Quantity Surveying
Which comes first the Chicken or the Egg?
This is from a LinkedIn discussion posted by Simon Banwell.
I have turned it into a Blog article as the subject matter was of great interest to me.
Standard PQQ At Last?
I think we can all agree that PQQ’s really are a pain in the backside. Almost every bid has a “different” set of questions or more likely the same bl*&dy questions in a different format!!
Therefore it was with some degree of hope that I read the other week, our industry may finally have a standardised PQQ that has a fair chance at being adopted throughout.
The Government has revealed
PAS 91:2010. It is a uniform set of core questions for stage one pre-qualification exercises.
Retentions Problems - What can you do?
Retention of monies on construction projects has always been a bone of contention in the industry. Some are for and some are against. I would wager that more are against it.
I would lay that bet because the number of specialist sub-contractors in the industry far outweighs the number of main contractors / employers. And lets face it they are the ones who are at risk of this contract stalwart.
The Perfect Storm - A Survival Guide To Disputes
Many of the contractors I meet, primarily during a dispute, have one thing in common. They have usually been too lenient with clients and not been completely focused on their cash flow.
As the economy……..thinking of a positive word here……imploded, cash became a scarce commodity and as it continued to dry up many companies fell victim and still are, to what I term "The Perfect Storm".
Quantity Surveying
The days of counting bricks are, thanks to modern technology, a thing of the past.
The job of commercial management however is of vital importance in the success of any project.
