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cadbyken:
--- Quote from: ScottieM ---You need your clients to be more proactive in the RFI's too. If they're rolling over. You have a lose lose situation.
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Yes, this has been something of a sore spot with me. I believe I go above and beyond what is required of me but not sure if they understand that. This is something I need to talk to them about so we can come to an agreement on exactly what my scope is.
cjehly:
--- Quote from: cadbyken ---
--- Quote from: ScottieM ---You need your clients to be more proactive in the RFI's too. If they're rolling over. You have a lose lose situation.
--- End quote ---
Yes, this has been something of a sore spot with me. I believe I go above and beyond what is required of me but not sure if they understand that. This is something I need to talk to them about so we can come to an agreement on exactly what my scope is.
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If you're a sub-to-a-sub (sorry, I should probably know this by now) then you're left at the hands of the company that signed the contract. If they wont back you (either to keep your cost down, or they aren't good at documenting their own projects) then I would suggest you refuse to flat-bid a project. I would suggest you offer them a GMP or a T&M type bid in the future, and always get at least a partial payment up front before engaging further work with them.
There is too much work in the U.S. for extremely talented individuals like yourself to be putting up with inadequate contractors.
cjehly:
In fact, please e-mail me at my address in my profile. I have a feeling I would like to have your contact info. for the future.
cadbyken:
--- Quote from: cjehly ---
--- Quote from: cadbyken ---
--- Quote from: ScottieM ---You need your clients to be more proactive in the RFI's too. If they're rolling over. You have a lose lose situation.
--- End quote ---
Yes, this has been something of a sore spot with me. I believe I go above and beyond what is required of me but not sure if they understand that. This is something I need to talk to them about so we can come to an agreement on exactly what my scope is.
--- End quote ---
If you're a sub-to-a-sub (sorry, I should probably know this by now) then you're left at the hands of the company that signed the contract. If they wont back you (either to keep your cost down, or they aren't good at documenting their own projects) then I would suggest you refuse to flat-bid a project. I would suggest you offer them a GMP or a T&M type bid in the future, and always get at least a partial payment up front before engaging further work with them.
There is too much work in the U.S. for extremely talented individuals like yourself to be putting up with inadequate contractors.
--- End quote ---
Yes, I am contracted independantly to do work for them. I have multiple clients but I do basically the same for everyone. They do back me up and tell me repeatedly that they appreciate what I do for them. I actually stopped working for them for 6 months because of some problems on their end, and they came back because they couldn't find the level of service that I was providing. We are on good terms currently but I want to do this even better but make sure that I am compensated for it. That is why I put this out there to see what everyone else is doing.
cadbyken:
Any other comments/suggestions?
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