subcontractor definition

subcontractor

Junior or secondary contractor who contracts with a prime contractor (and not the principal or owner of the project) to perform some or all of the prime contractor's contractual-obligations under the prime contract.

subcontractor is in the Agreements & Contracts and Purchasing & Procurement subjects.

subcontractor appears in the definitions of the following terms: managing contractor, letter of refusal, payment bond, subcontract, mechanic's lien, subcontractor bond, vicarious performance, prime contractor, supplier and general contractor

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