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@davidb said:
Actually I think I’d prefer to pay a bit extra for someone I could trust but that’s often impossible when you’ve got a committee that always chooses cheapest. I don’t know who asked these particular contractors to quote for us but they were probably recommended by the strata agents.
I think owners corporations have a legal obligation to only use licensed and fully insured tradespeople. That’s why strata managers have a “panel” of tradies whom they know, who are going to tick all the boxes.
You might find, however, that the tradies may have to pay a processing fee to get on the list … and you can guess where those charges end up.