Last updated October 28, 2026

How to bid pest control jobs

What a pest control bid has to say, a worked termite treatment price, why the warranty terms are the product on a termite job, and how to put a quarterly plan on the same bid.

Pest control sells two things: a treatment and a promise. On a termite job the promise is the product, and the bid has to say exactly what it is: what is covered, for how long, and whether it is re-treatment or repair. On a general pest job the bid has to say whether this is one visit or a plan, and what the plan costs each quarter. The bid that is clear on the promise gets signed. The one that says "treatment, $1,450" gets a phone call asking what that means.

What a pest control bid has to answer

The target pest and the method: termites with a liquid barrier or bait stations, rodents with exclusion and trapping, general pests with a perimeter and interior treatment.
The measurement the price is built on: linear feet of foundation for termites, openings sealed for exclusion, square footage for general service.
The warranty on a termite job: covered for how long, re-treatment or damage repair, the annual renewal fee, and the inspection schedule.
Plan or one-time: an initial service price, then the price per quarter, what each visit includes, and how to cancel.
What the customer does: clear the perimeter, pets inside, re-entry time after treatment.

How to price it

Example numbers for a liquid termite treatment on a 1,800-square-foot slab home, about 180 linear feet of foundation, with a one-year re-treatment warranty, in a typical market. Yours will differ.

Product: termiticide at the label rate for 180 feet, trenched and rodded, plus drilling the slab at the garage and patio, $380 in material with markup.
Labor: one tech for a day with the drill and the rig, $650.
Drilling and patching slab penetrations: $150.
Warranty reserve: the re-treatment promise costs you something, and 10 to 15 percent of the job goes toward it. $180.
Inspection and paperwork for the warranty: $90.
Total: about $1,450. The annual renewal, often $150 to $300, goes on the bid as a line so the customer knows the warranty continues only if it is renewed.

Quarterly plans price as an initial visit, usually higher, then a flat price per quarter, and the bid says what is covered between visits. Exclusion prices by the opening sealed plus the trapping follow-ups, each listed.

Where pest control bids go wrong

The warranty said "one year" without saying re-treatment or repair, and the customer expected a new sill plate.
The renewal fee was not on the bid, and the customer was surprised by the invoice in year two.
The quarterly plan was signed without saying how to cancel, and the cancellation became a complaint.
The exclusion bid did not list the openings, and the customer counted a vent the tech had not.

A finished pest control bid, line by line

Three sample pest control estimates: termite treatment, initial service and quarterly plan, and rodent exclusion. The pest control proposal template is the blank version with the warranty terms laid out.

Deposit and payment terms

General service is paid on completion of each visit, and a plan is billed per quarter. Termite work is often half at signing and half on completion because the product and the day are committed, and the warranty paperwork is issued when the balance clears. Exclusion jobs take half down for the sealing day with the balance after the follow-up visits. Write the renewal on the termite bid as a dated line.

Getting more pest control jobs

The plan is the business. Every one-time job is a chance to put the quarterly plan on the same bid as an option, and a third of customers take it when they see the per-quarter price next to the one-time price. Send the bid the same day. Follow up at three days on termite work; customers get a second opinion and the clearer warranty wins. Ask for the review after the first follow-up visit, when the problem is visibly gone.

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Questions contractors ask

How much should I charge for a termite treatment?

Product by the linear foot of foundation, a day of labor, drilling where there is slab, a warranty reserve, and the paperwork. Many markets land between $1,000 and $2,500 for a liquid treatment on an average home, with the warranty terms moving the price.

What should the warranty say on a termite bid?

How long it runs, whether it is re-treatment only or includes damage repair, what the annual renewal costs, and the inspection schedule. The warranty is the product, so it gets the most words on the bid.

How do I put a quarterly plan on a bid?

As an option next to the one-time price: the initial visit, then the price per quarter, what each visit covers, and how to cancel. Customers choose it when they can see both numbers.

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