Identical tender pack sent to 2+ contractors
Why — act while you have leverage
Same drawings, same spec sheet, same BOQ format to every bidder - otherwise the comparison is fiction. Different packs produce quotes that cannot honestly be compared at all.
What to look at
- One pack, issued identically, with a record of what each bidder received
How to check it yourself
For comparability every bidder must receive the same drawings, spec sheet, bill-of-quantities format, inclusions and exclusions list, and payment-terms basis.
More construction quotation and boq checks
- Quote comparison and conflicts pass done
- Negotiation round held on the comparison verdicts
- Grades and thicknesses are written down, not just brands
- Waterproofing is scoped everywhere water goes
- How the work will be measured is agreed before it is priced
- The things you cannot occupy without are in the price
- The electrical safety layer is named, not assumed
- What the quote leaves out, in writing