel it down of course. Now it isn't all you guy's fault, GC's chisel complete bids as well. But then they have to at least put thought into all the factors concerning the bid to make sure you will be around long enough to complete the project. When you boil it down for them to a simple sq foot, you throw all your learning and value away, you have become just a simple commodity. Maybe that border fence needs to be run all the way across to the Atlantic Ocean to keep this practice on the South side of the fence. :-?
By the way, don't take this personally, I am ranting about the practice, not the practicioners.
