Why is it that subs get to list requirements and a GC can't?
those four concerns are valid, I have one concern...keep me in the loop. If your in the building I brought you to and the project manager asks you directly to do something else, fine just mention it to me. Not because I want a cut, some mafia style tribute. (just to whet my beak) I just want to know whats going on, I must mention also that this applies only to buildings I work in all the time, not new or one time hired situations.
there is some degree of protectionism involved, I want to keep great clients Happy, and I would (and have) look into problems occuring from other peoples work for them. after working in a building (several of them) for years, there is an attachment, to the people (tenants,staff,management) even if their are other contractors there competing for bids, which there often is.
I think what people are missing from my posts, is that I think of it as a TEAM effort and not a threat or "dangling a carrot" most of my subs are no bid contractors, I bid the (small) jobs without getting a quote because I know their average cost per unit. sometimes I put out from my pocket because I over looked something or under estimated something and some times I get lucky an things go easier than I thought.
I have 3 electrical contractors for example: one larger one and two spin-off's of that larger one, both with owners that worked for the larger company. whenever it gets slow or there's a huge job, the smaller companies come to work for the larger company as employees. we all go way back to even before I got my license, we all comunicate on the walkies, and we all know whats going on with each other.
damn straight, i'd be suprised and even hurt if I'm not told about a job in one of "my" buildings, from one of "my" subs, I expect at least that much.
fortunate for me and my subs, this whole notion isn't as hard to grasp as it seems it is with YOU guys. I can only say that i'm lucky to have the extended crews I have.
right now I have my guys pulling weeds and cleaning up the hills in my back yard (home/office), because we are slow. tomorrow two of my guys are going to help one of my subs out on their job for a couple of days.
we look after our own.
