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Construction Services Data Sheet
- Simple form listing contractor's basic information and contacts .
Contractor's Complete
Questionnaire/Application for Bond Program
- Required questionnaire for con-tractor's seeking to initiate a bond
program. This form list all the detailed information a surety company will
re -view and use to begin its normal under-writing.
Personal Financial Statement Form
- Standard personal financial form required from each principal of the
company.
Personal Financial Statement Certification Form
- used with the personal financial statement to attest to the accuracy and
complete disclosure of the personal financial statement.
Bank Letters - form for your
bank to complete showing current banking information for your firm
Key Personnel Resume Form
-use this form when resumes are not readily available or up to date
Update Questionnaire - an
annual update questionnaire
Work on Hand Schedule - forms
lists all current work on hand as a specified date. Available in
Excel Work-on-Hand Spreadsheet Form, too.
Bid Bond Request Sheet -
Tuttle & Traina generic Bid Bond Request Sheet.
Final Bond Request Sheet -
Tuttle & Traina generic Final Bond Request Sheet.
Job Cost Work Sheet - For
some bids your surety may require a job cost breakdown before approving a
bid bond or to support your final bond request when there is a bid spread.
Bond Close-Out Forms
- Not frequently required by a surety, but use of these
forms is "good practice" to have all subcontractors and suppliers sign off on a
contract.
DCAM Update Application -
August, 2000 - A
COMPLETED AND SIGNED UPDATE STATEMENT MUST BE SUBMITTED
WITH EVERY BID FOR A CONTRACT SUBJECT TO M.G.L. C.149, §44A. ANY
BID SUBMITTED WITHOUT AN APPROPRIATE UPDATE STATEMENT IS
INVALID AND MUST BE REJECTED.
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
SCHEDULE - excel spread sheet format with completed contract
schedule.
COMPLETED CONTRACT
SCHEDULE - excel spread sheet format for completed contracts to
include with financial statements
How to Choose A Professional Surety Agent
What to expect from
your Surety Program
Chapter 149 §
44 A through M (Buildings) Other
Construction Forms
DCAM
Application 
Personal Automobile Information
Kelley Blue Book - Guiding the
Car Buyer
Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles - MASSRMV.COM - online
transactions for license replacements; renew registrations; change
address; order special plates; pay citations (tickets)
Massachusetts
Driver's License Information - who needs a license; photo-image
licenses; and more.
Registry of Motor Vehicles Forms Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Forms
Massachusetts RMV Motor Vehicle Accident Reporting Form - New Form
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Current News & Files
Who Should Plan for a Pandemic ....
To reduce the
impact of a pandemic on your operations, employees, customers and the
general public, it is important for all businesses and organizations to
begin continuity planning for a pandemic now. Lack of continuity
planning can result in a cascade of failures as employers attempt to
address challenges of a pandemic with insufficient resources and
employees who might not be adequately trained in the jobs they will be
asked to perform. Proper planning will allow employers to better protect
their employees and prepare for changing patterns of commerce and
potential disruptions in supplies or services. Important tools for
pandemic planning for employers are located at
www.pandemicflu.gov.
Pandemic Severity
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News from Beacon Hill:
Carbon Monoxide Alarms Required in Residential Buildings …
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In an effort
to curb the number of recent deaths resulting from carbon
monoxide poisoning, the Legislature passed a law, referred to as
Nicole’s law, that is set to become effective March 31, 2006.
Nicole’s law will require all residential dwellings, buildings
or structures, including those owned by the Commonwealth,
occupied for residential purposes and containing fossil-fuel
burning equipment, such as a furnace, boiler, water heater,
fireplace or any other apparatus, appliance or device that burns
fossil fuel to be equipped with an approved carbon monoxide
detector, in conformance with the requirements of the board of
fire prevention. In addition, if these dwellings incorporate
enclosed parking within its structure, the owner would be
required to install a carbon monoxide detector as well.
The carbon
monoxide alarm requirements shall include, but not be limited
to, a requirement that the alarm be either an approved
battery-powered alarm or an approved electrical wiring alarm as
defined by the board. The board of fire prevention shall
promulgate regulations to effectuate this new law. Every
dwelling, building or structure occupied for residential
purposes shall, upon sale or transfer, be inspected by the head
of the fire department for compliance with the requirements of
the law. A fee may be charged for the inspection ranging
anywhere from $25 to $500 depending upon the number of units in
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MA Regulation 527 CMR 31.00 (Nicole’s Law) becomes effective on
3/31/06. Where hardwire systems are required, the deadline is
1/1/07.
Who is Affected?
The law is applicable to the owners of apartments,
condominiums, townhouses, group residences, multi-family and single
family homes that have fossil-fuel burning equipment or enclosed
parking areas. Buildings classified by the State Building Code as
R-2 thru R-5 are affected.
Chapter 193 of the Acts of
2004
AN ACT FURTHER REGULATING PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION IN THE
COMMONWEALTH. Whereas , The deferred operation of this act would
tend to defeat its purpose, which is forthwith to regulate further
public construction in the commonwealth, therefore it is hereby declared
to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the
public convenience. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the
same, as follows:
Workers Compensation Rate
Changes
General Revision of Rates - Effective September 1,
2005
A rate level decrease of 3.0% was
approved effective 12:01 A.M., September 1, 2005,
applicable to new and renewal policies.
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520 CMR 7.00: TRENCH SAFETY
7.01: Purpose, Scope, and Exceptions.
(1) The purpose of 520 CMR 7.00 is to establish reasonable
requirements to protect the safety of the citizens of the
Commonwealth from the hazards inherent in excavations and to provide
the penalties for individuals who violate any provision of this
regulation.
