Twelve reasons why a fire sprinkler contractor could bid high or low on a job.
There are many reasons why a fire sprinkler contractor would bid high or low on a construction job.
Fire sprinkler contractors face factors common to all trades. Among those factors affecting a bid are competition to win the job, scope interpretation, applicable codes, unfamiliar technologies, premature bid package materials and incomplete water-supply data. These factors not only affect the cost to complete the job, but the time to complete it, as well as the performance and appearance of the system. Here are 12 reasons from a fire protection engineer’s perspective why a fire sprinkler contractor’s bid could be affected.