25 an hour is low for tower work Jaime Solorza
On Wed, Jul 4, 2018, 10:13 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > Let’s say I pay a guy that I have sent to Comtrain $25/hour. > I pay a few benefits, modest health insurance etc. > To not lose money, I have to bill one of my other companies $39.50. > > I have a very comprehensive spreadsheet that calculates every jot and > tittle for loaded rates. > It even includes the expense of calculating the billing etc. > > If anyone wants a copy send me an off list request. I don’t think I can > attach spreadsheets to the email. > > So, lets round up. $40/hour is my out of pocket. > Say I need two of these guys to hang the radios. $80/hour. > > I know I can climb that tower, hang the radio, secure the CAT5 and be on > the ground in 2 hours. > Have done similar jobs many many times as a younger man. > > Then drive for a half hour (let’s round up to 1 hours) and then do the > same at the other site. 5 hours total so far. > Then say we have to go back to the first site and tweak the aiming. 6 > hours into the job. > > 6 x 80 is $480 My out of pocket payroll expense to hang a pair of $600 > radios. > Perhaps there is some OSHA rule that requires 4 guys. I don’t know about > this rule.... but two people have mentioned it now. > OK, my expense is not $1200. > > Let’s say I want send my guys to do this job for someone else and make a > 50% margin, then I would be billing $2400. > And pocketing half. > > Still far less than the quotes and estimates I have received. > I realize everyone has to drive in from somewhere and they have to be paid > while they drive. But still... > Where is that rule that you must have 4 guys on a tower crew? > What is a fair margin when renting our your employees to others. > What is the cost of sending someone to Comtrain these days? > > *From:* Chuck McCown > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 3, 2018 11:15 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Tower climbing > > I figure less than 3 hours per tower, in reality it should be one hour per > tower. So 6 man hours. Of course there would be transport time to and > from. But if my own employees were doing it I would have less than $240 in > payroll expense. > > *From:* Jaime Solorza > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 03, 2018 9:34 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Tower climbing > > Too busy to help you...but 4500.00 is more or less what son and I would > charge... > > Jaime Solorza > > On Tue, Jul 3, 2018, 1:28 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks >> >> *From:* Trey Scarborough >> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 3, 2018 1:15 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Tower climbing >> >> >> Check with LRC >> >> https://www.lrcwireless.com/ >> >> On 7/2/2018 8:31 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: >> >> Near Innis Louisiana. >> (NW of Baton Rouge, SE or Alexandria). >> >> *From:* Colin Stanners >> *Sent:* Monday, July 02, 2018 7:27 PM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Tower climbing >> >> $5000 and they don't even need to mount big dishes or take out the rubber >> tape? Incredible.... sounds like it's their "we don't want your business, >> go away" pricing. Maybe post the area and see if any AFMUG members are >> around? >> >> On Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 8:23 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Integrated radios/antenna. >>> >>> *From:* Colin Stanners >>> *Sent:* Monday, July 02, 2018 7:16 PM >>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Tower climbing >>> >>> How big are the dishes? >>> >>> Those seem really high compared to around here. >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 8:12 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I have a pair of PTP550s to hang and wire. >>>> Long away from my base of operations. About 100’ up on both ends. >>>> >>>> Have received two quotes to hang and aim: >>>> $5000 >>>> >>>> $8000 ($14,000 if it goes to 2 days) >>>> >>>> Not sure why they think this needs 4 guys to do. >>>> I am too old to do it myself, just don’t have the leg >>>> strength/endurance to be safe. >>>> >>>> 10x the cost of the radios to hang and aim??? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> AF mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>> >>>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> >> ------------------------------ >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > ------------------------------ > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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