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The crews are ready. You’ve got the skills. We help you package and pitch it to land higher-value work.
Key Takeaway: Most commercial HVAC shops hit a ceiling not because of lack of skill—but because their packaging and pitch still sound like a $5K bid, not a $500K partner. Bigger jobs need bigger trust signals, clearer value props, and a whole new way to show up.
Facility managers and GCs don’t hand out six-figure work to crews that "seem capable." They choose the option that feels safest.
Here’s what that means:
Real Tip: The best shops pre-load their quote with a one-pager showing what’s coming next: kickoff, crew schedule, site lead, contact info, QA. It screams confidence.
On bigger jobs, your contact isn’t the final decision-maker.
They need to justify:
Make that easy for them. Include:
Want to know how to frame your offer so it actually gets approved? Why Isn’t Our Pitch Closing More Jobs? breaks it down step-by-step.
This turns your bid from one of 7 into the easy one to defend in a meeting.
If your biggest job last year was $85K, don’t expect to land a $400K job by sending a 3-line quote.
Build a portfolio:
Think of it like a Capability Statement, but written by someone who actually knows field work.
Not sure how to justify stronger pricing in your pitch? How Do We Charge More and Win? shows you how to anchor value and stop playing defense.
Field Story: One of our clients closed a 7-figure service agreement by walking in with a printed portfolio of 5 similar sites. They didn’t bid. They proved.
You might have the manpower—but can you prove it?
Most bigger jobs aren’t lost on labor skill. They’re lost when the GC doubts your capacity.
Pre-answer that objection:
Reminder: Big jobs are scoped weeks out. If you can prove you’re ready in 30 days, you’re ahead of 90% of the field.
Yes, it’s still HVAC. But to a property manager or GC choosing between five bids:
None of that takes an agency. It takes a decision.
Want to charge bigger? Show up bigger.
To find out which parts of your business are ready to scale—and which aren’t—read Where’s the Real Growth Hiding?
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