The Importance Of Construction Contract Details
If you're an experienced contractor, you probably don't
need to read this article, unless you're interested in a refresher
course on construction contract details. Anyone who has worked as a
construction contractor, or dealing with contractors in the construction
business, understands construction contract details and these details
can become extremely important, whenever a problem arises between the
contractor and the client.
If your receiving bids for a bathroom remodeling project, and someone
gives you a piece of paper with their name on it, and a total price for
your bathroom remodeling project and within the construction contract
detail area, only has a few words, but the contractor tells you that
they know what you want and they can do the job for this amount, you had
better get them to give you some specific details or explain to them
that you will not be requiring their services. This usually motivates
them to fill in the blanks.
You're looking for an estimate or bid proposal, with as much information
as you can possibly imagine, to have written with in the proposal. The
contractors should list everything can be that they are going to be
doing as part of their services. If the bathroom remodeling project,
includes a new mirror and it's not listed within the scope of work, you
need to remind the contractor, to add this into their proposal.
Any little thing that you could possibly think of, should be in all of
your construction proposals. This could save the contractor and the
homeowner a lot of headaches and frustration in the future. The more
information, the clearer the scope of work is. I can't tell you how many
problems I've had, dealing with this situation.
I suggest that you take my advice, and make sure that your construction
contract details are crystal clear.