Wednesday 19 November 2014

The frustration about Porter Davis's Tender Process

One of the most frustrating things about dealing with Porter Davis are their processes.

Particularly the Tender Process.

So much of it is shrouded in secrecy until the day of the tender itself. It is only then that you get your first view of the plans, and the tender document itself, which is basically pretty much the same as your sales quotation. It is also where you are informed of the site costs, which may be an unpleasant surprise.

I believe in getting things early. Early access allows for greater (unrushed!) time to review and spot mistakes, and avoid the correction merry-go-round. However, PD will not send the tender documents out, and they are quite open as to why. They will not send them out because you have not paid your money yet. Some people have taken the site costs etc, and use that to bargain a better deal from other builders. Whether this is true or not, is irrelevant, as PD believe it to be so, and they control this.

It's their game, and you are forced to play by their rules.

So, to that end, I have included ALL of the pages of the tender diagrams that we received. UPDATE: It was pointed out to us in our contract appointment that these drawings were ordered especially for us, as our build was flagged as an out of the ordinary one. So please don't expect to be presented with the same type/number of drawings. These are simply what were presented to us in our particular circumstances.

Hopefully, this will help people and ease their anxiety about what to expect from the tender process.

I particularly like page 16, the Slab Layout, which states that it is only for construction and not to form a part of the client documentation.

Tender-Page01
Tender-Page02
Tender-Page02A
Tender-Page02B
Tender-Page02C
Tender-Page03
Tender-Page04
Tender-Page05
Tender-Page06
Tender-Page07
Tender-Page08
Tender-Page09
Tender-Page10
Tender-Page11
Tender-Page12
Tender-Page13
Tender-Page14
Tender-Page15
Tender-Page16

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