The Cheapest Project Bid is Not Always the Best
All guttering contractors are experienced with managing and
working on different guttering projects, and as homeowners, we are not
professionals when it comes to home improvement project management. Certainly we
would think that the lowest bid to complete the project is the best deal there
is. We are aware that projects like these are expensive, that’s why we find
ways to work within the budget. This mindset would definitely place us in great
disadvantage in the end.
There are many reasons why ‘choosing the lowest contractor
bid’ is a wrong strategy and a wrong mindset. If you prepared an estimate and a
planned to manage the project expenses accordingly, we can never trust the
lowest bidder not to cut corners; they will always find ways to earn their
target revenue, therefore, they are forced to cut corners to make up the
difference from your demands. Another strategy is agreeing on a lower contract
cost, but it will later force you to pay for modifications or force you to
accept ‘work omission’ when the work is being done. You are now left with no
choice (due to lack of knowledge and experience) but to acknowledge the
contractor’s charge and let them perform this additional work, So, instead of
obtaining a project that works comfortably within your budget, you would
eventually end up getting a substandard work which will result for you have
to pay for re-work and ending up on a more expensive and unreasonable project
cost.
Remember companies need to make money and hit their target income
all the time to survive, since this is the case, businessmen know almost all
the techniques just to reduce their out of pocket expenses for their customers.
There are many ways to cut expenses in any home improvement task, for example,
using inexperienced workforce and the use of low quality materials. Keep in
mind that there is still no assurance you are getting high quality gutters even
if the guttering company passes the home inspections.
If the lowest bidding guttering company gives you a quote
that is 15% cheaper than the average guttering service in Australia, you have
to raise a red flag, because the expenses
for similar projects like labor costs, workers insurance, as well as the
materials being used by contractors, do not differ that much. Acknowledge that any
guttering project will require ample amount of time, high quality materials,
and cost planning, so you would come up with something of high quality.
