When companies send bids to multiple sign vendors, they often get wildly different prices and products in each quote. Like every industry, the sign industry has standard terminology and quality standards.

Usually the bid package is created internally in order to save money using an existing employee. If the bid package does not include precise bidding guidelines - the company cannot assure that the product delivered will meet their requirements. Often money saved by doing the job internally can be lost due to change orders after the contract is awarded.

When we get these bid packages, we can only guess  what the project will cost. Measurements are often incorrect requiring us to remake the signs at additional costs. We often are required to make choices that needlessly add to the cost. Our contact with the client often shifts the bid proposal substantially. In the end - is every sign bid the same?

We can help: We can create bid packages that provide the specificity required in order to receive comparable bids. We work with your employee making material suggestions that will affect budget. We make sure all sizes are precise and mounting and installation is figured out. Most of all, we can make sure the bid proposal is comprehensive and neatly packaged. Signs shops bidding on the project know exactly what materials, what grade of vinyls, and all sizing. In the end - not only will all bids be much closer to the same project - prices can be trimmed because there is less guesswork for the sign shops bidding.

How it works: We contract as a consultant and take your existing paperwork. We do a site visit and verify materials, sizing and find signs that might have been missed or should be included. We work with you and make sure you are using quality materials where they are needed - and saving on material costs when it makes the most sense. In the end, we present you with a professional bid package that can be sent out. A package that will save you money.

Cost: We bill at an hourly rate and estimate the time needed. Costs can be as low as $150 to an average of $400.

We invite architectural firms, contractors, non-profit agencies, small to medium sized companies with multiple locations and others who have $1000 or more of sign reworks, to consider this approach.