Contract for drainage job question...

[mrusk]

I got a big drainage job we are going to be starting. I need to finish up the contract. My contract is setup for mostly hardscape jobs. Is their anything special you would put in a drainage contract? What type of warranty would you offer?

Job consist of 4 100'+ french drains.

[cgland]

I would include something to cover your butt in case of 100 yr storms or torrential downpours.

[sancraig]

I dont know what your area is like but I would make sure you had a rock and unforseen obstacles clause in there.

Last drain job like that I had I also had a clause that all water would be absorbed into drain system 48 hours after end of event, plus 100yr rain cycles were excluded.

[Harmony Design Group]

who designed the drainage project. If you designed it what if your pipe sizes are to large enough for the very heavy rain storms. If an engineer did the design then you can blame them if it does not work.

[AintNoFun]

id def talk to a lawyer about that.. the liability could be endless. i had a friend years ago put a big drainage system in a guys house, dont you know next rain his clients neighbor was already trying to sue him for water in his basement!

[Sierrascaper]

Originally Posted by sancraig

I dont know what your area is like but I would make sure you had a rock and unforseen obstacles clause in there.

Last drain job like that I had I also had a clause that all water would be absorbed into drain system 48 hours after end of event, plus 100yr rain cycles were excluded.

This is a good point. Customer might expect to see water instantly vanish, but typically standing water is only considered such if it does not drain within say 24-48 hours. Also a good idea to place some surface drains and cleanouts since you know it will never get maintained.

[mrusk]

Anyone want to pm me their exact wordage?