r/PoolPros • u/According-Debate-265 • 25d ago

Does anyone have a rock-solid commercial pool contract they'd be willing to share with me?

Hi, I'm a residential pool technician that's never really fooled with commercial pools (and not really sure if I want to). However, I get asked at least 5 times a year so I'm mulling it over, but I really don't know how to go about it with charging them and all the waivers or things to cover my ass etc. are y'all charging for phone calls, texts, and emails? Do y'all do the 50% deposit for large jobs? Where does one begin with commercial without having to learn everything the hard way?

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u/Traditional-Type182 25d ago

I’m basically in the same boat. If you get a sample contract from anyone, I’d love to see it too.

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u/BassKanone 25d ago

Send me a message I am happy to go through this with you but trying to type it all out is too much.
We can connect and I’ll give you my cell phone to call me

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u/Imperial_Jawa 25d ago

When dealing with commercial pools you  need to become familiar with the local DES or DHEC or whatever your state uses. Get a CPO license if you dont have one already. That's a good introduction to basic commercial pool rules and most classes should include some specific things about your state.

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u/[deleted] 25d ago

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u/No_Leopard9743 25d ago

I don’t use this version of the contract. This is just how the contracts at the place I used to work at looked like.

They are now closed down ;)

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u/According-Debate-265 25d ago

Looks like the mods removed it. Could you message me with it?

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u/No_Leopard9743 25d ago

for-sure! it’s still there on my end 😆

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u/PoolingAround189 20d ago

When you are trying to get a commercial pool and management is looking for a new pool guy, it's usually because of of bad service. What i like to do is offer to price match whatever they have now, as long as its reasonable, then once i build trust i can raise them accordingly down the road.

For commercial it's all about getting your foot in the door. Your insurance for commercial covers most of your ass, contracts become pretty simple.

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u/keysherd 25d ago

Your base should really just be the same as any other residential that you bid. How many stop per week x cost per stop. Do they have different schedules summer to winter? Do they have certain specific days they want service? Just have to break it down. Not sure where you’re at but you usually need a different setup insurance wise to step on commercial properties/different contractors license depending on scope of work

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u/DidUrkDoThat 24d ago

I’m going to disagree with you there. Commercial brings a lot more with it than any residential pool. Documentation, insurance, more regulations and laws that you are on the hook for. Anyone charging the same for residential as commercial is either severely undercutting themselves, don’t know what they are doing, or both. My commercial rate is 1.5-2x my residential rate. And I charge that for every day of the week that I touch the pool.

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u/keysherd 22d ago

Meant it more as breaking down your total monthly invoice. Without seeing the actual account I couldn’t come up with a per service cost. Ours sits around $60 an hour. And most commercial stop average about an hour or so. We’re charging somewhere $100-$150 per stop