Determining labour requirements

• Employees or sub-contractors?
• Nominated sub-contractors
• Types of labour needed
• Amount of labour needed
• Calculating labour constant
• Timing for labour
• Labour availability
• Cost of labour

Nominated sub-contractors

Contract documents often include nominated sub-contractors within them. Generally this means that a sub-contractor is chosen by the designer and/or the owner to carry out a particular part of the project such as supply and installation of heating and cooling or the installation of a staircase.

A nominated sub-contractor carries out their work under the umbrella of the main contractor, however, they are paid directly by the owner.