In a project with Multiple Prime Contracting, the owner contracts with multiple trade contractors. What is another way to describe these parties?

In a project with Multiple Prime Contracting, the owner contracts with multiple trade contractors. What is another way to describe these parties?

• A. General contractors
• B. Trade contractors
• C. Consultants
• D. Subcontractors

Answer: (B)

In multiple prime contracting, the owner signs separate contracts with different contractors to handle distinct trades or scopes of work. Those directly contracted parties are called trade contractors (also known as specialty contractors). They perform their defined trades under a contract with the owner, rather than under a general contractor who then hires subs. Subcontractors are hired by prime contractors, not directly by the owner, and consultants are not construction contractors. So the best description is trade contractors.

In multiple prime contracting, the owner signs separate contracts with different contractors to handle distinct trades or scopes of work. Those directly contracted parties are called trade contractors (also known as specialty contractors). They perform their defined trades under a contract with the owner, rather than under a general contractor who then hires subs. Subcontractors are hired by prime contractors, not directly by the owner, and consultants are not construction contractors. So the best description is trade contractors.