[BJR]

i can't offer any prices, as mine would be Australian. The best place to live and work mind you.

I just quoted a wall at $19,900.

The client notified me he had a quote for $11,000, & why I was so expensive?

I asked if the other contractor had included all of the work to be done, in the quote, as I had. I always detail my quotes to include all of the work to be done. This way there can be no misunderstanding.

The client said that the quote just said to build retaining wall and a price. No dimensions, quantities, preparation, etc.

So I asked to client to go back and ask the other contractor why he was so inexpensive.

The client eventually called me back to ask if I could do the job, because after quissing the other contractor, and getting no answers, he didn't trust him at all.

I always say;

Believe in yourself, your ability to do good work, and the right to charge a quality price to do quality work.

It must be working for me because in the last 12 months my turnover is up by 80%, my bottom line is up 300%, and my average job is up from $8000 to $18,500. I have spent the last week, on and off, working out a price for the replacement of 2 large retaining walls that have collapsed. I am almost finished and it is at $235,000. There is 120 cubic metres of concrete in the footings alone. I was asked to quote this job because the Engineer in charge had heard I did good quality work.

Don't worry about what the other guy is doing. Just make sure what you do is quality and be proud of it.