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Floyd R. Turbo

(32,274 posts) Wed Oct 8, 2025, 04:58 PM Oct 2025

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

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!

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Requested proposals for a fairly major project on our house. Specified that only contractors with valid licenses, (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Oct 2025 OP

Nothing works the way it's supposed to. bucolic_frolic Oct 2025 #1

Fortunately during my career I oversaw hundreds of projects worth millions of dollars. Blows my mind how stupid these Floyd R. Turbo Oct 2025 #2

In STLMO, we have that same requirement on contractors too. I guess too many instances of bad repairs... SWBTATTReg Oct 2025 #3

Nightmares! No recourse except court. Floyd R. Turbo Oct 2025 #4

Yes, and that's a pain in the you-know-what. I had a fit trying to get one particular rogue contractor served SWBTATTReg Oct 2025 #5

Bastard! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Oct 2025 #6

bucolic_frolic

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

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 05:10 PM

Oct 2025

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.