Re: [sccpartners] Pool Restoration Job Baird Standish 20 Jun 2011 23:33 EDT

Sorry, what is turbo?
Thanks,
Baird

On Monday, June 20, 2011, Propartner / MarblePerfect
<propartner@marbleperfect.com> wrote:
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> Hi Paul,
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> First of all the contractor called today
> and wants the numbers tomorrow early am ??????did you have time to see this
> site yet????/
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> How long has this donkey known that this
> was going to need to be done and waited till the last possible minute to call
> you and however many others.
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> Many contractors do this last minute crap
> when they need 3 bids but the fix may already be in and he has someone already in
> mind to do the job.
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> Not sure I would be in a hurry to jump
> hoops because someone says jump. Just my thoughts on that. I tend to think
> about hidden motives…
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> My answer would be to turbo the job, make
> it sound like real specialty equipment and trump up the recovery part of the
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> Tell him a power washer will make a god
> dam mess. and don’t give enough info about equipment for him to look it
> up on the net.
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> If you specify a power washer he can have
> anyone do it and kill you on price.
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> Ken De Melis
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> Marble Perfect
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> From: PBunis@aol.com
> [mailto:PBunis@aol.com]
> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 9:07
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> To: Restoration
>  and Maintenance
> Subject: [sccpartners] Pool
> Restoration Job
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> Good Morning Partners
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> Got a call from a General Contractor this
> morning requesting a bid for a pool restoration job at a local college. (needs
> numbers by tomorrow am). Work involves cleaning of tile and grout INSIDE the
> pool as well as several thousand square feet surrounding (decking as well as
> attached rooms and spaces (interior & exterior.) I have done ALOT of tile
> and grout cleaning but never done cleaning on this scale...
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> Is this a turbo job or a pressure washer
> job ?
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> Oh yeah....I forgot to mention, my
> brother is the Vice President of the university. (not sure if this would make
> my life easy or crazy).
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> Thoughts ???????
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> Paul Bunis
> Boston Stone
> Restoration
> Absolute Chem Dry
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> 781-793-0700
> 781-793-0700
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> "....begin with the end in mind."
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> In a
> message dated 6/20/2011 8:20:52 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> info@restoreyourtiles.com writes:
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> Did you
> intent to send it to me or Laura?
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> Sent via BlackBerry from
> T-Mobile
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> From:
> Roger Konarski <qm144@yahoo.com>
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> Date:
> Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:56:03 -0700 (PDT)
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>From the desk of
Baird Standish
Managing Partner
Facility Specialists, LLC
1616 Walnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: 215-732-7505
Fax: 215-546-9160