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

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A certificate of insurance (COI) is a valid form used to prove that you carry the appropriate insurance policy. Why a certificate of insurance matters. Most COIs give information on general liability insurance, but can also be used to show proof of commercial automobile or workers compensation coverage.

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The compensation survey: How much are you worth (how much should you be paid)

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The SMPS compensation survey. Compensation surveys are intriguing resources. If you are a Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) member, you can access the compensation survey data by completing your own survey. The Executive Summary includes some of this data and shows how certification plays a role in salary.

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September 2015 newsletter

FDR Safety

Require that contractors provide you with documentation of their safety performance and safety program. Documentation of their Experience Modification Rating, which measures Workers Compensation claims experience. Copies of all required permits and certifications. Review the documentation. Get their commitment.

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Supplier Vetting & Compliance

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Necessary Documentation. The documentation may differ based on your owner-client’s requirements. Insurance Certificates. The prequalification firm will review your certificates of insurance according to the review requirements of the owner client. Owner-client specific documents. Training documentation.

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Why Some Job Order Contracts Fail

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JOC project managers also must make certain that all participants are clear on what roles each person has to play, and how each person’s contributions to the project will evaluated and/or compensated. Specific hands-on training should be provided for any JOC software, reporting, and/or documentation.

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Subcontractor Insurance: 7 Policies Subs Should Consider for Their Business

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Project owners or GCs will want a certificate of insurance proving that you have your own liability insurance. . Workers compensation insurance. You can think of a significant loss of electronic records like a fire that destroys all your valuable paper documents. This type of policy only applies if you have employees.

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Regulations (or none) and construction marketing: Looking beneath the surface

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Should someone I know well (an 18-year-old) sign a legal waiver document before going to work on a residential renovation site? This image doesn’t match the story below — because there is no way I could publish a photo to go with the story. Questions swirled: What is he doing that would require this sort of waiver?