How to choose a fit-out contractor: ten questions before you sign
Ten questions to put to a fit-out contractor before you sign, covering classification, past work, exclusions, the payment schedule, warranties and how changes are priced.
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Short practical articles from our work in pricing, scheduling and tenders, occupational safety, fit-out and rope access.
Lump sum or bill of quantities? Choosing the right pricing basis for your project
The difference between a lump-sum contract and a re-measured bill-of-quantities contract, when each fits, who carries the quantity and design risk, and what each must define in the contract.
How to build an occupational health and safety system for your company or project
What makes an HSE system work on site rather than on paper, from risk assessment and permits to work through to inspections and incident investigation.
Rope access: when is it the right choice, and what does safety require?
Rope access versus scaffolding and mobile platforms, the two-rope system, IRATA technician levels, the rescue plan and equipment inspection before work at height.
Interior fit-out stages, from site handover to project handover
Site handover, construction drawings and approvals, material samples, procurement, the right execution sequence, the snag list and handover documents: a practical map of an interior fit-out project.
GRC and classical ornament: from design to installation
What GRC is, when to use it instead of gypsum or stone, production methods, the stages from shop drawings to fixing, standards and tests, and the most common causes of defects in facades and ornament.
What documents does an accurate quotation need?
What an estimator needs from drawings, specifications and the bill of quantities to price accurately, and how each missing document moves the final number.
How is a unit rate built up in a bill of quantities?
How a unit rate is built from materials, labour and equipment, then overheads and profit, and how to compare two quotations fairly.
The baseline programme in Primavera P6: what must it contain?
What a Primavera P6 baseline should contain before it goes for approval, from the WBS and logic to the critical path, resources and calendars.
Etimad tender submission checklist
What we check before uploading any bid to Etimad, from the tender booklet and clarifications to the technical and financial offers, bid bond and statutory certificates.
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