Chapter 1: The Bid

Chapter 1

The Bid

"I did not agree to do the electrical work. I never agree to do the electrical work."

That's what Josh from Super Door Subcontractor told me after the general contractor on his community college project had sent him a notice of default letter. The letter demanded that he return to the project site and install the electrical components for the glass doors he had just finished installing. The letter further stated if the requested work was not completed in the next forty-eight hours, Josh's subcontract would be terminated.

"I'm a door contractor, not an electrical contractor. I didn't agree to do the electrical components," Josh said.

"Have you looked at the scope that was referenced in the subcontract you signed?" I asked.