FATAL MISTAKES WHEN CHOOSING OR HIRING A CONTRACTOR IN PAKISTAN | How to choose right thekedar
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- čas přidán 14. 02. 2021
- In this video we are going to discuss fatal mistakes that are made when choosing or hiring a contractor in Pakistan. We will also cover how to choose a right thekedar for your house. So, we will cover all the mistakes one by one so let’s get started.
NOT CHOOSING A CONTRACTOR WITH RIGHT SKILLS
The biggest mistake is not choosing a contractor with the right skill set. Some of the people represent themselves as contractors but they are representatives of contractors and they work as middlemen. They just get the contract, keep their margin and then ask someone else to do it. Labor or mason also try that they get the contract.
CHOOSING A CONTRACTOR WHO DON’T KNOW HOW TO READ DRAWINGS
Choosing a contractor who cannot read layout plan, working drawings, plumbing drawings, electrical drawings of BOQs is a fatal mistake in house construction
ASKING FOR RATES FROM LOTS OF CONTRACTORS
You should always pre quality the contractors first and then ask for the construction costs from them. Normally what people tend to do is that they ask for rates of construction first and then their evaluation criteria gets biased on prices offered by contractors.
ASKING FOR RATES WITHOUT DOING INITIAL HOMEWORK
Even when the house plan is not ready, some people tend to start getting the rates. This is a major issue with that is that contractors don’t have idea and prudent contractors won’t give you rates. On the other hand, some contractors will quote you very high because they don’t want to do loss and some other contractors might give you very less rates keeping in mind that they will recover from you later. This way you will always be at loss.
NOT DOING APPLE TO APPLE COMPARISON AMONGST CONTRACTORS
Every contractor has his or her own way of quoting the rates and consultants are hired for the same purpose. They will pre quality a good contractor for you. At the same time, they will also make a comparison for you so that you can see that in totality who has given the best rates. They also negotiate the rates for you with the contractors to the extent that they give you maximum value.
CHOOSING THE CONTRACTOR ON LOWEST RATES
Never keep that in mind that I am going to give the contract to the contractor who will offer me the lowest rates
NOT DECIDING PAYMENT TERMS OR PAYMENT SCHEDULE OR CHOOSING A WRONG PAYMENT TERM OF PAYMENT SCHEDULE
Contractor should be made payments on certain milestones. If you don’t follow those milestones, it becomes difficult for them to work at times and sometimes you pay them more. In both cases it is wrong. Similarly, payment terms have to be decided and they should be broken down into smaller parts so that you don’t pay them in one go.
GETTING YOUR CONTRACT FRONT OVERLOADED
On the serious mistake when choosing the contractor is the you tend to choose the contractor who front loads the contract. By front loading I mean that they tend to charge more in the initial stage of the contract and then their negotiation or bargaining power goes high. Once that happens, some of the contractors then try that they quit the contract as they have got the maximum return in almost no time.
ASKING FOR PLATINUM QUALITY FINISHES OR PREMIUM QUALITY FINISHES AT THE FIRST GO
Lots of people go and ask the contractor that they need platinum quality finishes or premium quality finishes. All they need to know is that you should be specific about quality. Something that is premium quality for you might not be in the list of their premium quality of product. This generates a conflict at the later stage of the contract.
NOT NEGOTIATING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT
You need to negotiate the contract amount as of course most of the contractors have kept the negotiation margin. You don’t need to overdo as well and that is why we are insisting that you should try to do it to the right extent.
NOT HAVING A CONTRACT AT ALL
Working or initiating work without even thinking of finalizing a contract is a major mistake. All the things should be thoroughly written down and finalized so that there should not be any confusions at later stage
NOT FINALIZING CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE OR NOT GETTING IT IMPLEMENTED
You need to breakup the construction schedule and finalize it and this needs to be done by the contractor and shared with you.
You should try that delays should not come from your side and not come from contractor’s side too. If these delays come from your side you should rectify it because then contractor is justified to put claims on you.
