Recently, Guardian Group, Inc.'s Surety Group was called in to consult on a default in the Northeast. The principal simply did not have the capacity to perform the size of the contract she had bid for a multi-story building. While she, the principal of this minority-owned business, a registered Women Owned Business Enterprise, had attempted to subcontract the bulk of...

  Recently, Guardian Group, Inc.'s Construction Defect Group was brought into a case between a General Contractor (GC) and the building's owner. The first of two dozen buildings had gone up at this Northern California office campus, with this one being approximately 30,000 square feet, and already occupied. Unfortunately, water and water damage were evident throughout the interior spaces upon...

  With our corporate headquarters in Torrance, California, and offices in Sacramento, for the forensic engineers at Guardian Group, Inc., these two recent wildfires have really hit home. Thankfully, the Woolsey Fire was contained last week, but after three casualties. The Camp Fire up north in Butte County now also has been fully contained, but only after claiming a harrowing...