Hi Jay, My advice is walk away unless they want to meet your terms. You will save yourself a tremendous amount of trouble/waiting/lost sleep/lost money. I do 50% of my business internationally, mostly in the Caribbean. If they do not accept my very reasonable terms (prepay for all materials, 50% labor due upon the start of the project, balance due on completion) they are highly unlikely to be on the up and up with you. As best possible, deal with known entities, take deposits through wire transfers to your account and do not put yourself in a position to be taken advantage of in a way that you cannot afford. If they want quality, they must understand they have to pay for it. I have designed six systems over the past fifteen years in Mexico and not one has come to fruition. It was my time wasted, but nothing else.
Daryl DeJoy www.penobscotsolar.com www.islandsolarbahamas.com > Pre-build it in a shipping container here! Have them pay for it all and > inspect before shipment. They can keep a small portion for your final > labor, travel, and expenses in a 2-way escrow account. When you are safely > home you get the final amount and they get back an amount that is more > than the amount you received. It is not cheap to set something like this > up so collect a fee at the start! > > You have to do something to protect your most valuable treasure! > > Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar > "we go where powerlines don't" > http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ > e-mail offgridso...@sti.net > text 209 813 0060 > > > > >> Ho Jay, >> >> Iâd be extremely careful. >> >> First with your pricing, donât forgive some of your legitimate costs. >> Add Shipping & Handling and taxes to all equipment purchases. Carefully >> estimate your labor costs, travel to Mexico, shipping across the border >> to >> Mexico. Are there any import costs? What will be other âcosts of doing >> businessâ? >> >> Second, you know what it costs to run your business. Add the appropriate >> overhead and general and administrative costs. Office staff and your >> salary; insurance; and other indirect costs. You might tell them what >> your >> indirect cost schedule is (e.g. 15% on PV panels, inverters, batteries >> and any other hardware; 10% on wages and other fees), and if they >> donât >> agree, decline to do business with them. >> >> Third, Iâd set up a progress payment schedule. Arrange for payment in >> in >> $US bank draft (be careful of bogus bank drafts) or other form of >> payment >> you are confortable with. >> >> Fourth, does your existing insurance policies cover equipment and auto >> theft (in Mexico)? Get a rider if it doesnât. >> >> Fifth, donât provide them with any design information prior to signing >> a >> contract. >> >> Peter T. Parrish >> SolarGnosis >> 1107 Fair Oaks Ave. Ste. 351 >> South Pasadena, CA 91030 >> (323) 839-6108 >> peter.parr...@solargnosis.com >> >> From: jay >> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2018 11:44 AM >> To: RE-wrenches >> Subject: [RE-wrenches] has anyone ever had this happen? >> >> >> HI All, >> >> Iâve had a large company want to do a project and they want me to >> invoice it as follows. They said it had to do with knowing the cost of >> the system, but that doesnât seem right to me. Now I donât want to >> get >> screwed here, and it sure seems that could happen. >> >> Iâm pretty sure I know what you all will say, but I feel like I needed >> to get a bit of a reality check. >> As I mostly do projects on a handshake, dealing with large companies >> isnât too common for me. >> >> >> 1. give them wholesale pricing ( line item by item) >> 2. add margin, but small one is all theyâll accept >> >> Project is an off grid, no permits, in Mexico, remote site and pretty >> big: >> 16kw inverter, 9kw PV, etc. >> >> Thanks >> >> jay >> >> peltz power >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> Change listserver email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out or update participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> Change listserver email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out or update participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> >> > > > Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar > "we go where powerlines don't" > http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ > e-mail offgridso...@sti.net > text 209 813 0060 > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
