<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5346.5" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="WORD-WRAP: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space"> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=901123420-30062006><FONT color=#000080>Daniel,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=901123420-30062006><FONT color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=901123420-30062006><FONT color=#000080>I wouldn't be surprised if the people in the office which wrote this information haven't a clue either.  This is probably generic language for general bid requests for everything from window cleaning to new building construction.  If this were a proposal for a single piano rebuilding, then you would provide an itemized list of the parts to be used, extra costs related to the job (moving, etc). and options (higher price for <EM>genuine HG. Bay</EM> parts, for instance).</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=901123420-30062006><FONT color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=901123420-30062006><FONT color=#000080>Prepare a bid based on the number of pianos and the relative condition of the pianos, plus the number of services per year on each piano.  Specify in the contract that your prices are for regular maintenance only and do not include parts or major reconditioning / rebuilding work.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=901123420-30062006><FONT color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=901123420-30062006><FONT color=#000080>Then include a paragraph stating that additional work on the pianos may be required beyond the contract terms from time to time, and these would be estimated and contracted on a per-job basis.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=901123420-30062006><FONT color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=901123420-30062006><FONT color=#000080>Good luck!</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=901123420-30062006><FONT color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=901123420-30062006><FONT color=#000080>Don Mannino</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>daniel carlton<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 30, 2006 8:58 AM<BR><B>To:</B> caut@ptg.org; pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] becoming a university tech. HELP!<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV>hi all <DIV>a university in my area has put out a request for proposals for pianos tuning services, and i'd like to put in a bid, but i'm not really sure how to put the proposal together. they have a format for how to put the proposal together, but i'm confused about some of the things they are asking for, or maybe it's just the way they're wording it. </DIV> <DIV>the part that confuses me the most is the cost proposal.</DIV> <DIV><I>"please provide...an itemized list of billable parts, compilation expenses and option cost separately."</I></DIV> <DIV>i've never used this terminology before. what exactly might billable parts include? what in the world are compilation expenses? what is option cost?</DIV> <DIV>they also want me to include gross receipt tax. does that mean to simply tell them what the current tax rate is and that i will apply it to whatever work i do? </DIV> <DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV> <DIV>i appreciate any input from anybody.</DIV> <DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV> <DIV>thanks</DIV> <DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV> <DIV>dc</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>