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Costs savings when ordering materials yourself? Not really -

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 […] Read More

Final Clean Up -

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 […] Read More

EMR and insurance -

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 […] Read More