You should have good communication with the contractor or thekedar. Timely payments will ensure that to happen.
COMPARISON OF SINGLE CONTRACTOR OR MULTIPLE CONTRACTORS
This is a mistake that you don’t evaluate whether you need a single contractor or multiple contractors. There are pros and cons of each and you might have better communication with single contractor. On the other hand, you might not get all the services from single contractor etc.
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Great mentoring especially for overseas Pakistanis!
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All your videos are Very very informative
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Very good analysis
Thank you so much
Many thanks for sharing the informative videos. If possible can you please share a sample contract for grey structure that cover most of the items / details mentioned in your videos.
We can share a template contract but to be honest we think that it has to be customized from client to client so we will make a video which will cover all these points. For design contract we have shared a video covering all these points and will try to make a video on construction as well
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السلام علیکم سر، بھت اچھا لگا آپ کی یہ ویڈیو دیکھ کر، سر یہاں ایسا کون دیکھتا ہے، صرف اور صرف کم رٰیٹ ہی کوالیفیکیشن بنتی ہے۔کاش ایسا ہو، اچھے کام کعنے والوں کو پری کوالیفای کر کے کام دیا جاے، یہاں لوگ بہت تھوڑے سے فرق کی وجہ سے کم ریٹ والے اناڑی ٹھیکیدار کو کام دے دہتے ہیں، لیکن کسی پروفیشنل کوالیفایڈ بندے کو کام نہیں دیتے، اللہ پاک کرے ایسا ہو، آمین۔ جزاک آللہ
Brilliant
Thank you so much
Sir, Mera yeh mushwearah hay 2 step main ap ni construction shuro karain
1st step grey structure 2nd finish work
1st stage main hi ap ko contractor ks andaza ho jaaiy ga
Us say finish karwa saktay Hain ya nahin grey sturcture aik standard work hay Jo Kay as per drawing ho na chah yeh
Finish work bohat zayda veryation ho ta hay
Iftikhar
Very good
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Your videos are awesome
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I am Your New FAN. Just confused which type of bricks to be used. I live in ISLAMABAD and see Extreme temparture in Winter.
I think Ash bricks can Resist temperature of in side building as compare to Red Mus bricks.
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First of all Hats off to you Sir for creating such a useful channel. Then i would like any tips from you about how to check the portfolio of different contractors. Tedious job?
Will try soon inshallah and thank you for liking our channel
Would appreciate if you explain the details of gray structure. Gray structure labor contact generally covers what ? Beside structure it includes what steps such as basement construction, severage tanks, underground tanks, boundary walls,plastering work, fixation of tiles or flooring etc. Regards
Generally there is no hard and fast rule that what is included and what is not. If i speak of grey structure, we did a video on types of contracts and it was highlighted that iti s a major issue in grey structure contract that apple to apple comparison becomes difficult
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Asalmoalakum sir plz ap ki consult required thi kingdom velley Jo pakistan housing society ka hisa hn plz us my investment krny chy ya nahi kun k mn ny jitny b CZcams py video dekhy hn ap ki vide haqeeqat py mabni hoti hn aur ap logon ko buhat bary nuqsaan sy bachaty hn ap ki skills live long hn JAZAKALLAH sir
I don't have much of knowledge of this society so i would not comment on it
Assalam-u-Alaikum
Kia aap karachi mein construction karte hain?
sir we deal to make house on labour rate according to the map with experienced team
Aoa sir I've budget of 10 million for construction of 10 marla house in Islamabad gulberg, but i want to construct basement as well as I've seen ur video for evaluation of basement criteria n i fall in that criteria n for future rental prospect i want ito build it as I've plan to reside on ground floor n basement n first floor for rental after 5 years. Eo I've a plan to build complete structure from basement to 1st floor but will not finish the first floor. So guide me is it enough budget for my plan?? I can manage 1 million more if needed after spending 10 million so in total 11 million is budget is it good enough??
