b"Industry News Continued from page 13 MRCA Opposes FMRC Standard AtitsquarterlymeetinginJan 1998 and has organizedH r,is a great likeli proposition for the average roofuary,oweve there Kansas City, Mo. on Satu several meetings between its tech hood that the s ication/ing cg,ntractor. rday, Maypecif con8, the boarddirectorsthe Mid nical andandsultingity will routinelyC. R Requiremen : ofoflegal representativescommun ecord-Keepingtsrepresen ate west Roofing Contractors Associa FMRCtativesregardingincorpor the proposed stan The proposed standard contains tion (MRCA) unanimously voted inthe proposed standard. Becausedard into specifications for roof potentially burdensome record favor of ato take an officialFMRC has not fullytheingsystemsonnon-FMICkeeping requirements. motionaddressed position inopposition to a pprimaryconcernsexpressedbyinsured buildings. The effectD.itsandInspections: Conro Audposed approval standardFac MRCA representatives, the MRCAwill be inappropriate disqualifi tr rs will be exposed to office byactotory Mutual R CorporationBoard of Directors agreed th theycation to bid of otherwise q i andfieldaudits,yetanother esearchatual (FMRC).must take astance on thefied roofing contractors and theintrusionthe roofing constrongerinto contractor whoactoAll roofingswishissue at this time.potential tor inappropriate andtr r's business. tobidonfacilitiesinsuredbyThe board of directors of MRCAunfair differentiationbetweenF these reasons,tion orthe posiFMRC affiliated un rsi objects to proposed standardcontractors.Further, thepro of the board of directors of MRCA derwrite (pr 4490 marily the Factory Mutual Insur forfollowing reasons:posed standard could result inis as follows: Proposed stanthe ance Corporation, FMIC) will haveA. Potential Misuse and Abuse byaniate shift in designdard4490shouldbewithinapproprroposedsu specifica by to be certified under the p SpecifiersandCon ltants:liability from thetion/drawnFMRC. actorybyte or approval standard, titled F Appropriately,itsrms, theconsulting community to roof F further details, call the MidMutual Approval Standard 4490 forproposed standard is applicableing c tors.west Roofing Contractors AssociaontracRoofing Contractors.only towho install8. Cost: Obtaining and maintainingtion at 800/497-6722. contractors MRCA took the lead by express roofingsystemsonbuildingsapproval will be an expensive ingc over the standard in insured by FMIC. con ern - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - -Working With General Contractors Continued from page 4 urebecomejobcomp obsite s you won'tliable for the wholedue to aletion penaltyHarass you at the j clause.sure you are only designated to be responsible forpor Threaten you by mail Makeyour tion, a then only if you delayed the job. Ifwere delayed by otherNot pay remobilization when the work ismaintained ndyouflownot tr you must documentcircumstances. Acalis accept Act like theirsthe on inworld, as ifhave no other ades,thephoneIisly jobtheyouwork able,you must follow it up inA, e-mail,r,just ato do butwriting.fax lette or hand-writtenll do. Picturesthe date on them help. WithoutRefuse to reduce retainage on long duration jobs note wi with tion, documenta you may be held liable.Require work to be performed out of sequence Regarding insur th two important questions to consider:Admit no responsibility for the substrate ance,ere are i. Do you carry more than is required?Order you to thewhen it'st ready jobno2. Do they request more than you carry?Use broad formrequirements OSHA Eitherit is usually open to negotiation. If you carry more than isRefuse to guarantee dimenway,sions required, then only listat they ask for. T t's all you owe them. IfDemonstrate poor in communication (ie. field superintendent wh ha theyternal es it forthoare requ ting higher limits, ask why. Sometimes those are the lim sau rizes work then the office won't pay for it) the general,not the subs. Ask if th will pay the extra cost for high Identify qu general contractorsdo not be afraidpass up buteyeralityandto limits.times you can increase your limits on a job-to-job basis.work with those who lackfessionalism. Keep all the above aspects in Some proFollowing are some situations I have encountered working with manymind thet time you sign atract with al contractor. Always nex con generadifferentcontractors. Ilonger work with most of those who havereview contractsrelatedu thoroughlysigning, and generalnoanddoc mentsbefore Qual goodsinesscooperatio with tried to pull these tricks.ity general contractors seldom attempt them.you will maintain abu innquality general conouteseI Watchfor th stunts to separate qua ity general contractors fromtractors. poor.John Hinshaw is the president ofRoofing and Sheet Metal Co. ones Hinshaw P generalc m Inc., Frankfort, Ind. He is also aon the MRCA Board of oorcontra torsay:directorDirectors. Request a ition work without paying for it dd al~ Requireto ca the owner'slder yourrybui risk ovidecheduPr unrealistic s les 14"