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Sub-letting the construction project can degrade the quality of work

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We live in the era of outsourcing where every possible business is outsourced in some way or the other. Some businesses are outsourced to foreign countries and some remain inside but are outsourced to parties that are known to do that kind of work. This is also known as sub-letting projects. What typically happens here is the person who is responsible to complete the project hands over the work to a third party who in turn further hands it over to the part who will indeed complete the work.

Now the people involved in the middle does nothing significant other than enjoy the profits that will reap out of the work. This is the modus-operandi that many in today’s business follow. The first party may or may not be aware that the project has changed many hands and therefore are only interested with the quality of work. They know just one thing and that is they want the finished stuff in good shape. Anything less than what they have expected can lead to non-payment and other legal hassles.

In the construction sector, the scope of sub-letting the work is immense; which is why you will find many small and mid-sized construction companies ready to tie up with a mighty enterprise and get involved in the construction of a huge project.

However, the thing that is of great concern is the quality of work may not be at par excellence and this can be a worrying factor for the construction company that has bagged the project. The company that lets the work to other small companies needs to ensure that the quality of work is not compromised by any way and for this purpose it should take corrective measures every time it finds things not in place.

Review the progress of work at regular intervals:-

One of the most important things that is required to be done is to review the progress of work at regular intervals. Once you let-out the project to other companies, your responsibility doubles. You of course let out the project due to lack of infrastructure on your part and by letting it out to other companies you stand the chance to earn more profits. But that does not allow you to have a freehand on the quality of work. You have to make sure that you take some time out and review the work in ground. Visit the site at least once in a month and check the progress report. Try to evaluate the actual with the estimates and see if the work will be completed within the stipulated timeframe.

Do not shy to fire a contractor from their shoddy work:-

When you let out a work to a third party and you find out that the party is not good at it or is not taking your work seriously, you should be ready to take a tough call. Remember, it is your baby and if someone is not taking good care of it, you have every right to kick him out. Start with warnings and if you do not see any improvement then it would be the time to take the call.

Rain affects the construction project

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Rains ideally brings cheers on our faces but when it comes to the construction industry it may not always be the same case. When the workers are laying the foundation of a building, rains can be a boon. The rain water supplements for the cost of water that is required to put on the foundation slab. A construction company can save a lot when it is in the foundation phase but when the building is been given a shape and it starts raining, the entire work comes to a standstill. The builders can incur huge loses if it continues to rain for days. There are lot of places in US where the rainfall in heavy and the construction sector in these places take a backseat in such weather conditions. Many construction companies do not want to take any projects during the beginning of the monsoon as they have experienced good deal of problems due to heavy rains.

It hugely impacts the digging operation:-

For construction houses who have taken a new project at the beginning of the monsoon face tremendous issues to dig the foundation. If they start the digging process and it rains heavily, the entire place gets filled with water and then they have to take extra pain to pump the water out. In order to pump the water out, they need specialized equipments that are capable in pumping the water. This ideally cost them a fortune and many construction companies do not want to get into the hassle of digging the construction site during the monsoon. They would rather wait for the weather to change and then begin the work.

Can’t complete the project in time:-

Rain can play a huge role in spoiling the goodwill you have maintained over the years of completing the project in time. If the weather is not good, you have no other option than to wait till it clears off. You just can’t take any kind of risk and begin working. If it starts raining, you are left with no other alternative than to stop the work. Therefore, it is imperative that you either take the job at the time that you feel is appropriate and you can kick start the work from the word “GO” or if you feel the monsoon is going to be a spoiler, then you better inform the people involved that there may be some delays before you hand over the work to them.

Problem in transporting materials to the construction site:-

Heavy rains can disgust you when you are in dire need of construction materials to be transported to the construction site. Due to water clogging, vehicles carrying the construction materials will get stuck and can only move once the water level recedes. If the materials are coming from a far-fetched place and it gets stuck due to water jam then you have to pay your workers for doing nothing.

Speeding up of work can lead to a decline in the quality of work:-

Since the rains have delayed your work and you are running behind schedule, you will be hurrying things. This may lead to compromising the quality of work. If the quality is compromised, there are higher chances that you may not get any business from the same person.