Balloon main jaisay mazeed hawa bharr raha hai k hum ghubra jain
Sir salute you very informative & helpful video
specially overseas pakistani those who want to build their house but doesn't have any knowledge or afraid from the cheaters contractors as I had experience in the others departments the mentality of our people's 😀 I have 10 Marla plot in Bahria town Lahore planning to construct house in near future, will contact you IN SHA ALLAH
sorry missing some words 😕
So nice of you. You can contact us anytime and we will be glad to help you
Lahore ya gujranwala ky koi top contractor ka b bta dayen kindly
Lahore main tu hum bhi construction kar rahe hain :)
Very informative episode.
Sir when you say hire contractor what do mean please??
E-g : Supervisor or civil engineer or architect engineer ect .
Thank you
Contractor is thekedar basically and the best thing is that it should be thekedar who has all the team with him which will visit your site regularly i mean architect, engineer and supervisor should be there with him
Unfortunately there are many cheaters in Lahore they claim themselves as civil Engineers and architects but they are non matric property agents with the backings of lawyers and police. These scammers are victimizers of innocent people and especially overseas Pakistanis.
🤣🤣🤣 I was going to ask for rates from you because I was looking to start building in may or June, but I don’t have my plans made yet. Thank you for the video. Hahahha I don’t even know exactly where my piece of land is in bahria town islambad.
Best of luck then :). Anyways do check where it is
Thanks for the video. Suggest if you can make video on types of contract, how to make contract legal, what happens if dispute happens and goes to litigation. What if the owner wants to terminate or the contractor runs away.
Would it be viable to add performance bond and pay last bit at the end of one year after project completion?
I don’t think Normal Pakistani contractors would want to work on tight contractual terms... your insight is required on these details.
1. You can get the format of contracts from any good builder
2. Making a contract on stamp paper is the legal way
3. There are no specific courts or institutions handling construction litigations
4. Either party can terminate the contract, it's simple
5. Nobody wants to work with a performance bond
I think sometimes you don't have to go to the court and written things can always help you out.
We will definitely answer some of your questions in next Q&A session that we are going to do pretty frequently. Also there are some questions which need longer answers, we will cover them as a whole topic in our videos so keep watching :)
@@ia7389 Thanks.
@@GharPlansPakistan Thanks. It will be great if get some information on (1) how to materialize the contract and the steps involved (2) What are good clauses to add to safeguard owner’s interest (3) no matter how hard we try, there’s always a gap between actual work done and payment received or made; so what happens if the Contractor runs away? I understand it is more of a legal topic but if you have any such experience to share, it would be helpful (4) When a contractor is mobilized, the site is handed over to him, then why do owners spend money on security of site; can we add this as liability of the contractor? (5) if nobody likes performance bonds then how do we make contractors to repair the errors or omissions that may show up 5-6 months after his demobilization from site? (6) How to communicate with contractor legally? For instance, due to deliberate use of wrong material or bad workmanship, the owner wants contractor to demolish and rebuild; so how do I deal with thins kind of situation. How do I ask contractor to stop, demolish and rebuild. I understand this night have already been narrated in the Contract but how will this work in site?
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how we should proceed constructionn of house, should first we contract a contracter and then choose an architect of vice versa.
Very good question. You should first choose architect, get it designed and then start finalizing contractor.
@@GharPlansPakistan thnx
@@fatimakashif4041 You are welcome
AOA. Ghar plans do u have office in islamabad? Provide services in Islamabad? Labour rate of construction in Gulberg Islamabad. 7 Marla 3500Sqft double story. Let me know
I would request you to get in touch with us at 0315-5111119
Please humain luttnay say bacha lain, dealer tu plote hi nahi lainay dai raha DHA k allawa abb rehaish k iraday say laina chahtay hain, apni marzi hi chahta hai orr bohat dair bhi laga raha hai
Sir contractor rates abhi kya ho ga sialkot ma and will it change after 6 months
Material prices will increase though the labour prices will remain almost the same
Sir asman khud se ly kr dena behtr hai ya thaky mai ?
