{"id":40396,"date":"2022-11-10T11:32:57","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T11:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/?p=40396"},"modified":"2023-01-03T11:43:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T11:43:27","slug":"how-to-attract-and-retain-good-subcontractors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/how-to-attract-and-retain-good-subcontractors\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Attract and Retain Good Subcontractors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The success of a construction project depends on how effective and capable the contractors and subcontractors are. Usually, subcontractors are involved in the construction process to provide their expert services and perform a number of different tasks at the job site. There is a shortage of labor in the industry these days but the market is still continually growing. This has made it possible for subcontractors to be more selective when choosing jobs.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are having trouble securing bids from qualified subcontractors it could be due to a number of different reasons. It is possible that the subcontractor you want just does not have the capacity to take on the extra work. <em><strong>There are some instances where a prior bad experience can make subcontractors a little apprehensive about working with your company again.<\/strong><\/em> Sometimes personnel issues or a bad rap could also deter subcontractors. The following are few things you can do to improve your chances of attracting great subcontractors.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/how-to-attract-and-retain-good-subcontractors\/#Improve_the_Bidding_Process_of_your_Company\" >Improve the Bidding Process of your Company<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/how-to-attract-and-retain-good-subcontractors\/#Bidding_Software\" >Bidding Software<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/how-to-attract-and-retain-good-subcontractors\/#Be_Fair_when_Offering_Contracts\" >Be Fair when Offering Contracts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Improve_the_Bidding_Process_of_your_Company\"><\/span><b>Improve the Bidding Process of your Company<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unethical bidding practices can be quite damaging to the relationship that a general contractor has with subcontractors. For instance, if in an attempt to obtain a lower bid you reveal the bid price of another bidder, it is called bid shopping. Although it is not outlawed major organisations like the Associated general contractors, the American subcontractor\u2019s association and the Associated specialty contractors have all renounced this practice.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bidding_Software\"><\/span><b>Bidding Software<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You also need to take a closer look at your bid invitations and be certain that they are reaching the right people. If you see that your emails are bouncing, ask the subcontractors to have your company added to their safe senders list. Make sure that the bidding software you use makes it easy to manage and view the status of all bids.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Be_Fair_when_Offering_Contracts\"><\/span><b>Be Fair when Offering Contracts<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The purpose of having a contract is to protect the best interest of the project instead of one party or the other. If your contracts attempt to push the costs and liability onto the subcontractor it would do the opposite of that. The contract should only ensure that the contractor delivers safe and quality work on time. They should not be taking any additional risks. The costs and liabilities associated with other things like <\/span><b>heavy equipment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> failure or power outages are not the subcontractor\u2019s responsibility.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>If the subcontractors have done their job you need to make sure that you pay them on time. Late payments and billing issues will only discourage subcontractors from working with your company again. It is a good idea to include a clause in the document guaranteeing timely payment to the subcontractors after the job is done.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The success of a construction project depends on how effective and capable the contractors and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/how-to-attract-and-retain-good-subcontractors\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How to Attract and Retain Good Subcontractors&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":40575,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[126],"tags":[460,459,458],"class_list":["post-40396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-contractor-delivers-safe","tag-heavy-equipment-failure","tag-subcontractors"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Attract and Retain Good Subcontractors - Heavy Equipment Market Insights | News | Guides &amp; 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