Where do Tenders come from?
Who is the most important person in any organization?
When I am getting to know people in an organization – I normally get around to asking this question- “Who do you think is the most important person in an organization?”. The answer varies from who you are talking to and what their job is within and organisation… .
Management will answer –...
Tender Pre-Qualification
Finding a Builder?
Finding a builder for the job is harder than it sounds. Most builders have a certain genre, that their experience, staffing and skill set gravitates toward. You also have residential, commercial, industrial, medical and hospital builders, and fit-out builders. Then you have high rise residential and office buildings, shopping centres. infrastructure...
Principles Of Estimating
BASIC ESTIMATING TERMINOLOGY
Most people in every walk of life use estimating in one form or another and they probably don’t even realize it. Let’s say you need to bake a cake for 8 people arriving in two days’ time. Ok what are the ingredients to feed 8 people, how long will it take bake and then cool for decorating in time before everyone arrives, and...
GFA, NLA, CFA=UCA+FECA?
MEASURING AREAS?
There is a heap of abbreviations linked to the measurement of building volume, floor areas and the like that start at the feasibility & council level with approvals linked referring back to GFA. This measurement is also valid when a landlord wishes to either sell or lease a floor space. Internal and walls and the outside spaces are separated but the...
Why Do We Need a Contract?
Why do we need a Contract?
When you are employed as a builder – there is a perception of what the client is contacting you to build. Clients pay architects and have spoken to consultants and think they are getting something however the documents illustrate something that is not their dream. The client has a vision and expectation that might not be realistic or the...
What Are the Different Contract Variables?
Hard Dollar with Variables
Hard dollar Contracts/tenders are if theory fully documented and when a builder tender these types of building with all the docs presented – It becomes a race to the lowest price. But the documents are never fully documented and a builder will have clarifications and exclusions.
The big difference between a hard dollar tender is this:
With...