ᐅ Roof soffit primed (construction with general contractor)

Hello everyone,
I am planning to build with a general contractor (Town Country or Heinz von Heiden).
According to the scope of work description, for example:
- The cladding is made of profile wooden boards and smooth verge boards made of softwood, installed parallel to the facing brickwork or external thermal insulation composite system/external plaster, fixed on battens. All visible wooden elements receive a factory-applied initial wood preservative coating in white color (375€).
- The soffit boarding and all visible wooden components (such as boarding, supports) are coated with a weather-resistant colored paint. The color is applied with two coats (1300€).

Questions:
- If I understand correctly, the first offer includes only the wood preservative coating, and the second offer includes two coats of paint. How many coats are actually necessary?
- What do you think about the price?
- I am considering arranging this directly with the craftsman/carpenter (to possibly get a better price). Do you have any experience with this in cases involving general contractors like Town Country or Heinz von Heiden?

Thank you for your answers.

If I understand correctly, these are the subframes. Just add another €500 and have them installed directly in plastic. It looks almost identical, and you won’t need to paint it for the next few years.

immermehr schrieb:

I plan to arrange it directly with the craftsman/carpenter.

They won't show up with a can of paint; that is usually the painter's responsibility.

danixf schrieb:

If I understand correctly, those are the subframes. Just add another 500€ to the cost and have them installed directly in plastic. It looks almost identical, and you won't need to paint it for years to come.

Thanks for your reply. Should at least one coat of wood paint still be applied?

ypg schrieb:

They won't just arrive with a bucket of paint; that's normally the painter's job.

Thank you for your reply.
The offer states that it is already applied at the factory. That is why I want to negotiate directly with, for example, Braas.

immermehr schrieb:

Thank you for your reply. Should at least one coat of wood paint still be applied?

I don’t know your house. But when it comes to the construction of your roof overhang, you don’t need to paint if it’s made of plastic.
However, there are two types of plastic soffits.
One has a smooth surface, and the other looks like wood, similar to the photo. I strongly prefer the “wood look” because the smooth one looks very artificial.
They are available in all colors, from white to gray, and even red or green. The additional cost would be around 2500€ (about 2700 USD), but then you save the cost and effort of painting.