Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jan 23, 2011 7:44 pm Hey guys.. So we have a quote and we are going to receive our final tender this week. Should we go over it with a solicitor? We are a bit worried because we have not done this before and not sure what we should be looking for in the tender. Do we use the same conveyancer that helped us with purchasing the land??? hmm reading what a conveyancers job is.. maybe not? Any advice one this step tender looking for things etc would be so much appreciated!! Help please Thanks guys & girls Re: Solicitor should we...tender? 2Jan 23, 2011 7:48 pm Assuming the contract is a standard HIA or MBA contract you would only need a solicitor if the builder looks to vary the contract in any way. Probably the more important issue is have you written the specification or the builder. Your money may be better spent using a building professional to review the actual specification. The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Solicitor should we...tender? 3Jan 23, 2011 7:55 pm ok... umm please explain... HIA MBA? specification? like i said... we know very little about the whole process and how do we find these building professionals to look at it? lol we are building with Hotondo.. The design is one of their own with some small changes? First home builder... Building with HOTONDO in Wollongong... Land settlement 13th May 2010 Any advice is appreciated! Good Luck with your homes! Re: Solicitor should we...tender? 4Jan 23, 2011 8:04 pm Most Builders like Hotando use a standard contract document. These are produced by either the the HIA or the Master Builders Association. These are well proven and fair documents. Unless changes had been made to the contract conditions you will not need these to be reviewed by a solicitior. The specification is an attachment to the contract and spells out exactly what you want and/or what the builder is offering. there are many Inspectors with archicentre probably being the best known The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Solicitor should we...tender? 6Jan 23, 2011 9:26 pm I'm going to go against the crowd here - yes, I would get a solicitor. We did for our contract in the wake of Beechwood homes going into voluntary administration. The solicitor had dealt with the fallout from that, and advised us accordingly to get some of the conditions changed. Just as well, because our builder went into voluntary administration too. Thankfully, because some clauses had been rewritten, we were extra-protected had the builder not traded out. It didn't cost that much to have the solicitor look over the contract and it was worth every penny. Judie Re: Solicitor should we...tender? 7Jan 23, 2011 9:35 pm bashworth Most Builders like Hotando use a standard contract document. These are produced by either the the HIA or the Master Builders Association. These are well proven and fair documents. Unless changes had been made to the contract conditions you will not need these to be reviewed by a solicitior. The specification is an attachment to the contract and spells out exactly what you want and/or what the builder is offering. there are many Inspectors with archicentre probably being the best known Any contract, standard or otherwise, designed by a housing industry organisation will be biased to its members interests, so not sure I would describe it as fair. Not sure about volume builders, but if you go via an architect, one of the key issues for negotiation is the terms of the contract. Hey. Head to a metal and decide on which profile you will use first. Profiles with larger corrugations can greatly change the appearance of the color in different… 0 3357 i imagine you also have another contract with an architect? and yeah, whatever other's said about special conditions and appendices 16 15822 hey there! π so, itβs kinda common for standard drawer depths to be around 500mm since most cabinets use this size to fit the usual runners… 3 20855 |