Richard E. Tasker of Sage Associates, Inc. has had the very good fortune to work as a Construction and Surety Consultant since 1975. He is the President of Sage Associates, initially incorporated under different name in 1984. Rick has practiced through the United States and Puerto Rico though his practice has been concentrated in the Far West, Rocky Mountain and Southwestern states for many years. Over the years assisting Sureties has represented more than fifty percent of the firm’s volume and he is honored to have worked with most of the countries Sureties. The firm presently has offices in northern and southern California and Arizona and we believe one of the most experienced professional staffs in the industry, the average Sage Associates has more than twenty years of management level experience in the construction industry. The firm also has significant involvement in construction claims and litigation, representing a wide range of contractors and subcontractors, as well as private and public owners. Mr. Tasker has assisted the Regents of California on construction disputes on many projects at almost all of their campuses.
Rick is a graduate of Syracuse University, the State University of New York and has an MBA from Florida Atlantic University. He co-founded the Dana Point Surety Claims Conference in 1993 and the Western States Surety Conference in 1994. He has been an associate member of ABA TIPS for more than 30 years. Rick is also the majority Owner of Sage Contractor Services, an “A” licensed General Contractor in several western States. SCS has performed in excess of thirty million dollars in completion work for half a dozen Surety companies.