Who is a "Contractor"?   Who Qualifies for the Contractor Rate?

The basic questions are these 3:

1. What is the main business of the person or company who is calling himself/itself a contractor?  Is it/he in the construction industry, a landscaper, or something else directly related in a similar way?

2. Is he/the company in the business of working for other clients who are the property owners?

3. Is the property being worked on presently (today) something that he owns?

The types of businesses that fit this category include the following (not exclusive list, but should give one a pretty good idea):

•  Custom Home Builder, Renovation, General Contractor (residential or commercial)

•  Developer. Builder (residential, commercial,industrial)

•  General Contractor, Project Management Company

•  Landscaper - and all sorts of related trades: fence/deck builders, pavers, patterned concrete, pool companies

•  Trades (plumber, electrician, waterproofer)

•  Specialty (sign company)

•  Property Management Company

•  Property maintenance, Handy-man

Who Does not qualify as a contractor, and therefore not get discount rates?

Basically anyone else.  A homeowner or tenant, working on their own home (doing a Do It Yourself project), or someone working on their vacation property (ie, a cottage), or a rental property.  Owners or tenants of commercial or industrial properties that are not in the construction industry would also fit this non-contractor category.

Are there any exceptions?

Yes, there are potentially two:

1. Although as stated, home owners working on their own house do not qualify for our lower rates, however if an individual is building a new home from scratch, we will grant them contractor status for the duration of the build.  The reason?  The likelihood is great that they will need us on a regular basis at various stages throughout the build - and that fact justifies their getting the discounted rates due to the volume and frequency of using our services.  This status can be offered to both the one-off home builder, the people that plan to build the house then live in it for an extended period, as well as the quasi-builder type who builds a new home or two every year, maybe living in some of them for a short time - basically this type is a small developer, in a sense.  Please discuss this with us to see if you qualify.

2. Someone who owns a house for the purpose of renting is still a non-contractor in our view, unless that landlord owns a significant number of properties, and then again the volume factor becomes an issue.  If the individual or group own more than half a dozen properties, then the contractor discount pricing may be applied.  Please discuss this with us to see if you qualify.

Is Proof Required to Verify Contractor Status?

Yes, any new customer who is using our bobcat services for the first time should be prepared to offer some sort of proof to the operator who comes to provide services that in fact he/they are a contracting company, as opposed to being simply an end-user, property-owner, non-contractor.  What form can that be?  At the least, provide a business card bearing the company name and contact information, pay by company cheque bearing the company name, provide us advertising materials (ie one of your flyers or brochures), show us your online presence (yellow pages or similar ad - print or online, your company website, etc.), or something similar along these lines - it should be quite easy to prove your contractor status if in fact you are one.  We have had numerous non-contractors over the years try to pass themselves off as contractors when in fact they were not contractors at all, but rather homeowners doing a project at their own house and simply trying to save a few dollars.  If there is any doubt about your status in the mind of the operator, he will ask for such proof, and in the absence of such proof your pricing will automatically default to our non-contractor rates as posted currenly on this site.

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Why Offer Specially-Reduced Pricing for Contractors?

We do so because it assists them in keeping their costs low in the very competitive business of building and renovating. We also do it to make sure that we remain their first choice when looking to satisfy their excavating and equipment needs. Also we recognize that the services we provide to contractors is by far the bulk of where our business comes from.  A single contractor may use our services dozen of times in a single year.  And he may continue to do so year after year.  That kind of volume and loyalty deserves being rewarded with the lowest price we can offer.

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