Approximately one month after the coronavirus was declared a global pandemic, the United States Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (Board) issued an opinion denying a contractor's claim for additional compensation due to...more
A construction project usually contains a web of contractual relationships, such as between owner-contractor, contractor-subcontractor, subcontractor-supplier, owner-architect, architect-engineer, and so forth. To make things...more
Joseph C. Kovars and Jackson B. Boyd of Ober|Kaler's Construction Group recently helped a client win a bid protest in Connecticut and secure a contract worth over $153,000,000 to improve and expand a water pollution control...more
The U.S. Supreme Court recently made our work as drafters of construction contracts a little easier. In the case of In re Atlantic Marine Construction Co., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit had refused to...more
Two recent cases highlight the pitfalls facing construction parties -- owners, contractors and subcontractors -- when they use fairly common contract clauses that address how they want disputes decided. In one case, the...more