General Contractors - Building Contractors
Residential General Contractors - Home Building - Commercial Buildings
Monte Rio, Sonoma County, San Francisco North Bay, Ca. USA 95462

Categorized by city see:  Bodega Bay  Boyes Hot Springs  Cotati  Forestville  Geyserville  Glen Ellen  Guerneville  Healdsburg    Kenwood  Occidental  Petaluma  Monte Rio  Rohnert Park  Santa Rosa  Sebastopol  Sonoma  Windsor

Occasionally the entity commissioning the construction of the building chooses to act as the general contractor.

  In such cases, they work directly with the subcontractors and take care of the administration and organization of the various subcontractors.

Under these conditions the owner takes on all liability for proper sequencing of the work, and dealing with the realities of construction. More times than not, the risks far outweigh the potential reward of saving the general contractor's fee should all things go perfectly.

Owners considering this approach should keep in mind that general contractors make a living working with known subcontractors. An established General Contractor will have established relationships that will outlast one construction project, and the subcontractors will acknowledge this with their cooperation. Owners seldom have this advantage, and most subcontractors will recognize the risk of working with a one time client with higher bids.

Contractors Index

Keyword Category Index