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.