Learn how to avoid becoming a victim of bond fraud. This is Part 2 of NASBP General Counsel Martha L. Perkins' article. Part 2 was published in the Winter 2015 newsletter of the Fidelity and Surety Law Committee of the American Bar Association's Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section on pages 9...
Prt2_indsuretiesABAF&SLwCom.pdf
Learn how to avoid becoming a victim of bond fraud. This is Part 1 of NASBP General Counsel Martha L. Perkins' article. All construction industry stakeholders can and should combat surety fraud by taking steps to verify the legitimacy of the surety and to ensure that the surety authorized the...
Prt1_indsuretiesABAF&SLwCom.pdf
NASBP/SFAA responds to a Brief published by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) calling for the Reduction or Elimination of Performance Bonds for state IT Service Contracts. December 19, 2012 #Advocacy #Legislation #IssueBriefs
Response to NASCIO Paper by NASBP-SFAA.pdf
General principles for regulations for the DC Green Building Act that NASBP and SFAA presented to DC officials upon the request of the DC Department of the Environment #Grassroots #SmartBrief #State #GreenBuilding #IssueBriefs #Legislation #Advocacy
general principles dc green.pdf
NASBP advocates for a legislative change to Title 41 which provides for an adjustment every five years to the Federal Miller Act based on inflation using the Consumer Price Index. However, Title 41 does allow for exceptions to this automatic threshold increase such as Davis Bacon Act to protect...
Amend 41USC431 - Miller Act.pdf
Curtail the Use of Improper Contract Bundling in Federal Construction Procurements So Small Construction Firms Can Compete #IssueBriefs #Issues #Legislation #Advocacy #Federal #Advocacy
PositionBrief1-3.pdf
Reforms Needed in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) on Sections Addressing the Acceptability of Bonds Issued by Individual Sureties #Issues #Advocacy #Legislation #Federal #Advocacy #IssueBriefs
PositionBrief1-5.pdf
Infrastructure Investment & Surety Bond Assurances #Legislation #Federal #Issues #Advocacy #IssueBriefs #Advocacy
PositionBrief1-1.pdf
Reforms Needed in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to Engender Consistency and Transparency of Contracting Officer Decisions to Reduce or to Waive Miller Act Bond Requirements #Advocacy #IssueBriefs #Federal #Issues #Legislation #Advocacy
PositionBrief1-4.pdf