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The genesis of GENdex
GENSrate is the first site dedicated to making correct decisions on GCs. No longer wonder who to do business with. Know who to do business with. GCs far too often play games with your money, your company and your sanity. They can play hard, fast and loose. Sometimes a GC and success on a job…
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1st GENdex score is for Hogan review
The actual rating is from 1-100 points. This score translates to a -50% – +50% score. Out of 100 Hogan scored a 4.8. You read that correctly. This translates to a suggestion that a sub adds a significant amount to a bid in order to compensate for trouble they will likely experience. GENdex helps subcontractors…
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There are ethics in medicine, law and construction?
I’m really thinking that to be a GC there should be a mandatory ethics class because it seems that many of them have NO problems making money from their subs in illegal ways essentially challenging subs to take them to court. Also what are your thoughts on accepting bids that are more than 10% below…
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Does Venting really work
Sometimes you just need to vent. This is one of those times.
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Shepherd your credit
Just as in personal credit a business owner needs to manage their business credit and make sure they are getting it even when they don’t need it. If you don’t do so you won’t get any when you most need it. Counter intuitive to some degree but it’s just a fact.
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Discussing bids with your bidders
Call me crazy but I don’t think it helps anyone when a GC takes a bid that is obviously too low. Something generally will be off and the GCs who let a sub know they are way underpriced not only help the sub but themselves and the owners.
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Too busy to save
Often times subs are so busy trying to please everyone they forget to check on their actual business. People/vendors and other who are hired to help need to be cross-checked. Don’t find yourself in a position when you realize that you have been overcharged on Worker’s Comp, overcharged on unemployment taxes, and overcharged on lots…
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Contracts
Yes the construction world revolves around contracts. Usually the GC is trying to create verbiage as broad as possible to convince a sub they agreed to it within their scope. Stop. Your subs aren’t stupid and the more you treat them as such the more they will look for ways to recoup money the GC…
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When a schedule isn’t a schedule.
1. Don’t simply try to sneak it in without saying anything or putting it in the Table of Contents for the spec documents. 2. If you don’t start on time and finish on time thus delaying our start and pushing us into a busier season and messing with our schedule by months then realize your…