Typically, an unscrupulous contractor may choose to leave
out necessary items in the pricing. This
may be a contravention of the Building Regulations policies and pricing for
sub-standard workmanship. A clause to
the RFQ should be added stating that all work must be done in accordance with
the NBR to prevent them from claiming not to be aware of the regulations.
They would also choose to quote on sub-standard
products. It is subsequently the client’s
duty to specify which brands to use or the desired level of quality. Some contractors also tend to leave entire
items out of lump sum prices. Once the
client itemized the work and set up a bill of quantities, it is harder for
these contractors to leave sections of the work out without them knowing about
it.
Generally’ clients need to protect themselves against
contractor who cut their prices, items, procedures and processes they are
pricing for just to get contracts and who will eventually charge them later
during the latter stages of the project.
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