Went with Rick Porter at R&D Railroad construction in Grayson KY. He came recommended from someone in the area that had just had a pond built.
Gave me flat rates for each piece of equipment he would use. I was more comfortable with this approach than the quotes I was receiving from other contactors -felt like we had more flexibility depending on what we encountered.
Getting 4-5 quotes was helpful if for no other reason than after the first few I felt like I had a bit more knowledge about what to ask and listen for when talking to the contactors.
I'm curious how you feel you came out by going the hourly rate compared to your original turnkey and other bids for a completed project.
It would not be proper for me to ask what you paid, but if you could could give us some sort of comparison of how your hourly rate project turned out in comparison to your bids, it would be interesting to me and I think a lot of other PBF members.
Glad you got your project done and hope you enjoy your pond as much as my wife and enjoy ours. We enjoy ours a lot.
