Compare dock and boat lift quotes
A practical method to make dock and lift bids comparable: write one brief, put each quote on the same headings, check lift fit and review the contract and handover.
Start the courseAbout this course
- Level
- Practitioner
- Access
- Membership, $499.00 a year
- Time
- 1 h
- Lessons
- 4
- Pass mark
- 80%
- Exam attempts
- 3
- Certificate valid for
- 1 year
What you will learn
- Write one project brief for every bidder, with functions, preferences and assumptions marked.
- Put each bid on the same headings and keep the currency, quote date and expiry as quoted.
- Collect documented boat weights and ask a lift supplier for a named model and a written compatibility statement.
- Check the contract for the priced drawing, exclusions, change process and warranty terms.
- Collect the handover records and start a service log.
Lessons
Questions
Do I need technical training to use this method?
No. You collect documents, ask written questions and compare the answers. A designer, an engineer or a contract adviser checks the technical and legal parts.
Does the course give typical dock prices?
No. It shows dated kit prices from public pages only to explain why a kit price is not an installed budget. Ask for written local quotes.
Does passing the exam mean I can approve a contract?
No. The certificate of completion records that you passed the exam of this site. It does not replace a contract adviser, an engineer or the local authority.