PROCESS BEFORE PRICE

In the video, I talk about why the price to remove an underground oil tank is not as important as the process that the contractor will follow. Hiring the cheapest contractor is never a good idea in any industry but more so with underground oil tanks. If the contractor calls in a NJDEP case number when it’s not required, this could cost thousands of dollars to fix!

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We just left that project where I'm talking about why price is not important, so let me get into this in a little bit more detail. When you're shopping for an underground oil tank removal, the first question you should not be asking about what, how much do you charge? That's not the question you should be asking the contractor. The question you should be asking is, what is your process that you follow once the oil tank is removed? Okay? If the tank fails the inspection, what are the next steps? Those are the important questions. Not, how much do you charge?

And I'll explain why. If Company Z, environmental, charges, let's say $1,200 to remove your underground oil tank, Simple Tank charges $1,400.00 You think $1,400 compared to $1,200, you're saving $200 bucks. That's what you're thinking in your head, which makes sense. Let's say you have the lowest guy come out, he removes your oil tank, you have one pinhole in the tank and no contamination, but you have a pinhole.

The township comes out, they fail the inspection. That contractor is now going to give you, nine out of 10 contractors are going to give you what's called an open-ended soil remediation contract. That's the next step in their process.

The soil remediation project ranges anywhere from six to $12,000.00 typically, depending on the contractor. That's an average cleanup. And obviously they could go a lot higher, but for something small you're looking at six to $12,000.00

Now for us, our process, so that's what they're going to recommend. Simple Tank's process, we would not give you a quote right away. We're going to sample the excavation. We're going to see what levels the contamination is at.

If it's under a certain level, we can just write a report for the state. You're looking at half the cost, so when you compare the two, you think you're saving 200 bucks. But at the end of the project, if the tank fails inspection, you could be looking at a savings of thousands of dollars just by hiring the right contractor that follows the right process.

Again, price for the tank removal itself is not important. What's important is the process the contractor is going to follow. Remember that.