Selecting the construction contractors

Visit the sites that have been completed by the potential contractor, better still visit a site or sites where it is actually engaged in construction Talk with clients past and present 

Visit corporate headquarters and review the company s procedures and working methods 

All the above investigations should be the subject of written reports. The ensemble of these documents can then be analysed to give an overview as to the aptitude of the contractor to be able to respond to the needs of the project. A preliminary assessment can be made at the time of drawing up the list of bidders and a deeper investigation made as part of the bid evaluation of say the two or three most likely candidates. 

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