ROTFLOL!
Yes it is expected as a line item in the bid. They even have a guaranteed price quote from a company that provides this service. Now, I have run onto the remove your own trash once before. There is a GC here that makes it part of there standard contract language. That job happened to be so lacking on lay down space that about half way through we were not even allowed a storage container and you were only allowed to store 48hrs worth of material on site. What was done there was a representative from the GC who assigned percentage values to each dumpster for each trade whose material was in it. They then back charged us monthly for the costs. That way there weren’t 20 different dumpsters on site. (Which would have been impossible) I am sure we got screwed on that deal but it was better than the alternative. And it was part of the contract.
This job has similar space limitations although, not nearly as bad. But it’s a large site. OK, I can live with a dumpster. Park it next to our containers and police it regularly for other trades material. Immediately sending back charge letters to offenders. But outhouses! Come on! The site is 40 acres+ with 6 2, 3 and 4 story buildings. We will have to spread them out all over for the crews. (Probably 70+ electricians at peak) I guess we get combo locks and give only our employees and subs the combo’s. I don’t know how else to keep Joe dry Waller out. What a pain! I am sure a lot of smaller trades won’t get them banking on there guys using everyone else’s.
OH, and on that subject. Water is another problem. We (I) always provide water (and not nasty hose water) to our crews. Not only is it the right thing to do it is in our working agreements. (Union) Most of the other trades do not. So what happens? We become the water supplier for the whole job! Just another item to waist time policing. And I wonder why I never seem to get anything done!
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[This message has been edited by Nick (edited 01-08-2003).]