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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If the defin. is an architect who wins awards then we used one ... we got three bids, 2 of them within 2% of architect's estimate (~600k), the 3rd bid was near 750k (!) on very detailed specs.  WTF?

We asked the architect and he said that bid included some very high prices from a couple of subcontractors that drove it up.  The other line items were comparable.

So it could be a lowball by the other (lower) bidder, that can sure happen.  Or could be something else (sounds more like the former in your case).

How close were the bids to the architect's estimate?  You DID have one, right?  A good estimate based on detailed specs should be right in the ballpark, ours was.

We had no change orders that resulted from any builder related items, we had about 4% increase in change orders for a few things we changed along the way.[/quote]

Your addition was $600k?  Wow -- sounds very high end.  Starting to plan a renovation now; this thread has been very helpful.  Thanks.[/quote]

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