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What Is a Certificate of Insurance (COI) for Contractors — and When Do You Need One?

Levelset

To help your business remain viable, contractor’s insurance should be a crucial part of your financial strategy. Insurance also puts other parties’ minds at ease when they want to hire you as a specialty contractor. A certificate of insurance (COI) is a valid form used to prove that you carry the appropriate insurance policy.

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What Contractors Need to Know About Surety Bonds

Construction Marketing

These are bonds required for you to work or bid on specific projects and include bid bonds, performance bonds, and payment bonds. The state or federal government might require you to post a bid bond before you can submit a bid to work on a public project. Are Surety Bonds Insurance?

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Unlocking the Value of Temporary Housing: A Comprehensive Guide

Contractor Connection

Temporary housing is a critical, yet often underappreciated, facet of the insurance and property management industries. It’s not just about a temporary place to stay; it’s about delivering a comprehensive, insurance-friendly solution. This establishes a steady stream of business and strengthens their presence in the market.

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Key Financial & Safety Metrics for Subcontractor Qualification 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Extracting key ratios from financial statements and safety metrics from OSHA filings allows builders to gauge a subcontractor’s short-term and long-term health — and empower estimators with the data they need to make more informed bidding decisions. . Formula: Current Assets / Liabilities . Formula: Total Liabilities / Total Assets

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Hard Bidding is for the Birds – IPD Could Be the Way to Go

Constructonomics

In the economic climate that we find ourselves at the moment, it seems that the only projects out there are public jobs where bids are solicited and any warm-blooded creature with a pulse and a remote ability to read plans can submit a price on the job. The municipalities are required by law to accept the lowest responsible bid.

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Construction Estimating

Chianelli Estimating

They do not have the burden of carrying costs like workmen’s compensation, general liability insurance, unemployment related costs, vacations or sick days, etc. Both contractors and owners use them when deciding whether to bid or build a project. Choosing the lowest bid is not always the best practice.

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JOC Tutorial #71 – Terms

Job Order Contracting

(a) “Adjustment factor” / “coefficient+ – job order contractor’s competitively bid adjustment to the organizations prices as published in the current unit price book. f) “Job order contractor” – a licensed, bonded, and general liability insured contractor awarded a job order contract. (g)