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Congratulations to our October Contractor of the Month, David Dennis! David is the sole owner of Mainline Paving and Excavating, license # 1052035, located in Manteca, California. He is a newly licensed contractor this year, but has many years of experience in the industry. David decided to become a contractor for the flexibility of hours and to be in control of his income. However, it was not a walk in the park to become licensed. It takes a lot of discipline to go through the prerequisites Continue Reading...

The Future Contractors Scholarship launched last year, which encourages students to consider a degree and career in construction. CCIS selected the eight scholarship finalists, but this was the first time a poll was used to select the winner. The public got to choose whose essay was their favorite. The voting was open for two weeks, with Tanner Duron being selected as the winner of the $750 award. A junior at Brigham Young University, Duron wrote an enticing essay regarding the future of cons Continue Reading...

Are you a contractor looking for more work? Without some form of marketing, it is hard to obtain clients. With many different ways to market your services, it is difficult to decide what is the best advertising option.  California Contractors Insurance Services (“CCIS”) has experience marketing to contractors and for over 50 years has worked with contractors to start and maintain their businesses. We asked our friends, Todd Bird and Mike Murray of Ask The Contractors,&nb Continue Reading...

The Contractor License Bond Is Not Insurance! The most common misconception of the California contractor license bond is what it does for the contractor. The truth is, the bond is not for a construction company’s protection. The legally required license bond is for consumer protection against contractors who have violated the Contractors' License Law, leading to damages. To put it simply, the bond is not insurance! It should be stated, that just because the bond is not there to p Continue Reading...

California Contractors Insurance Services launched the Future Contractors Scholarship last year, which is available for one student each semester pursuing a career as a contractor. The prompt for the essay this semester was: “What advantage does college provide in starting and running a contractor business versus starting the required four years journey-level experience to become a licensed contractor right out of high school?”. After receiving and reading through hundreds of sub Continue Reading...