The quotation is attached to the agreement
Why — act while you have leverage
An agreement that refers to a quotation without attaching it leaves the scope open to whichever version is produced later.
What to look at
- The quotation attached and initialled, not just mentioned
- Drawings and specification listed as annexures
- A clause saying which document wins if they conflict
How to check it yourself
Check the quotation, the specification and the drawings are annexed and initialled, and that the agreement says which document governs if two disagree. Date every annexure. A quotation referred to by date alone, with no copy attached, is not part of the contract in any practical sense.
Where this comes from: Kolo review of Kerala construction quotations and agreements (established trade practice)
More construction agreement checks before you sign
- Agreement check passed
- Contractor background verified
- Site handover checklist agreed
- Worker-welfare rules applicability checked
- GST treatment understood before signing
- The payment schedule keeps money back until the end
- The agreement does not contradict itself
- GST is stated, and you know who pays it
- You know who you are contracting with
- Price escalation has a limit you can calculate
- Foundation extras cannot be open-ended
- Curing is the contractor's job, in writing
- The arbitrator is not chosen by the contractor alone
- There is a warranty, and it has a length
- Worker safety stays with the contractor
- Signing for a stage does not sign away everything after it
- There is a way to settle a dispute short of court
- Cancellation terms are not written by one side
- Nobody else builds your house without you knowing
- No blank spaces, no missing dates
- Money goes to the company, not to a person
- You can ask where the money went
- Delay has a consequence for both sides
- Force majeure is not a blanket excuse
The whole stage: Construction agreement checks before you sign