Contract Evaluation

Whenever we look at a new project we are always faced with decisions of what would be the best materials to achieve the contract as well as what would be the best methods to implement whilst fixing them. If the wrong choices are made the client will see inflated prices due to plant & equipment, labour charges or extra material costs.

Looking at this you can quite easily see your quotation being worthless if you are receiving an inferior approach to the end result.

Poor design ultimately results in problematic construction which intern results in poor workmanship and a high probability of future bills to rectify the problems that occur. (IE: leaks, corrosion)

Before we launched Norfolk Steel Frame Buildings, we ran sub-contract gangs for many companies. During this time we often experienced contracts that were approached in the wrong way or were using impractical materials. These jobs usually resulted in high labour costs with endless extras to cover the impractical methods needed to do the job.

As a result we often faced situations of rectifying these office errors at our own expense or faced losing future work if we didn’t do it.  This may seem unfair but is common within the industry which is why there are so many contracts today being completed by different gangs to those that started them.

The bad side to this situation is that to take over another gangs contract because the left has it own problems. Problems such as searching for materials, finding fixings, do they work in a different way and are the quantities still correct plus many other points. The best way to describe it is, that it’s like one artist trying for finish another artists painting with neither wanting to be credited for it.

This is a real problem as the client usually has no idea what has happened whilst unknowingly receiving as second rate job because of it.

When considering an industrial roofing and cladding contractor there are a few main points to consider to get a  good job done at the best possible price.

• Turnover of labour – How long has the gang worked for the company? ( This is crucial )
• Practical experience – Without on site training how can a company foresee pitfalls or make correct evaluations?
• Work ethic – How do they reward their staff for high quality workmanship?
• Are their gangs in-house trained? and or what measures do they determine high quality tradesman.

The bottom line to all this, without a correct evaluation being done for the contract then you can expect trouble down the line by way of extra costs being imposed or extra costs due to poor workmanship.