General Contractor (GC)

The party responsible for the overall coordination and completion of a construction project — typically subbing out specialty work.

A GC carries the contract with the owner and manages every other trade on site. They schedule subs, coordinate inspections, handle payments to subs, and warrant the completed work.

GCs make money from a mix of self-performed work and markup on subs. Strong GCs are as much project managers as builders.

Related

• Subcontractor (Sub) — A specialty contractor hired by a GC to perform a specific trade or scope on a project.
• Scope of Work (SOW) — The written description in a contract of exactly what work will and won't be done, with what materials.
• General contracting CRM software — How FieldKrew handles this for general contracting businesses
• Change Order — A written amendment to the original contract that adds, removes, or modifies scope of work — and the price.
• Exclusions — Items explicitly NOT included in a quote or contract — listed up front to prevent scope disputes.