Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith is chief operating officer at Ferrandino & Son, Inc. He has 11 years of experience in facilities services and exterior maintenance, has written many articles and white papers, and has produced podcasts and webinars on "best practices" within the industry.

Articles by Kevin Smith

• Best practices for landscaping RFPs

  Wednesday, August 05, 2015

  As portfolios continue to expand and the year-round needs of a company's landscaping are addressed, best practices for landscaping requests for proposal become even more important for your business. Sourcing and selecting one or more partners to deliver your landscaping services is a critical initiative, and one that needs to be mapped out. Here we will examine some of the steps to ensure a successful sourcing initiative.

• Landscaping RFP bid metrics

  Thursday, February 20, 2014

  When issuing a request for proposal for a service trade like snow removal or landscaping, there is a tremendous amount of energy spent on the scope of work, as this becomes the benchmark for how pricing will be derived from your bidders.

• What is your snow removal backup plan?

  Wednesday, September 25, 2013

  Congratulations, you have selected your service partner or partners to manage your snow removal services for the upcoming snow season. You are hopefully fully immersed in the transition process, local crews are being lined up and now you can sit back and think about this: What if you chose the wrong vendor?

• Snow removal RFP best practices — In-storm management

  Friday, September 13, 2013

  So you have selected your service partners for the season, your preseason walks have been completed, your lots staked and now you’re sitting back and waiting for that first snowfall — and hoping that things go well. What should you expect from your service partners when the snow arrives? Let’s walk through a traditional timeline and some of the best practices that should occur.