subcontractable

Able to outsource

Subcontractable describes work or services that can be delegated to a subcontractor rather than performed directly.

A company might assess which portions of a project are subcontractable before bidding: The electrical and plumbing work is subcontractable, but we'll handle the framing ourselves.

The term appears most often in construction, government contracts, and business services.

procurement

vendor

One who sells goods

proposal · agreement · outsourcing · offshoring · specifications · scope · compliance · terms · conditions · deliverables

delegation

assignment

Allocated work or duty

entrust · appoint · depute · authority · responsibility · oversight · representative · agent · stewardship · handoff

efficiency

cost-effective

Giving good return cheaply

scalability · productivity · specialization · capacity · workflow · process · turnaround

Opposites
delegability of work

subcontractableproprietary

Legally owned, restricted use

exclusive · classified · restricted · confidential · core competency

contractual transferability

subcontractablenon-transferable

Cannot change hands

inalienable · bound · retained · locked-in

Family

subcontract, subcontracted, subcontracting, subcontractor, subcontractors, contract, contracts, contracted, contracting

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