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- 13:44, 14 March 2023 (diff | hist) N Will your tender sink or swim? (Created page with "Tendering is expensive business. Research* has found that of a construction industry worth £110bn per year in project turnover costs, the cost of bidding for work was roughly 2%...")
- 13:43, 14 March 2023 (diff | hist) N What use is a contract programme? (Created page with "Over recent years the use of contract programmes has become increasingly common. The increase in computing power and the availability, at affordable prices, of sophisticated plan...")
- 13:41, 14 March 2023 (diff | hist) N Tendering is not just pricing (Created page with "Over recent years the variety of construction procurement methodologies have increased considerably, opening more procurement options but especially for complex projects that req...")
- 13:39, 14 March 2023 (diff | hist) N So, you're the preferred bidder (Created page with "After an extensive and expensive tender period on the project that could be the centrepiece of your project portfolio, you’ve been informed that you are the lowest tenderer and...")
- 13:38, 14 March 2023 (diff | hist) N How to keep the cash flowing (Created page with "Cash flow, as they say, is the life blood of any business. You may have a business which produces great construction work for what should be a healthy profit, but if there is a s...")
- 13:36, 14 March 2023 (diff | hist) N Potential for profit, or recipe for disaster? (Created page with "After much marketing, prequalification and hard work, [https://hawksurveying.co.uk/so-youre-the-preferred-bidder/ you are finally invited to tender] for that major scheme you hav...")
- 12:00, 15 November 2022 (diff | hist) N Invitations to tender potential for profit (Created page with "After much marketing, prequalification and hard work, you are finally invited to tender for that major scheme you have been researching over the last year or two. Everything in t...")
- 11:53, 15 November 2022 (diff | hist) N Effective contract reviews (Created page with "Construction contracts are inherently risky. Over the years standard forms of contract have been drafted and revised to spread those risks reasonably fairly between Employer and ...")
- 11:51, 15 November 2022 (diff | hist) Interim valuations and payments
- 11:50, 15 November 2022 (diff | hist) N Interim valuations and payments (Created page with "Whether you are involved in administering hundreds of payments each month or just a few, these simple tips and guidance should help or provide a simple refresher. Payments are s...")
- 11:40, 15 November 2022 (diff | hist) How does a QS add value?
- 11:39, 15 November 2022 (diff | hist) N How does a QS add value? (Created page with "Quantity Surveyors are commonplace in construction, but what exactly are they? Definitions are many and varied, but modern Quantity Surveyors are responsible for the effective fi...")
- 11:34, 15 November 2022 (diff | hist) How does a QS keep a project on time and on budget?
- 11:33, 15 November 2022 (diff | hist) N How does a QS keep a project on time and on budget? (Created page with "Keeping track of all areas of a project is a big job, and any new build, refurbishment or extension could really benefit from a quantity surveyor being involved at the start to p...")
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