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Legally Speaking: Documenting Winning Claims: The Key to Getting Paid0
- Legally Speaking
- December 11, 2017
by James T. Yand, Miller Nash Graham & Dunn, LLP One of the keys to getting paid for equitable adjustments to the contract price is avoiding surprises. The general contractor has to get your change order funded by the owner, and this becomes increasingly hard to do when the budget is set, the contracts have
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Contractor Community0
- Contractor Community
- December 11, 2017
December 2017 ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ Survivor Dave Sanderson Will Be Keynote Speaker at SUBExcel 2018 US Airways Flight 1549, or “The Miracle on the Hudson,” survivor Dave Sanderson, an inspirational speaker and author, has been confirmed as ASA’s keynote speaker at SUBExcel 2018! Sanderson’s thoughts on leadership have made him an internationally sought-out speaker.
READ MOREConstruction Economic Outlook: An Underwriter’s Perspective0
- Outlook & Trends
- November 3, 2017
by Paul K. Reimer, AFSB, Liberty Mutual Surety At the end of fiscal year 2016, the vast majority of construction companies had an optimistic but cautious outlook on the economy. Backlogs were healthier than they had been in years, profit margins had returned for GCs and subcontractors alike, and construction spending overall was on the
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When Two Doesn’t Go Into One—The Mistakes and Pitfalls and Mergers and Acquisitions0
- Outlook & Trends
- November 3, 2017
by Gregg M. Schoppman, FMI Experts will tell you that the mergers and acquisitions market is ripe for activity. Several conditions lend themselves to creating an attractive marketplace. First, the industry is seeing continued positive traction in revenue growth and more importantly profitability. Secondly, the demand for construction services, specifically in the infrastructure arena, provide
READ MORECommon Misconceptions of Self-Funded Healthcare0
- Outlook & Trends
- November 3, 2017
by Mike Bechtol, Redirect Health Interest in self-funded healthcare has skyrocketed in recent years, but so have misconceptions and bad information about this healthcare option for businesses. For many subcontractors, self-insurance seems a perfect solution to their healthcare challenge. The model seems custom-built for contracting workforces—benefits are flexible, costs are low, and workers’ compensation costs
READ MORELEGALLY SPEAKING: Securing Payment for Your Work and the Priority When Equitable Subrogation Applies0
- Outlook & Trends
- November 3, 2017
by Karen A. Palecek and James J. Palecek, Palecek & Palecek, PLLC How do you secure payment for the work you do on a construction project? Most states have mechanic’s lien laws which are statutory remedies that protect the rights of contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, and certain professionals who add value to the property of
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Contractor Community0
- Contractor Community, Outlook & Trends
- November 3, 2017
November 2017 Appeals Court Hears Oral Arguments on OSHA Silica Rule On Sept. 26, business and labor lawyers, as well as representatives of OSHA, made oral arguments concerning OSHA’s silica rule before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Industry attorneys, including those representing ASA and the Construction Industry Safety Coalition,
READ MOREBuild a Relationship with a Bond Producer0
- Networking
- November 1, 2017
by Kathy J. Mapes Hoffman, National Association of Surety Bond Producers Bond producers specialize in providing surety products to subcontractors and other project participants. They also provide a myriad of other services for free that their clients may not be aware of or know to ask about. “We try to explain to our clients that
READ MORECold Calling Is Dead, Networking Lives0
- Networking
- November 1, 2017
by Tom Woodcock, Seal the Deal For decades people have tried to find business through the painstaking process of cold calling. I battle old school sales managers all the time who swear cold calling is the way to go. Think about, do you like someone coming in and interrupting you in the middle of working
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