Being a contractor, or a subcontractor, is not for the faint of heart in the best of times. With market conditions as they are today, nerves of steel are a prerequisite. The age old problem of timely payment has been drawn into even sharper focus as projects become scarcer and funding niggardly. General contractors are being squeezed by the architects, the architects are being squeezed by the owners, and the owners are being squeezed by the banks to get the most for their money in the fastest time possible....
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