NOVEL NEXT Chapter 63 Construction Starts
At noon the next day,
Fang Bai and his father met the construction contractor, a middle-aged man in his forties. Upon asking, he was from Wuchuan, Guangdong Province. His name was Lu Dahai. His masons were all from his hometown village, and they came to Wen Cheng is looking for work.
If you think about it carefully, most local people are not willing to do masonry work and feel that it is better to work.
That's why the construction labor costs in Wencheng are higher than those in Guangdong and Guangxi, and the final construction cost is also higher.
Fang Bai felt that this contractor was quite extraordinary. He had already come to Jiangnan Province to find work.
Listening to the other party's speech, Mandarin has a strong local accent. He doesn't speak fast, but he can speak clearly, which is pretty good.
Fang Bai and his father took Lu Dahai to see the foundation and listen to other people's opinions on the construction first.
After going around in a circle, the contractor Lu Dahai said: "Boss, the soil quality in the shallow layer of your foundation is good. When you dig two meters, you will find the supporting soil layer. If you build a five-story building, you don't need to drive piles. I think these four A foundation of one meter deep is enough. It seems that it has been dug for a long time, and the foundation has been deposited for a long time, so it can be started directly."
"If you want to build a shopping mall, the intensity will be higher than that of private housing. We did a similar project in the city last year and we still have experience. If you have problems, please don't worry."
Lu Dahai talked about many of their advantages and tried to impress Fang Bai and his son.
This is a big project with a relatively large amount of work, which is equivalent to building more than a dozen private houses.
After going around, he realized that it was his son who made the decision, and it was probably the money earned by his son. Thinking of this made him more respectful to Fang Bai.
"Boss, you can list your requirements and I will explain them clearly to my subordinates, okay?"
After listening to some suggestions from the contractor, Fang Bai felt that they were OK, but some of his ideas were lagging behind, so he made the request according to his own ideas.
"Boss Lu, let me make a few points. First, our shopping mall is in a hurry. The total construction area is about 1,050 square meters. Currently, only one floor has been built. If it is built well and the quality is high, the next two to five floors can be handed over to you. Let’s do it.”
Fang Bai made the first request and drew the pie at the same time. Of course, if he did well, he would indeed choose them.
However, it is estimated that it will take a year or two to build a second floor, and people may not still be in Wencheng by then.
"Second point, the construction must be in accordance with the drawings. I hired a design unit to design it. Do any of you understand the drawings?"
After Lu Dahai listened carefully, he patted his chest and assured: "I can understand this point. If there is anything you don't understand, you must ask the design unit clearly before starting construction. It is impossible to do random construction."
Fang Bai saw that he had a bad attitude and said calmly: "Okay, the third requirement is that if the construction is wrong, it is your business, and I ask for rework.
If it is just a minor problem with little impact, and if it can be accepted, we will not ask you to rework it, but we will deduct money. These requirements must be written in the contract.
There are three requirements: construction time, quality, and construction according to drawings. "
After Fang Bai finished speaking, Lu Dahai thought for a moment and realized that the request was a bit harsh, but he could still do it and said:
"Boss, now that the preliminary work on the foundation is done, we can save a lot of trouble. As long as we prepare the materials, we can cover the blank in a month. After it is covered, it will take a while to remove the formwork. It's almost a week. It will take another month to scrape off the dust. , installing water and electricity, and laying ceramic tiles can all be done.”
"Okay, I hope you can carry out the construction according to my requirements. I will come over to supervise when I have time. I may also invite people from the design unit to supervise."
After Fang Bai thought for a while, by detecting the other party's information, he felt that he could leave it to them for construction.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to find a construction team these days, or there would be work and he would have to wait.
The problem is, he opened on a deadline.
Thinking that I don't have time to supervise, I might as well find a way to ask someone from the design unit to come over and supervise. After all, they designed the drawings.
It's already early December, and it would be better if we can get things started before the Spring Festival.
The work must be done quickly, and Fang Bai demanded that the other party enter the venue to start work tomorrow.
"Don't worry, boss, we can enter the venue in the afternoon."
Lu Dahai heard that there was professional supervision and felt a lot of pressure. However, this was also an opportunity to learn and accumulate experience, so that it would be much easier to take on big projects in the future.
They also hope to get it done before the Spring Festival, get the money and go home to have a good New Year.
The next step is to negotiate the price. The contractor requires a payment for each cycle completed.
