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Wikimedia Commons If you have a Michigan contractor’s license, you’ve almost certainly worked with subcontractors, and maybe even selected them But how do you choose the best subcontractors to work with? Do you always take the lowest bid, or is the highest bid a reflection of the quality of work? Do you go with someone you know, or keep the relationship strictly business? As writer Peter Quince explains in his article, many seasoned subcontractors moved into other career paths when construction activity slowed from 2006 to 2011...

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Updated for 2023 There’s still time to renew your Michigan Residential Builder or Maintenance & Alteration (M&A) Contractor license! If you missed the May 31 renewal deadline, you have until July 30 to renew your license with an additional $20 late fee After that, you must apply for relicensure...

Photo By Michael Pereckas The word “asbestos” conjures up thoughts of cancer and debility More frightening is the idea that this threat to health is hidden in buildings, afflicting everyone inside...

    As we enter 2017, a lot of uncertainty surrounds the economy, and that includes the construction industry For many builders and developers, financing is difficult to obtain, so every project must count...