What are the Roles and Responsibility of General Contractors

Posted by Devender Yadav on January 27th, 2020

Whenever any plan are to be executed lots of effort and proper planning are involved. Together with this several parties like the client, the engineer or architecture and the contractors are also involved in the construction project for their successful completion. Contractors and Engineers or architectures are the backbone of the construction project. They can be from any of the sectors like public sector, private sector and government sector depending upon the nature of the project.

Before the beginning of the construction project there is a process of making contract between the parties. When the architect or engineer instruct or tells the client to hire a manger who can help execute their plan, that manager is known as general contractors. The client tells about his desires and the architectures draw the map on that basis and then the role of the general contractors begin, to execute the construction plan. General contractors or prime contractors have to look after the construction site and they are responsible for the overall project. Their day to day role is to manage the construction work, communication between all the parties, management of stocks and raw materials. Contractors in Bhiwadi are very hardworking and dedicated towards their works.

Beside this as per the requirement of the client and completion time contractor give the price proposal to the client and then he confirms whether the deal is done or not.

The price of the project is generally consists of the total overhead expenses like office costs, labour costs, material costs, conveyance costs, etc.

When there is the case of renovations the general contractor is required to first visit the site and then plan accordingly. General contractors also prepare the contract documents which includes project manuals which consists of any special conditions or specifications or supplementary, any modifications to be made, or any changes in the cost of projects in near future which may occur due to raw materials price hike.

 Responsibilities of the contractors

Once the contracts between the client and contractor is finished like selection of a site, contractors charges, funds acquired, etc. the construction then begins. The contractor also has to take approval of the relevant authorities before beginning the construction.

There basic roles is to provide sufficient materials, updated equipment, services, quality of labours and other things necessary for the completion of the construction project. General contractors sometimes also hires subcontractors and delegate some part of the work to them. Subcontractors are also specialized in construction works. Any work is done by whether the subcontractors or the labours general contractor is responsible for it. He is also responsible for securing the property of the client, site surveying, disposing and recycling of construction waste. He also monitors the flow of cash on the business and it also maintains accurate records.

General contractors in Bhiwadi first priority is to look after the safety of the client as well as labours working for him. Contractors in Bhiwadi look after the safety measures of the labours. In starting they work as construction workers but after gaining experiences, they also get to know about the different aspects of the construction process. To run their company securely they also learn about management skills. Experiences and reputations in the field of construction industries are highly recommended and demanded by the clients.