7th December 2005, 01:27 PM
This is probably one of the most encouraging posts I have ever seen on here. Is this the case, have you other consultanty persons found this?
I have to say that in 30 years in architecture and construction I have only ever know the second lowest tender (for construction) be accepted once, and that was for a small works project (?70k ish) and the difference was about 100 quid - the Employer (a GM school) opted for a local contractor (wrong choice is this case but hey ho). I always developers as hardnosed as you can get and unless there were sound reasons why not, would always go for the cheapest. I seems that they do recognise the sound reasons that PMP has described.
This has quite cheered my morning up!
We owe the dead nothing but the truth.
I have to say that in 30 years in architecture and construction I have only ever know the second lowest tender (for construction) be accepted once, and that was for a small works project (?70k ish) and the difference was about 100 quid - the Employer (a GM school) opted for a local contractor (wrong choice is this case but hey ho). I always developers as hardnosed as you can get and unless there were sound reasons why not, would always go for the cheapest. I seems that they do recognise the sound reasons that PMP has described.
This has quite cheered my morning up!
We owe the dead nothing but the truth.