What is the guarantee period?

Let's see, the famous "guarantee period" - yes, that term that appears even in the soup when we talk about public tenders and government contracts. Basically, it is the time in which the contractor has to answer for the quality of what he delivered. If something goes wrong, it's time to fix it without charging an extra weight. A bad plug? A door that squeaks? Well, it's the contractor to solve him, nothing to get the madman.

This period is not anything. It is like the life insurance of public contracts: it protects the administration and, incidentally, forces suppliers not to fall asleep in the laurels. If the company wants to continue in the game and make it hire again, it has to meet - because, believe me, nobody forgets who leaves a disaster halfway.

The guarantee time changes according to what you are hiring. If it is a large work, a bridge construction or something, the guarantee can last for years. If it is the purchase of computers, the same and are a few months and now. Everything depends, there is no magic formula.

Of course, it is not worth walking. The guarantee period has to be clear in the contract, nothing of small letters or double interpretations. And the contractor, if he does not comply, can end up paying fines, or worse, stay out of the business forever.

For companies that are launched to compete for public contracts, understanding this is almost a matter of survival. If they do not calculate well how much they can cover the guarantee, then they are crying because they work for free by repairs. So eye: take accounts, read the contract well, and do not promise what they will not be able to comply with.

In short, the warranty period is the AS under the sleeve of the public sector and a filter to separate the serious suppliers of the improvised. If you understand how the thing is going and you organize well, you can get a lot of juice to work with the government. If not, then ... get ready for headaches.