Any person who has created, or has caused to be created, any trench
or excavation shall not leave that trench or excavation unattended
without first making every reasonable effort to eliminate any
recognized safety hazard that may exist as a result of leaving said
open trench or excavation unattended....
Understanding Teen Driver Car Crashes
Whenever we get behind the wheel of a car we begin the process of
risk analysis and risk assessment. We are looking about and answering
these questions with every glance, Is there anything in my way keeping
me from implementing this action? Is it safe? How can I best go about
implementing this action and what might the likely consequences be?...Click
here for complete article
"New"
Forms For Download -
forms and documents
for you use - Insurance and Bonds
Workers' Compensation Insurance Frequently Asked Questions -
Division of Insurance Questions and Answer Par - Massachusetts
Changes in
the Massachusetts' Workers' Compensation Coverage -
WCRIB Circular Letter 1902 -
An Act Relative To Workers'
Compensation Coverage For Sole Proprietors, Partnerships And
Corporate Officers, also known as Chapter 169 of
the Acts and Resolves of 2002, became effective on October 23,2002. This Act
amends Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 152, § 1(4), to make it
possible (i) for sole proprietors and partners of a legal partnership
to elect coverage for themselves as employees and
(ii) for certain corporate officers and directors to exempt
themselves from coverage....click
here
Conspicuity
Requirements for Commercial Motor Vehicle -
There are three
separate groups of commercial motor vehicles
subject to the FMCSA’s requirements and the
date of manufacture for the vehicle must be
known to determine the applicability of the
rules to the vehicle. The rules cover trailers
manufactured on or after December 1, 1993,
the retrofitting of trailers built before that
date, and truck tractors built on or after
July 1, 1997.
An
Employers Guide to Massachusetts Workers' Compensation Insurance -
Complied by the Division of
Industrial Accidents
Workers' Compensation
Rating & Inspection Board -
2001 Rate Filing
- On May 31, 2001, the Commissioner
approved a 1.0% increase in average rates for all policies
effective on an after July 1, 2001, which was stipulated to by both
parties.
Other
Division of Industrial Accidents (Workers' Compen-sation) Forms and Information
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Employer's Guide To
Massachusetts Workers' Comp System ;
Most Frequently Asked Questions;
Employer's First Report of Injury/Illness/Death Form;
Employer's First Report of Injury/Illness/Death Form
Reverse side (codes);
Mandatory Poster; Bay State Business Connection - A
one-stop information source for new companies;
M.G.L. c. 152 Workers' Comp. Statute;
452 C.M.R. 1.00 - 7.00
Rules and Regs. of the DIA;Obtaining M.G.L. c. 152,
452 C.M.R. 1.00 - 7.00 And Medical Rates in hard copy
STATE OFFICE OF MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS ASSIS-TANCE
- 425 CMR 2.00 shall govern
the process of certification of minority, woman and
minority/woman business enterprises, non-profit organizations and
joint ventures by the Massachusetts State Office
of Minority and Women Business Assistance (SOMWBA), a division
of the Office of Minority and Women Business Development and
Employment (OMWBDE) within the Department of
Economic Development, in all matters arising out of M.G.L. c. 23A, §§
39 through 44, M.G.L. c. 7, § 40N, Executive Order No. 237, and
Executive Order No. 390 of the Governor of
Massachusetts. 425 CMR 2.00 shall be construed to secure the just, speedy
and fair determination of every matter and
proceeding within its scope.
Glossary of
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CONTRACTOR'S INSURANCE
PROGRAM FORMS & CURRENT INFORMATION:
Tuttle & Traina Insurance
All contractors hiring
sub-contractors should read these contractual risk management recommendations.
Harleysville Worcester
Insurance Company's Contractor "Best Practices" Brochure - 2005
HWIC's 2005 Contractor's Informational Brochures:
Workers Compensation
Best Practices Recommendations
Tuttle & Traina Insurance
All contractors hiring
sub-contractors should read these contractual risk management recommendations.
Subcontractor Equipment Agreement
Contractor Information Sheet
- one page infor-mation sheet listing basic corporate information.
Liability & Workers' Compensation Payroll
Work Sheet -Form listing categories of work
per-formed, payroll and sales estimates associated with those classes of
work, subcontracted classes of work, and estimated costs associated
with those classes of subcontracted work.
Business Automobile Insurance Schedule
- Schedule of your business automobiles/vehicles
Driver Information Sheet
- Schedule of your drivers
Equipment Insurance Schedule
- Form to list your equipment for an inland marine floater.
Property Insurance Schedule
- schedule listing your business property: real and personal.
MA Workers' Compensation
2005 HWIC's
Workers Compensation "Best Practices" Brochure - Seven
steps to minimize your workers compensation costs.
Workers' Compensation Application Information Sheets
Certification Letter for Unincorporated Subs W/O Employees
- Do you use unicorporated subs? Do they have Workers' Compensation
Coverage. If not be sure to use this form and attach it to a Certificate
of Insurance for those subcontractors - see Contractor Risk Management
suggestions listed above.
- Use to apply for the
workers' compensation classification discounts for the third quarter each
year.
Workers' Compensation Premium Weekly Self Audit Spread Sheet - Excel
file Workers'
Compensation Poster - Required to be posted by all employers.
Workers'
Compensation Classifications - MA workers' Compensation classification
listing of classes and class codes
Workers' Compensation Rates
- Effective July 01, 2001.
Workers' Compensation Rates Excel Format
- Effective July 01, 2001
Form - ERM-14 - Ma
Workers' Compensation form ERM-14
Workers' Compensation Construction Classification Discount (Special) Program
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The Massachusetts
Construction Classification Premium Adjustment Program has been
proposed for employers engaged in construction operations and is
applicable to policies eligible for experience rating.
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