From: Andy Peters
Sent: Thu Oct 29 10:28:50 2020
To: Diana Hadley
Cc: Gerald Fisher
Subject: Plumbers
Importance: Normal
Diana, plumbers do seem to be so hard to find these days, I have trouble myself with this exact issue. Finding plumbers, electricians, concrete folks, hvac companies, is an ongoing task for us all. I frequently go with a company for a while until their service starts to take a dive, then have to go hunting again. Also, frequently a company that sends me their A team ends up sending you their B team after I recommend them! There is just no way around it, public contracting is a pain. To find contractors like this I use 3 tricks:
First: I visit the better business bureau and start calling down the list. Here is a link to a list I googled filtered by accredited plumbers.
Second, If that doesn’t work, then I check with City Hall for a list of all the plumbers that have Molalla Business Licenses, their names and numbers are all on file.
Third, If that still doesn’t work, then I search the General Ledger to find plumbers that have been recently paid by the City in the Past. Sometimes Gerald has used one on a big project or something, and a new relationship is possible. For example, I’ve recently used 3 Mountains Plumbing: (503) 470-4743. But they had some problems on the job so we take the bad wit the good.
If all that still doesn’t work than I would shut off the drinking fountain so it doesn’t leak until I can find someone. That usually means advertising for my need somehow, whether a facebook post on Molalla Now, or sending my need to a clearing house company of some kind who can get the word out to multiple plumbers: many plumbers subscribe to the clearing house companies and ONLY answer requests for service that comes through them.
Respectfully,
Andy Peters
City of Molalla
Public Works Operations Supervisor
(503) 829-6855 x220
Cell: 503-793-0507
117 N Molalla Ave
Molalla, OR 97038