Do I run any risk by accepting the lowest bid?
Yes. I suggest getting 3 bids. If
one is more than 5 to 10% lower than the others, it's
likely you're getting inferior equipment and
workmanship or they just left something out. Ask
questions!
P.S. My favorite motto:
THE LOWEST BIDDER
It is unwise to pay too much, but it is
worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money...that
is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because what you
bought is incapable of doing what it was bought to do.
The current law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a
lot...it can't be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add
something for the risk you run. And, if you do that, you won't have enough to
pay for something better.