The lure of the big orange box raises it's ugly head, snarls at anyone daring to produce a markup and scoffs at the national suppliers by way of sheer volume.....

so be it..... why fight it?

sometimes i really think we are the
Me-Install/You-Fetch generation of EC's, or at least subjected to exponential proliferation of the concept.

i have done these jobs T&M, the crux is the individual's (read-You-Fetch) ability to comprehend the materials needed.

If in fact YouFetch needs to have repeated visits to the supplier with the same list, trading invalid materials in, then it becomes more T&M for the EC explaining the needs.

The reality with many YouFetches is that the haven't a clue, will require extensive coaching, will hold up thier own job, and will cost themselves more in the end result.