My point was that after the contractor gets it for "a little more than a third" of the list price the end user will see that price plus shipping and markup from the contractor. I believe that it is pretty close to industry standard for the end user to see a price pretty close to list on foam. Not all people reading the forum would understand this and not all AHJ's have worked for Big G for over 20 years.
Rod Rapid Fire -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 1:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Foam The original values were list prices off a manufacturers web site. The reduced cost I mentioned was what the supplier actually quoted the contractor. We all know how list pricing versus volume discounted pricing works. We spent $70K on foam concentrate alone not to mention the rest of the equipment. Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection Specialist Mechanical Department CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 864.599.8439 [email protected] http://www.ch2m.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rod DiBona Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 3:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Foam Another thing to keep in mind. When Craig says that he got the foam from a "supplier" for a little more than 1/3rd the list price he may mean that he got it direct from the manufacturer. When we as contractors get a call asking for foam we then go to the manufacturer. We get his price to us and then mark it up and sell it to the end user. Another factor in the price that the end user sees is the shipping costs. Typically the end user will see pricing close to list price which is what he would buy it for anyway. Rod DiBona Rapid Fire -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of George Church Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 11:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Foam he didn't say 3x list tom -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Autry, David Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 12:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Foam I worked for the Big G for 20+ years, I know all to well............. David Autry Plans Examiner Nebraska State Fire Marshal's Office 246 S. 14th Street Lincoln, NE 68508 402-471-9659 402-471-3118 fax www.sfm.ne.gov ** Note new email address: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Thom McMahon Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 11:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Foam David be aware that many contractors will charge LIST price or higher for the products we supply. Just because we can buy it for 1/3 or 1/2 of list doesn't mean we can sell it for that to a customer. At least not if we want to stay in business. Thom McMahon, SET Firetech, Inc. 2560 Copper Ridge Dr P.O. Box 882136 Steamboat Springs, CO 80488 Tel: 970-879-7952 Fax: 970-879-7926 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Autry, David Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 10:29 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Foam Thank you very much, just what I needed. David Autry Plans Examiner Nebraska State Fire Marshal's Office 246 S. 14th Street Lincoln, NE 68508 402-471-9659 402-471-3118 fax www.sfm.ne.gov ** Note new email address: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 11:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Foam Viking Has prices on their website, AR-AFFF for a 55 gallon drum of 3% @ $2909.25, for AFFF 55 gal drum, $1524.85 Smallest quantity is 5 gallons, AR-AFFF = $273.60, AFFF = $145.01 Recent, actual prices from a supplier per quotes for a particular project were a little more than 1/3rd of the list price for 55 gal drums of AR-AFFF. Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection Specialist Mechanical Department CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 864.599.8439 [email protected] http://www.ch2m.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Autry, David Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 12:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Foam Just for curiosity, what does a gallon of 3% AFFF cost? I just need a ballpark figure. 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