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Yep! And that's where the hired Quantity Surveyor 'earns his corn' St Charles Owl as soon as a multi million pound tender document is received by any competing construction company - sifting through it 'with a fine tooth comb' and, from the Client's point of view, beware if your contract doc is a poorly compiled one that 'you could drive a truck through'!! Hence the QS plays his part in the company ensuring that it can maximise the profit margin if they win that tender. This can occasionally happen and a Client could end up paying more money on top of the original price as well as being compromised on certain contractual issues. There are historical 'case studies' that epitomise contracts that have a 'them and us' feel about them instead of a joint partnership where good practise prevails and a common goal is to advance positively from day 1 with everyone on board!