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  Many construction projects are large and consist of numerous subcontractors and material suppliers.  On these huge projects, often times property owners are not knowledgeable of the individual parties involved on the...

I read an interesting article in the recent National Association of Women in Construction Newsletter, Orange County Chapter, pertaining to mandatory listing of Contractors’ License Numbers on Public Works projects. You can...

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Success in collecting what your customers owe you begins with a sound credit application. Sales personnel of many companies will tell you “don’t worry about this guy – he’s good for it” and attempt to convince you...

  The simple definition of indemnity is when a person agrees to reimburse another person for any loss from a claim(s) brought by a third party.  An example would be as follows:  Tom is the owner, Dick is the general...

Another year has rapidly passed.  In California alone, over 800 bills were signed into law, many involving the construction industry.  Below is a summary of a few significant bills and the changes made to each: SB 7 Charter...

Business and Professions Code Section 7068.1 specifically states that the person qualifying on behalf of an individual or firm shall be responsible for exercising that direct supervision and control of his or her...

Many contracts contain a “pay-if-paid” clause in a direct contractor’s agreement with its subs.  Typically, the clause provides that the direct contractor is required to pay its subcontractors “ONLY IF” the direct...