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Completed Operations: A Contractor’s Guide to Coverage, Cost, & More

Levelset

If a contractor’s work fails after a project is complete, completed operations insurance can help cover some of the expenses. It is sold as an extension to your general liability insurance policy and may be required by the state you work in or the project owner. Learn more: The most common types of insurance policies in construction.

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Construction Estimating

Chianelli Estimating

Many times those costs are not recovered, however; they could make the difference in keeping the Builder or Owner solvent or ending up with a failed project or worse yet bankruptcy. They do not have the burden of carrying costs like workmen’s compensation, general liability insurance, unemployment related costs, vacations or sick days, etc.

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International Arbitration Experts Discuss The Impact On The Global Economy

Constructlaw

Reynolds: The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the global economy has led to an increase in breach of contract claims, and a parallel rise in novel breach of con­tract defenses focused on excuses for non-performance. According to another, in the United States, there are pre­sently more than 1,250 pandemic insurance litigations.

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Estimating- The New Normal

Chianelli Estimating

Most likely none of the cost factors now required will have been budgeted for on previously awarded contracts and the list is formable; controlled access to sites, material delivery disruptions, temperature checks, two week quarantine, reduced labor force – both in the field and in the office, material shortages. cost overruns.

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Guest Blog – 5 Common Misconceptions About Surety Bonds

Construction Law Monitor

The bond price is usually somewhere between 1% and 3% of the contract sum. In most cases, the obligee on the contract, the owner of the project, reimburses the bond price with the first payment towards the contractor. A recent case of this is the bankruptcy of the 105-year-old company Truland Group Inc. Washington, D.C.’s

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Guest Blog – 5 Common Misconceptions About Surety Bonds

Construction Law Monitor

The bond price is usually somewhere between 1% and 3% of the contract sum. In most cases, the obligee on the contract, the owner of the project, reimburses the bond price with the first payment towards the contractor. A recent case of this is the bankruptcy of the 105-year-old company Truland Group Inc. Washington, D.C.’s

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What Your Business Credit Report Tells Lenders

Pro Builder

Your business credit report also provides necessary information about your company, such as your business background, ownership and subsidiaries, financial information, any bankruptcies, risk scores, and banking, trade, and collection history. Insurance companies will look for your business credit report as part of the underwriting process.

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