Trade contractors
The trades ENG buys, and what it expects from the firms that perform them.
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Selected on performance
ENG selects subcontractors and suppliers on performance. Registration is open to any qualified firm, and ENG makes a point of inviting veteran-owned, minority-owned, women-owned, and HUB-certified companies to register.
ENG is structured to self-perform general construction and to coordinate prequalified trade partners for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, controls, elevator, generator, roofing, and specialty scopes. Registration allows ENG to identify and prequalify potential trade partners now, so that bid invitations can go out as opportunities develop, and it reinforces ENG's willingness to team both upstream, as a subcontractor to primes, and downstream, as a prime to its own trade partners.
The process is simple and the same for everyone: register, prequalify, receive invitations for matching scope, bid, perform, get paid on time.
How ENG selects
- Safety record, EMR, and written safety program
- Past performance on similar scope and owner type
- Bonding and insurance capacity for the work
- Financial stability and capacity to carry the job
- Licensing, certifications, and workforce qualifications
- Responsiveness during pricing and submittals
Suppliers
Equipment, materials, and rentals, with the documentation and lead-time discipline government work requires.
Learn moreSmall Business Partnership Program
ENG's program for veteran-owned, minority-owned, women-owned, and HUB-certified firms that want to grow with it.
Learn moreBid opportunities
How ENG issues bid invitations to registered firms and what to expect when one arrives.
Learn moreVendor code of conduct
The standard every firm working with ENG agrees to, on every project.
Learn moreSubcontractor registration
Register your firm to be prequalified and to receive bid invitations for matching scope.
RegisterHow ENG transacts
- Register and prequalify
Submit the registration form. ENG reviews safety, capacity, and past performance and confirms prequalification by email.
- Receive bid invitations
Invitations go to prequalified firms for matching trades and regions, with drawings, specifications, scope sheets, and a bid date.
- Execute a subcontract or purchase order
Awards are made in writing on ENG's standard subcontract or purchase order, with the prime contract's flow-down terms.
- Provide insurance and bonds
Certificates of insurance naming ENG and the owner, and performance and payment bonds where the subcontract requires them, before mobilization.
- Bill monthly
Progress billings with schedule of values, lien waivers, and certified payroll where required, submitted by the date in the subcontract.
- Get paid on time
Payment per the subcontract terms following owner payment, in compliance with the Prompt Payment Act and Texas prompt payment law.
Fraud notice.
ENG never charges a fee to register, bid, or be awarded work, and never requests payment, gift cards, or banking credentials by email or text. If someone claiming to represent ENG asks you for money, report it to office@engcontracting.com and do not respond to the request.