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6 Tips on Using Technology to Gather Information About Construction Projects & the Players
 
By Milene C. Apanian, Abdulaziz, Grossbart & Rudman
 
When an owner awards the construction contract to the general contractor and issues the Notice To Proceed, everyone is eager to start the physical construction at the jobsite, and they immediately gather up the labors and the materials necessary to begin the work.

Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors Week of March 7, 2016

 

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

What type of contractor takes down ‘art’? I will remove some ‘artificial’ notions on ‘cutting’ turf, share some ‘ink’ on a fingerprint question. I also have the unfortunate duty to let a ‘former’ contractor know that too much time has passed to just ‘revive’ his license but his ‘number’ may not be gone…

Q:  Is a contractor’s license required for graffiti removal and if so, what type of license would I apply for?

Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week March 1, 2016

 

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

At CSLB rules are rules and deadlines serious, so it’s up to contractors to plan ahead. We suggest a ‘detour’ but you have to follow through to make it work. 

Ironically, a specialty contractor in Nevada learns that he can do other trade work, but the idea of ‘subbing’ it out has gone down the drain…

Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of February 22, 2016

 

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

While we have previously mentioned that contractor’s law in written in black and white, as readers know, there is a middle ground. This is one reason expert opinions are required, as the ‘gray’ areas can be loopholes or quicksand for contractors! These ‘spaces’ in the written law also are exploited by some who just want your money…

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