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Had to pick between a local concrete crew and a big national firm for a foundation pour in Boise.
The local guys were cheaper by about $8,000 but couldn't start for three weeks. The national firm could start Monday but their bid was way higher. I went with the locals to save the budget, and now we're a full week behind schedule waiting on them. Anyone else get burned trying to save money on a critical path item?
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adam_butler386d ago
Yeah I did that once on a patio slab. The wait ended up costing more in the long run with other trades backed up. I mean now I just pay the rush fee if it's holding up the whole job.
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violafox6d ago
Totally get that. Learned the hard way too, waiting on one thing just snowballs. Now I treat a rush fee like cheap insurance for the whole schedule.
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