Mo Subcontractors

When clients hire you to work on a specific project or on a freelance basis, you are usually considered a contractor. You provide the labor, services, and sometimes whatever equipment is needed to get the project done.Subcontractors are companies or individual people that you hire to help you complete a project.

Licensing. Scope of Work and Payment. Timing. Defense and Indemnification.

Subcontractor rights are governed by the contract. The subcontractor takes responsibility for seeing that his portion of the contract is completed according to the agreement.If a subcontractor feels that the contractor or employer has violated the contract, he is entitled to sue for damages.

Start with procurement standards. Execute all subcontracts prior to starting your projects. Help those who help you. Award the job to the lowest fully qualified bidder. Use contract scope checklists. Make sure you have tight clauses. Meet to review the proposed subcontract.

Payment application from the Subcontractor. Work done highlighted drawings from Subcontractor. Approved inpection reports (IR/RFSI) from Subcontractor. Work Progress report (We need to check) Previous payment certificate (If available) subcontract agreement / Letter of intent (if needed)

A subcontractor will carry out duties on behalf of a contractor - who is responsible for their health, safety, and actions - and might be an individual or an organisation. However, the employees of a contractor are not considered subcontractors, they must be separate altogether.

Subcontractor agreements outline the responsibilities of each party, to ensure that if a claim were to arise, the responsible party is accountable. A subcontractor agreement provides protection to the company that hired the vendor or subcontractor by transferring the risk back to the party performing the work.

Each subcontractor should complete Form W-9 before they begin any work. On the form, the subcontractor identifies their business structure type (sole proprietorship, corporation, etc.). Form W-9 also asks for the subcontractor's name and Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN).