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Started by : Anjali Sinha, Construction-Heavy, Sobha Developers   03 18 2010 13:22:54 +0000
Industry : ConstructionFunctional Area : Infrastructure(Technology)
Activity:  101 views;  last activity : 11 23 2010 09:01:44 +0000

The role of subcontractors is significant in the process of building big projects & sometimes small ones. A subcontractor in today's construction industry faces unique challenges and concerns - from dealing with a bid process that can lock in a bidding subcontractor without any written agreement etc.

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In addition to concerns in bidding and contract formation, a subcontractor must constantly evaluate and preserve its relationship with the prime contractor on its projects. In doing so, a subcontractor is often tempted if not altogether resigned to subject itself to unfavorable indemnification clauses, payment clauses, etc.


So, what are issues in handling sub - contractors??

Do share your opinion....

 
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1 Lack of training, compromise & professionalism
2 Ensure credentials
3 Commitment
4 Lack of finance
5 planning i s major concern in civil
6 Valuable rates,Timely payment
7 Great Task to handle them By Main contractor
8 make him binding on the main agreement terms.
9 Selection of Sub-Contractors, Better Price and Timely Payment
10 Accomodation & Their needs
11 Accomodation & Their Basic Needs to be taken care
12 Statutory Obligation

Lack of training, compromise & professionalism

idea posted by Anjali Sinha Construction-Heavy, Sobha Developers

In many cases contractors find that their sub contractors are not efficient & lack proper training & professionalism. Without proper training a sub contractor is unable to deliver his task as desired by the main contractor. Thus, the main contractor's problem gets added up.

So, contractors should see that they sub-contract their work to properly trained & professional sub-contractors

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Indian contractors have lack of professionalism & way of handling the work/contract.

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by Anant Gupta, Project Manager, Apollo db City  | 09 06 2010 18:11:24 +0000

Hi anjali

I agreed with you, but the actual problem is that: 

Principle contractor not willing to pay better rates to sub/petty contractor. They trying to pay as low, compare to market rates.

 

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Ensure credentials

idea posted by Mohammad Bakhsh Project Leader/Managing Consultant, Freelancer

The sub contractor is an agency which handles break down activities.The breakdown activities are scheduled to complete on time as the completion of projects depend on these activities.To complete the project on time ,it is important that sub contractor's credentials are verified before entrusting any  work whether  supplies or execution.

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The decision of hiring the sub contractor is very crucial as it will depend the physical progress or each mile stone leading to completion of project on time.So please examine his credentials carefully.The other things are secondary.

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Commitment

idea posted by Chandramouli Sr. Manager - QS & Contracts

Before selecting subcontractors, main contractor should check their credentials, ability and strength. The subcontractors should obey the contract in professionally. All the main contractor plans, methods should follow sub contractor also. these all will ensure when the subcontractor having commitment to work whatever may be situation would face.

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Most of the time its not possible, since we are running every project with less manpower and limited time frames.

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Lack of finance

idea posted by Venkatesh M Warehouse Manager, Larsen and Toubro

This is the most common situation any main contractor would have faced. Sub contractors in the urge of getting the project would fake their financial condition & display overrated assets. Thus they get the portion of the work from the main contarctor but in long run it becomes a major burden for the main contractor.

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planning i s major concern in civil

idea posted by sudip dipakbhai parikh Civil Engineer-Other, arcoy biorefinery pvt ltd

planning i s major concern in civil

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Valuable rates,Timely payment

idea posted by VIMALAN Construction-Construction Management, PARSVNATH DEVELOPERS LTD
"The decision of hiring the sub contractor is important,but the main contractor have to provide a market rate as per item basis,bcoz if the credential is good,but the rate is not upto the mark automatically the quality of work is questioned and main contractor have to support the sub contractor by giving timely payment if the payment is delayed work will be affected automatically the main contractor will be imposed to get penalties
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Great Task to handle them By Main contractor

idea posted by Parvez Abdul Rauf AKB

As we know in Civil construction projects there are several subcontractors for the project to finish on time as per project planned program.Its very much proactiveness, experience, decision making and when to call subcontractors for execution at site and how to extract the contractual things within prescribed time frame.This will be get it done by PROJECT MANAGER OF the construction firm/Main contractor as some time subcontractors would not have sufficient manpower, tools and even representative of subcontractor will not cooperative. So its GREAT TASK in construction to deal subcontractors.

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make him binding on the main agreement terms.

idea posted by A. Krishna Murthy Civil Engineer, Irrigation Projrcts, Buildings.

Make him binding of all the  terms and conditions of main agreement.

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Selection of Sub-Contractors, Better Price and Timely Payment

idea posted by Srinivas Bondada Chief Executive Officer, Bavyesh Infrastructure Pvt Ltd
Selecting the Sub-contractor is a very important role to success the project. Many Indian big Organisations are selecting the sub-contractors is only based recommendations or local influence. I suggest to select based on thier contractor profile and should provide better price and should release the monthly payments intime.
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Accomodation & Their needs

idea posted by Kandavel Raja Project Manager, Sobha Developers Ltd
If an employees basic needs have been taken care, the efficiency of an employee is also been ensured. In continuation, i feel, Now a days the accommodation & their needs to be taken care. Most of the construction labour sheds are not in Livable condition.
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Accomodation & Their Basic Needs to be taken care

idea posted by Kandavel Raja Project Manager, Sobha Developers Ltd
Especially in Construction field, Labours accommodation & theri basic rights to be taken care.
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Statutory Obligation

idea posted by S. Muralidharan Executive Director, Knowledge Foundation & Campus Around the Corner
Sub-contractors, by and large, do not conform to any statutory obligations, forcing the main contractors to face the music. One has to be very careful in monitoring the project for cost and time over-runs! If unattended, the project will be counter-productive!
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