Hello!
I had the landscaping contractor on site, and he told me to make sure that the general contractor leaves the construction site clean. He even said that if cigarette butts are left on the property afterwards, he would charge for waste disposal by subcontractors. Is that normal?
The general contractor, of course, says that he is not responsible for picking up his workers’ cigarette butts and considers small Poroton crumbs as acceptable residue left on the site. Now I’m not sure where exactly the line is—what does the general contractor have to do and what not? It’s actually quite simple: if I know what he is required to do, I can formally ask him to fully clean the property upon completing his work and report back to me. Then I can photograph any remaining debris, set a deadline for cleanup, and refer to deductions from the final payment if necessary.
Another point of discussion will definitely be all the “small” plaster residues in the bushes, etc.
How was it on your construction sites? The contract says nothing about this... sometimes you read about the interior being handed over “broom clean” — but I cannot find any similar term for final site condition outdoors and don’t know what is generally expected there.
I had the landscaping contractor on site, and he told me to make sure that the general contractor leaves the construction site clean. He even said that if cigarette butts are left on the property afterwards, he would charge for waste disposal by subcontractors. Is that normal?
The general contractor, of course, says that he is not responsible for picking up his workers’ cigarette butts and considers small Poroton crumbs as acceptable residue left on the site. Now I’m not sure where exactly the line is—what does the general contractor have to do and what not? It’s actually quite simple: if I know what he is required to do, I can formally ask him to fully clean the property upon completing his work and report back to me. Then I can photograph any remaining debris, set a deadline for cleanup, and refer to deductions from the final payment if necessary.
Another point of discussion will definitely be all the “small” plaster residues in the bushes, etc.
How was it on your construction sites? The contract says nothing about this... sometimes you read about the interior being handed over “broom clean” — but I cannot find any similar term for final site condition outdoors and don’t know what is generally expected there.
montessalet schrieb:
To a certain extent, “he who pays the piper calls the tune” still applies – especially on a construction site.Exactly! The subcontractors are paid by the general contractor. This is the price the client accepts when working with a general contractor – they let the GC delegate the individual trades and have less direct control themselves.
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HilfeHilfe11 Oct 2018 11:57montessalet schrieb:
Typical excuse when people don’t want to face the challenges in their own country: there’s always something that goes worse somewhere else – using that as a “reason” to do nothing or to just let things slide leads to what becomes “normal” in certain countries. Do we want that? I don’t.
.I fully agree! We need to address this persistent tilting problem on the construction site!
Everything else, like the various abuses by refugees and so on, is irrelevant anyway.
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SilentGalaxy11 Oct 2018 12:03HilfeHilfe schrieb:
Full agreement! We need to tackle the annoying issue of cigarette butts at construction sites!
Everything else doesn’t matter anyway, like all those crimes by refugees and so on.
Welfare societyThe supporters from the refugee thread have now identified the next problem: cigarette butts and the taxable construction workers who need to be controlled.
Me money, you trash.
Do-gooders at their best.
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pffreestyler11 Oct 2018 12:05HilfeHilfe schrieb:
all the assaults by refugees, etc. Seriously now? ...I also find the original question completely nonsensical, unnecessary, and detached from reality, but your comment is really unnecessary ...
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SilentGalaxy11 Oct 2018 12:07pffreestyler schrieb:
Seriously now? ...
I also find the original question completely pointless, unnecessary, and detached from reality, but your comment is really unnecessary ...Why?