The phrase "a contractor is signed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where a contract or agreement with a contractor has been finalized or executed.
Example: "Once a contractor is signed, we can begin the project without further delays."
Alternatives: "a contractor is engaged" or "a contractor is appointed."
The Post also makes an important point: private contractors were signed on en masse under George W. Bush both because he had a couple of wars going and because of an ideological view that the private sector was always the more efficient, economical choice.
If a contractor is not properly licensed, there may be specific warning signs; such as refusing to provide or sign any written contracts, accepting cash as the only form of payment, or failing to provide proof of insurance.
Campaigners claim 4,000 trees across the city have been chopped down since a 25-year private finance initiative (PFI) deal with the private contractor Amey was signed in 2012.
In fact, it seems that some of the more proven contractors had been signed up by the local airports before the city made its appeal.
The senator's former legislative director, Stewart Hall, is a major lobbyist for the defense contractor -- he was signed up by EADS North America in 2006 while a member of the firm the Federalist Group.
A contract for factory construction was signed with a contractor on 30 March.
But the government is signing agreements with contractors for services over periods that typically last at least 25 years.The cost of the Railtrack decision may not be turning up in higher costs of financing PFI deals.
The deal between the firm and the contractor, Seisint of Boca Raton, was signed with the expectation that Mr. Giuliani's high profile and connections would help the start-up company obtain federal contracts as well as nongovernment work, said Michael Brauser, co-founder of Seisint and once a major shareholder.
The Sutherland Review into the 2008 tests is still under way and the final report unlikely before November, by which time the next contract will have been signed and a new contractor will have started work.
Most important: Before signing a contract/proposal, include Lien Release Forms to be signed by each employee of the contractor indicating they have been paid by the contractor for the work.
