New residential construction is down. New commercial construction is stuck in neutral. Expansion and renovation is on hold. The only work in many communities these days seems to be public work. Well, at least you have the consolation that you will be paid because, aside from everything else, the contractor will have to have a payment bond to protect you, right? Bonds prove that there will be a big, solid company standing behind the obligations of contractors. Don't they?
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