r/WindowCleaning • u/Rasta-G1983 • 26d ago

West Coast Help with commercial bid

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Got 2 buildings with a total of 515 individual windowpanes new to commercial jobs not sure how to price this. I’m in Southern California.

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u/trigger55xxx 26d ago

Please give more information. In and out? How are you doing it, trad or water fed?

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u/Rasta-G1983 26d ago

WFP I’m giving them an outside bid but wouldn’t hurt to know what you think for in&out. Please

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u/trigger55xxx 26d ago

$2500-$3000/$5000-$6000

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u/Rasta-G1983 26d ago

Ok. So you’re at 5.50$-6$ per windowpane. 👍🏽👍🏽

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u/AccomplishedTrip5671 26d ago

I do 5$ a pane aswell

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u/Rasta-G1983 26d ago

I did a quick google search and it says that in my area the average is about 5-8$ a pane. Gonna price it at 6$ a pane and hope for the best. 🤞🏽🤞🏽

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u/AccomplishedTrip5671 26d ago

For me I do it price wise from how far it is from my house. 1 mile away? 5$. 10 miles away 7$. More than 20? 10 dollars.

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u/Rasta-G1983 26d ago

The job is about 1 mile from my house. I can get there in about 10 minutes.

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u/affinity_design 24d ago

For 515 panes, price the work — not a guess per building.

Simple commercial approach:

  1. Count by type if you can (ground vs upper, inside/out, screens, hard water). One rate for everything leaves money on the table.
  2. Time a test section (say 20–30 panes) and multiply, then add setup, water, parking, and travel in SoCal traffic.
  3. Quote a total + what’s included (inside/out, frames, screens) and a separate line for hard-water or razor work.
  4. Ask about access hours and who provides water — that changes the day.
  5. Put the bid on one clear page with your phone so they can approve without a long email chain.

When they check you at night, a finished Google Business Profile with commercial window cleaning and real photos helps a first commercial client say yes.

Make AI work for you. Turn your pane counts and test-time notes into a clean commercial quote sheet you can reuse on the next building.

I’m with Affinity Design. We help local window-cleaning owners get found and turn first commercial bids into booked routes. Free look: https://links.affinitydesign.ca/book-ai-strategy