How to Win Bids & Stay Compliant in Today’s Competitive Environment

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In today’s hyper-competitive bidding environment,painting contractors are eager to find ways to reduce costs and submit leaner bids. Understanding the Davis-Bacon Act, one of the laws which applies to all projects funded in part or in whole by the ARRA – and to all federal contracts over $2,000, can actually help contractors be more competitive while complying with the law.

Fringe Benefit Group Expands Retirement Team; Adds Steve Slade as Director of Defined Contribution Plans

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Fringe Benefit Group, an industry leader in the design, implementation and administration of health and retirement plans for contractors, today announced that Steve Slade has joined the company as director of defined contribution plans.

Being Ready for an Audit – A Must for ARRA Project Subcontractors

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While the projects created for government contractors and subcontractors by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act are a welcome oasis in a desert of construction opportunity, those projects come with some tight strings attached. The ARRA included a significant amount of money dedicated to compliance and enforcement, in alignment with President Obama’s pledge for transparency and accountability for taxpayer dollars spent as part of the $787-billion economic stimulus package.

Fringe Benefit Group Featuring The Contractors Plan at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011; Contractors Bidding on Prevailing Wage Jobs Can Learn How to Be More Competitive & Profitable

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Contractors are registering to bid on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) jobs in record numbers, and state and federal agencies have intensified compliance efforts to ensure that ARRA funds are spent properly. The Contractors Plan powered by Fringe Benefit Group, an industry leader in the design, implementation and administration of health and retirement plans for contractors, is available to help private contractors stay compliant with government regulations and bid more competitively while providing quality benefits to their employees.

How to Win Bids & Stay Compliant in Today’s Competitive Environment

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In today’s hyper-competitive bidding environment,painting contractors are eager to find ways to reduce costs and submit leaner bids. Understanding the Davis-Bacon Act, one of the laws which applies to all projects funded in part or in whole by the ARRA – and to all federal contracts over $2,000, can actually help contractors be more competitive while complying with the law.

Fringe Benefit Group’s Adam Bonsky to Discuss Bidding Competitively on ARRA Jobs During CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011

Fringe Benefit Group, an industry leader in the design, implementation and administration of health and retirement plans for contractors, today announced that Adam Bonsky, its executive vice president of government markets, will speak about prevailing wage benefit plans and how to win ARRA jobs during the upcoming 2011 CONEXPO-CON/AGG exposition in Las Vegas. Held every three years, CONEXPO-CON/AGG showcases the latest equipment, products, services and technologies for the construction industries.

Fringe Benefit Group’s Adam Bonsky to Discuss Bidding Competitively on ARRA Jobs During CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011

Fringe Benefit Group, an industry leader in the design, implementation and administration of health and retirement plans for contractors, today announced that Adam Bonsky, its executive vice president of government markets, will speak about prevailing wage benefit plans and how to win ARRA jobs during the upcoming 2011 CONEXPO-CON/AGG exposition in Las Vegas. Held every three years, CONEXPO-CON/AGG showcases the latest equipment, products, services and technologies for the construction industries.

ARRA Offers Opportunity & Anxiety for Broadband Contractor

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“here are tremendous opportunities for contractors to benefit from the broadband provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), commonly called the stimulus bill. But while there is plenty of excitement, there is also a fair amount of anxiety in the broadband community about how contractors can benefit from the various competitive broadband grant programs.”

Common Mistakes on Government Jobs

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The top seven blunders and how to avoid them.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) dollars are flowing and creating welcome business opportunities for contractors. For those who are new to public works projects—and even for some contractors who have performed government work before—trying to make sense of regulations that apply to government funded projects can be confusing. When it comes to keeping track of compensation and benefits for workers employed on these jobs, it is easy to overlook important laws or not fully comprehend their meaning. Many rules regarding what and how you pay your employees on these jobs are complex and easy to misinterpret.

Are You Ready for An Audit?

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) created some welcome business opportunities for government contractors, but with those opportunities comes the increased likelihood contractors working on a project funded with ARRA dollars will be audited.