Posted by AmberPM on December 9, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Regrettably most HOA boards seem fixated on the bidder’s price as the most important item for selection of a service provider. While soliciting competitive bids for major services is commendable, the process is often poorly organized, resulting is less than complete satisfaction for one or both parties to a contract. Too often the process starts … Continue reading →
Filed under Bidding Process, Learning Tools · Tagged with Amber Property Management, Association, bids, CACM, CAI, Community Association Institute, Condo, HOA, Homeowner Association, Orange County Property Management, Property Management, Request for Proposal, RFP, Single Family Home, Vendors
Posted by AmberPM on June 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Were your governing documents drafted before 1995? Is the Developer out of the project? Do your documents seem to relate to some other association? Are some of the provisions absurd, obsolete or unenforceable? Are your CC&Rs impossible to understand? To interpret? Are you baffled by your Bylaws? Are there conflicting provisions in your documents? Discriminatory … Continue reading →
Filed under Board of Directors, Bylaws, CC&R Enforcement, Civil Code, Davis Stirling Act, Legislative, Q & A, Rules · Tagged with Amber Property Management, amended, bids, Bylaws, California State Law, CC&R's, Civil Code, Davis Stirling Act, Directors and Officers, documents, Governing Documents, Homeowner Association, laws, Liability, Orange County Property Management, Property Management, Responsibility, statutory
Posted by AmberPM on April 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment
When the days finally lengthen and the mornings lose that bitter chill, it’s time to assess the damage wrought by another New Jersey winter. For the board members and the property manager of a community association, that wintertime damage can be found throughout the property, from the landscaping and roofing to the tennis courts and, … Continue reading →
Filed under Bidding Process, Board of Directors, Learning Tools, Maintenance, Q & A · Tagged with alligatorerd, Amber Property Management, asphalt, Association, bids, concrete, cracks, filling, Fixing, Geo-textiles, Homeowner Association, Liability, Maintenance Responsibility, Orance County Property Management, overlay, pavement, Repair, sealing, seall-coating, slurry
Posted by AmberPM on April 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Believe it or not when presented with a request for proposal (Sometimes referred to as a RFP) it isn’t as simple as throwing a number at the repair and seeing if it sticks. There is a tremendous amount of work that actually goes into a putting together a proposal whether it is for … Continue reading →
Filed under Bidding Process, Board of Directors, Learning Tools, Maintenance, Q & A · Tagged with Amber Property Management, Apples to Apples, Association, bids, description of problem, documents, Homeowner Association, Inspection, Liability, Orange County Property Management, project, proposal, Repair, Request for Proposal, RFP, Savings, Scope of work, Vendors
Posted by AmberPM on April 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment
These words were made famous by a well-respected president, and seem to apply to many aspects of our world. However they are especially appropriate to the condominium construction industry. Here is why Quality Assurance Doesn’t Cost, it Pays. In the 1960’s and before, the California construction industry was mostly union labor, from the least skilled … Continue reading →
Filed under Board of Directors, CC&R Enforcement, Learning Tools · Tagged with assucrance, bids, construction, documents, insurance, piece work, quality, result, training, trust, verify