Free tender checklist
The things that get missed at tender and cost you on site
Not the basics. A checklist of the items we see slip through on civil tenders again and again, because they sit in the contract, the specification or the geotech report rather than in the pricing schedule.
What's inside
Seven sections, written by estimators who price civil work every week. Run through it once the documents are in and again the day before close.
- 01
The contract, not just the price
Liquidated damages, time bars, latent conditions, hidden design responsibility, security, payment terms and insurance levels.
- 02
Ground, water and waste
Rock at invert level, groundwater, bulking factors, waste classification and tip fees, and contamination in existing fill.
- 03
Authorities, services and traffic
Road occupancy licences, authority inspections and shutdowns, potholing existing services and restricted working hours.
- 04
Time and the programme
Wet weather and non-working days, multiple mobilisations, supplier quote validity and site costs for the real duration.
- 05
Quality, testing and handover
Testing frequency in the spec, survey and work as executed, ITPs, lot registers and handover documents.
- 06
Subcontractor and supplier quotes
What each quote leaves out, quantities against yours, and who supplies what.
- 07
The schedule and the submission
Lump sum or remeasure, provisional sums, addenda that change the design and non-price requirements that cost money.
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