Author : Joshua Leonard Markowitz
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (659 download)
Book Synopsis Exploratory Study of the Practice of Sub-subcontracting in the Construction Industry by : Joshua Leonard Markowitz
Download or read book Exploratory Study of the Practice of Sub-subcontracting in the Construction Industry written by Joshua Leonard Markowitz and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT: Contractors rely heavily upon specialty contractor skills and expertise to cut costs and increase efficiency on construction projects. Subcontractors are specialty contractors that normally perform specific tasks that general contractors do not or cannot perform. When these tasks are reassigned by the subcontractor to another company, the lower tier agreements are called sub-subcontracts. Although, sub-subcontracting is widely practiced, the issues concerning it have rarely been addressed. In order to explain the many unanswered questions linked to this topic, a survey was developed and distributed to general contractors and subcontractors that provides additional information pertaining to contractual issues, safety concerns, common trades of sub-subcontractors, quality, productivity, and reasons for its existence. In conclusion, the data show an increase in the level of sub-subcontracting mainly due to a lack of specialized workers and an insufficient workforce available to complete the tasks at hand.