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Subcontracting Business Opportunities
and Outsourcing The Work


Pavement Sweeping - Remodeling Homes - Home/Office Building Maintenance & Repairs - Lawn Care Service Work - Landscape Installs


How To Make Money in Subcontracting
www.nilssonbooks.com

Subcontracting and Outsourcing the work of building remodeling and repairs, roofing, siding, paving, construction, interior and exterior building maintenance, mowing, lawn, grounds maintenance, irrigation installations and service, hydroseeding, snow plowing, snow and ice control, sidewalk snow blowing, shoveling, and snow hauling and removal and many, many other work and work categories and trades, skills is typical when the prime contractor or General Contractor who has and owns the rights to do the work under the contract doesn't have the equipment, expertise or employees, or materials inventory or the money/or credit lines to invest in a project all by hinmself, to do all of the entire project. This in turn creates income opportunities for others who can take on part of the work and help get it done. In other words, jobs are created, employing others (ourtsiders) is possible because the general contractor can't do all the work himself using his own employees and equipment and also may lack the skills or experience in particular areas of a contract, thus looks to outsource that part of the job.

Subcontracting opportunities arise because ...
Often times subcontracting income opportunities arise as result of another contractor or person having received a large contract award project with a large scope of work agenda to fulfill, where the person or contractor getting the award can only provide part of it or simply is not equipped to handle a large project. He or she may not have enough employee labor, materials or equipment to handle the project they have been awarded. This doesn't mean that the contractor (who was awarded and owns the rights to a contract award) can't take on the job. It may simply mean that he'll need help in doing the work and outsourcing or subcontracting is sometimes the answer.

Subcontracting offers opportunities for all contractors who do some or part of the entire project and who may also specialize in that part where they have both the knowledge and equipment necessary to complete the work. Picture the construction of housing for example. Many different trades and work specialties are needed to complete a project. Construction site work, bull dozing, earth moving, grading and land/seeding/grass/drainage, road preparation, framing houses, paving, plumbing, electrical, woodwork, home electrical appliance installation/carpentry, roofing, siding, windows, masons, heating, air conditioning ... and a wide variety of expertise and equipment is needed to complete most projects. In other words, the typical small business company or person usually isn't in a position to do all of the work and must look to others to help complete a project ... the others who help complete these projects are commonly referred to as subcontractors.

Some prime or general lawn & landscape contractors in the landscape business for example are known to subcontract all of their mowing operations so that they can focus on other work within a property specification such as landscape renovation, tree care, lawn chemical programs and applications, irrigation, hardscaping, specialized pruning and trimming trees and shrubs. In the green industry, Many projects such as very large office parks, colleges and universities, park & recreation departments, military installations are so big that one contractor is sometimes unable to supply the large number of employees, equipment fleet of mowers, ztr, tractors, not to mention tackling the requirements of spring and fall cleanups that need leaf vacuum suction on a large scale to handle the volume.

In addition to working for a general contractor ...
Or "prime contractor" who is usually an independent businessman contractor ... many other oppotunities are also available by working as a subcontractor for institutions such as colleges and unversities, entire public and private school systems, hospitals, military veterans homes and hospitals, medical campuses, convalescent homes, adult assisted living facilities, towns and municipalities, park and recreation departments, cemeteries, military installation bases, airports, hotels, national parks and historic properties, office parks, shopping malls, and real estate management firms who may be engaged in doing all their own work in-house yet still arrange for others to work ... so they "outsource" and hire people to handle certain parts of their own work normally done with in-house employees. These sources of subcontracting should not be overlooked when seeking to subcontract since many of these projects can be very large.

Nilsson Associates www.nilssonbooks.com has a book available about Opportunities in Subcontracting and how to get started making money in the subcontracting business. It contains step by step instructions on subcontracting , and the contract outlines and forms needed to present work offers, job proposals to General Contractors and others who award the jobs.

Title:
Subcontracting the Work
written by Phil Nilsson
available at www.nilssonbooks.com
or for info Toll Free 866-280-2252
Contents:
How to profit from subcontracting
Pros and Cons of partnering jobs
All about "owning the work"
Ways to limit your risks
Performance guarantees
How to make money on others
Subcontracting forms & agreements
Legal requirements - Who's liable for what?
Insurance concerns - The Subs Coverage
How To protect your valuable customer contacts
How To qualify your subs reputation/work history
Covenants not to compete forms and instructions

What will a Subcontractor charge you for a job? ... or what should you charge as a subcontractor ?
How long will a job take, and what can you expect to pay a subcontractor for the work? Nilsson's Labor Time Data Handbook can answer the question by giving you a close estimate of job time in hours. You can use the hours given in the Labor Time Data Handbook to calculate the approximate cost of your job that a subcontractor is likely to charge, and you can also use those totals to suggest a price of the job to your sub. You'll know within reason how long the job will take, and have a good idea as to what amount you should be paying to have the work done based on job time averages.

How to estimate costs and prices for subcontracting landscape industry work can be found in the Labor Time Data Handbook available at www.nilssonbooks.com



Phil Nilsson
Toll Free 866-280-2252
www.nilssonbooks.com

About Nilsson Associates
Nationally recognized "Best Selling Landscape Industry Author," Business Consultant, Speaker with over 30 years experience in the Lawn & Landscape Industry. Nilsson's articles are published by Grounds Maintenance Magazine, Lawn & Landscape, PRO, The Arborist, Landscaper Publications, Professional Grounds Management Society, and the Professional Lawn Care Association of America. Nilsson owned and operated a successful Landscape Design-Build-Maintain firm for 15 years, and for many years was a Business Coach to PLCAA Members of the Professional Lawn Care Association of America. Nilsson's books are endorsed by Industry Associations, The California Landscape Contractors Association, The Professional Grounds Management Society, The Horticultural Departments of Ohio State University, The University of Tennessee, and The University of Georgia. Nilsson's books are in use by over 25,000 Landscapers, Lawn Care Companies, Property Managers, Government Facilities, Park Departments and Municipalities nationwide.