Client-Supplied Materials
Client-supplied materials are parts the client buys themselves, outside your quote. You are responsible for fitting them well. The price, the delivery, and the choice of part stay with the client.
What it means
Letting a client buy their own materials sounds like it saves everyone money. You add no markup and you do not guess their taste in fittings. It also moves three things onto their side of the job. These are the cost, the delivery, and the risk of buying the wrong thing.
Your workmanship guarantee still covers how you fit it. It does not stretch to the part itself. A tap that leaks because it was fitted badly is yours to fix. A tap that leaks because it was a cheap one is the client's problem, and their supplier's.
A client buys their own light fittings for a rewire. Two of the six are faulty out of the box. You fit the four good ones. You tell the client the other two need exchanging where they bought them. You caused no delay and you cover no cost.
Agreeing to fit "whatever the client gets" without checking it is the right item. You then find on site that the part does not fit or does not meet code. You eat the delay while a replacement is sorted.
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