Contractors Index
Solano County, San Francisco North Bay, Ca. USA

A general contractor

is a licensed organization or individual that contracts with another organization or individual (the owner) for the construction of a building, road or other facility. A large project however may involve a Construction Management firm for various reasons. A General Contractors is defined as such if it is the signatory as the builder of the prime construction contract for the project.

 A general contractor is responsible for the means and methods to be used in the construction of the project in accordance with the contract documents. Said contract documents usually include the contract agreement including budget, the general and special conditions and the plans and specification of the project that are prepared by a design professional Such as Architects or Home Designing & Planning Service that use Architect Codes and Standards. A general contractor usually is responsible for the supplying of all material, labor, equipment, (engineering vehicles and tools) and services necessary for the construction of the project. To do this it is common for the general contractor to subcontract part of the work to other persons and companies that specialize in these types of work. For instance Carpenters, Cabinet Makers, Painters  Plumbing, Dry Wall installers, etc These are called subcontractors.