Bruce was a small developer and often found small infill development sites where he could build 1, 2 or 3 townhouses. Generally he stuck with his existing team of consultants and his usual builder but in this instance he was undertaking a development outside his usual builders, build area and so needed to find a new builder.
For this development Bruce had his own plans and specifications/inclusions prepared as part of his development application and had sent it to 3 local builders for comparison. He received back prices that varied in cost for the whole development by $45,000.
Bruce engaged Compare My New Home to review each builder’s quotation against his specifications and inclusions and note the departures. He had based his inclusions on what he’d always used with his regular builder.
Outcome
In undertaking the review as expected Compare My New Home found almost all the builders were missing some elements of Bruce’s inclusions or specifications either not providing them or substituting their own standard product in lieu of what Bruce asked for.
The detailed report Compare My New Home provided allowed Bruce to see the differences in the builders quotations, including where they’d substituted items and what unique inclusions each builder offered. He used that as a basis to negotiate further with 2 of the builders before appointing one for the job.
The biggest value add for Bruce was the time we saved him by doing the legwork for him. He was already evaluating his next site while we were preparing the report on the building quotes he’d received.
