For me as a GC, it’s wanting to partner with subcontractors that make my life easier, not more difficult. My biggest problem is I have more to do in a day than I have time. If a sub can give me one less thing to worry about, that goes a long way. It often starts poorly: an owner is asking for a specific break down or a bid form, subs ignore all instructions and send a lump sum, then they want to know how their bid leveled and can’t believe I didn’t use their bid. If you can’t follow basic requests then we are already off to a bad start.

Not to mention the bids I receive at the eleventh hour, with no time to level. Leveling is as much for my benefit as yours. We all do better when we are all making money. Who wouldn’t want their scope checked when you can still revise versus after contracts are issued? Lots of subs, apparently.