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WHAT IS  DOCUMENT CONTROL?  Every building has a design phase, a tender phase, a procurement phase and then a construction phase with the end result being a happy client and a design and building team who are proud of their work (and everyone was made a little money along the way).   This entire process relies on excellent communication,  critical process met client...

Should we Tender this project?  Within the cornerstone Article – “Tender Process” which spells out a sequence of the process.  The Client has sent out a “Request For Tender: (RFT), The builder has done some type of review and during this meeting.  The formalize the process it is often good to place on paper why or why not you tender on the project....

Tender Process Snapshot Within the cornerstone Article – “Tender Process” which spells out a sequence of the process.  The Client has sent out a “Request For Tender: (RFT), The builder has done some type of review and agreed to submit a price.  An estimating folder has been set up in the filing system.  In your Document review, you have figured out...

LOOKING FORWARD Choosing a “Subbie list” is one thing, But the “How” and “When” how you send out an RFQ is just as important. The end result of a “Request for Quotation” (RFQ) is a Quote which is fully compliant easy to compare Apples for Apples and easy to file.  “Second Principles – Beautiful”   So the way...

THE MATH   If you refer to the Australian Method Of measurement you would note there is a list in the order of 60 trades and when you break down some selected trades in materials supply and then Labour.  So this number can easily bell out to 80 trades.  There are big and small projects so let’s say there is an average of 50 trades per project.  The ideal situation is...

Estimating Principles  First Principles Which is rating up the materials, plant, machinery and labour using a summation method. These factor rates are based on Years of experience and very accurate historic records. Second Principles Is packaging the documents into trade packages and contacting a number of subcontractors and request a quotation.  The idea result would...