ABOUT THE PROJECT   Military projects present unique contractual and construction issues. When liquidated damages (LD's) come into play, even more diligence is required. Such was the case when a large surety's principal faced obstacles with a design-build project (a series of storage bunker buildings for captured munitions) at a secure military installation. Because this was a design-build project, the...

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...