Practical criteria for evaluating contractor bids before signing.
The lowest bid is not a reliable indicator of execution quality or schedule commitment, and it often hides items that will surface as extra costs later.
We advise every client to ask for examples of previous projects similar in scale, and to check what tracking mechanism the contractor will provide during execution, not just on the day the contract is signed.
One simple question reveals a lot: how will I know my project's actual progress in the third week of execution? A vague answer is usually an early warning sign.
