serena Posted March 3, 2018 Posted March 3, 2018 Hi all, I am new to the forum and am desperately seeking advice.... we have building regs approval for a part single / part two-storey side extension on a 60s built semi. I have been putting the tender documents together myself. I will be issuing the approved plans, engineers notes, build spec and covering letter. The build spec is 8 pages long. I managed to find a good example to work from and added all our requirements, not obvious from the drawings. Should I put together a contract? I was thinking just a couple of pages which states that the contractor should follow the build spec, price and payment schedule, agreed dates for commencement and completion, defects liability period, required contractor's insurance cover, percentage to be held back for snagging. Reading up online I'm wondering if this is sufficient? Some suggest using something like the JCT Minor Works agreement. I don't want to go over the top and scare off good builders but I don't want to be naive either. Would really appreciate some advice. thank you
Oz07 Posted March 3, 2018 Posted March 3, 2018 What kind of money are we talking here? Anything below 50k I fear you may be a bit o.t.t and as you suspect scare off good contractors. Others may disagree If you do gobthis route outs you may be better off with a bigger firm. You will pay for the privilege but they will be well versed with the documentation side.
serena Posted March 3, 2018 Author Posted March 3, 2018 26 minutes ago, Oz07 said: What kind of money are we talking here? Anything below 50k I fear you may be a bit o.t.t and as you suspect scare off good contractors. Others may disagree If you do gobthis route outs you may be better off with a bigger firm. You will pay for the privilege but they will be well versed with the documentation side. Hi, Thank you. I'm expecting quotes between £50-60k. What documentation would you expect to see please.
Oz07 Posted March 3, 2018 Posted March 3, 2018 Your probably right with the direction you're going. Spec and drawings would probably be enough for quotes. Leave the rest till your weighing up the contractors
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