On your next project, the architect
wants to contract directly with
you instead of having you contract with
the property owner. Consequently, you
would actually be functioning as a subcontractor,
while the architect performs
the functions of a general contractor.
Can this be a good deal?
It certainly is for the architect/GC,
who no longer needs to race around
looking for trade subs. That remains a
part of your job. Nor does the architect
have to worry about workers compensation
or job-site liability problems, which
also remain part of your job. If you read
the contract you're offered, you'll find
that even though technically you're a
subcontractor on this job, the architect
will not be assuming one little