Targets and Genesis Management corp

Welcome aboard. Always good to have industry reps see what we have to say and offer a reply. Tell your bosses that getting the lowest price is not always serving your customer well. Quality should always be a part of the equation.

Ok Blake, heres a question I have been trying to get answered. IF Targets bidding ended on May 2 2006, why is Genesis still trying to get contractors to do there work? You had to already bid and got awarded the stores and now trying to find contractors to do the work for your low ball pricing. Jim

All of our bid deadlines were for us to send numbers to Target. We take bids until we get awarded the stores. We were just informed what stores we were getting last thursday. After that, we haven't made any new contacts other than contractors contacting us.

Also pass on to upper management that giving a bit more info about the bidding process might make the contractors show more interest in bidding. I gave bids to Genesis for the sweeping at several Kohl's stores in my area a month ago and have no clue if I am keeping the ones I already have, gaining new ones, or losing them all. I am sure if Genesis called the right contractor here they will get a very low price. Unfortunately he specializes in working for "out of town" owners and managers who rarely see their properties. That way all he has to do is roll out of bed and give a call that he swept it and then he can go back to sleep. That's pretty good money, especially with gas prices being what they are.

His personal message box is full and email is hidden

did he get scared off??

I believe he must have

I think we'll find that his superiors caught wind of him talking her and said....... NO MORE! He did say he was new to Genesis. I had personally talked to him on the phone a while ago and he seemed OK. We will have to wait and see if he responds anymore. BJ

Still around, guys.

Any work in Michigan?

Any work in Utah??

They have plenty of work if you like working for less than .10 per foot for restriping. Jim

jpanz wrote on May 19, 2006:Go to #32

They have plenty of work if you like working for less than .10 per foot for restriping. Jim

Jim, you know they will be getting some new guys trying to get in on the large jobs, who have'nt really put a pencil to costs and overhead. And what kind of finished job will Target get? I'll bet Target would like an attractive parking lot vs. a mediocre one. I am sure Genesis gets a good cut for their "work". Domingo

I do work for a local property manager who has a Target on his property, every year if I dont start at Target, the property manager will get a call from Target asking why not us first. My experience, WHINERS!!!!!

I agree, even at .10 a foot, it's almost not worth it to wait for your money an djump through all the hoops. I think if a national maintenance co were to come along, and actually work with and respect their sub contractors, that might be a good thing...But for some reason, I just dont see that ever happening.

Let Genesis supply all necessary materials to complete the re-striping, then .10 cents starts to sound good. Heck, even .08 would be okay if they supplied the materials and paid in 21 days. Domingo

Eloquent...and on Target! (tee hee)

Well said Brahney...Great thinking.

Sorry I haven't been responding. Been busy now that we started the callbacks. Target gave us a number to be under, so we have to take bids under that number. We're not setting any prices. We're just doing what Target wants us to. To be honest, I'm very curious to see what some of these lots are going to come out like.

Blake wrote on May 26, 2006:Go to #39

Sorry I haven't been responding. Been busy now that we started the callbacks. Target gave us a number to be under, so we have to take bids under that number. We're not setting any prices. We're just doing what Target wants us to. To be honest, I'm very curious to see what some of these lots are going to come out like.

Thats IT. On Tuesday the war WILL BEGIN. How can Target give you numbers to be below. It was a sealed bid. So now target is under cutting its own bidding process. THATS GREAT, all the work that has gone into the bidding is bogus. Its real nice that a Genesis employee is tell us about this NOW 4 weeks after the bidding closed. I'll let everyone know what happens with Target and the bogus bidding. Jim. ps. I printed your statement.