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Author: Danny Garfield

  • When to Send Preliminary Notice [50-State Guide for Subcontractors]

    Are you a prime contractor? View the Prime Contractor’s Lien and Notice Deadline Chart. Do I have to send a pre lien notice? Is my mechanics lien going to be invalid? Sound familiar? The quest to find pre lien notice (or preliminary notice) requirements and deadlines leaves many scratching their heads. To solve this problem,…

  • The Mechanics Lien Spreadsheet that Every Contractor Needs [Free Template]

      When is our deadline to send a preliminary? Who do we need to send it to? Let me check the calendar, then my email, then the post-it notes around my computer. Then let me search the internet again. Is this you? You’re not alone. Everybody scrambles to stay on top of mechanics lien and notice requirements. You do…

  • Automation and Machine Learning for Credit Departments

      Jay Tchakorav will give a presentation at the CRF Forum & EXPO in Seattle, WA on August 11, 2015. His presentation is titled, “Five Ways Artificial Intelligence is Transforming and Automating Accounts Receivables.” zlien is visiting the CRF Forum & EXPO next week. In preparation, we’re brushing up on one of the topics that we’re…

  • What is a Subcontractor Lien Waiver? [FAQs and Forms]

    What is a Subcontractor Lien Waiver? [FAQs and Forms]

    Whether your headquarters are located in a van or on a massive campus, as a subcontractor, you’ve probably been asked to sign a lien waiver at one point or another. What is a subcontractor lien waiver? A subcontractor lien waiver is, simply put, a lien waiver for subcontractors. I can guess what you’re thinking now:…

  • Introduction to Textura’s CPM for Subcontractors

    If I learned only one thing from researching Textura and its Construction Payment Manager (CPM), it’s that easily digestible information about the product is hard to find. It is near impossible to find information from Textura that specifically explains to subcontractors how they might use the CPM, the tangible benefits of doing so, or the associated…