I have the urge to have the construction team killed, but I don’t have any plan; I’m seeking help
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I am the general contractor project manager, with two subcontractors under me: one for civil work and the other for installation. The installation team does not work properly; they try to slack off whenever possible. They are all local farm workers, and there are almost no safety measures in place during construction; fines keep getting issued to them； The civil construction work is carried out in a fairly standard manner, but since the contractor did not study our contract carefully beforehand, the payment requests and related documents submitted by him do not meet the required conditions (our company has the money, but he cannot get it). Now, the material suppliers and workers working on the project keep coming to the office demanding payment, which prevents further construction work from progressing. Trying to outsource the civil engineering work to a third party, they refuse to do it; moreover, deductions are made in accordance with the deadline requirements (a deduction is applied for each day of non-compliance). I feel like killing them, but there are no more solutions. Has anyone had a similar experience?
There is essentially a problem with the installation process, and minor adjustments cannot resolve it. The construction party suggests providing assistance to streamline the payment process; after all, good cooperation leads to mutual benefit. In the future, make sure that for any subcontracted work, you require the subcontractors to provide you with the direct suppliers, ask those direct suppliers to sign a waiver of liability, and then have the subcontractors issue guarantees that include unconditional commitments and penalties
Next time, we need to add a waiver statement for the subcontractors. Do you have any templates for that? According to the contract terms, 80% of the payment has already been made; the remaining amount is due after the completion inspection and final settlement. We can’t afford to cover the additional costs during this period, otherwise we’ll face difficulties. The company’s management insists on following the procedures; no work will be done in the civil engineering department, and it will come down to seeing who can hold out the longest.
Met with the headquarters leaders of two subcontractors.