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Additional Insured Endorsements & How They Work in Construction

Levelset

An insurance policy rarely meets every contractor’s needs out of the box. One of the most common endorsements you’ll likely encounter involves additional insured (AI) parties. While it may sound unusual, adding additional insureds is common and extends benefits both to you as a policyholder – and the party being named on the policy.

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#91:  Liability Insurance for a Subcontractor's Defective Work

NH Construction Law

“May unintentionally faulty subcontractor work that damages an insured’s work product constitute an ‘accident’ under a commercial general liability insurance policy?” When the subcontractor installed the expansion joints in the steam boiler and related piping backwards, the heating system got damaged.

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4 Tips For Choosing The Right HVAC Contractor

Construction Marketing

Insurance: It’s also crucial to ask your prospective contractor if they carry insurance coverage that protects you from their misconduct, accidents, and agreement errors. . To determine quality, you need to call some customer references to learn more about their work performance and if the job is completed on time.

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How to select the best Concrete Contractor?

Construction Cost Estimating

Contact inclinations Before you sign any agreement, consistently approach the contractor for a rundown of references, and afterward contact those references to become familiar with the contractor and their activity. Utilize this data to assist you with settling on your ultimate conclusion.

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What Is an Installation Floater?

Levelset

” You may already have an insurance policy that offers coverage for business property and general liability. An installation floater is a form of insurance coverage that protects the value of building materials that will become a permanent part of a commercial or residential structure. Who needs installation floater insurance?

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A glossary of terms with reference to Construction Cost Estimating

Construction Cost Estimating

Some refer to these risks as "known-unknowns" because the estimator is aware of them, and based on past experience, can even estimate their probable costs. The estimated costs of the known-unknowns is referred to by cost estimators as cost contingency. RSMeans refers to this as, "Price the quantities."

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#127:  Subcontract "Flow Down" of Prime Contract Terms

NH Construction Law

Commercial construction subcontracts frequently incorporate by reference provisions of the prime contract between the owner and the general contractor, often with language requiring the subcontractor to assume toward the general contractor all duties owed by the general contractor to the owner. In Amerisure Insurance Co. 121 F.Supp.3d