seriously not happy

[ROLLACOSTA]

we have just started a large govermant contract ..ive spent hours priceing this job, got extra crew..increased insurance..and have bent over backwards dealing with there beaurocracy...the job should have lasted 3 months. today they tell me get as much done by 31 march as they have got money for this years budget ..but dont expect to finnish the whole quoted for job as they havent got budget for next year yet..we have priced for the complete job i tell them [we priced up using an average time system].the job entails removing stakes to medium size take downs ,hedges etc you name it its there to be done ..sods law is we have started at the thick end take downs etc so looks as though were not going to see any easy jobs ...any way i told them priceing now all messed up get on site and re-negotiate.the joke was they said do what you can till 31 march and then we will all agree a price lol kiss my a*** i said we re-negotiate.at the moment we have downed tools..oh yess we got a contract worthless to either party.........BIG JOBS /CONTRACTS SUCK..oh yes obviously we have put back regular work and as to be expected some customers wont wait for us to come along in 3 months...how can govermant agencys be so incompetant???

 

[Acer]

Originally posted by ROLLACOSTA
...how can govermant agencys be so incompetant???

I never expect anything else..it's our money they're playing with, not theirs..

If the agency you are dealing with is the Environment Agency, you're right to down tools and renegotiate..I've heard that they have a reputation for shafting their contractors..

 

[jamie]

large contracts

we are working on the new royal bank of scotland HQ and while they are good for a massive contract they also have their heads up their arses.

eg, they want a tree felled, the planners have to get someone to say aye, thats a good idea and they then have to get someone to confirm its the right idea, then they have to notifiy their boss who gets someone to write a permit for the work and then they get someone to second sign the permit and they then get their secretary to phone us and tell us that the birch which was to be left and untouched under all circumstances, is now in the way and must urgently be felled...... (the number of people may be wrong but you get the point)

another job, we had 3 small parks to do the tree work on, as we finished they asked if we could do the other 3 (bigger) parks, for the same price of course, and by the end of next week......aye right, the gaffa made his excuses and we left.....

big contacts can suck but im sure they also pay off

jamie

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

Re: large contracts

Originally posted by jamie

... for the same price of course, and by the end of next week...

Sure we can do it at the same price ... on a per tree basis

big contacts can suck but im sure they also pay off

Yup, big time either way.