Jack Butler-Kettle

Tips for Procurement, Quantity Surveying

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Tips

Assembling enquiries that come back comparable

Tenders that cannot be compared were lost at the enquiry, not the analysis.

Structure the pricing schedule before you send it

State the attendances, do not leave them to be assumed

Put the contract terms in the pack

Write the scope to close the assumption gaps

Levelling and choosing between tenders

The lowest tender and the cheapest job are rarely the same number.

Read the qualifications before the totals

Price the exclusions back in before you compare

Check the arithmetic, because their error becomes your problem

Turn the thin spots into questions before you commit