ENR.com is the bible of the construction industry, providing news and features about projects, products and people in construction, architecture and engineering. https://www.enr.com/rss/articles Give your family's dog a brand new home, designed and built by national and local design and construction firm teams! Only 15 homes will be built. Available in early December 2015! Tue, 21 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/16-bonds-insurance-and-other-reasons-contractors-lose-sleep/post/14360-bark-and-build-available-new-homes-for-your-pooch-or-cat b9e5b008-04e1-49ae-94a5-49e58e41030f Leader: If you don't show up for your company Safety Program judging, don't expect to win! Mon, 16 Feb 2015 13:41:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/blogs/16-bonds-insurance-and-other-reasons-contractors-lose-sleep/post/16471-does-your-leader-really-support-your-company-s-safety-program f8933722-b73e-40ee-9a71-a2acc35f3d08 In the last three months, four clients called me about six situations that were causing them to lose sleep. Not surprisingly, in each case, with help from a recent NASBP document, we determined they needed legal advice from a construction attorney. Fri, 30 May 2014 13:25:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/16-bonds-insurance-and-other-reasons-contractors-lose-sleep/post/16349-we-want-to-be-savvy-issue-spotters-not-attorneys c292eb10-643d-4894-9478-8849b209a15d An update on the Worker Misclassification problem, as reported by Bloomberg. Wed, 23 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/16-bonds-insurance-and-other-reasons-contractors-lose-sleep/post/14041-worker-misclassification-enforcement-is-coming 50bb08e4-eaaa-42bc-8108-60c173c5a190 If you bond much of your work, you might want to read what the industry leaders have to say in ENR's Special Advertising Section, in ENR's June 24, 2013 edition. Tue, 30 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/16-bonds-insurance-and-other-reasons-contractors-lose-sleep/post/14005-want-to-know-what-your-bonding-company-thinks-read-enr-s-special-ad-section cd6d8dbe-b661-4078-ae13-5170870860f4 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:49:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/16-bonds-insurance-and-other-reasons-contractors-lose-sleep/post/16153-people-don-t-call-me-when-they-re-bleeding-profusely-distracted-driving-awareness-month a96c3527-4900-44b5-aa0d-89b8b3a1f213 There are contractors who don’t care about employment regulations. They ignore the regulations that distinguish an employee from an Independent Contractor. There are substantial efforts underway to stop the practice that costs all taxpayers. Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/blogs/16-bonds-insurance-and-other-reasons-contractors-lose-sleep/post/13930-how-contractors-can-make-more-money-by-cheating-worker-misclassification cac44289-0b85-471f-8f7c-47b03c2f22bc When you think about what our politicians have to know to do their job well, maybe it's time we appreciate their efforts. Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/blogs/16-bonds-insurance-and-other-reasons-contractors-lose-sleep/post/13905-appreciate-your-new-politicians-i-m-serious 6d5090ca-313c-4c2e-b1ae-cd7fdf453111 Last minute bid approvals work best when the bonding team is ready, and it suggests other areas where teams must be ready ahead of time to work best for a construction company. Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/16-bonds-insurance-and-other-reasons-contractors-lose-sleep/post/13854-ticking-time-bond-going-down-to-the-last-four-minutes-on-bid-bond-approval 65cc15b6-2a62-42c7-8329-dda4eb8f103a How Can H.R. 3534 Guarantee That a Federal Project Payment Bond Is NOT Worthless? Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:07:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/16-bonds-insurance-and-other-reasons-contractors-lose-sleep/post/16006-where-is-my-money-why-the-senate-should-pass-h-r-3534 a4f682e8-217c-44b6-beae-6149fc249597 Prefabricating 754 hospital patient room bathrooms has a lot of advantages. But you better be sure everything is where it's supposed to be! Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/16-bonds-insurance-and-other-reasons-contractors-lose-sleep/post/13808-risk-analysis-prefabbers-sleep-better-eventually c0e38421-41c8-469a-af68-b08d3588b16b We really do want to bond small contractors, in spite of what Smart Money thinks! Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/16-bonds-insurance-and-other-reasons-contractors-lose-sleep/post/13788-the-latest-bonding-battle 9a7084ea-1048-4007-b2b1-fa4a57747b1d How can a simple decimal point cause such problems? Put it in the wrong place and have someone try to ignore it or miss it because they didn't read their contract. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:31:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/16-bonds-insurance-and-other-reasons-contractors-lose-sleep/post/15929-how-much-damage-can-one-little-cause 65d33f63-5aa6-463a-a9c9-30a38f2e4bb0 Why do owners insist on using contract language that forces GC's to pass on requirements to Subs that they shouldn't have to agree to? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/blogs/16-bonds-insurance-and-other-reasons-contractors-lose-sleep/post/13755-you-ll-pay-me-when-i-m-a-sub-not-a-bank 0cbce43a-e584-44b4-8e83-074733a2e492 Thankfully, MORE people are paying attention to their driving, and less to PED* DISTRACTIONS. Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:55:56 -0500 https://www.enr.com/blogs/16-bonds-insurance-and-other-reasons-contractors-lose-sleep/post/15847-distracted-driving-revisited 3c2c0936-88ad-4bdf-ac2c-ed7fe9914b7a Nobody in the construction business wants to hear these phrases:Dump Truck and a School BusConstruction Worker Deaths in Sewer Line Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/16-bonds-insurance-and-other-reasons-contractors-lose-sleep/post/13714-word-combinations-that-make-contractors-lose-sleep 3ad70c71-ba80-41e3-82c5-58c178462828 Bond underwriters have a lot of things to worry about when they're approving bonds for construction projects. Whether the bonds are for a $100,000 or $100,000,000 project, they need to be sure they're making the right decision. Unlike insurance, the assumption is there will be no losses on a bond. If there are, the underwriter will have some explaining to do. Some of the things they worry about most are listed below. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/16-bonds-insurance-and-other-reasons-contractors-lose-sleep/post/13700-the-17-reasons-your-bonding-underwriter-loses-sleep d91aac7d-cf21-4fb3-b339-df65a60d629a If your company hasn't caught up with OSHA's new program about prohibiting texting while driving, it's time to pay attention. Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/16-bonds-insurance-and-other-reasons-contractors-lose-sleep/post/13643-you-talk-you-text-you-crash-why-we-need-distracted-driving-programs 53720850-a28d-413a-96f8-7f80c3d84992 Anyone who works very long in the construction industry eventually spends part of some night staring at the ceiling trying to figure out how they’ll handle a problem that WILL require attention.When I spent 20 years helping build projects, there were some wide-awake nights. As a bond agent, there are also Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:21:41 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/16-bonds-insurance-and-other-reasons-contractors-lose-sleep/post/15693-what-do-you-mean-they-won-t-approve-the-bond-and-other-causes-of-sleeplessness 4aedec4a-4c64-40a1-8723-bbc400acfac3