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Hiring a Landscape Contractor and How to Avoid Making the 4 Mistakes

In case your project dictates the hiring of an authorized landscape contractor in Dubai, contact the state agency which has the license on record. Check to see whether the license is in good position. Do they've any complaints? If so, were they resolved? Check to confirm that the individual who gave you their license is just like that signaled with the state records.<br>

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Hiring a Landscape Contractor and How to Avoid Making the 4 Mistakes

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  1. HiringaLandscapeContractorandHowtoAvoidMakingthe4Mistakes Thekindofprojectyou'vewilldeterminethesortofpersonyouhavetodothework.Youwillneedonlytheservicesofagardeneroracasuallaborer.Inthisinstance,theymightnotfallintothecategoryofbeingconsideredalandscape contractor.Despiteanylicensinglegislation,however,youarestillabletofallintoatrapbycommittingoneofthe5mainmistakeswithregardstohiringemployeesforyourhomeorlandscapeproject. Notcheckingreferences Thesimplestthingtodoistojustaskthemforreferenceseitheronthetelephoneortheveryfirsttimeyouseetheminsideperson.Donotfeelthatyouaremeetinginamannerthatisnegative-thatyoudonottrustthem.Thesimpletruthisthatyoushouldn'ttrustthemtillyougetreassurances.REDFLAG:Strugglingtosupplyyouwithanyreferences.Ifthisisthecase,moveontosomeoneelse. Checkwithpreviouscustomers.Weretheyfulfilledwiththework?Wastheworkdonewithinareasonabletimeframe?Didthecontractorreturnphonecalls?Incasetheindividualhadproblemswiththecontractor,askhowacontractorrespondedtocomplaints.Lookatsamplesofthelandscapecontractor'swork. Awordofmouthreferralisthebestsourcetogetnamesofarespectablelandscapecontractor.Thepersongivingyouthereferralhassomeskininthegame.Theirreputationisontheline.Shouldtheygiveyouthenameofsomeonewhomperformswork,howdoesthatreflectbackonthem?.Inadditionconsidertheoriginofthereferral.Didtheyemploythecontractortoworkforthem,orwasittheirboss'ssisterthathiredthecontractor? Notcheckingthelandscapecontractor'slicense. Inmoststates,apermitisrequiredforanyconstructioncompanythatadvertises, offers,bids,arrangesfor,orperformsanyconstruction,modification,home

  2. improvement,remodelingorrepairworkthatsurpassesaparticularvaluation.Ifyoususpectyourjobisalongthelinesofaprofessional,thenacontractor'spermitwouldn'tbenecessary,butyoushouldcheckthemoutdifferentlythroughreferencesorpreviouscustomers.improvement,remodelingorrepairworkthatsurpassesaparticularvaluation.Ifyoususpectyourjobisalongthelinesofaprofessional,thenacontractor'spermitwouldn'tbenecessary,butyoushouldcheckthemoutdifferentlythroughreferencesorpreviouscustomers. Incasethesortofworkyouwantdonerequiresanauthorizedlandscapecontractor,dothey'veapermit?Thatisahugeredflag.Manybuildersrefusestogetlicensedbecausetheydon'tneedtorunabusiness,whichnecessitateshiringlegalworkers,payingworkerscompensationalongwithotherinsurance,collectandpaysalestaxesorreporttheserevenuestotheIRS.Theyoperateunderthetableandmightfrequentlydoadealwithyouifyoupaythemincash.Thiskindofmindsetandmindsetisareflectionoftheirfollowthroughwithyourjob.Wouldyoutrustthemtostandbehindtheirwork?Canyousubmitacomplaintifsomethinggoeswrong? Incaseyourprojectdictatesthehiringofanauthorizedlandscapecontractor inDubai,contactthestateagencywhichhasthelicenseonrecord.Checktoseewhetherthelicenseisingoodposition.Dothey'veanycomplaints?Ifso,weretheyresolved?Checktoconfirmthattheindividualwhogaveyoutheirlicenseisjustlikethatsignaledwiththestaterecords. Therearecontractorsthatuseotherpeople’slicensenumbersandhopeyoudonotbothertocheckthingsoutthere.It'salsoillegalforanauthorizedcontractortopermitanotherindividualtoutilizetheirlicense. Automaticallyacceptingthelowestbid. Theoldsayingyougetwhatyoupayforusuallyapplieshere.Ahigherbidcanbeworththepriceinbettermaterials,workmanshipandreliability.Takingthelowestbidisn'tnecessarilythebeststrategy.Apersonalresidenceisn'ttheexactsameevaluationprocedurewhichagovernmentagencyperforms.Whenagovernmentawardsacontractatthelowestbiddingit'sbecausethosebiddinghavegonethroughanextensivescreeningtobeallowedtobid.Further,they'rebiddingonthespecificsamejob,samedesign,samematerials,etc.,thatmakestheentirechoice,comedowntothecheapestbid.Youshouldn'tusethisapproach,sinceyourprojectisn'tagovernmentcontract. Nowrittencontractorpoorlywrittencontract Anycontractorthatfailstoprepareawrittencontractorthatprovidesyouwitha verbalannouncementofthecosttodocertainworksoughttobeavoided.They

  3. aren'tprofessionalandyou'venoideawhat'stobedone.Thiscanbearecipetogetdisputesaboutwhatthecontractorguaranteedandwhatyouexpectedaren'tprofessionalandyou'venoideawhat'stobedone.Thiscanbearecipetogetdisputesaboutwhatthecontractorguaranteedandwhatyouexpected Evenwhenacontractisready,makesureit'sessentialcontractualterminologylikethestartdate,expectedcompletion,totalcostofthework,rateobligations,rangeofworksthatenumerateswithasmuchdetailaspossible,thematerials,numbers,sq footage,amounts,etc.Andalsothegoodstobesupplied.Avoiddescriptionslikeinstallbrickpatioinbackyard. InCaseyourprojectseemssillytodrawupacontract,atleastwithholdpaymenttillthejobisdonetoyoursatisfaction,otherwiseyou'llhavenorecourse. ThankYou

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