Excavation · Price
What to write when a foundation excavation price goes quiet
If $15,000 is why they have not replied, change the scope or explain the number. Do not invent a lower price in the follow-up.
Names, prices, and companies on this page are examples.
Why the number is the number
Haul-off and access are the price. Rock is extra because nobody knows it until the bucket hits it. The bid includes dig, haul-off of the spoil, and backfill after the walls are poured.
What you can take out
The line you can remove is utility locates you still need to schedule, and rock if we hit it. Do not include unknown rock in a firm price. Excavation bids wait on access for the machine and on a locate ticket that is not in yet.
If you send it from QuoteLasso
The default schedule is three emails, at 2, 5, and 10 days. Day 10 is the last one. You can move the dates. Add the estimate by typing it in, forwarding the message, or importing a spreadsheet. The customer sees your business name and the address followups@quotelasso.com. A reply comes to your inbox and the remaining follow-ups stop. QuoteLasso does not send texts. During the 14-day trial, due emails can send on their own. After that, Free is manual. Starter is $79/month and Pro is $149/month.
Example email
Foundation excavation
Subject
What is in the foundation excavation price
Hi Martin, If $15,000 for the foundation excavation looks high, here is what it covers: dig, haul-off of the spoil, and backfill after the walls are poured. I can take out utility locates you still need to schedule, and rock if we hit it and send a revised number. I do not want to cut the work and leave the price looking the same. Thanks, Gabe Rossi Rossi Excavating
Questions
Is this the last excavation follow-up?
No. The default schedule is day 2, day 5, and day 10, and day 10 is the last email. This page is the price note for a foundation excavation. Do not include unknown rock in a firm price.
What will the customer see if QuoteLasso sends the foundation excavation email?
The customer sees your business name and the address followups@quotelasso.com. A reply comes to your inbox and the remaining follow-ups stop. The words are yours. The sample on this page uses made-up names and the example price $15,000.
Send this kind of note on a schedule.
Add the estimate. QuoteLasso drafts the email in your words and, on the trial or a paid plan, can send it when it is due.
Start free trial14-day free trial, no card required. Then the Free plan, or upgrade if you want automatic sending.