This thread carries on from my last thread where I was considering organising the complete build myself.
I found that while I have the necessary experience (40+ years as a builder in AUS) I dont have the necessary contacts for the trades and suppliers.
So I decided to get a few local builders prices and then manage the build in conjunction with the builder.
I designed and prepared the construction plans myself, engaged the services of an engineer (recommended by a colleague). The engineer redrew my plans and incorporated them into his engineering drawings all in Thai.
I then prepared a contract and specification which I had translated to Thai. This I gave to the builders to quote
A little hiccup at the government office. I needed an architect to sign off on the plans. After some negotiations by my wife and the engineer and a little bit of tea money the plans were passed.
I proceeded to get 4 quotes with prices for my design and specification. The quotes varied by some 40%.
I asked for addresses of their current builds and went and visited them and to talk to the owners.
Eventually I chose a local builder TC Builders, his price was not the cheapest but it was nowhere near the dearest, he can speak reasonable english and is open to my ideas and building methods ( he is keen to learn new processes). we negotiated on the contract draw-downs as I had biased them in my favour.
All signed up and ready to commence.