Browse Forums Building A New House Re: how many tenders does it take... to get to the winner? 2Aug 11, 2020 3:46 pm Once you get more prices than around 5 it gets the less likely that builders will be giving a keen price. It cost them to prepare a firm price. If they have got less than 1:5 chance of getting the work they are inclined to spend less time on working out their price and will overestimate rather than spend the time working to get the lowest price. 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: how many tenders does it take... to get to the winner? 4Aug 12, 2020 9:31 am 3 quotes is enough LOL, only in housing mate do Stakeholders get ripped off by contractors. On Govt and mining projects the data and costs are strictly controlled via Bim "Basically if you want the project, we'll tell you what you need to do..." Quote Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Depends how much direct sun it gets. Is there any shading (eaves or trees)? If the sun hits a window directly it doesn't matter too much if it's double or single… 1 12635 Hi Mofflepop, I would recommend finding a building designer to prepare plans, they should design to your specified budget. The benefit is you can tender the project out… 9 20181 I would never build with Fowler homes. I built with them in 2021 and till date maintenance issues are pending. All their existing trades and businesses don't work with… 14 105129 |