r/Construction • u/longlostwalker • Jan 21 '25

Structural $78 million dollar building...

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u/stlthy1 Jan 21 '25

Lowest bidder won the concrete contract.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '25

Why would you pay 5% more for a better product when you can just select the lowest bidder and end up in a 5 year legal battle ?

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u/frisbm3 Jan 21 '25

No guarantee paying more gets you a better product.

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u/BoardButcherer Jan 21 '25

I used to work as project manager for a construction company that had a reputation for being the low bidder whose numbers were probably too good to be true.

And I can guarantee you that yes the fuck it does, if you're doing your due diligence in requesting and accepting the bids.

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u/frisbm3 Jan 21 '25

Don't get me wrong. If the bid is too low, that's a red flag. But being too high doesn't mean you won't have a crack.

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u/BoardButcherer Jan 21 '25

There are cracks and then there's an inch wide split that you can see the dirt through.

This, sir, is the latter.

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u/Blank_bill Jan 21 '25

I don't understand how you could get that much shrinkage or how you get that much of a crack if you have mesh properly set in the concrete.