Common use of Selection of Trade Contractors Clause in Contracts

Selection of Trade Contractors. Trade Contractors shall be selected by CM/GC after completion of the selection process outlined below. CM/GC shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that Trade Contractors local to the Project Site are given the fair opportunity to be considered for the award of Trade Contractor packages required for the Project. Proposed Trade Contractor List. Prior to each solicitation of Trade Contractor proposals, CM/GC shall submit to Owner a list of recommended responsible Trade Contractors and shall identify any portions of the Work that it wishes to self-perform. CM/GC may require prospective Trade Contractors to undergo a pre-qualification process to permit CM/GC affirmatively to determine that a Trade Contractor is a responsible proposer. To be deemed a responsible Trade Contractor, the proposed Trade Contractors shall be reputable, skilled, reliable, competent, and qualified in the trade or field in which they are to perform, have the ability to obtain a performance bond from a surety acceptable to CM/GC, have the ability to obtain the insurance required by the Contract Documents and CM/GC, and not be included in the Owner’s list of debarred firms or the list of debarred firms maintained by the Georgia Department of Administrative Services.