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Contract Surety 06.09.2023

Strategic Action: Next Gen Workers

  With the population as a whole aging, the construction industry is ever more compelled to welcome in the workforce of the future. Already, some contractors report turning down work due to an absence of…
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Strategic Action: Next Gen Workers
Contract Surety 06.09.2023

Collaboration Is Key: Building Departments

  If there is anything more damaging to contractors then idle equipment on a construction site, perhaps, as experts point out, it is a tendency to somehow ignore the problem. Let’s remember, failure to monitor…
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Collaboration Is Key: Building Departments
Contract Surety 06.01.2023

Collaboration Is Key: Building Departments

  Proactively establishing relationships with the local building department is essential for running a contracting business successfully. Knowing and following the department’s standards helps to prevent delays, penalties, legal challenges and backtracking on projects. Of…
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Collaboration Is Key: Building Departments
Contract Surety 06.01.2023

Burst of Upgrades: School Buildings

  Federal funding from the Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief (ESSER) allocations has spurred optimism in school districts across the country. Projects that would ordinarily be nearly impossible to tackle are underway. Here are examples—and…
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Burst of Upgrades: School Buildings
Contract Surety 05.23.2023

IIJA: Funding Update

  Construction insiders observe that the impact of federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) has just begun to be evident, in real time in the marketplace. Read on to stay up…
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IIJA: Funding Update
Contract Surety 05.23.2023

Bid More, Bid Better

  Knowing how to successfully bid the right jobs is a unique art form in the contracting business. Poor bidding, can result in taking on projects that are financially challenging. Insufficient bidding can choke the…
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Bid More, Bid Better
Contract Surety 05.15.2023

Onshoring: Building for Manufacturing

Ignited by the pandemic, interest in the “onshoring” of manufacturing, has resulted in the current construction boom. Suddenly, it seems, top notch, modern facilities cannot be built fast enough. Indeed, analysts report that manufacturing is…
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Onshoring: Building for Manufacturing
Contract Surety 05.15.2023

Safety First: New Resources

  It goes without saying that safety is an ongoing priority for everyone in construction, but given the federal dollars flowing into infrastructure work across the country, OSHA is stepping up attention to safety—and directing…
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Safety First: New Resources
Contract Surety 05.05.2023

Improving Profitability: Field Data!

  One of the biggest challenges for builders competing for new work is accurately estimating the scope and cost of a project and bidding accordingly. Pros point out that solid practices for gathering and leveraging…
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Improving Profitability: Field Data!