{"id":703,"date":"2026-01-15T16:04:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T16:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buildupestimation.com\/new\/?page_id=703"},"modified":"2026-01-28T19:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:35:14","slug":"general-contractor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/buildupestimation.com\/new\/our-trades\/general-contractor\/","title":{"rendered":"General Contractor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(46,46,46,0.5) 0%|rgba(46,46,46,0.53) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/buildupestimation.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/general-contractor-img-scaled.webp&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;100px||100px||true|false&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;background-size: cover !important;||background-position: center !important;||background-repeat:no-repeat !important;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; max_width=&#8221;860px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>General Contractor (GC)<\/h1>\n<p>General Contractors play a central role in managing construction projects from planning to completion. 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