Mike Finley said:
I doubt it could hold up if push comes to shove,
Exactly why I don't have my suba greement cluttered with it. if it can't be enforced, why bother. It's not a bad idea really, it can't hurt really, but as you all know I hate lengthy agreements.
You could make that argument but I could back up my end of the argument which states: my subs get paid weather I do or not, unless they really messed up the job. My subs bill me when the job is done, for what the job costs them to do, I don't ask for costs upfront.
Mike I can pass the IRS. My subs are legitimate companies with their own insurance, vehicles, equipment, employees. I cycle through various comapnies to keep the schedule flowing, just like all my subs cycle through various customers like myself to keep their scheules flowing. My subs bill me with an invoice on company letterhead and are paid by check to their company name. Quite honestly if it wern't for this business model, I couldn't afford to run a business.
Now if I had one sub crew who drove my vehicles and used my quipment, that's just cheating the system! I truthfully don't have any plans of hiring any full rime employee crews any time soon, maybe a repair guy but that's it.
Company supervises the job and stands behind all the work, if the sub goes flaky or goes out of business... so they are placing their trust in the right place. I personally spend alot of time on my jobs, every free moment infact. I don't ask the customer for a penny until A) They are satisifed, and B) I am satisfied.