Quote Originally Posted by 2Hipp
I'm sure there are ways to get good deals but I'm more concerned with having a single contractor with a good reputation be responsible for the build.

When speaking with Water World they did recommend an excavator but it was not included in the price and I had to manage the relationship. They also add a $4k delivery charge to MD.

I really like some of the designs they have but not sure I want the headache of managing all the contractors.
I'm sorry, 2Hipp, I didn't make that very clear.

I wasn't suggesting bypassing a poolbuilder/salesman for the purpose of getting a better deal. (although you very well could end up with a better deal)

I was suggesting the subcontractor route because you would have a lot more CONTROL over the process than the PB company route, and if someone wasn't prompt or competant, it then becomes dead easy to rectify the problem.....i.e. just call someone else who WILL do your bidding.