Question

Please consider the following, and offer three (3) responses between one (1) and three (3) sentences in length.

Scenario: You are a junior attorney at the prestigious firm Limon-Centeno, PC. A small business client asks for your advice concerning her desire to bid on a public project in her business area: janitorial services. Before bidding she, Colbi Cleaver's Cleaning, wants your perspective on the possible award, which will require her hiring of at least fifteen (15) new employees, and likely purchasing two (2) more company vehicles. She also has an existing contract with a supplier for janitorial supplies that will need to be amended to accommodate increased use of products, if awarded.

What are three (3) factors, ideas, and/or questions that you will pose to this client? One example (so don't use this please) of a question I might ask, given this fact pattern: Are you currently the sole employee, or do you have any employees presently? Another example (so don't use this please) of a question I might ask, given this fact pattern: How many commercial properties/facilities does she currently clean, and how many is she proposing to clean with her prospective bid?

Answer 1

Three factors or questions that I will pose to this client will be:

a). What will be the net present value generated after taking this project? The cash outflows and cash inflows should be computed properly related to the project so as to make the cost/benefit analysis of the project.

b). Before investing in this project, the client should make environment scanning of other projects available in the market and thus allocate its budget rationally.

c). Before buying two more vehicles, the client should judge the future projects as well. If the client has no future project in which it needs extra vehicles then the client can take the help of leasing the vehicles instead of buying vehicles.