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I have written landscape construction contracts for developers and homeowners to put out to bid on my plans. I sent reputable landscape contractors specifications, terms, and conditions, etc,... Each and every one of them sent back their own contracts with their own terms and conditions. Some were reasonably close to mine and others were not. The hope was to get them as close to where we wanted to be in terms and conditions, but reality is that the good ones did not get there by being dictated to by others.
There is never a good reason to sign a contract that you are not reasonably comfortable whether you are the GC or the Sub.
I think it is reasonable and prudent to look at what the GC is looking for and write a contract that approaches that to the point where you are comfortable. Then send that as your proposal rather than signing his contract. You'll either get the job on your terms or they won't have a chance of you working on it.
My guess is that not to many folks are just going to sign a weak contract. Most likely, everyone else will send their own proposal. If someone willingly accepts bad terms in order to get the job, it does not make it smart for you to do the same.
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