Construction always carries risk. Here are the ten that most often materialise, and what we do to make sure it doesn’t come to that. It is better to know in advance.
The spatial plan limits use, site coverage, height, setbacks and access. Buying without checking is the most expensive mistake.
What we do: before you buy, we analyse the plot and what may be built on it.
An incomplete application, requests for additional documents, statements from public authorities.
What we do: we file a complete application, answer the requests and follow the procedure through to the decision.
A design without stated quantities produces bids that cannot be compared.
What we do: we deliver the main design (glavni projekt) with a bill of quantities showing the quantities for each discipline.
Items without a price, missing works, an unclear scope.
What we do: we compare the bid with the bill of quantities item by item and show you what is missing.
Actual quantities differ from the designed ones, especially for excavation and foundations.
What we do: we calculate quantities from measurement sheets (dokaznice mjera), and the investor approves any larger quantities before payment.
Interim statements (situacije) are certified without checking.
What we do: we recalculate and certify every interim statement before payment. Corrections favour the investor, and the contractor too where that is due.
Reinforcement, waterproofing, installations in walls: once covered, they cannot be checked.
What we do: supervision inspects and documents them before they are covered.
Contractors, suppliers, weather.
What we do: a programme, regular coordination meetings and reports, and deadlines written into the contract.
Quality records, tests and statements are missing.
What we do: we collect the documentation for the technical inspection (tehnički pregled) from the first day of construction, not at the end.
You cannot see what is happening, and decisions cannot wait.
What we do: one responsible person, regular reports with photographs and a list of decisions waiting for you, in a language you understand.
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