STANDARDINTERIOR DESIGN / SCOPE COMPARISON
A lower design fee and a higher construction total may cover different work. Lay out the drawings, construction scope, materials and site-management duties before comparing prices.
SII reviews quotation documents. It does not rate designers’ taste, ability or creditworthiness, or choose a provider for you.
COMPARISON SHEET / ILLUSTRATION
The fees need not appear on separate invoices. If a service is bundled into construction rates, ask where it is priced and what that price includes.
01 / DESIGN
What design work and drawings will you receive?
02 / CONSTRUCTION
Where does the quoted work begin and end?
03 / SITE MANAGEMENT
Who checks what on site?
Give both firms the same brief. Match the work, not just its name. Leave unclear items open for confirmation instead of treating them as included.
Find what is not included: drawings, management, protection, disposal or equipment. Establish comparable scope before interpreting the difference.
Compare drawing detail, revision rounds, material selection and site coordination. The fee alone cannot establish service depth or design quality.
Check boards, thickness, hardware, dimensions, internal fittings, edge finishes and installation. The item name is only a starting point.
It may be bundled into construction rates—or the service may be excluded. Ask where it is priced and which duties are included.
SII / REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION
Copy this inquiry and send it separately to each firm with the same brief, space requirements and current drawings. Ask for dated, versioned answers in the quotation or its attachments.
STANDARD INTEGRITY INSTITUTE
DOCUMENT REVIEW / 04 DIMENSIONS
SII reviews documents through four dimensions to identify gaps, conflicting details and useful follow-up questions. Clear wording is not a price appraisal, workmanship guarantee or provider rating.
Identifiable services and specifications
Quotes, drawings and attachments agree
Traceable quantities and pricing logic
Clear duties, payments and confirmation steps
Use the total to understand the budget, but not to rank the firms yet. Ask both to clarify services, drawings, work items, specifications and terms. Compare the price difference for equivalent scope. Ask about unlisted items rather than assuming they are free.
Design outputs, drawing detail, revision rounds, construction scope, materials, measurement rules and site-management arrangements can differ. Find those differences first. A price gap alone does not establish which firm is better.
Not every proposal uses the same format. Separate fee lines alone do not make a quote better. What matters is that services, deliverables and pricing can be traced. If a fee is bundled elsewhere, ask the firm to identify where and explain the inclusions.
Ask about visits, trade coordination, material and stage checks, records provided and responsibility for defect follow-up. A percentage fee or a visit count alone does not define the full scope or its limits.
Match items by location and actual work, then compare scope, quantities, units and specifications. Ask the firms to explain unmatched items. Similar labels do not prove identical work, and unclear units should not be converted without the pricing basis.
No. SII reviews documents, not a designer’s or contractor’s taste, ability, creditworthiness or workmanship. You still need to consider design suitability, communication and delivery arrangements separately. Legal and engineering questions require the relevant professional advice.
General document-reading and inquiry guidance only. No legal, engineering, price-appraisal or on-site supervision conclusions are provided.
