by American Classic Construction | Aug 7, 2018 | American Classic Construction, Building, Construction, Construction News, Contractor, Fire Damage, Home Remodel, New Construction, Water Damage, Window Replacement |
We caution against trying to play one contractor off against another. This would be the process of providing one contractor with the lower bid of their competitor (assuming the scope is equal) to see if they will lower their bid. While competitive bidding is...
by American Classic Construction | Jul 17, 2018 | American Classic Construction, Building, Construction, Construction News, Contractor, Fire Damage, Home Remodel, New Construction, Water Damage, Window Replacement |
Once you have made the necessary adjustments so each proposal can be fairly compared, should you select the lowest, the middle? We believe that neither is the right answer. Instead, we recommend evaluating each proposal based on several factors of which the price...
by American Classic Construction | Jul 3, 2018 | American Classic Construction, Building, Construction, Construction News, Contractor, Fire Damage, Home Remodel, New Construction, Water Damage, Window Replacement |
In addition to exclusions, you will need to examine such costs as who will be providing finish materials like tile, plumbing fixtures, electrical fixtures and so forth. Some proposals will include these items and others will exclude them. Eventually all of these costs...
by American Classic Construction | Jun 19, 2018 | American Classic Construction, Building, Construction, Construction News, Contractor, Fire Damage, Home Remodel, New Construction, Water Damage, Window Replacement |
Most contractors will not come out and tell a client their overhead, direct labor and profit numbers. Many contractors do not even know what their overhead costs are as a percent of each project. Many contractors don’t consider their direct labor as a cost to be...
by American Classic Construction | Jun 5, 2018 | American Classic Construction, Building, Construction, Construction News, Contractor, Fire Damage, Home Remodel, New Construction, Water Damage, Window Replacement |
We recommend against the evaluation method that weighs the lowest bidder such that they are always selected. Clearly the price provided is a very important consideration but even before prices can be compared, you first need to make sure the proposals can be...
by American Classic Construction | May 15, 2018 | American Classic Construction, Building, Construction, Construction News, Contractor, Fire Damage, Home Remodel, New Construction, Water Damage, Window Replacement |
One of the immediate rewards from taking the time to establish a valid Construction Budget is that when you go to choosing a contractor you will not be trying to find a contractor who is willing to do more work than they should for the amount you wish to pay. We...