I think you have written samaan. If it is samaan, tu doonon options theek hain. Depends aap ke situation kiya hai. Aap material le bhi sakte hain aur ache ratoun par ya nahin. Agar nahin le sakte ache ratoun par tu material ke sath de dain
Bhai agar meny Fasilabad me 5 marla mkan bnana ha ap kay pas koi asha sa thakaydar ha bhai . 🤔
Sir thekedar recommend karna responsibility ke kaam hai so please i would request that we will not be suggesting any. Also, aap suggestion par depend na kigie ga aur apne tasale zaroor kigie ga
کنسلٹینٹ ھمارے لئے کیا کیا کام کرتا ھے اور اُس کے مشورے کی قیمت کا تعین کس بُنیاد پر کیا جاتا ھے ؟ ۔
I think you had this conversation with me on Whatsapp. Am i right
Salam,
Do you provide costruction services?
Walikum asalam. Yes we do provide construction services in Lahore, Islamabad and Gujranwala
Assalam o alaikum hope you will be fine
I wanna know, Will you consult for my house required to be constructed in Lahore?
WAS. Yes we do provide construction and consultancy services in Lahore
Dealer bohat zada tungg kar raha hai
Well thought out presentation, but still i would like to ask that for person like me who is already employeed whether i should go for single contractor or multiples and where from i should start to find qualified contractors in peshawar, i mean sources or catalogues etc.
I always suggest that house contract should be split in two parts. One is grey structure and the other is finishing
Aap kahan hain, hum aap say mill lain tu InshaAllah nuksaan say buch jain gai
Are you basedvin Lahore? Why contractors gave rate within and without boundaries of home isn't that a big deal in making boundaries?
They measure the building from the top and do all the work which is included in it. All the other works are excluded. Secondly, we all ask for per square feet rates and boundary wall has to come under lump sum rate
Does ghar plan Pakistan build houses?
Yes this is what we do though currently our services are in limited cities
@@GharPlansPakistan sir do you provide services in Islamabad and karachi
Aap say rabtta ho jai tu bohat acha ho jai gaa
You can contact us at 0315-5111119
کنسلٹنٹ کا فیس کتنا ہوتا ہے، اسلام آباد میں، براہ کرم رہنمائی فرمائیں
Kise ki fees bhi scope of work par depend kar rahe hote hai aur quality of work/ services par.
آپ یہ بتانا بھول گئے کہ میٹیریل خود خریدیں ۔کبھی کنٹریکٹر کو میٹیریل خریدے کو نہ کہیں
Sir main is se different suggest karoun ga at least for grey structure. Of course koshish karain ke contractor reliable ho aur aap ko sahih material de
Uncle I am no agree with u cause jab drawings nee hoti thi jab ghr bht acha bamtta tha
Tu aap waise hi banva laina..... Meri har baat man na zaroori nahin
Kashif bro, a good map along with drawings can be helpful to utilize ur space better plus it will reduce construction cost
i am planning to build house in Rawalpindi, do you 0r your company provide service in rawalpindi. as a contractor or consultant plz contact me by reply. thanks
Sir we do provide services in Rawalpindi. Please contact us at 0315-5111119 for further details
Where is your office ? In lahore ? Contact details, interested to construct from your company.
Yes we have office in Lahore. You can contact us at 0315-5111119
Your sweet name please?
Junaid
Who so ever u choose
BUT PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM MAZHAR MUNIR
Sir sidhi tarha keh dein rate ziada Hain ap k ... Aur ap ko Kam de dein.... Hahahaha
Kisi ki rozi pe laat na marein.....
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Beta kaam daftar mein bethnay se nhi hota pta ap ko bhi kakh ka nhi he. Logon ko daraya mat kr
Acha aap swimming pool par kaam karte ho agar daftar main nahin karte tu :). Mere khayal main aap in main se eik kisam ke contractor hi ho is liye dil se aha nikle hai. No issues waise i will keep on exposing maybe people like you