Construction work often involves several trades whose tasks depend on one another. Agree the work sequence and responsibilities before people arrive on site.
What to check
Use appropriate plans and professional assessments for the project. Compare quotations against the same specifications, including materials and waste removal. Confirm who supervises the work and who can approve changes. Agree practical inspection points and a process for addressing defects. Specialist structural or regulated work needs suitably qualified people and the relevant approvals.
Questions to ask
- Who coordinates the trades?
- Which inspections are required?
- How are scope changes approved?
Compare written proposals against the same brief
Give shortlisted providers the same description and ask them to identify exclusions. Separate assessment, labour, materials and any follow-up that applies. A lower total is difficult to judge if it leaves essential work unspecified. Agree who can approve changes and how the finished job will be checked. For work affecting safety or structural performance, use the appropriate qualified professionals and required approvals throughout, not only after a problem appears.
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