Have you operated in or done diligence on a home-services business? (Septic-tank cleaning, home alarms etc.)?
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Home Services Quoting?
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Almost all well-run home services businesses performing repair work will quote using an up-front, flat-rate price and present the customer with multiple options in an escalating good/better/best scale. The quote will be presented in-person by a technician using an iPad running a menu price book within a CRM. The definition of the tasks and the prices are all established by the company, not the technician. An example of this is a customer with a constantly running toilet. The technician may present a flapper replacement, a whole toilet rebuild, and a toilet replacement/upgrade.
A similar approach is used for sales and installation of equipment that is largely plug and play. For example, a new HVAC unit. In that example the options will include different levels of unit as well as add-ons such as whole-house filtration.
Far and away, the leading software for this is ServiceTitan. The company has considerable online educational tools available to non-customers. Their Contractor's Playbook has basic information about pricing philosophy. Here's a link https://www.servicetitan.com/field-service-management/pricing-for-profit
Jobs that are more custom, based on the home are usually quoted through the use of a bid sheet template. On these jobs there is frequently a dedicated sales person, separate from the crew who performs the work. The sales person estimates labor hours, materials required, permits required and enters those into a bid sheet which guides the creation of the price based on company standards for labor rate, material costs, and gross margin targets.
A great source for education on running a contracting or home services business is Contractor Evolution. https://contractorevolution.com You'll find several episodes there that address pricing.