Project Management > Initiation, Contracts

When a general contractor orders the materials himself, and hire an installer separately, with the hope of saving a little from the cost of materials, it is usually not worth it. From this post’s author’s experience, here are the reasons why: 1-First of all you loose your single source accountability during the execution of the job. 2-You loose your single source liability after the job is finished, when the installed material needs to perform as expected. If something goes wrong, your installer will most likely blame you about the materials or the way how you coordinated the installation. 3-You expose yourself to quantity takeoff mistakes. This can cause extra money […] Read More

For building construction or any commercial construction such as offices or any other building, you will need to hire a final cleanup company that specializes in this and does this efficiently before turning your job over to the owner. There are several points you should pay attention to: In your contract with them, require them to get signoff from you or a representative of your company for every area. State in your contract that they will need to clean the area to your satisfaction to get a signoff or the job will be considered not complete. No damage to any caulking material must occur. No razor blades or abrasive pads […] Read More

EMR (Experience Modification Rate) is one of the most important factors for contractor sin USA when obtaining insurance. EMR is an indicator showing the safety performance of the company, which greatly affects the premiums that the construction company must pay. This means, having a properly functioning safety process and taking proper measures to ensure a safe working environment, may cost a little but this not only protects the workers, but it also pays itself off in the long run, by helping the companies premiums to be lower. Some federal or state projects might have very strict limits for the EMR rates, and therefore, the companies with good EMR may have […] Read More