By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

Being in the right place is one secret to success, knowing when it’s the right time is a little trickier. While ‘breaking up’ is hard to do, for a JV it’s also fatal. An eager bidder has to put the ‘brakes’ on his ambitious plans ‘post’ haste! …

Employers - A few recent changes, in case you missed it: 

The DIRT on CA's Excavation Incident Reporting System

 It's not a pretty sounding acronym – DIRT – but it is an   important one for licensed contractors or anyone else who digs into the ground during a construction project. DIRT stands for Damage Information Reporting Tool, and it's a mandatory reporting system for anyone who causes damage during an underground dig or comes close to having an incident.

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

It took years to become contractor’s law but the popularity of the LLC has soared among California firms. We have answers for LLC’s and clarify a contractor’s question about reciprocity. We’ve helped people through the application process for more than 25 years but get called out on the ‘carpet’ for the first time by an applicant’s question…