Common use of Opinions of Cost Clause in Contracts

Opinions of Cost. Consultant’s opinions of probable cost represent Consultant’s judgment as an experienced and qualified design professional. Since Consultant has no control over the cost of labor, materials, equipment, or services furnished by others, or over the Owner’s and other contractor’s methods of determining prices, or over competitive bidding or market conditions, the Consultant cannot and does not guarantee that proposals, bids, or actual construction cost will not vary from opinions of probable cost prepared by the Consultant.