From: Diana Hadley
Sent: Thu Oct 29 10:40:25 2020
To: Andy Peters
Cc: Gerald Fisher
Subject: Re: Plumbers
Importance: Normal
Thank you so very, very much, Andy! Without word of mouth, it's hard to find quality contractors!
I, unfortunately, cannot turn off the drinking fountain as it is enclosed and no knobs, valves, etc. are accessible. Hence, the need for a plumber...
I really appreciate all the information you gave me.
Thanks so much for your assistance!
Diana
On 10/29/2020 10:28 AM, Andy Peters wrote:
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.
https://www.bbb.org/search?city=molalla&find_country=USA&find_entity=10113-300&find_id=4429_17000-200&find_latlng=45.147345%2C-122.577032&find_loc=Molalla%2C%20OR&find_text=Plumbing%20Renovation&find_type=Category&page=1&sort=Distance&state=or
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