Why Do You Need A Material And Construction Plan?
The risks of going out to tender.
Have you been wondering why do you need a material and construction plan? If you are overseeing a landscape development project and want to put the work out to tender, there are a number of risks that may present themselves.
A competitive tender exercise usually requires a judgement based on a balance between the quality of the application and the price. Each tender is scored based upon these two factors. As price is a large deciding factor for any company, this can force bidders to submit the lowest prices possible.
In order to achieve this, bidders may use low quality materials or take shortcuts in hard landscaping construction methods. The end result could also reflect this poor quality of working. This means that it might not meet the expectations of the tender or require corrective works to bring it up to a suitable standard.
Your tender documentation should always include specific details of the materials that should be used and the construction methods. If these are not present, any deviation from this can be blamed upon a poor Specification of Works. This is where a material and construction plan comes in.
Protect your project quality.
A material and construction plan specifies the recommended material and construction method for each area of hard landscaping. Also known as a hard landscaping specification, the aim of a material and construction plan is to ensure a high quality result.
To achieve this high quality result, a material and construction plan will include detailed descriptions of construction methods. It will also include technical drawings of recommended construction methods. Which are particularly useful in complicated landscape projects. This allows the tenderers to refer to these specifications when bidding. It also provides you with a level of protection, ensuring that quality is met and giving you a specification to compare the completed work against.
ProHort Ltd provides detailed material and construction plans for landscape development projects throughout the UK. We can help to ensure that your project runs as smoothly as possible and help you to achieve that high quality result.
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