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Local job quote

A one-job quote for local work: scope, area, what it costs you, the price per job, what is excluded and when the customer counts it as done.CT25 · v1 · prepared and reviewed by the Proofoak Research Team on 9 Nov 2026 · example wording in quotes is synthetic, not a client’s words · source: https://proofoak.com/templates/local-job-quote
Use in a project
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The job

Customer
To confirm — who asked (name or “shop on Main Street”)
Job
To confirm — one sentence: what you will do
Where
To confirm — address or area; say if travel is outside your usual area
When
To confirm — date or window, and how long it takes

What it costs you

Time on site
To confirm — hours
Travel
To confirm — time and fuel or tickets, both ways
Materials
To confirm — bought for this job only
Equipment wear
To confirm — a small amount for parts that wear out
Your hourly rate
To confirm — what you want to earn per hour

The quote

Price for the job
To confirm — one total, with the currency (and sales tax if you must charge it)
Included
To confirm — exactly what the price covers
Not included
To confirm — what would cost extra (e.g. disposal, parts over a set amount)
Done when
To confirm — what the customer checks before paying
Valid until
To confirm — e.g. 14 days

Example (synthetic — not a real customer or price)

Job
Clean 12 windows inside and out, ground and first floor
Costs to you
2.5 h on site, 0.5 h travel, 6 € materials
Price for the job
75 € — 3 h at 22 € plus materials and a small margin
Not included
Skylights and frames above the first floor
Done when
The customer walks round with you and sees no streaks

When to use this quote

Use it when a neighbour, a shop or a customer asks "what would it cost?" for one local job — a repair, a garden tidy, a deep clean, an assembly. It forces the three things that usually go missing in a quick answer: what exactly is included, what the job really costs you, and when the customer counts it as done.

A quote is not a contract. It is a clear written answer that the customer can say yes or no to.

How to work out the price

Add up what one job costs you before you name a price:

  1. Time on site — your hours for the job, not including travel.
  2. Travel — the trip there and back, in time and in fuel or tickets.
  3. Materials — what you buy for this job only.
  4. Equipment wear — a small amount for tools that wear out (a blade, a filter).
  5. Your hourly rate — what you want to earn per hour of work, for time on site and travel.

The price for the job is at least the sum of all five. If the number feels too high, the answer is usually a smaller scope, not a lower rate.

What to check yourself before you send it

Rules for local work differ by country and by trade. Before sending your first quote, check for your own place: whether the trade needs a registration or licence, whether you need liability insurance, and whether you must charge or show sales tax. This template doesn't tell you the answers — it reminds you to find them.

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