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Floyd R. Turbo

(31,844 posts) Wed Oct 8, 2025, 04:58 PM Oct 8

Requested proposals for a fairly major project on our house. Specified that only contractors with valid licenses,

insurance, and bonding should apply. Six guys made site visits and were told they would have to provide proof that they met the criteria previously stated in order to be considered. Only one of the six submitted a quote meeting the requirements. Two did not submit proposals. The remaining three sent quotes with excuses as to why they didn’t have insurance, licenses, and/or bonding. UFB!

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Requested proposals for a fairly major project on our house. Specified that only contractors with valid licenses, (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Oct 8 OP

Nothing works the way it's supposed to. bucolic_frolic Oct 8 #1

Fortunately during my career I oversaw hundreds of projects worth millions of dollars. Blows my mind how stupid these Floyd R. Turbo Oct 8 #2

In STLMO, we have that same requirement on contractors too. I guess too many instances of bad repairs... SWBTATTReg Oct 8 #3

Nightmares! No recourse except court. Floyd R. Turbo Oct 8 #4

Yes, and that's a pain in the you-know-what. I had a fit trying to get one particular rogue contractor served SWBTATTReg Oct 8 #5

Bastard! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Oct 8 #6

bucolic_frolic

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1. Nothing works the way it's supposed to.

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 05:10 PM

Oct 8

Get more bids. Here at least it has always been the owner or site manager knows what he's doing. The labor could be long time employees, or scab, or temporary, or foreign, or newbies. The skill varies.