LEED silver certification

Question: You are biddin" rel="nofollow">ing construction of a new office buildin" rel="nofollow">ing that is seekin" rel="nofollow">ing LEED silver certification. The team wants to achieve credit for MR Credit 2: Construction Waste Management. You have been workin" rel="nofollow">ing on negotiatin" rel="nofollow">ing the contract with the owner for over 1 year but just can’t get to the owner’s desired budget. Your bottom lin" rel="nofollow">ine numbers are about $20,000 apart (You are at $400,000. The owner wants the job for 380,000). You are puttin" rel="nofollow">ing together another round of numbers and have one last decision to make. Which drywall number do you use in" rel="nofollow">in your next bid to the owner? Your current bottom lin" rel="nofollow">ine number is $395,000 and you are usin" rel="nofollow">ing Don’s drywall number shown below. ABC Drywall ($65,000): You have never used them before but they have a decent reputation. They have never worked on a LEED project and are very skeptical about changin" rel="nofollow">ing the way they deal with waste management durin" rel="nofollow">ing construction. They say they will try to help with you achievin" rel="nofollow">ing the credit but will not put anythin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in writin" rel="nofollow">ing and if their productivity starts goin" rel="nofollow">ing down as a result, they will issue a time and material change order to deal with LEED. Don’s Drywall ($85,000): You have used them once and they are proficient at LEED projects. They are contemplatin" rel="nofollow">ing a strict waste management plan.