Hexe3000
2019-11-23 20:22:15
- #1
Good day,
The following happened to our homeowners' association:
The roof and the facade had to be renovated. An engineering office was commissioned. They created a bill of quantities [LV], on which 3 companies submitted an offer. (May 14, 2018)
The cheapest was invited 10 days later (May 25, 2018) after submission for a bid negotiation. The company was granted a 19% surcharge on the price. Reason according to the engineer: price increases over the last 3 years. Since the construction was only supposed to take place in March 2019, the company demanded a 5% price increase in September 2018. Unfortunately, the contract was signed in December 2018 on this basis.
Now regarding the final invoice.
According to the contract, billing was to be based on measurements. Now some square meters or meters were omitted. Also, some positions from the [LV] were not applied.
Prices were recalculated for each position but not uniformly. Sometimes more than the 24%, sometimes less, based on the cost offer from May 2018. At the end of the company's invoice is the sum X without the 19 and 5% being shown.
I have now recalculated the invoice differently: I took the price from the [LV] of May 2018 and added the 19 and 5% at the end. With this calculation, I am even below the company's final price. The engineer said you can’t calculate like that; we would be below the offered total price ([LV] + 19 + 5%) and only that counts.
Am I wrong with my calculation?
The next question would be: I understand that possibly an adjustment for the future can be made. Order today, build 8 months later. Is there a guideline for something like that?
Thank you for your answers
The following happened to our homeowners' association:
The roof and the facade had to be renovated. An engineering office was commissioned. They created a bill of quantities [LV], on which 3 companies submitted an offer. (May 14, 2018)
The cheapest was invited 10 days later (May 25, 2018) after submission for a bid negotiation. The company was granted a 19% surcharge on the price. Reason according to the engineer: price increases over the last 3 years. Since the construction was only supposed to take place in March 2019, the company demanded a 5% price increase in September 2018. Unfortunately, the contract was signed in December 2018 on this basis.
Now regarding the final invoice.
According to the contract, billing was to be based on measurements. Now some square meters or meters were omitted. Also, some positions from the [LV] were not applied.
Prices were recalculated for each position but not uniformly. Sometimes more than the 24%, sometimes less, based on the cost offer from May 2018. At the end of the company's invoice is the sum X without the 19 and 5% being shown.
I have now recalculated the invoice differently: I took the price from the [LV] of May 2018 and added the 19 and 5% at the end. With this calculation, I am even below the company's final price. The engineer said you can’t calculate like that; we would be below the offered total price ([LV] + 19 + 5%) and only that counts.
Am I wrong with my calculation?
The next question would be: I understand that possibly an adjustment for the future can be made. Order today, build 8 months later. Is there a guideline for something like that?
Thank you for your answers