Managing the Subcontractor

The managing subcontractor domain focuses on the management of the relationship between a contractor and its subcontractors. What is a subcontractor? A subcontractor is a company that prepares one or several project deliverables on behalf of a contractor. The deliverables are used by a contractor to fulfill its project responsibilities against a client. Normally there is neither a direct relationship nor direct contract between a subcontractor and the client for a project. The subcontractor provides pieces of work that have to be performed in order to deliver a project, but the work is performed on behalf of the contractor. The relationship between contractor, subcontractor, and client is outlined in Fig. 31. Fig. 31Contractor, subcontractor, and client relationship