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#67:  Paying Your Subcontractor's Employees

NH Construction Law

Before subcontracting any significant portion of a long term job to someone who isn’t known to be financially solvent, the wise general will ask for proof that the sub can carry the strain of weekly payroll through a monthly requisition procedure, with retainage. How does a GC protect itself? § 5.5(a)(6).)

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Advise & Consult: Serious, expert legal insights for the construction industry

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McNamara of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP , who discusses the distinctions between Subcontractor Default Insurance (SDI) and bonding and takes aim at a surety provider arguing against SDI. My nearly two decades as a lawyer have taught me that surety bonds are really only protection against one risk: Subcontractor bankruptcy.

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Seventh Circuit examines "pay-if-paid" provision

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In other words, you use the stuff we post here at your own risk. The question became whether the general or the subcontractor would bear the risk of loss. Fidelity had issued a payment bond, but Fidelity refused to pay after the owner declared bankruptcy, and BMD sued Fidelity. Fidelity , 679 F.3d

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State by State Incentives Guide

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CAPCO financing, an alternative to conventional bank financing, can accommodate a slightly higher risk profile and provide a more flexible structure for growing businesses. The exceptions are for financial institutions, financial institution groups, and insurance companies that have a maximum business privilege tax of $3,000,000.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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CAPCO financing, an alternative to conventional bank financing, can accommodate a slightly higher risk profile and provide a more flexible structure for growing businesses. The second mortgage, long-term, fixed-rate financing allows banks to participate in business expansion by reducing risk exposure.

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