Terms & conditions - Wordings of t&cs

[scoffsred]

alright lads, im struggling to think of the correct wording for when you want to say this estimate or quote is such n such an amount but if something unforseen is discovered while doing the job the price will have to be assesed? probably something dead straightforward, but im having a thick day or 2 and i just cant phrase it all

Cheers in adavance Dave

[IanMelb]

I've seen something like "The price stated is an estimate for the works and materials listed. If any other work is required in order to complete the project then the pricing for this new item will be agreed with both parties before continuation."

As an aside, I was once told that if you use the word 'quotation' then you have to stick to that (give or take an agreed 'contingency') whereas an estimate can vary wildly.

[scoffsred]

a think something along those lines sounds excellent, there are so many undeterminables when you survey the job, that means you have to cover yourself eh

cheers

[Tony McC]

There used to be a contractor's T&C document on the website, but I took it down after some "advice" from a lawyer that part of it wasn't actually legal. Of course, he wanted paying to tell me which part and how it could be rectified, so I told him to bugger off and just took down the T&Cs.

That's summat else I can add to my list of "things to do when I get a moment". It can go in, with a bullet, at number 347!

[Stuarty]

My boss had a bit of a wrangle with a lawyer of some sorts, apparantly his T&Cs were a bit on the vague side so there was a spell when the lawyer geezer, our client tried to not pay the bill cos of the vagueness. Then the boss got his legal-eagle to make it better.

[enigmaenigma]

Don’t know if this is any good or not

All prices or timescales involved are for meant for estimate purposes only and as such maybe subject to change due to force majeure in regards the following

The cost, supply or availability of materials

Unforeseen factors that are not identifiable during the course of a routine site inspection and only become identified as a result of the commencement of the works

And weather conditions that can obstruct or affect the time schedule or quality of the works involved

Not to happy with using the term “force majeure� – in its strictest sense it means act of god or outside your control and although it is applicable it doesn't sit right, but I couldn't think of anything else at this time LOL

[scoffsred]

thanks enigma that looks blob on to me ill use that i think, better bein safe than sorry.

[mouldmaker]

My T&C covers most things, although as manufacturers we're in a different field. And they're legal, as we paid a lawyer a small fortune to compile them. If there's anything in there that will help, feel free to lift it:

http://www.albionart.co.uk/terms.pdf

[scoffsred]

cheers for that its probably to long winded for what i want lol