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Amanda
Citizen
Username: Amandalavin
Post Number: 25
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 11:21 am: | 
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Let's say a kitchen costs $30K and a bathroom project $25 if they were bid out individually and done at different times/years.
What, if any, is the savings/discount by bidding out both projects at once? |
Jgberkeley
Citizen
Username: Jgberkeley
Post Number: 4566
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 11:50 am: |
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If they were bid correctly in the first place, none.
If you get a discount, you were over bid the first time, IMO. |
Case
Citizen
Username: Case
Post Number: 1555
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 12:59 pm: |
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I suppose a contractor may be willing to extend some kind of a discount for a larger job... which is what you're proposing... but wow, that is a LOT of work to do all at the same time!
I'm doing my kitchen this year, and I'm planning on re-doing the bathroom plumbing while that's going on (the bathroom is right above the kitchen - it's a no brainer) but to take on two such projects at once might be a little more than you're willing to deal with.
Just a thought. |
Peter
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Username: Peter
Post Number: 244
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 1:04 pm: |
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Yeah, we did that and moved out for the duration. But I think a discount is in order -- some days some trades might not have a full day's work on one project, but could do a full day's work doing two. And there has to be a certain efficiency in doing more rather than less. I'd say 10% is in order for a discount. |
Pat Scanlan
Citizen
Username: Squarehead
Post Number: 18
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 7:19 pm: |
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you will definitely save money because they on;y have to get a dumpster once, as well as all other sub-contracting work -- carpenter, electrical, plumbing, sofa's
Pat |
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