Contractor Checklist

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General Business
How Many Years Have You Been In Business?

Over 30 Years

Insurance: 2 Million Swimming Pool And Landscape Liability Policy

Yes

Checks Payable To A Business Account Or Personal Account?

Business

Ever Closed And Re-Started Under A New Name?

No

Ever Declared Bankruptcy?

No

Have A Permanent Design Center And Nursery?

Yes, Located InBridgewater,New JerseyOn Route 22

Small Contract Deposit

15%

Have You Had Any Consumer Related Lawsuits

No

Workman’s Compensation Coverage?

Yes

Are All The Items On The Master Plan Guaranteed To Be Included In The Bid?

Yes

Licenses
New Jersey Landscape Designer On Staff

Yes

Civil Engineer On Staff

Yes

New Jersey Licensed Home Improvement Contractor

Yes

New Jersey Licensed Plant Dealer

Yes

Memberships
Favorable Report From Dunn & Bradstreet

Yes

Better Business Bureau

Yes

New Jersey Landscape Contractor Association

Yes

New Jersey Nursery & Landscape Contractor Association

Yes

National Federation Of Independent Business

Yes

Northeast Spa & Pool Association

Yes

Swimming Pool Design/Construction
Do You Provide Engineer Ready Auto Cad & Blueprint?

Yes

Do You Install A Single Pour Waterfall Shell Construction Design

Yes

Do You Build All Of Your Waterfalls?

Yes

Do You Do Swimming Pool Renovations?

Yes

Do You Subcontract Any Swimming Pools?

No

Masonry
Do You Use A 4” Engineered Concrete Base Slab With State Of The Art Synthetic Fibers?

Yes

How Many Square Feet Of Natural Stone Patios Have You Installed In The Last 10 Years?

500,000 Square Feet Plus

How Many Square Feet Of Natural Stone Veneer Have You Installed In The Last 10 Years?

100,000 Square Feet Plus

Do You Install All Of Your Natural Stone Cooking & Fire Structures? How Many Have You Installed?

Yes And Many

Natural Stone Rock Croppings

Yes

How Many Square Feet Of Driveway Pavers Have You Installed In The Last 10 Years

500,000 Square Feet

Do You Subcontract Any Masonry?

No

Nursery/Planting
Mature Tree Planting/Moving

Yes Up To 10 Inch Caliper

Perennial Garden Design And Planting

Yes

Healing Gardens

Yes

Boulder Plantings

Yes

What Is The Terms Of Your Plant Warranty?

One Year

Custom Outdoor Woodworking
Do You Design/Build Pergolas, Gazebos & Arbors With Staffed Carpenters?

Yes

Do You Build Covered Porches?

Yes

Do You Build Pool Houses And Cabanas?

Yes

Site Work
Do you excavate all of your own pool, landscape and masonry projects?

Yes and have over 20 pieces of heavy equipment

Irrigation/Lighting
Do you offer irrigation services?

Yes

If a plant is not properly irrigated do you take responsibility and honor the warranty?

Yes, one time

Do you design and install low voltage outdoor lighting?

Yes