Need suggestions on how to charge for this job

rangerssuck · 2016-05-24T02:35:19+00:00

The owner of a factory where I've been doing steady work for a couple of ye ars has asked me to travel to another factory he owns. He will pay all trav el-related expenses. The first trip, to evaluate what they need to do to bring their ageing equi pment up to date, will likely involve one or two nights away from home, and one or two days looking over the situation. There will almost certainly be more (and probably longer) trips in the future to implement the upgrades. For the work I do in the local plant, I bill $150 per hour plus materials a nd expenses with a two-hour minimum, and there have been no complaints abou t my bills which sometimes run in the tens of thousands. I am at a loss, ho wever, for how to bill for this trip. Any suggestions are welcome.

May 24, 2016 21 Replies

Rate this thread:

Tom Gardner 10 years ago

Sounds silly but just ask the guy what he thinks is fair. You might be pleasantly surprised.

Vote

alvindobbs 10 years ago

I once hand delivered some parts for a drilling rig to a company in Indonesia and billed them cost plus 15%. Got a call from the Drilling Manager, he says, "Is this 15% right?"and I start to alibi, "gee, it wasn't much trouble. Just a couple of phone calls." The Drilling manager says, "We usually get billed 25%".

Vote

Join the Discussion

Have something to add? Share your thoughts — no account required.

Didn't find your answer?

Ask the community — no account required