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By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

When is a protest appropriate? Competition if often tight in construction bidding so knowing the rules and regulations is often crucial to keeping ahead of the curve in winning bids. Getting your license can also be complex or confusing, and the advice we share today may be helpful to many who also want to ‘experience’ what it’s like to have your own contractor’s license…

Q:  First, let me say thank you for your wonderful service, we read your column every week.

from Janet L. Mlynar, CFP, MBA, LPL Registered Principal, BENEFITS PLUS, INC

EMPLOYER ALERT:  You are required to deliver an Affordable Care Act written notice to all employees by October 1, 2013.  The purpose of this notice is to educate your employees about the Affordable Care Act (ACA). 

SACRAMENTO, CA,. The California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors (CALPASC), representing hundreds of contractors, applauded the announcement by the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) to implement a mechanics’ lien to recover nearly a quarter of a million dollars in unpaid wages for 31 construction workers at a Northern California project extending from January through May 2013.

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

I have heard that ‘timing is everything’ in humor, but it is no joke when deciding on making changes in your contractor’s licensing as our first question illustrates. Timing is again the issue in our second question, but the answer goes well beyond his immediate need. Anyone with, or hoping to obtain, an LLC license will find good news in new legislation signed by the Governor… 

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

Contractors come in all sizes. Some work close to home while some contractors need licensing across the country. Several quality answers ‘qualify’ as expert assistance to contractors large and small. But first we begin with an important question on an LLC licensing…

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

Understanding the complex web of paperwork that is required of contractor’s isn’t easy. But, like a ‘house of cards’ when one piece of paper is ‘pulled from the deck’ the whole structure can fall. Who will take over your contracting business when you decide to retire? If it’s family there’s a waiver for that…