Quote Terms and Conditions

The terms on whichsells to you

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The quote and how it is accepted
Quote ________ dated ________ is given by ________, ABN ________ (we, us, our) to ________ (you, your). The quoted price is ________, and we will tell you on the quote whether that includes GST. The price stays open for
2.
What is included and what is not
The price covers this work: ________ Only what is written in the quote is included. The following are not included in the price: ________ Unless the quote says otherwise, the price does not include permits or council fe
3.
What we have assumed about the site
This quote assumes clear and safe access during normal working hours, a working power and water supply where the job needs it, a clear work area, and that the site is as it appeared when we quoted. You agree to tell us
4.
Extra work and variations
If you want work that is not in the quote, or if approved extra work is needed, we will give you the price and any effect on the dates in writing before we start it, and we will wait for your written approval. Approval b
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Deposit and progress payments
A deposit of ________ percent of the price is payable when you accept the quote. We order materials and hold your date once the deposit is received, and we are not required to start before then. The deposit comes off you

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Quote Terms and Conditions

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The page you staple to every quote. It says how long the price holds, what is not included, how a variation gets approved, when you get paid and what happens if the job is cancelled. Written so the terms are agreed the moment the customer accepts the quote.

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Use it when

You quote jobs by phone, text or a one page PDF with no terms on the back
You keep doing extra work because the customer says it was in the price
You want a deposit and progress payments agreed before you start
A customer cancelled the morning of the job and you wore the loss

Not for

A residential building contract, those are regulated separately in each state.

What it covers

1.
The quote and how it is accepted
Puts a use by date on your price and makes the terms bite the moment the customer says yes.
2.
What is included and what is not
The list of what is not in the price is the single cheapest thing you can add to a quote.
3.
What we have assumed about the site
Hidden conditions become a priced variation instead of a fight, because you told them the assumptions up front.
4.
Extra work and variations
Nothing extra gets done until the customer approves the price in writing, which is how you stop losing money on variations.
5.
Deposit and progress payments
A deposit funds your materials and proves the customer is real, and it only ever covers costs you actually incurred.

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6.
Payment
Security of payment law gives you a fast route to get paid on construction work, and no set of terms can sign it away.
7.
Late payment
Interest and a right to stop work get you paid, and keeping both reasonable keeps the clause alive.
8.
Cancelling or rescheduling
A late cancellation costs you a day you cannot sell, and this lets you recover the real cost of it.
9.
Consumer guarantees, our warranty and liability
Gives a real twelve month workmanship warranty on top of the guarantees you cannot switch off anyway.
10.
Ending the job
Either side can walk on the same notice, and you still get paid for what you have already done.
11.
If we disagree
Most job disputes get fixed on site, and this gives that a proper first go before anyone spends money on lawyers.
12.
Governing law
Keeps any argument in your own state, under the law you actually work under.
13.
The whole agreement
What is written on the quote is the deal, not what someone reckons was said in the driveway.

You will be asked for

Your business name, Your ABN, Your state or territory, Customer name, Quote number, Date of the quote, The job you are quoting, What the price does not include, Quoted price, Days the price stays open, Deposit, percent of the price, Progress payment stages, Days to pay an invoice, Late payment interest, percent a year, Call out or cancellation charge, Notice to end the job, in days. Takes about five minutes.

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