> The suppliers are writing the specifications that give them a
> preference or sole source at bid time.  And guess what, the architects
> and engineers are oblivious to this because they do not know what it
> takes to design the work properly!
>
> Not only are they clueless as to what has been done, but the architects
> and engineers are costing their clients money due to the sole sourcing.
>    It is a sad state of the industry when the architects and engineers
> can’t even subcontract the work to another architect or engineer that
> does know how to design the work.

Wait a minute. Isn't this exactly what we do when we ask the architects 
to bring the tradespeople in on the design team from the beginning? I've 
done it several times myself.

John (doncha know) Leeke

www.HistoricHomeWorks.com

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