Benefits for Owners
Benefits for Owners
Control
Our expertise provides a tightly controlled quotation stage so - you have the security of knowing the yards are competing on an honest and level playing field, which greatly increases ease of comparison.
Better communication and understanding of the project aims and pre-agreed terms means greater efficiency and more realistic goals and expectations. This greatly assists planning the usage of your boat around the yard period.
Negotiations at the appropriate time prior to the inception of work mean that all parties address and resolve problem areas before they arise. Timely inspection/ quality points underpin the refit and ensures that the focus of the yard is maintained - assuring you of a professional and business-like approach to your investment.
Less hassle
Our process determines accurate requirements, proof of compliance (classification society or other) and documented evidence of reasonable care. A commercial approach reduces the risk of disputes over current or remedial work, which can mean disruption of schedule and increased costs, and the often inevitable 'additional work' that arises once a boat is in the yard is subject to pre-negotiated terms.
In the event of a dispute all parties have clear evidence of agreed terms and conditions
Cost management
Our processes allow boatyards to quote a realistic fixed price based on a comprehensive work list and reduce the chances of 'nasty surprises' once work has commenced. Given the complexity of modern marine vessels, however, some additional work is unavoidable and impossible to anticipate - a key aspect of our terms and conditions ensures cost-controls remain in place and allows you to negotiate further from a position of strength.
Payments to the boatyard are made at predetermined 'deliverable' points, so that a large sum of your money is not tied up in a contingency fund when it should be working for you. When unforeseeable work does occur, a system using external quotations ensures pricing remains competitive.
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