FOR GENERAL CONTRACTORS
Commercial plumbing subcontractor for general contractors
HOW WE WORK AS A SUB
A plumbing sub is judged on three things
Price gets you the bid. Manpower and paperwork decide whether you get asked back. A general contractor is carrying the schedule for every trade, and a plumbing sub that misses a rough-in date or sits on a submittal creates problems for everyone behind it.
We bid with a clear scope letter that states what is included, what is excluded and what is carried as an allowance, so there is no argument at buyout about who owns the floor sinks or the equipment connections. Inclusions and exclusions are written plainly rather than buried.
During construction we hold the manpower we committed to, attend the coordination meetings, return submittals and RFIs inside the contract turnaround, and give you look-ahead information that is real rather than optimistic.
What you get from us as a sub
- Bid with an explicit scope letter and exclusions list
- Submittals and product data returned on schedule
- Crew counts that match the three-week look-ahead
- Certificates of insurance, W-9 and lien waivers on time
- Clean pay applications tied to schedule of values
- Closeout package delivered before the final payment request
SUBCONTRACT SCOPE
What we carry on your project
Bid and buyout
Hard-bid or negotiated pricing with a schedule of values you can bill against, plus alternates and value-engineering options priced at the same time.
Submittals and shop drawings
Product data, fixture cut sheets, isometrics and coordination drawings prepared to the specification and returned inside the contract turnaround.
Manpower and supervision
A working foreman on site, crew sizes matched to the look-ahead, and a single point of contact who answers the phone during the workday.
Schedule compliance
Underground, rough-in and trim durations built into your CPM schedule, with inspection requests placed early enough to hold the dates.
Safety and site compliance
Site-specific safety plan, trained crews, hot-work and confined-space procedures, and daily reports in your format.
Closeout
As-builts, O and M manuals, warranties, backflow test certificates and final inspection sign-offs assembled before the final pay application.
FROM BID TO FINAL PAYMENT
The subcontract, step by step
01
Bid with a written scope letter
02
Buyout and schedule of values
03
Submittals and long leads
04
Coordination drawings
05
Installation to the look-ahead
06
Punch and closeout
COMMON QUESTIONS
Questions from general contractors
Yes. We bid both, and we provide the bid-security, prevailing-wage and certified-payroll documentation that public projects require when the project calls for it.
With an explicit exclusions list. Equipment condensate, hydronic piping, gas beyond the equipment shutoff and similar boundary items are stated in the scope letter so the gap is visible at buyout rather than discovered in the field.
Product data and fixture submittals normally go in within one to two weeks of award, and shop drawings follow once the coordination model or background is issued. We will commit to your specification’s required turnaround in the subcontract.
Yes, and we do it regularly. We document existing installed conditions before we touch anything, price the completion scope from what is actually in place, and are explicit about what we will and will not warrant from the previous contractor’s work.
Yes, where the project requires it. We also provide certificates of insurance, conditional and unconditional lien waivers, and any owner-specific reporting your contract calls for.