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(a) |
Employ a full time office administrator or business
manager? |
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(b) |
Use association approved standard contracts for at
least 75% of its work? |
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(c) |
Have all contracts for each new project reviewed by
legal counsel? |
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(d) |
Obtain subrogation waivers? |
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(f) |
Have at least 75% of its projects in the last three
years: |
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(i) |
With repeat clients? |
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(ii) |
With repeat consultants and contractors? |
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(g) |
Avoid guaranteeing the success of any project? |
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(h) |
Pre-qualify the financial viability of all clients,
consultants and subcontractors? |
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(i) |
Have written: |
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(i) |
Risk management procedures in place? |
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(ii) |
In-house quality control procedures in place? |
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(iii) |
Change order procedures? |
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(iv) |
Screening/pre-qualification procedures in place for
clients, consultants, and contractors? |
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(a) |
Been
abandoned or stopped before the completion of either
design, construction/installation? |
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(b) |
Been
foreclosed, or has any client, contractor or
consultant gone into bankruptcy or receivership? |
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(c) |
Been
involved in any litigation or arbitration
proceedings? |
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(d) |
Been
subject to any unresolved compensation dispute
between the Applicant and any party? |
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(e) |
Had
any party to a contract threaten to make a claim or
demand based on actual or alleged cost |
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overruns,
excessive costs, delays, or any failure to meet the
contract's price or time frame? |
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(f) |
Had
a death or permanent disability occur during
construction or installation? |
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(g) |
Have
a General Liability Insurance claim reserved for or
that was paid for at least $500,000? |
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(h) |
Resulted
in the Applicant filing a claim or suit against any
client? |
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(i) |
Been
damaged in any way, or delayed in completion, due to
a storm, hurricane, or any other kind of |
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weather
related event? |
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(j) |
Been
damaged in any way, or delayed in completion, due to
an earthquake, earth subsidence, building |
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or
wall collapse, or any other kind of geologic or
seismic event? |
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(I) |
THE
POLICY FOR WHICH THIS APPLICATION IS MADE APPLIES
ONLY TO "CLAIMS" FIRST MADE DURING THE "POLICY |
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PERIOD"; |
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(II) |
UNLESS
AMENDED BY ENDORSEMENT, THE LIMITS OF LIABILITY
CONTAINED IN THE POLICY SHALL BE REDUCED, AND |
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MAY BE
COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED BY "CLAIM EXPENSES" AND, IN
SUCH EVENT, THE COMPANY WILL NOT BE LIABLE |
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FOR
"CLAIM EXPENSES" OR THE AMOUNT OF ANY JUDGEMENT OR
SETTLEMENT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH COSTS |
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EXCEED
THE LIMITS OF LIABILITY IN THE POLICY; AND |
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(III) |
UNLESS
AMENDED BY ENDORSEMENT, "CLAIM EXPENSES" SHALL BE
APPLIED AGAINST THE "DEDUCTIBLE". |