Fang Bai has no objections. There is no need to ask the other party to advance money. As long as the quality requirements are met, he will pay readily. He will keep a 5% warranty deposit and deliver the goods after two months. This payment requirement is also a headache for the contractor. , but finally agreed.
After the two parties signed a contract, Fang Bai's father went to find the materials. He did not do a full package, but a half package. He was responsible for the purchase of bricks, steel bars and cement. The rest was contracted by Lu Haihai.
There will definitely be a lot of oil and water in the full package. If Lu Dahai can't get the full package, the wages will be higher.
Fang Bai is mainly worried about the quality of materials. There are many inferior products these days, mainly due to backward production processes and equipment.
My father worked as a bricklayer. Although he didn't do much, he still knew a lot.
The job of collecting money from selling TVs at home is left to my mother, who actually does it more efficiently than my father and talks more.
In the afternoon, Lu Dahai asked the team below to enter and clean up the foundation first.
Fang Bai told his father that he hoped to put it into operation before the Spring Festival. If Lu Dahai had good material channels, it would be no problem for him to introduce them. It was normal for the other party to earn some intermediary fees. Sometimes what he bought himself was not guaranteed. most.
Fang Bai had lunch, took a nap, and got up to memorize the book.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, I rode a bicycle to my father-in-law's processing factory. My father used the motorcycle at home and went out to look for materials.
Father-in-law was working in the house. When he saw Fang Bai coming on his bicycle, he stopped what he was doing and went out to greet him with a smile.
"Brother Fang, why don't you ride a motorcycle today?"
"It's not that far. Let's get some exercise." Fang Bai replied with a smile. It was indeed not that far, but he had been riding a motorcycle for a while and no longer wanted to ride a bicycle.
"This is a good exercise. You came here just in time. I have a question for you. I still didn't understand something about the 5S you mentioned last time."
"This 5S originated from the island country, and its content is sorting, rectifying, cleaning, cleaning and quality. Most domestic factories have not yet implemented this, but some foreign companies have already implemented it. This is an on-site management method to make the company bigger. Of course, one thing must be noted. Our goal in doing this is to improve the efficiency of on-site management and improve quality, not just a formality..."
Fang Bai said that in later generations, many companies engaged in 5S, especially state-owned enterprises, which were basically a formality. The floor of a steel structure factory was cleaner than the workers' faces. It was really unnecessary.
But in order to cope with the inspection by superior leaders, 5S is very strict.
It is not that simple to eat thoroughly.
Next, Fang Bai gave an example to his father-in-law, comparing how to place the tools in the processing factory, where they are easy to access and efficient, rather than how they look good.
Being able to "improve efficiency and quality" is the essence, not just good looks on the surface.
Fang Bai instilled advanced management concepts into his father-in-law, not saying much each time. From the current point of view, after a month of sorting out, his processing plant is much better than most small workshops.
Qin Donghai wanted to find an opportunity to talk to Fang Bai about the partnership, and saw that Fang Bai was free today.
"Brother Fang, would it be relaxing to go together when you have time?"
"What?" Fang Bai didn't understand.
"Just go and wash your feet. I see that you often run business and are quite tired. You have to learn to enjoy it after making money." Qin Donghai said a little unnaturally. He had indeed taken customers to the foot-washing and massage shop. How could he not experience it? It's been going well.
Of course, they are all vegetarian.
While talking, I was also paying attention to Fang Bai's expression. He seemed to be indifferent. Don't you like it?
Fang Bai understood, could he not understand?
However, he had to pretend that he didn't understand: "Oh, I take a shower every night. I wash it with hot water at home. My body is quite clean. There is no need to wash it again."
"Oh, this, I just go to a massage parlor to have my feet massaged to relax. It's serious."
"But I still don't understand. I've never been there, so what's so serious about it?" Fang Bai said "oh", as if he had an expression of realization when he heard it for the first time.
When Qin Donghai heard what Fang Bai said, he felt that he was wrong to suggest this, and the other party didn't understand.
"Old Qin, I'm leaving first. I have some things to do at home, and I'm not interested in you." Fang Bai ran away quickly, not wanting to leave a bad impression on him.
At that time, the father-in-law took his son-in-law to wash his feet. It would be fun if the mother-in-law and Qin Shuyu knew about it in the future.
Before Qin Donghai could react, Fang Bai had already ridden away on his bicycle.
Looking at Fang Bai's back, Qin Donghai hesitated to speak and scratched his scalp: Oh my God, why is Brother Fang running so fast!
If you don't go, if you don't deepen our relationship, and if you don't have a quiet place, how can I have the nerve to mention the partnership to you?