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In California there are approximately 110 Native American Tribes, so it isn’t surprising there is a lot of Tribal work opportunities for contractors. While Tribal...

What if the surety market changed overnight, and it became much harder to get bid, performance, and payment bonds? It’s not something most contractors think...

We are asked often for our opinion about where the construction market and general economy stand, and it’s part of the reason we came up...

California tends to have a lot of very large projects, and with very large projects often comes significant liquidated damages. Surety companies generally consider liquidated...

The definition of “Risk” is the chance of loss, and in construction this can apply to many areas. I’m going to focus on financial loss...

We created this snapshot to give you a quick idea of how the California construction market is doing halfway through the year. We use data...

Watch any news program these days, and there is still a lot of talk about inflation and interest rates. Half the experts seem convinced inflation...

Each year our agency puts together a report to look at trends of profitability, backlogs, and overall competition in the California construction industry based on...

Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP) are becoming an increasingly popular way for owners of construction companies to exit their business. According to data from The...