Construction Law, Business Organization, Transportation Law

Victorian Government Reforms PPP Policy to Support Infrastructure Growth

by Catie Burdett, Kimberley Wilson | K&L Gates LLP on 5/16/2013

The Victorian State Government announced on 2 May 2013, significant reforms to its Public Private Partnership (PPP) policy to support infrastructure growth in Victoria (Policy). The Policy is aimed at encouraging private...more

HB 85 – Act Relating to Public-Private Partnerships

by Mark Herron | Messer & Caparello, P.A. on 4/25/2013

In the wake of the recent recession, a number of states, including Florida, are exploring new and innovative solutions to the problem of insufficient funding for the construction and improvement of public facilities. At the...more

Maryland Passes P3 Legislation

by Sharifa Anderson, Steve Park, Brian Walsh, David Winstead | Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/9/2013

Legislation encouraging the use of public-private partnerships (P3s) to address Maryland’s growing infrastructure needs has been passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Governor O’Malley with bipartisan...more

New Federal And State Programs Will Boost Public-Private Partnership Development

by Albert E. Dotson, Jr., Eric Singer | Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 4/8/2013

Last Friday, President Obama visited Miami and, speaking at the Port of Miami, detailed his proposals for increased public-infrastructure spending through public-private partnerships. Although the President envisions...more

Recognition for USA Infrastructure Continues to Grow on Global Stage

by Geoffrey Yarema | Nossaman LLP on 4/4/2013

As the 2013 award season heats up for 2012 successes around the world, the juries are increasingly finding the US market hard to ignore. Infrastructure Journal and PPP Bulletin International, the two London-based media...more

Public-Private Partnerships – The Future May Be Sooner Than Thought

by Sean Sullivan | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 3/26/2013

Public-Private Partnerships, also known as P3, are evident in Florida. A P3 is a contractual relationship between a public agency and private entity that agree to share risk and rewards of a project. Historically, these...more

Florida Department of Transportation Issues Request for Qualifications for the I-4 Ultimate Project

by Lisa Montague | Nossaman LLP on 3/18/2013

On March 12, 2013, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) issued a press release regarding their publication of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) soliciting statements of qualifications from prospective private...more

Public-Private Partnerships, Seaports, And The New Normal

by Albert E. Dotson, Jr., Eric Singer | Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 1/23/2013

A recent article in the PPP Bulletin, “Change we can believe in?”, explains that “PPPs are the new normal” for infrastructure projects in the United States, and public-private partnerships are being relied upon for responses...more

P3s Everywhere You Look

by Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 10/31/2012

There are currently a lot of construction hats at Miami-area transportation facilities. The Miami International Airport has recently opened its newly constructed North Terminal and new MIA Mover people mover system, and...more

P3s meet transportation needs

by Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 12/1/2011

Originally published in the Colorado Real Estate Journal, November 16, 2011 - December 1, 2011. It is no secret that Colorado’s budget crisis has immobilized transportation funding, as is the case nationally....more

Public Private Partnership Upheld For Construction of Presidio Parkway

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/8/2011

In 2009, the California legislature amended Section 143 of the Streets and Highways Code and greatly expanded availability of the public-private partnership ("P3") as a mechanism to finance transportation infrastructure...more

Air Resources Board Announces New Regulations for Construction Vehicle Emissions

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 10/12/2010

Representatives from the Air Resources Board and the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America trade organization recently agreed on proposed changes to the state’s landmark “off-road” regulation that will offer...more