What is the global unit price?

Ok, let's talk about the famous "global unit price." It sounds like technical word, but in reality it is simpler than it seems. Basically, it is the magical number that is put on the table when a company and the government (or any public entity) sit down to negotiate a project. Know? It doesn't matter if the project has a thousand different pieces, screws, cables or extra services. Everything gets into the blender and from there comes one price. And that's it: that is the global unit price.

In public tenders this looks a lot, especially when it comes to large contracts - you think of building a road, a hospital or something like that. There, the government wants to avoid headaches with infinite invoices and prefers to tell him "I do all this beach bar therefore", without detailing each screw and each sack of cement. Of course, the company that gets into this has to be well passionate, because the price is for the complete package, not by parts.

Eye, because here comes the trap: sometimes the global unit price is fixed and other times it can change depending on how real costs evolve. If it is fixed, then you play it: whatever happens, that's the price and apáñate them. If it is variable, well, maybe there is room to adjust if the thing goes out of a mother (for example, if the prices of the blows rise).

Do not forget the legal part, which never is missing. Each country has its rules and, truth, in some places they are quite strict with transparency and accountability. It is not enough to put a price and already, many times they will ask you to show the numbers, contracts, suppliers, everything. That is, here nothing to hide the garbage under the carpet.

A golden tip, in case you walk in this world: before throwing yourself into the pool and send your offer, read the contract with magnifying glass. Do not trust the summaries or of the "this is always done so." Look well how that happy global price is calculated and what things can make the number change. Because if not, the risk is yours; If the costs shoot and you signed a fixed price, bad luck.

In short, the global unit price is the daily bread in public tenders. Understanding it may save you a lot of dislikes (and money). It is no mystery, but it is not to take it light.