Ensuring subcontractors replace lost tools
28 August 2012
Q: Our small construction company loans both tools and small plant to our subcontractors. Can we expect them to replace loaned plant if it is lost,damaged or stolen? And, if we can, what proviso could we insert into our current terms and conditions?
A: Frank Griffiths, principal of consultancy Frank Griffiths Associates, writes: I understand that this question arose following the contractor discharging its in-house workforce and using labour-only subcontractors, some of whom do not have their own tools and plant. The simple answer is you can expect sub-contractors to replace loaned...