Last Spring, I bid a job for a house, about 2800 sq ft, quoted $4350 and was talked down to $4000. Finished basement (not in the sq ft listed above) and all phones, TV and everthing but the fixtures. I made an average of $10.00 per hour.
I figure I'm worth more like $30, and so is my partner Joe. So I bid this last job, 2800 sq ft, unfinished basement, no LV or HVAC in my proposal, and bid $10.2K and got the bid. These homes are actually less elaborate and easier to wire as well!
Go figure... Your worth what you think you're worth, and if you bid jobs low, you will win jobs, but if you bid jobs high, you will also win jobs.
I guess my current GC wants quality, so the lowest bidders don't win.
I've learned alot in the last year or so...
(Once again, thanks ECN members...)
