Re: To the friendly folks at BOINKS

["RockyTSquirrel" <gafa_usa@/nospam/hotmail.com>]

The few GC i've done work for i make em sign a subcontractors agreement that
we get paid each Friday after a billing. Or we walk off the job, till paid.
Some of em bitch  but the honest GC's never complain..
those that did and talked of lawsuit  I just waved the contract under their
nose and told em  we'd report the matter to the states atty general.
We don't do many GC's  but those we do,  refer us to others regulary.
RTS

"Bob La Londe" <nospam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Roland Moore" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>
> > Not that
> > you'd want any new business with idiots like this, but when you get into
> > big
> > projects, sometimes you end up in a shotgun wedding with these guys.
>
>
> I quit working for general contractors last year.  I almost got roped into
a
> project recently.  I was told by the developer I would be working directly
> for him, and then at the first contractor's meeting with the general in
> charge of the project I was told the general would control all the purse
> strings, and authorize all payments.  Add on huge liquidated damages, the
> fact that this contractor has put atleast a couple good quality
specialties
> out of business in the past, and I was very skeptical.  When the main dude
> for the general at the first specialty orientation meeting then proceeded
to
> proudly tell a room full of specialty contractors that the job of a
general
> contractor was to take the low bidder and make them perform like the high
> bidder I walked out.
>
> It would have the biggest job I've ever done.
>
> I learned my lesson.  Doesn't matter how profitable a job is if the
general
> can screw you out of the profits, and even take away your ability to pay
> expenses.
>
>