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Stick with the original bid price or add a change order for a surprise foundation issue?
I was bidding a small retaining wall job last month in north Texas and after digging the first few holes I hit some really rocky soil that needed extra labor and a bigger auger bit. I stuck with my original number because I felt bad asking for more, but halfway through it ate up my whole profit margin. Would have been smarter to stop and renegotiate right then. Has anyone else let a bid price ride when conditions changed and regretted it?
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jake_chen7d agoTop Commenter
Is this really that big of a deal though? You hit some rocky soil, big deal, that happens on like half the jobs around here. Just eat the small loss and learn to add a "potential rock clause" to your next bid, it's not like you went bankrupt over it.
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