Bryson Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 I'm just preparing a few contra reports for the venue - mostly for kit hired in. For you Venue-types out there, what do you normally quote people for hiring stuff on thier behalf? I'm tempted to do List Price, rounded up very slightly (for the handling time). Or should I just do straight list price (and let my discount pay for the handling.) Or, do you just quote at exact cost, and "give" your time organising the hire for free. What does everyone else do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac.calder Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 I would go with the first option, unless of course you get a substancial discount. Or I would go with option #4: charge what you pay, then add a small handling fee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumbleO Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 I agree with Mac, and then everybody knows exactly what is due.As a visiting company, I just want to know your price, to do my costings....Or, do you just quote at exact cost, and "give" your time organising the hire for free.I would say only "give" your time for free if a) there is a goodwill element for you, with both the visiting and the hire company and b) the hire contract (and therefore the responsibility for timely payment) is with those two parties without you involved. Your markup covers your risk too if your involved in the hiring. (e.g. a company wouldn't pay for the hire of the bubble machine as they didn't use it, but we'd hired it in as requested.) The wee bit you make on markup helps mitigate the time your out of pocket as you don't want to screw a good relationship with the hire company over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormster Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 I feel that your discount from the rental company should be your profit, in this case to cover the time you have taken to organise the rentals for them.Adding a fee over and can rub clients up the wrong way as they start to think they are being ripped off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivemaster Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 All depends on your intended markup! I worked one evening for £175 and found I had been "marked up" to £1000 +vat. End of a good business relationship because people wanted their bit and the client was unhappy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robloxley Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Do you feel your 'handling' costs are fixed or variable depending on each hire?; if so a fixed or % handling cost would seem appropriate respectively. IMHO your personal discount/goodwill etc. with suppliers is your business; if the end-user wants to negotiate his own discounts beyond list price, then let them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slx02 Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 normally have a very good discount from stage electrics and then always charge the visiting company list price+VAT and 5% this then can be allocated to the lx dept or sound dept. all the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Langfeld Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 I would have thought a fixed charge for hire arrangement was reasonable. After all, the visiting company is using your time to arrange their hire for it, so they should pay for your time, surely... So that would be what you pay + your fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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