Many landscape companies do not use a cost-based estimating system. There are a number of different pricing systems that include a material multiplier, fair market price, unit pricing and the guesstimate. It is critical to understand your direct costs, how much overhead to recover and how much profit your company needs to succeed.- The difference between an estimating and a pricing system
- How to set up your overhead recovery process.
- How to determine your company's breakeven and profit on each project.
- Demonstration of how software can utilized to improve your estimating process.
Marcus vandeVliet has been a full-time consultant and speaker for the past 13 years. In that time he is traveled coast-to-coast consulting for Green Industry companies, in areas of estimating, administrative and production systems, sales and training. Marcus has also developed an Estimating software program designed for the Landscape Industry. Marcus’s experience includes: President of a $7 million high-end residential landscape construction company, and special projects manager for a diverse $23 million landscape construction company. Marcus has been a speaker for many national and state trade associations. He is past president of the New Jersey Nursery and Landscape Association, and is a member of the Horticultural Standards Committee.
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