What is better competitive bid or negotiated contract?
Even though most churches invite qualified contractors to submit competitive bids to the church, many churches are now considering a negotiated contract to avoid cost overruns at the bid opening and also to have a qualified contractor give input to design decisions. In many cases, the contractor working with the church during the negotiated contract can receive competitive prices from different sub-contractors to give the church options. In this way, the church can decide whether it is worth paying extra money for a sub-contractor with an outstanding reputation or one that he (the church’s contractor) has worked with before in contrast to the general contractor selecting a sub-contractor that he has never worked with before. An important distinction should be made between a negotiated contract and a design-build contract. Many times a design-build contractor assumes a conflict of interest if the makes all decisions concerning the quality of materials and labor. If the bottom line is to
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