[Porsche-O-Phile]

It almost always isn't.

Another thing to consider is with residential construction entering a slowdown period, there will be increasing competition on the part of bidders and prospective GCs. You (as the owner) can most certainly take advantage of this. Either solicit more bids (more competition tends to drive down prices and get you lower bid amounts as a general rule.

You can also insist on things like "guaranteed maximum price" contracts, which GCs would have laughed at a couple of years ago.

Are Performance Bonds required for this type of work in FL? I'm not familiar with the nuances of their laws. If there's a Surity Bond involved here (probably not), Byron will be fine. If not, lesson learned I guess. Another thing that's always a good idea.