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Bid a project to a general contractor a while back for a job for the federal government (National Park Service) . I bid against two other electrical contractors and was low bid , but the electrical price was over budget. The general contractor has now hired a handyman that has a journeymans card to do the work. Is that legal. In my state it isn't. But how are things handled on federal work. Any thoughts.
 
dan55 said:
Bid a project to a general contractor a while back for a job for the federal government (National Park Service) . I bid against two other electrical contractors and was low bid , but the electrical price was over budget. The general contractor has now hired a handyman that has a journeymans card to do the work. Is that legal. In my state it isn't. But how are things handled on federal work. Any thoughts.
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federal work is funny... as i understand it, it's not even a requirement that
i have a STATE contractors license to bid it. i bid changing out electronic
door locks in a federal prison, and no license at all was required. it was weird.

i did a job at a federal prison colony in the mojave desert. no permits, no
license required, except a photo id to get in the facility. it was the facility
where the ABSCAM politicians were held.... interesting collection of people.


randy
 
fulthrotle, i am curious about something;

when doing prison work, do they search you and your vehicles when you come in? if so, do you add this to your labor?

reason i ask is because i went to a maximum security prison once as part of a prison outreach program. i had to fax a list of everything i was bringing. when i got there, i was kept in a holding room while they searched me and all my stuff. process had to be repeated on the way out. seems like if they were doing this to a contractor it'd be a half-day affair.
 
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fulthrotle, i am curious about something;

when doing prison work, do they search you and your vehicles when you come in? if so, do you add this to your labor?

reason i ask is because i went to a maximum security prison once as part of a prison outreach program. i had to fax a list of everything i was bringing. when i got there, i was kept in a holding room while they searched me and all my stuff. process had to be repeated on the way out. seems like if they were doing this to a contractor it'd be a half-day affair.
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In NC the contractors must go through a background check along with the employees that will be on the site. Trucks and such are searched in and out. No material, tools or equipment left on job site overnight if they are inside the compound. It also depends on the custody level of the prison.
You need to figure at least 2 hrs per day lost due to searches and setting up and tearing down. We have had contractors at one of our sites for a little over a year but they were working in a building that was not on a compound they were able to leave material and such out but tools had to be locked in a job box overnight.
 
Federal projects generally aren't under the jurisdiction of state & local authorites. I did some work in a post office one time, and found out I didn't need a permit as it was considered federal property and not a part of the city.
 
brantmacga said:
fulthrotle, i am curious about something;

when doing prison work, do they search you and your vehicles when you come in? if so, do you add this to your labor?

reason i ask is because i went to a maximum security prison once as part of a prison outreach program. i had to fax a list of everything i was bringing. when i got there, i was kept in a holding room while they searched me and all my stuff. process had to be repeated on the way out. seems like if they were doing this to a contractor it'd be a half-day affair.
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this was minimum security. it's about 5 miles north of the intersection
of calif. 58, and highway 395, an intersection in the middle of nowhere
known as 4 corners. the prison colony actually has no walls around it.
if you leave, when they catch you, the send you somewhere sucky
to finish your time, where you get traded to bubba for a carton of
cigarettes. it's pretty cushy... weight room, pool, A/C, salad bar, etc.

they had me fill out a list of things i was taking in, but they didn't
verify it in and out. i had my service truck inside, but the truth is,
the prison workshop had better tools than mine to steal. all snap on.
the prison rebuilt starter motors and alternators for the army, and
actually turned a profit, so they said. they had two stockbrokers who
managed a small trading fund with part of the profits, and had a
good return on investment. just what i was told while i was working
there.

here's a link to the place......
http://www.wayfargone.com/brainfloss/archives/000063.html

as for billing, a trip out there started at a days pay, to cover travel
time, and in and out time. work was on top of that.

randy
 
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