Make sure you have a good lawyer write it up, don't just simply make a note of it in the bid material.
As mentioned, some major catastrophies cannot be predicted, and should be provided some leniency. Make sure this is spelled out in detail, or everything will become an emergency.
Be prepared for the bid to be higher than normal. If you want it faster, or guaranteed by a certain date, more man-hours may be needed to insure that.
Be prepared to pay penalties in time or dollars yourself if you make changes in the middle of the building of the panel.
I haven't used much of these in the automation world, except on very large projects.
During college I worked for a construction company owned by two lawyers. I once left an outrigger partially down on a crane as I crossed a set of railroad tracks and ripped them out. As it turned out, the approach to the railroad tracks was at a slightly steeper grade than specified in the bid documents, so the company I worked for not only got out of paying for the tracks, but was re-imbursed for the bent outrigger on the crane.
As they say, the devil is in the details.
As mentioned, some major catastrophies cannot be predicted, and should be provided some leniency. Make sure this is spelled out in detail, or everything will become an emergency.
Be prepared for the bid to be higher than normal. If you want it faster, or guaranteed by a certain date, more man-hours may be needed to insure that.
Be prepared to pay penalties in time or dollars yourself if you make changes in the middle of the building of the panel.
I haven't used much of these in the automation world, except on very large projects.
During college I worked for a construction company owned by two lawyers. I once left an outrigger partially down on a crane as I crossed a set of railroad tracks and ripped them out. As it turned out, the approach to the railroad tracks was at a slightly steeper grade than specified in the bid documents, so the company I worked for not only got out of paying for the tracks, but was re-imbursed for the bent outrigger on the crane.
As they say, the devil is in the details.