Panaflex/Flex Face

Sounds fair to me. I did 2 over the summer at 12' x 12' and with installation (about 45' up in the air) was a total of $4,400.

 

I did my first flex face about 6 months ago and it took longer for install than I thought it would. It was a 5x10, double sided, 20' to the top. I quoted and charged $2,500. If I had to do it over again it would have been at least $3,250.

One tip is to find out what system it is and buy extra clips. The one I did was a Signcomp system and some of the plastic clips were broken.

 

Are you a sign company or an end user? Those bids don't sound bad. I'd be at the higher end though Doesn't matter if a sign is 20' or 40' high.. that wouldn't change the cost in my book. Once you get over 45-50' then the cost goes up because the amount of shops that have equipment that large get fewer. Those are considered hi-rises.

 

If there is I don't use one. I bid based on the job. Do you research on each sign company and look at their past work, like signs they've done years ago, not just recent stuff. Call the businesses that bought those signs from them and ask them how the process went for them. Ask questions about material and production methods. There are different ways and different methods to making signs. If I'm 20% more but you get 100% life of the sign, that is the smart move. I get way too many phone calls from people who went with a cheap bid and their sign lasted 3-4 years and they wonder why it failed so quickly. Talk to the $5k bid and ask them what makes them better. They should educate you as to why they are higher and then you can make a more informed decision. And ask for Certificate of Insurance and if they are licensed and bonded in the city you live in (if that is a requirement)

 

Hmm, are you a sign shop, doing your own sign ?? Or an end-user DIY ??

 

Yes, you should've been up front about coming in the back door of a place you do not belong.

Well, I wish you good luck with your sign and sign guy, but this is a place for professional sign people, not customers. People like you are not really welcomed here. Getting information like this is not kosher. I know you wanna get the best deal you can, but just imagine, if I nickeled and dimed you to death on all of your equipment, your cleanliness and instructors, then tried to convince you you aren't doing things the way someone else is.

 

Ortwein Signs is good and I've used them before.

Most companies will bid without going out and measuring ... we dont like wasting time with shoppers until they bite or order a "site survey"

 

Try to use a company that does its own installs. Using one that contracts out just leaves more possibility of errors and delays and passing the buck.

 

Best bet is to deal with a local vendor if you are not a reseller. I didn't read all the posts here and came in at the end of this posting.

My apologies...I didn't realize based on the original post that you were an end user here.