Contracts

NAHB offers a variety of residential construction contracts, exclusively for home builders and remodelers. There is a suite of 27 contracts that are delivered as downloadable Word documents.  You’ll save hours or work — which means saving hundreds of dollars — with every contract. Vermont members can save $75 off the NAHB’s contracts suite. Simply use this unique discount code VT75. Offer expires December 31, 2023. 

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Click the links below to preview a few of the more common contract options -

Contract 101: Fixed Fee Contract - Owner's Lot

Contract 102: Cost Plus Contract - Owner's Lot

Contract 105: Design Services Contract

Contract 401: Remodeling Contract

Insurance

The minimum requirements for insurance for the registry are $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate for general liability insurance. Other insurance coverages in addition to liability are available to protect the contractor’s business and customers depending on the size and needs of the contractor. Some examples of these are Worker’s Compensation, Automobile, and Umbrella. There are additional risk management tools that can be used by contractors to further protect their business from losses or claims.

For more information about insurance, please reach out to Gaines Insurance Agency by clicking the logo above.

Legal

Safety

Katie Frederick, CSP, CHST, OHST is a member of the VBRA and owner of Applied Solutions Consulting (ASC) who offers employee safety training for construction, remodeling, weatherization, and installation companies of all sizes & specializes in the development of OSHA-Compliant employee health and safety plans. ASC will also come to your jobsite or project location to assess workplace safety practices for both OSHA-Compliance and discuss solutions for commonly encountered hazards such as challenging fall protection scenarios.

ASC offers in-person 10 and 30-hour OSHA Training for the Construction Industry, in addition to individual training topics such as fall protection, excavation/trenching, confined spaces, health hazards and respiratory protection, to name a few.

ASC works with employers to strengthen their existing employee health and safety program and provides consulting services for employers who a need to develop a written plan from scratch.  Contact Katie at ASC to schedule your free initial consultation, which includes a review of existing written plans and will identify ways to bolster the culture of workplace safety.

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