frustrated trying to land commercial hvac clients with trane systems

i quoted a trane xv20i replacement for a small office building at $15k installed and they ghosted me for some big box chain. been chasing commercial gigs for months but these property managers act like my bids are from outer space. anyone cracking that nut without undercutting my rates?

those property managers are the worst, always lowballing legit hvac techs while the big corps overcharge.

man i feel that, same crap with my last three bids on warehouse units.

how do you even get in front of those commercial decision makers without a referral?

big corps ruin it for all of us, underbidding with cheap parts then the system craps out in a year.

been there bro, commercial hvac chasing is a soul suck.

use housecall pro for your proposals, makes em look pro and tracks who opens it.

landed a $25k trane install last month by offering a free energy audit first.

commercial clients? more like commercial headaches lol.

ugh same, quoted a carrier system and they went with the lowest bidder who probably used r-22.

property managers gonna property manage, focus on the ones who value quality over price.

i target small commercial like dentists offices, they pay on time and appreciate the work.

hahah remember that time i bid on a strip mall and the guy wanted it for free cuz 'exposure'?

feels like were all in the same boat, rates too low to scale but too high for them.

those big chains are killing independents, PE backed now and everything.

start with linkedin outreach to facility managers, worked for my first school contract.

pisses me off how they ignore solid bids like mine on rheem commercial units.

commercial is a circus, but the payouts make it worth the clown show.

sharktank style, but nah, id charge em double for the hassle.

what kinda margins you aiming for on those trane quotes?

screw the chains, they nickel and dime then call you back when it floods the server room.

bundle it with a maintenance contract upfront, locks in revenue year one.

saw a post in hvac techs network about this, guy said cold calling works if you hit 50 a day.