For the Contractors

[Joker]

Working as a gc on a hoa project, gave a price to the board for replacing 21 exterior doors.
Received an email by accident from the board last night showing our demo sub soliciting doors behind our back. The email stated to the board not to let me know about what he was doing.
He's finished with phase 1 so I told him to get his equipment and pack up. He had a possibility of another 50k worth of work out there.
This shit bugs the crap out of me.

 

[MMD]

If it gets more underhanded than that I'm not sure I want to know about it.

That guy is taking money from you as a sub and taking business (and money) from you while doing it.

Disgusting

 

[500bbc]

All my subs sign an agreement to not perform any work at any time for any and all of my clients. If I catch them they are down the road.
I caught an electrician I was giving $100 to $200,000 in work a year and told him bye bye.
He's been calling me ever since crying the blues about how he has zero work.:bang:


See ya, ya thievin mutha fuka!

 

[Joker]

Just when I thought I'd seen it all. Never, in 20 years of business as a sub would I ever do it to someone who keeps the cash flow alive.
He says, oh it was my brother and he didn't know any better. Bullshit!
Putting that clause in the balance of the contracts will be my next step.

 

[RitcheyRch]

I'm sure this happens quite often. My parents had a GC working on their house and one of the subs was trying to get them to fire the GC and hire the sub. My parents ended up telling the GC all about it. Not sure what the outcome was.

 

[OCMerrill]

Welcome to my life.:swear The wonderful world of HOA's.

What's really fun is having a BOD member take your bid to his buddy and next thing you know some new contractor is doing the work I have done in that particular association for years with very fair prices and never any quality issues.

It's real cut throat right now in this industry.

So Joker I would not be at all surprised if your sub was approached by a board member so the BOD can shave you out and save costs.

I never sub and have my own employees. If the BOD is going to F me let them work for it.

 

[OCMerrill]

I'm sure this happens quite often. My parents had a GC working on their house and one of the subs was trying to get them to fire the GC and hire the sub. My parents ended up telling the GC all about it. Not sure what the outcome was.

This is how people go missing. :boobeyes::bash:

 

[500bbc]

I'm sure this happens quite often. My parents had a GC working on their house and one of the subs was trying to get them to fire the GC and hire the sub. My parents ended up telling the GC all about it. Not sure what the outcome was.

Now that's a good honest man you'd want to hire isn't it?

I ask my subs why would they want to work for someone that's trying to screw me for a one shot deal when I'm a repeat and loyal customer of the sub himself. I also ask the client why would they want to hire a sub that was dishonest enough to screw me.

I have a client right now that has so far solicited one employee and three subs for side work, I have called attention to the fact that he signed my contract that stipulates in bold print no soliciting same. He has lied to my face when confronted with same even when the subs reported his actions to me and told him that would get them fired immediately and never hired again.

He fancies himself a real clever wheeler dealer.:bash::bang:


Good luck on the surgery Rich!!!!

 

[cola]

All my subs sign an agreement to not perform any work at any time for any and all of my clients. If I catch them they are down the road.
I caught an electrician I was giving $100 to $200,000 in work a year and told him bye bye.
He's been calling me ever since crying the blues about how he has zero work.:bang:


See ya, ya thievin mutha fuka!

If you need another electrican.

Mike

 

[500bbc]

If you need another electrican.

Mike

Where are you located?

 

[rmarion]

that just SUXS!!!!!!

 

[cola]

Where are you located?

L.E.C. Electric Co.
34654 Turner lane
Yucaipa, Ca. 92399