How we bid
How a bid for your building is built
No two buildings are the same, so there is no price list here. You get a written bid after a surveyor has been on your roof.
What moves the bid
The glass, the access and the schedule decide the number.
How many bays and floors, and how much glass
Rope, platform or lift
Balcony and railing glass
How often, and how the work is scheduled
What the bid includes
One document, in plain terms.
The access method and the drop plan
Insurance certificates
Resident notice and the cordon
A drop report after each day
What it doesn't include
Written on the bid as extras you can accept or decline.
Hard-water or etched glass treatment
Paint and overspray removal
Glass or seal repairs
Work held for wind, rescheduled at no extra charge
The roof visit
A surveyor walks the roof with your engineer.
Anchors, parapets and davits checked
Bays counted and glass measured
Resident and street impacts noted
When the number arrives
After the roof visit, in writing, with the weeks we propose.
A bid within a few business days of the visit
The drop plan, for your board to read
No number over the phone
A walk-through, no figure
A 24-story condo, glass on four sides, twice a year
No dollar amount appears here because every roof is different. These are the questions we ask, in the order we ask them.
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Step 1: How many bays on each face?
We count them from the drawings first, then on the roof.
- 02
Step 2: Are there balconies, and who has the doors?
Balcony glass adds time and resident notice.
- 03
Step 3: What is on the roof?
Anchors, davits, parapets and mechanical equipment decide the method.
- 04
Step 4: What is at the base?
A pool deck, a podium or a street decides the cordon.
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Step 5: How often, and when?
Twice a year is common. Oceanfront buildings are often on a shorter cycle.
About the bid
Why don't you publish prices?
Rope, platform and lift work all cost differently, and the same tower costs more with balconies. A number on a page would be wrong for most buildings.
Does the roof visit cost anything?
The visit is for the bid and starts no contract. Terms for the visit are on the bid itself.
Can I compare your bid with another firm's?
Yes. The bid lists the method, the weeks, the insurance and the extras, so it can sit beside another firm's line by line.
Ready for the number in writing?
Send the address and the number of floors. A surveyor replies within one business day to set the roof visit.