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

[Floyd R. Turbo]

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!

[bucolic_frolic]

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

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.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

2. Fortunately during my career I oversaw hundreds of projects worth millions of dollars. Blows my mind how stupid these

mooks are; thinking that a material requirement of the tender would be ignored or overlooked!

[SWBTATTReg]

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

[Floyd R. Turbo]

4. Nightmares! No recourse except court.

[SWBTATTReg]

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

when he didn't do his contracted job w/ my first home. I did win in Court but still, to have to go and put up w/ this nonsense...

[Floyd R. Turbo]

6. Bastard! 🤬