Date: 2010-05-19
Participate in the annual CabinetMaker+FDM Pricing Survey to better inform your bidding and estimating.
This kitchen project is just one of the jobs that will be part of this year’s Pricing Survey.
With the slow economy has come unparalleled pricing pressure for custom work. Low-ball bidders and desperate bottom feeders have hurt many mainstream shops by giving potential customers unrealistic expectations on price. Today’s shops really need to know their true bottom line so they can better compete and confidently say no to jobs that won’t make a profit.
All of that takes better market intelligence, and that’s where the annual CabinetMaker+FDM Pricing Survey comes in.
How it works
The survey begins with a selection of real projects done by real shops. We send bidding specifications for those projects to volunteer bidders in shops all across North America. They price the jobs, and we print the itemized results in our October issue, showing breakdowns for materials, shop rates, and production time.
Many shop owners report that just doing the survey helps them fine-tune their pricing and estimating procedures. Often shops request the bidding materials after the survey runs in the magazine so they can compare their results.
How to participate
The more participation by shops, the more value and validity the survey has. Identities of all shops that participate are kept confidential.
To obtain a bid package for this year's pricing survey, simply send us your name, address, and phone number, plus some information about what kind of work your shop does. We'll mail you a bid package as soon as they are ready in June. Email bid package requests to wsampson@wattnet.net.
All bids must be turned in August 20 to be included in the published pricing survey. For more information, phone 203.270.0025 or go to www.cabinetmakeronline.com.
Updated: Jun 02, 2010