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		Prime contractor 
 prime contractor[′prīm ′kän‚trak·tər]  (engineering) A contractor having a direct contract for an entire project; the contractor may in turn assign portions of the work to subcontractors. Prime contractorThe contractor who takes responsibility for the entire project; may build all of the project, or have subcontractors build the entire project, or may build part of it and subcontract out the rest.prime contractorAny contractor on a project having a contract directly with the owner.prime contractor 
 prime contractorSee general contractor. FinancialSeep/c |