..Whats wrong with asking for references???
They'd ask you,if they were so inclined to..
If I were getting together with a new GC,and he's proposing some "big" work, I'd run a check on him fer sure!!,,also it helps if its a larger company..These little fly-by- nite guys scare me...I've had one GC,for about 2 years now,and its good work..at least I know him and his company, and it doesn't hurt so much when he penny-pinches now and then...at least I know what I'm in for,and I guess you can say, I'm used to it..at very least,he pays...which is more than I can say about some other people...
AR


.."if it ain't fixed,don't break it...call a Licensed Electrician"