How to quote Printing and graphic advertising without losing money
Digital and offset printing, signs, banners, booths and promotional merchandise: design, printing, finishing and installation.
DIS · Design and prepress
- Prepress graphic designer (Labor)
- CTP offset plate (Materials)
- Color proof and approved sample (Engineering)
IMP · Printing
- 1.60 m eco-solvent plotter (Equipment)
- 4-color offset press (Equipment)
- Printed 13 oz PVC vinyl banner (Materials)
- Printed adhesive vinyl with laminate (Materials)
- 300 g coated cardstock (sheet) (Materials)
- Eco-solvent ink (Materials)
- Print plotter operator (Labor)
ACA · Finishing and structures
- Cold and hot laminator (Equipment)
- Vinyl cutting plotter (Equipment)
- 3 mm acrylic (1.20 x 1.80 sheet) (Materials)
- Aluminum sign frame profile (6 m) (Materials)
- LED sign modules (pack of 100) (Materials)
- Die-cutting and special finishes (third party) (Subcontractors)
- Sign structure welder (Labor)
MER · Promotional merchandise
- Cotton T-shirt for printing (Materials)
- Sublimation mug (Materials)
INS · Installation and dispatch
- Sign and vinyl installer (Labor)
- Box truck for installations (Equipment)
- Freight and on-site installation (Logistics and per diem)
- PPE for installing signs at height (PPE)
Exclusions worth putting in writing
- Artwork design (unless stated)
- Municipal permits for signs on public roads
- Reprints due to changes after the approved sample
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