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U.S. Supreme Court Holds Certificates and Affidavits of Merit Are Not Required for Federal Pleading
ISTOCK.COM/SILA DAMRONGSARINGKAN By Teresa L. Polk of SMTD Law LLP On January 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Berk v. Choy,…
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CPA: How Contractors Can Protect Their Margins During Volatile Times
ISTOCK.COM/DADAN By Brian Kassalen of Baker Tilly The significant uptick of construction materials and equipment costs continue to outpace inflation. Margins are tightening, and tariffs…
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Making CPAs and Contractors Surety Underwriting Savvy
ISTOCK.COM/SMILESTUDIOAP By Robert Mercado of CBIZ Surety is a form of credit, not insurance. CPAs are the translators between a contractor’s books and an underwriter’s…
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Risk Multiplier or Mitigator? What AI Adoption Tells Sureties About Contractor Maturity
ISTOCK.COM/WANNIWAT ROUMRUK By Carl Oliveri of Grassi The construction industry is embracing AI with no shortage of enthusiasm. Yet for all the excitement, adoption is…
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Canadian Study Reaffirms Protections, Value Provided by Surety Bonds
ISTOCK.COM/NIKOLA93 Surety professionals can cite many examples of the value of surety bonds from their own experiences, but they generally don’t have large scale, empirical…
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How Construction CFO Leadership Supports Strong Surety Relationships
ISTOCK.COM/NADEZHDA KOZHEDUB By Adam Canosa of Grassi A contractor’s financial leadership is often one of the clearest indicators of how financial risk is identified and…
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Tax Planning Opportunities Multiply for Contractors After OBBBA: Key Provisions for R&E, Depreciation, and Income Reporting
ISTOCK.COM/INTERPHASESOLUTION By Ashlie Forum and Evan Schiller of CBIZ The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was signed into law on July 4, 2025, introducing…
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Managing Contractual Risk in Data Center Construction: 10 Key Questions Answered
ISTOCK.COM/PANUMAS NIKOMKAI By Richard F. Whiteley and Phillip L. Sampson Jr. of Bracewell LLP Data center construction projects are among the most complex and high-stakes…
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How RPAs Can Help Contractors Mitigate Substantial Differences in Balance Sheets
ISTOCK.COM/KHANCHITKHIRISUTCHALUAL By Brian Kassalen of Baker Tilly Surety bond brokers and agents often receive internal financial statements from their clients with significant differences between the profits reported on…
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Why the M&A Boom? How Construction Companies Can Take Advantage
ISTOCK.COM/ZHANNAHAPANOVICH By James Miller and Bill Clark of CBIZ We have learned a lot about the increased appetite for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) within the construction market through…
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