Comparison of construction performance description! What should we prefer?

I spoke with an architect a few minutes ago, I will then get an offer for your fee and how exactly it works. I somehow feel ignorant and uncertain about the whole thing, so I wish for a carefree building process..... hopefully everything goes smoothly and I am not fooled

The architect should always act in your interest! If you feel that he does not, then take another one.
We did it, for example, like this:
Structural engineer (we have one in the family) created the drawings, tender documents, and building application documents for us.
Afterwards, we sent the tenders to various companies. The offers that came in (only about 30% actually participated) have to be checked and compared. Either you trust yourself to do this or you commission the architect/structural engineer again. After some craftsmen tried to cheat us, I would recommend having this checked by a professional as well.
When "all" offers were in, we took the two cheapest and had a personal meeting with them. In this meeting, we adjusted the specifications in detail and renegotiated the price including cash discount. The company that was the most likable to us and acceptable in price received the contract. Here we always chose a VOB contract with a flat rate to avoid any unexpected surprises.
The acceptance of the trades before payment was then again done by our structural engineer.

Hello,

as Koempy already wrote, you can find out from the soil survey what kind of basement you need.

An architect can already issue an invoice for an initial consultation; here one should clearly agree on what costs will be incurred by the client if he takes action.

You can already get an initial overview in the architects' fee schedule.

A first point of reference would also be to get an offer from a company that builds turnkey.

Regards,

Dirk

The problem with turnkey providers, however, is that the offers are not comparable. In addition, I would also involve an expert here to inspect and approve the individual trades.

The problem with turnkey providers, however, is that the offers are not comparable.

I wouldn't necessarily agree with that now. Sure, it is much more complex than with individual tenders. But if you take the trouble to break down the construction service descriptions, you can very well make comparisons here too.

In our experience, building with an architect and individual contracts is even more expensive than building with a single company.

Furthermore, I would also involve an expert here to have the individual trades inspected.

That is, of course, always recommended.

Regards,

Dirk

How precise are the specifications with the turnkey provider? Nowhere does it say how much screed, for example, is required. Anbieter1: Additional payment because more was needed Anbieter2: Credit because less was needed How were you able to compare the offers in advance? In a tender, everyone bids on the same service. When I read what is paid for the houses here, I bet that with a self-planned and individually tendered house it is cheaper. For example, I am at under €250k including the land (€23k) and ancillary building costs without outdoor facilities and garage for 156m² of upscale standard.