Subcontractors

What is the role of a subcontractor? responsibilities? how to comply with the contract? 

Did you know, the government gives no guidance for submittals? No how to assemble, layout, provide for conformance etc. No administration of the contract? See QCM requirements. It's incumbent on the prime contractor to set the rules, provide guidelines and requirements of every sub-contractor through a process of elimination. Try, fail, try again and again. 

This is why experience in large-scale projects is required by USACE, learned through experience for prime contractors staff and is different for each project. So be prepared, here you find our 24 years of experience guides for your entertainment and educational consumption.

Subcontractors have the same responsibilities as the prime contractor (through  back-to-back contracts or attached / referenced specification's). Contract administration is a key issue, timely execution of all required submittals (usually contracted for within 30 days) ensures your ready to go when the time comes. Make submittals concise, efficient, informative enough for a child to understand, remember we are dealing with government personnel and designers after all.

The following contract sections inevitably apply to all, prime and subcontractors:

01 25 00- Substitution procedures

01 31 00- Project Management -multiple sections 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.17

01 31 13- Project Coordination

01 33 00 – Submittal procedures

01 40 00- Quality requirements

01 42 00- References

01 52 00- Temporary facilities and controls

01 72 50- Field engineering

01 73 29- Cutting and Patching

01 78 23- Operations and maintenance data

01 91 13- General Commissioning requirements