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Building Partnerships: How to Work with Trade Contractors

by: Bob Whitten

Publisher: BuilderBooks.com®

Pages: 118

Format: Soft cover

Pub. Date: 1999

PLU#: 00040

ISBN#: 0-86718-483-3

About This Book:

Trade contractors can make or break your business,especially in today's labor market. Yet how can you find and keep qualified and talented trade contractors? The key is forming partnerships with the trades that foster teamwork, communication, and mutual growth.

Building Partnerships: How to Work with Trade Contractors shows you how to increase the professionalism and loyalty of your trade by treating them as an extension of your building team. Home builder and industry expert Bob Whitten discusses techniques builders can use to form profitable partnerships with the trades:

• Finding and evaluating trade contractors
• Striking a balance among trades, businesses, competencies, and prices
• Negotiating and writing effective trade contractor agreements
• Establishing comfort zones to keep trades working at peak efficiency
• Scheduling effectively to increase control of the work and finances
• Ensuring quality performance
• Promoting professional attitudes and appearances

Whitten emphasizes how effective communications help define and measure successful performance for all trades. Building Partnerships gives you sample trade contract agreements, policies and procedures, and quality control checklists.

By employing the techniques described in Building Partnerships, you can transform your trade and general contractors into true members of your team. The resulting improvements in efficiency and quality will reduce budget overruns and increase profitability. Bob Whitten|