The search for a contractor started in December and we had met up with quite a few contractors before finally deciding on her. The hunt for the contractor was definitely longer than for the furnitures.
The first one we met was Mr Yong from Asia Renovation Contractor. We were not that prepared but just wanted to have a feel of what the prices were like for the various items. Maybe that was also the reason why the contractor seemed not that committed and gave vague descriptions.
The second was Richard, a recommendation by Lay Khoon, a NIE friend of ours. Quite a friendly guy but failed to deliver any quotation to us. He had sent us an email but without any attachment and there was no response after we informed him of the situation.
The third was Ming Hui from Luova Project Services. Another recommendation by a friend and I believed that my dear knew him beforehand. Quite a friendly person but no quotations in the end. Perhaps our budget was too low for his liking.
The fourth was from Steven from Golden City Decor Enterprise. He sounded experienced and straightforward. Did not choose him as his quotation was one of the latest to reach us. By then, my dear already had someone else in mind.
The fifth was Lina from Home Sweet Home Renovation Works. The first female and also the only who sort of understood why my dear wanted the additional wall between the master bedroom and the other room. Somehow, that sealed the deal as after that, it was mainly sorting out the final detailed quotation with her. Quite straightforward as well though she can be a bit careless on the quotation side. She had the most sincerity in wanting our business for she offered to view our flat without obligations so as to give an accurate quote. And even though we did not confirmed with her and we had quite a number of changes, she treated us without lesser amount of sincerity and she also brought us to see her client's place so that we were assured of her workers' workmanship.
The sixth was Florence from Chiam Soon Seng. The office was located in a rather inaccessible place, but she was quite pleasant. Her follow up was rather fast as I asked about the quotation via email. Her quote was the most expensive and thus she was not chosen.
The seventh was Alan from Aian Furniture & Renovation Contractor. He was also very sincere and he was the first to send us his quotation. He was the second to call back to follow up and his pricing is very competitive as well. Too bad we met him after Lina. I guess his luck was bad.
The eighth was Rijal from Pinkk Associates. He seemed creative with many ideas, though they may not be to our liking and he has a preference for expensive designs. He was the last to reply with an indication of a quotation and he wanted to meet us to go through the it. By then, we were already having a busy schedule as school was starting soon and we were in the middle of discussion with Lina.
The ninth was Chew Hin from Zijian Design Pte Ltd. We did not meet up but we sent an email indicating the jobs that we wanted. It was a recommendation from my dear's colleague and thus I guess we were obliged to ask him for a quotation.
Hmm, did not realise that we actually met up with so many contractors. Hope our decision is good. Now waiting for the renovation works to begin after signing of the contract.
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