Practical Guide to Construction Contract Surety ClaimsWolters Kluwer, 01/01/2005 - 963 páginas Practical Guide to Construction Contract Surety Claims, Second Edition provides clear guidance on the methods, procedures and case law surrounding the surety process. Whether you represent the surety, principal, or obligee, this one-of-a-kind reference will provide you with the indispensable, practical guidance and reliable tools you need to manage the surety process. Practical Guide to Construction Contract Surety Claims, Second Edition is logically organized around the various types of bonds - payment bond, bid bond, performance bond - as well as the claims that are asserted against those bonds, and the methods of investigation and resolution of those claims. It covers in detail the surety's options for resolving performance bond claims, including: Tender Completion by the obligee Completion by surety Financing the principalThis book also addresses matters that affect the claims handling process, such as: Bankruptcy of the principal Claims for extra-contractual damages Claims by the surety against the principal Indemnity for losses sustained by the surety The interrelationship of the surety and the insurance carriers for the construction projectValuable analysis of case law is included within the discussion of each topic, and the relevant facts of key cases are highlighted where applicable. Bonus Interactive CD-ROM Includes All Forms and Documents This unique CD-ROM contains nearly 150 forms, such as sample agreements and correspondence among the parties, providing the guidance you need to act quickly and protect your client's interests in any situation. |
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Índice
Origins and Types of Surety Bonds | 9 |
Form 21 GSA Bid Bond Form | 27 |
Form 25 GSA Performance Bond Form | 34 |
Bond Validity Commencement of Claim | 39 |
Form 31 Agents Response to ClaimantObligee | 53 |
Form 36 Suretys Notice to Principal | 59 |
Bid Bonds | 63 |
Claimants and Covered Claims | 81 |
Postcompletion Claims | 623 |
Bankruptcy Considerations | 639 |
Chapter 17 | 649 |
Form 161 Motion to Lift Automatic Stay to Terminate Contract | 691 |
Form 164 Motion for Section 105 Status Conference | 697 |
Indemnity | 703 |
Form 175 Acknowledgment of Default by Principal | 704 |
Form 171 Model Agreement of Indemnity | 739 |
Notices and Statutes of Limitations | 137 |
Form 61 Letter from Payment Bond Claimant to Surety | 163 |
Form 66 Letter from Surety to Payment Bond Claimant | 169 |
Form 611 Notice from Surety to Obligee of Claim | 175 |
Defenses and Claim Resolution | 179 |
Form 71 Letter from Surety to Claimant Advising of Settlement | 207 |
Example 3 | 213 |
Notices and Defenses | 215 |
Investigation and Options | 277 |
Form 91 Checklist of Suretys Investigation of Principals | 295 |
Form 92 Letter from Suretys Agent to Principal Regarding Potential | 304 |
Estimated Cost to Complete | 310 |
Form 912 Letter of Direction from Principal to Obligee | 316 |
Form 915 Subordination Agreement | 322 |
Form 917 Motion to Lift Automatic Stay to Terminate Contract | 327 |
Form 924 Acknowledgment of Default and Transfer of Collateral | 340 |
Completion by the Obligee | 345 |
Financing the Principal | 359 |
Form 111 Voluntary Letter of Default to Surety | 389 |
Form 113 Voluntary Letter of Default and Termination | 391 |
Form 119 Sample Backdoor Financing Agreement | 397 |
Form 1112 SuretyContractor Trust Agreement Where Surety | 406 |
Form 1114 Joint Control Trust Account Agreement with Exhibits | 415 |
Form 1115 SuretyObligee Agreement Where Surety Is Financing Contractor | 440 |
Tender of the Completing Contractor | 443 |
Form 121 Invitation to Bid for Completion Contract | 459 |
Form 123 Invitation to Bid Fixed or CostPlus Fee | 480 |
Form 125 Bid Proposal | 487 |
Form 129 Agreement Between Obligee and Completion Contractor | 494 |
Form 1213 TriParty Agreement Among Obligee Surety | 501 |
Takeover and Completion by the Surety | 511 |
Surety Election | 535 |
Example No 3 | 544 |
Example No 4 | 550 |
Example No 2 | 559 |
Form 139 Completion Agreement | 566 |
Form 1311 Government Contract Completing Contractor Agreement | 574 |
Form 1313 Completion Agreement Lump Sum | 583 |
Takeover | 594 |
Closeout of the Troubled Project | 601 |
Form 141 Closeout Evaluation Checklist for the Surety | 611 |
Form 143 Sample Project Closeout Checklist | 617 |
Sample No 1 | 748 |
Form 174 Notice to Indemnitors that Principal Is in Default | 754 |
Form 176 Acknowledgment of Default and Transfer of Collateral | 757 |
Subrogation Rights | 759 |
ExtraContractual Damages | 787 |
A Claims Handling Standards | 790 |
2 Good Faith Defined | 793 |
B Distinctions Between Suretyship and Insurance | 794 |
Statutory Bad Faith Claims | 796 |
A NAIC Model Acts | 797 |
1 Definition of Unfair Claims Settlement Practices | 798 |
B State Bad Faith Statutes | 799 |
1 Does the Statute Apply to Sureties? | 801 |
2 Does the Statute Create a Private Right of Action? | 803 |
C Case Review of Statutory Bad Faith Claims | 804 |
2 Connecticut | 807 |
4 Maine | 809 |
6 Missouri | 810 |
7 Montana | 812 |
9 North Dakota | 813 |
11 South Carolina | 814 |
D Preemption of Private Cause of Action | 815 |
Surety Liability for Common Law Breach of Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing | 817 |
A Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing | 818 |
B Case Review of Common Law Bad Faith Claims | 820 |
2 Arizona | 821 |
3 California | 822 |
4 Colorado | 824 |
5 Connecticut | 825 |
6 Delaware | 826 |
8 Hawaii | 827 |
9 Illinois | 828 |
10 Kansas | 829 |
12 Maryland | 830 |
14 Montana | 831 |
Use of Attorneys and Consultants | 853 |
Form 201 Engagement Letter for a Consultant | 869 |
Arbitration | 875 |
Interaction of Suretyship with Insurance | 895 |
Table of Cases | 913 |
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