I can't tell you the number of times that I've done the same thing that Eagle described. When I was estimating, the big word was "value engineering". Value engineering is a fancy term which means, "cut the guts out of it." I can't tell you the number of projects that I lost because the GC would take the lowest 2 bids, and have us value engineer the project. The project that I was first on was lost because the other EC "cut more guts out" than I did.
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I would worry about more than just the material on this project. I would worry about getting paid even for your labor. Watch out for people like this.
Bid Breakdown?.....Nervous Breakdown,
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