Benefits of Hiring General Contracting Services

General contracting services provide clients with material availability and real time cost information that enables them to make various informed decisions. This is critical especially for complex projects that require several services such as carpentry, HVAC installation, demolition, drywall installation, floor covering, painting, plumbing, sprinkler work, and electrical work. Such complex projects require you to manage schedules, competitive bidding, schedules and establishing clear lines of responsibility.

What are the areas of responsibility of a general contractor?   

1. Paperwork

This primarily includes following permitting processes, coordination between the town and the architect, obtaining insurance, obtaining compliance certificates from all the involved trades, processing drawings, and providing status reports and updates. 

2. Field supervision

A general contractor visits the site on a regular basis in order to inspect the quality of work by the involved subcontractors. He will also secure property against vices such as graffiti, dumping and vandalism. 

3. Cost control

The general contractor is also responsible for obtaining accurate pricing and competitive bids from all the necessary trades. Such information enables the architect and client to take effective cost saving measures. Moreover, the general contractor will be reviewing plans and drawings for accuracy in order to avoid costly change orders.

4. Work coordination

Coordination of work is one of the most critical roles served by the general contractor. This entails drafting work schedules, estimating materials, duration and the labor requirements for each phase of the project. Therefore, he will address any unexpected delays and surprises as they arise in order to ensure that the project is always on course. 

Hiring general contracting services is a sure way of maintaining an organized, safe and clean site that allows sub contractors and the field crews to be highly productive. Besides providing the highest quality end product, the general contractor manages the schedule and cost daily in order to ensure that the customer’s budget and time requirements are met.