Developer shocked by $72,000 Vector quote on work completed for ‘a box of beers’

Developer shocked by $72,000 Vector quote on work completed for ‘a box of beers’
Dig Once founder Michelle Hohepa cut her Vector connection charges by two-thirds, then offered to help others cut their costs too. (Image: Supplied)
Garth Bray
After more than six months of emails with Vector and its contractor, a commercial landlord in Takapuna on Auckland’s North Shore took matters into his own hands and asked another contractor to take care of a small job.The task, shifting a pillar with its electrical connection to enable construction of a fire door, had been quoted by Vector at $72,040.66, including a $3,755.55 design fee paid upfront.In emails seen by BusinessDesk, Vector had insisted its policy was to replace the pillar with a new asset, not simply shuffle the existing on...

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