Tender Chaos: How the Tender Process Undermines Construction Projects

"We' have a problem and something MUST change. By "we", Jamie is talking about construction as a whole as well as individual businesses within it. And what's the problem? Contractor Tendering. The tendering process is fundamentally flawed and undermines the quality of contractor proposals submitted as a result of the process. Which, ultimately, affects the end client for whom the building is being delivered. This isn't the first time we've talked about the trouble with tendering and why serious change is needed if we really want to change the perception of the industry. in this video Jamie shares our recent experience of a tender process in full candid detail. He talks about everything from erroneous paperwork to unanswered clarifications, inadequate timescales demonstrating ignorance of what is involved in a contractor putting together a robust, quality response, to appalling communication within the client's professional team when it comes to crucial site visits. And finally, Jamie share what we did as a result of this experience - what would you have done? If we, as an industry, are serious about changing the perception of construction, improving the quality of delivered projects and reducing the risk of more contractors falling into administration, we need to start by tackling how projects are tendered. KEY TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 01:00 Introduction to construction procurement and tendering to set the scene. 01:30 The real life story of a recent tender process 02:29 What went wrong... 04:20 What happens when contractors receive an ITT and tender documentation 07:00 Let's talk about subbies and supply chain pricing 07:30 Tender queries 09:00 Unanswered queries 09:55 Who forgot to tell the architect they were responsible for site visits? 11:22 Erroneous tender documentation 13:46 Summary of everything that was wrong! 15:40 Why "we" must be better 16:50 HOW we can be better 19:00 Is your project really ready to be tendered? 22:06 RISK - it's an important conversation! 23:47 What we did - what would you have done? Don't forget to like, share and subscribe to this channel to ensure you don't miss out on forthcoming videos. ABOUT OUR CHANNEL This channel is about the UK’s construction industry. We cover everything from the services you may need on your construction project to our thoughts on the top issues faced by our clients. Check out our channel here:    / @evolution5limited   Don’t forget to subscribe! CHECK OUT OUR OTHER VIDEOS How to improve client/contractor collaboration:    • How to improve client contractor collabora...   A deep dive into construction management:    • A deep dive into Construction Management   ABOUT OUR SERVICES For more about the services provided by Evolution5 click here: https://evolution5.co.uk/service/main... https://evolution5.co.uk/service/cons... https://evolution5.co.uk/service/proj... https://evolution5.co.uk/service/cost... https://evolution5.co.uk/service/heal... https://evolution5.co.uk/service/buil... https://evolution5.co.uk/service/proj... https://evolution5.co.uk/service/empl... https://evolution5.co.uk/service/deve... FIND US AT https://evolution5.co.uk/ GET IN TOUCH Contact us on [email protected] CONNECT ON LINKEDIN Get updates or reach out to Get updates on our Social Media Profiles! LinkedIn:   / jamie-barrett-evolution5   LinkedIn:   / evolution5-ltd