ABOUT THE CLAIM: . Recently, Guardian Group’s Surety Group was called in by a longtime client on an unusual claim. Although, that said, is there really such a thing as a “usual” claim in the worlds of surety and construction defects? No, not really. Every situation is different and must be assessed objectively, with the benefit of experience, of course,...

ABOUT THE CLAIM: Not too long ago, one of Guardian’s longstanding surety clients called us regarding one of their bonded contractors, an extremely skilled electrician who had requested bridge financing and for whom they were concerned had overextended his company. Of the company’s 14 bonded projects, one of the largest was a 35,000 s/f facility that utilized a state-of-the-art smart...

  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...