both marble and granite is stone. extract from mountain usually. difference is marble is fragile compared to granite. but marble got vein. the vein on the surface make it so beautiful but at the same time those vein is the thing make it fragile. water might seep in, and also that is the fragile part where crack started.

granite is just 1 tone and look boring. it look consistent but also boring. some architect want very natural design hence marble give them the natural look which fit their requirement well.

marble - black emperado


granite - black Galaxy

Bro, for your own house ? Get granite. Harder and got more color and pattern to choose. Usually more expensive. Marble is popular in the 80s and 90s now seldom people use

Now usually people use tiles. Homogenous tile is good mah. Cheap and good. But if you are building a bungalow, then use granite lah. Got class 

I assume u are Employer la.

1. no problem issue letter of intent. what problem u concern?

2. yes, if beyond 1mil, employer still need to pay. maybe employer might via letter of intent don't wanna pay any amount beyond 1mil, but contractor can use the principle of quantum meruit and force employer to pay.

3. pre-contract minutes mean the meeting that carry b4 contract form? or after, kindly elaborate more ur case.

I want to know about job available !!

good question

therefore main contractor is not an easy job. u got main contract (agreement between employer and main contractor) and also subcontract (agreement between main contractor and subcontractor). u have to always ensure that whatever subcontractor claim to u is claimable against employer. but this not always the case.

remember that in standard form of contract (irrespective of it is PAM form or PWD) there is 1 clause mention that the contractor have to notify architect the discrepancy of drawing and any doubt during tender stage. upon contract formed, contractor accepted that all the information is clear to him. so if during construction stage only contractor discover certain blindspot he overlook and after enquired architect on the original design intent, some additional cost have to be spent on the said changes. all the cost incurred on such changes shall be borne by contractor. those cost incurred have to pay to subcontractor because subcontractor is just construct whatever u asked for. they not bound to the mistake contractor didn't discover as they only take care 1 trade while main contractor take care everything.

so this is the logic behind ur concern. the principle is that if the discrepancy only clarified during post-construction stage, all the cost incurred to fix the discrepancy is not claimable against employer. but on the other hand the discrepancy could be a cost saving to contractor too. example contractor price in marble material in cost, but there are discrepancy on drawing on finishing and upon clarify from architect, tile is their original intent. therefore change from expensive marble to cheap tile is additional profit to contractor as no cost implication due to discrepancy.

powerfloat mean direct finish on concrete. power float is a machine look like helicopter but upside down 1. after u cast concrete, then u will use this "helicopter" to spin on the floor make it smooth. hence no need do additional floor screed after concrete cured.

power float + floor hardener mean u spread the floor hardener powder on the floor slab when the floor slab concrete still not yet set (not yet dry and hard mean) and then power float it. it is like a coating to concrete floor. have strong mechanical properties. hardly crack. can stand heavy duty implication. in residential and commercial building, normally it is use on car park.

power float machine aka "helicopter"