ᐅ The shell construction company canceled just one day after the groundwork began!

Created on: 6 Feb 2018 11:17
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ensi1981
I’m feeling a bit desperate right now.

Yesterday, as agreed with the structural and civil engineers, the civil engineering work began on our property. However, this morning I received a call from my architect saying that the structural engineer informed the civil engineer by email that he would not be coming next week and now has no time left for our construction project.

The civil engineer has, of course, stopped work, canceled the vehicles scheduled for excavation removal today, and left the site.

Now I’m quite at a loss and unsure to what extent the structural engineer is obligated to complete his work... the company is currently unreachable by phone.

Has anyone experienced something like this and can offer tips or advice?

Fortunately, I have a very dedicated planning team with an excellent site manager who will probably now do everything possible to find a replacement.
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Payday
6 Feb 2018 15:22
The construction company prepared a quote. The client signed the quote and sent it back but did not receive any order confirmation.

And now it gets interesting. Has the builder entered into a valid contract or not? In addition, the client must prove that the order was received. If there are any deviations like "please include this and that at the same price," the client can, of course, also reject them.

In the end, a legal dispute is more something for the bored or for someone who has a lawyer in the family.
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ensi1981
6 Feb 2018 15:25
After signing, there was email correspondence concerning still necessary plans, soil surveys, etc.

Additionally, several joint site inspections took place together with the shell construction contractor, the civil engineer, two engineers, and the site manager, during which coordination meetings regarding the start of construction were held.
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Nordlys
6 Feb 2018 15:26
The three-step process is as follows: offer according to the tender, award at the submission, acceptance through a contract presented by the architect, which the company and the client sign. This is the usual procedure.
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Lumpi_LE
6 Feb 2018 15:29
A contract is always formed by making an offer and its acceptance. Neither a signature nor a document is necessary.
Consult legal advice; you can sue and win the case, but that won’t buy you anything yet, and by then you will have spent a lot of money and stress.
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Nordlys
6 Feb 2018 15:33
Well... final submission. Heating contractor H. is the cheapest. H. is present. He looks completely shocked. I can’t manage this, that was supposed to be a defensive offer... he withdraws. Heating contractor U. accepts H’s price and takes on the job. That was fair. We can’t force H. Karsten
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Lumpi_LE
6 Feb 2018 15:36
Legally, you can force him to do it; it is enough if you say to him, "Hello Mr. H, I accept your offer." Contract concluded, done.
But as I said, who wants the legal hassle.