UPDATE: CSLB, Before You Turn a Shovel, Make a Call (Summer 2014) Call 811, a nationwide safety service, is observing “National Safe Digging Month.” As part of the celebration, on April 1, Call 811 kicked off a month-long promotion offering users the chance to “dig” for prizes every day with…
We have all heard about 3D-printing by now. The technology of printing something in three dimensions is not new. But how exactly does it work? And more importantly, how could 3D-printing affect the construction industry? How Does 3D-Printing Work? Traditional machining techniques are “subtractive.” In other words, take a piece…
On Friday, April 11, 2014, the California Contractors State License Board issued a News Release confirming that drywall work on the “$150 million, 45-story Pinnacle Towers construction project in downtown San Diego has stopped after the [CSLB] determined the sub-contractor hired for the work, Clayton Wall & Ceiling Systems Inc.…
Although not all states regulate contractors by requiring either licensure or registration, Virginia, like California, is one that does. In late March, at the Virginia Board for Contractors (Board) meeting, the Board issued 24 license revocations. Copies of the file orders are available online using the Board’s website’s License Lookup…
For any contractors who have ever considered manipulating disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) requirements as a way to obtain work, this recent FBI press release provides a cautionary tale. According to the press release, in 2007 a Connecticut contractor was awarded a highway project, funded by state and federal sources, based…
In its Newsletters, the California Contractors State License Board (CSLB) includes a short licensing quiz at the end. Below are the questions in its Spring 2014 Newsletter. How many questions can you answer correctly? “1. True or False: An applicant can get a new ‘B’ license without testing if he…
In its Spring 2014 newsletter, the California Contractors State License Board announced that “[w]ithin the next year, CSLB will have issued one million licenses since its creation in 1929. That means someone who is obtaining, renewing or changing a license status with CSLB during this time will be license recipient…
The California Contractor State License Board (CSLB) recently issued notice of its upcoming Legislative Committee Meeting. The agenda for the meeting indicates that a legislative update will include review of pending Assembly Bills 1702, 2165 and 2396, and Senate Bill 1467. The meeting will be held at the CSLB’s headquarters…
Hard Hat Workforce Solutions, LLC v. Mech. HVAC Servs., Inc., 406 S.C. 294, 750 S.E.2d 921, 922 (2013). How confident are you that the payment bond your subcontract required you to obtain falls within your state’s payment bond statutory scheme? In Hard Hat Workforce Solutions, LLC v. Mech. HVAC Servs.,…
On February 12, 2014, President Obama issued an Executive Order to raise the minimum wage for Federal contractors and subcontractors under certain contracts, as he had foreshadowed in this year’s State of the Union. The Executive Order sets forth the new wage rate, when it may take effect, and what…