Start with the right questions
Two quotations can describe the same room and contain very different work. Compare the scope, specification and responsibilities before comparing the total.
- Match each work package across both proposals.
- Check who supplies appliances, fittings, furniture and equipment.
- Identify allowances, exclusions and assumptions that can change the final price.
Look behind a single total
A lower initial price may omit protection, removal, service changes, disposal or handover information. Ask for those items to be made explicit. A useful comparison also identifies the route for agreeing variations, the payment milestones and what evidence is required before a stage is treated as complete.
What to ask for
Before agreeing the next stage, request the following information in a form you can review with your project team.
- An itemised scope and material schedule
- Clear approval and procurement responsibilities
- Written milestones and a change-control process
Bring the brief to a specialist
Share your location, current photographs, approximate dimensions and priorities. A scoped review can then identify the information needed for a useful proposal. Product choices, project dates and final prices should follow the actual property and agreed specification.
Make this useful for your project.
A review of your property and priorities can turn general guidance into a defined brief.
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