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Originally Posted by Chip
A couple of questions if you don't mind. Did you order the material and coordinate the payment and shipping of them to the site or did the engineer do this for you? If he did, did he send you copies of the paid invoices from the ferreteria? Also, if I may ask, how much did this guys charge for the construction administration services?
Thanks
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The engineer did most of the purchases, and I was present in some of them (never had the time, live in Miami, travelled monthly to oversee what I was getting). Some big ticket items I purchase myself. Of course invoices were given. Admin fee was about 5% of total cost, well below others I spoke with (I know the guy for about 20 years, he was my english teacher in late 80s, got a break).
I cannot tell you everything was perfect. There were some expenses I could not fully control (like most labor). But at the end total cost came out well below all full-contractors were quoting me for a complete house, by about 3-5thousands per SQ meter, and also below selling price of a house right next door to mine (per sq meter, and considering land).