Sureties must beware of potential liability for violations of the Program’s regulations.
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Traditional Performance Bonds Provide Protection Superior to On-Demand Bonds
Prequalification, experience, flexibility, and expertise are lost when obligees require on-demand bonds in lieu of traditional performance bonds.
Read More »When Should a General Contractor Require Subcontract Bonds?
The key to the decision is balancing the GC’s risk from subcontractor default with profit from the project.
Read More »Impact of COVID-19 on Commercial Surety Bonds
Sureties should take steps to protect themselves and their principals from the pandemic’s economic shocks.
Read More »PPP and the Rollercoaster Ride of Changes
ISTOCK.COM/SIHASAKPRACHUM By James Miller and James WiedemannChanges related to the COVID-19 crisis and the construction and surety industries are still occurring; some data in this article may have changed from the time of article submission and the publication date. The day was Wednesday, March 11, 2020, as we sat with our audit team at a restaurant in Boston, Massachusetts. Across ...
Read More »“Too Much Notice” of a Payment Bond Claim May Be No Notice at All Under the Miller Act
ISTOCK.COM/OLIVIER LE MOAL By Brian Padove Changes related to the COVID-19 crisis and the construction and surety industries are still occurring; some data in this article may have changed from the time of article submission and the publication date. A good rule of thumb is generally always to be proactive rather than reactive. Whether it is “measuring twice and cutting ...
Read More »Rhode Island Superior Court Discharges Surety Due to Obligee’s Failure to Comply with Conditions Precedent in A312 Performance Bond
ISTOCK.COM/MARYANA SERDYNSKA By CharCretia V. Di Bartolo Changes related to the COVID-19 crisis and the construction and surety industries are still occurring; some data in this article may have changed from the time of article submission and the publication date. On June 30, 2020, the Rhode Island Superior Court issued a decision, Providence Builders, LLC v. Costa Brothers Masonry, Inc. ...
Read More »Introducing the NASBP Toolkit 2.0
Connect with Stakeholders for Project and Personal Success.
Read More »The Top 10 Provisions of the Contract Surety’s General Indemnity Agreement
Understanding the GIA is the key to effective suretyship.
Read More »Taking the Extra Steps to the Top of the Mackinac Bridge
A painter’s surety team goes the extra mile that results in a complicated job successfully completed.
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