Posted by AmberPM on December 9, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Regrettably most HOA boards seem fixated on the bidder’s price as the most important item for selection of a service provider. While soliciting competitive bids for major services is commendable, the process is often poorly organized, resulting is less than complete satisfaction for one or both parties to a contract. Too often the process starts … Continue reading →
Category Bidding Process, Learning Tools · Tagged with Amber Property Management, Association, bids, CACM, CAI, Community Association Institute, Condo, HOA, Homeowner Association, Orange County Property Management, Property Management, Request for Proposal, RFP, Single Family Home, Vendors
Posted by AmberPM on August 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The successful relationship between a client and attorney is built on trust and confidence. The guiding principal is that the client should be able to make informed decisions concerning all matters substantially impacting the client’s case and recovery. The first big question facing the client in a construction defect case is the basis on which … Continue reading →
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Posted by AmberPM on June 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The final stage in the vendor selection process is developing a contract negotiation strategy. The worst contract negotiation objective is to bleed every last cent out of the vendor for the lowest price. Remember, you want to “partner” with your vendor so that both of you will meet your corporate goals and objectives by signing … Continue reading →
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Posted by AmberPM on May 12, 2011 · 1 Comment
The purpose of soliciting bids from contractors is, of course, to get the best price or Lowest Bid. All association directors want the best price and all have learned the “three bid rule”. Is the lowest bid always in the best interest of the association? Is the association required to accept the lowest bid? (Answer … Continue reading →
Category Bidding Process, Board of Directors, Learning Tools, Maintenance, Q & A · Tagged with Amber Property Management, bid evaluation, bidders, bidding, bidding documents, construction, lowest bid, Orance County Property Management, Orange County Property Management, pre-qualify, project, Property Management, quality assurance, roofing contract
Posted by AmberPM on April 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment
When the days finally lengthen and the mornings lose that bitter chill, it’s time to assess the damage wrought by another New Jersey winter. For the board members and the property manager of a community association, that wintertime damage can be found throughout the property, from the landscaping and roofing to the tennis courts and, … Continue reading →
Category Bidding Process, Board of Directors, Learning Tools, Maintenance, Q & A · Tagged with alligatorerd, Amber Property Management, asphalt, Association, bids, concrete, cracks, filling, Fixing, Geo-textiles, Homeowner Association, Liability, Maintenance Responsibility, Orance County Property Management, overlay, pavement, Repair, sealing, seall-coating, slurry
Posted by AmberPM on April 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Believe it or not when presented with a request for proposal (Sometimes referred to as a RFP) it isn’t as simple as throwing a number at the repair and seeing if it sticks. There is a tremendous amount of work that actually goes into a putting together a proposal whether it is for … Continue reading →
Category Bidding Process, Board of Directors, Learning Tools, Maintenance, Q & A · Tagged with Amber Property Management, Apples to Apples, Association, bids, description of problem, documents, Homeowner Association, Inspection, Liability, Orange County Property Management, project, proposal, Repair, Request for Proposal, RFP, Savings, Scope of work, Vendors