A Midwest county park beautification project that featured a massive concrete pathway was stopped in its tracks when the obligee terminated the contractor for failure to prosecute work. With a fast-approaching project completion date - the construction schedule had been reverse-engineered for the start of the summer season, an outdoor concert series for which the concrete pathway provided proper access,...

Recently, Guardian Group's surety bond claim investigations team received a call from one of our clients, a leading provider of all manner of commercial surety and fidelity bonds. The company had written a Public Official bond for the treasurer of a mid-size community in the Southwest... and there was trouble brewing. If you are unfamiliar with all of the various bond types, the...

    Recently, one of Guardian Group, Inc.'s long standing surety clients called on our experts for support with a claim. On this particular claim, involving the construction of a large community pool facility, the principal hadn't completed various punch list items, and as a result the obligee was holding over $100,000 in retention and final payment. Improper installation of the...