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Colombia publica borrador para licitar la planta de regasificación del Pacífico

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Se publicaron para consulta el 15 de julio de 2022, los Documentos de Selección del Inversionista (DSI) de la Convocatoria Pública Unidad de Planeación Minero Energética (UPME) Gas Natural (GN) 001-2022, para la prestación...more

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US BOEM Announces Massive Offshore Wind Auction and Much More

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On January 12, 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that it will hold a competitive auction for six lease areas (totaling roughly 488,000 acres) in the New York Bight area, which is off the coast of...more

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Navigability of the Magdalena River PPP: Publication of Pre-Bidding Documents in Colombia

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For more than a decade, Colombians have been waiting for the successful completion of the project to achieve the navigability of the Magdalena River. On Nov. 3, 2021, the minister of transportation announced the publication...more

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Procurement Collusion Strike Force Views Mission As More Important As It Enters Third Year

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On October 13, 2021, the American Bar Association’s Section of Public Contract Law held its annual public procurement symposium to discuss important issues related to federal, state, and local government contracting. Daniel...more

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Tunneling through Miami: Subterranean Legal Matters

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The promise that tunnels can significantly improve the throughput of our transportation systems is here. Perhaps inspired by Miami Mayor Francis Suarez’s belief that tunnel-makers could build a new mass transit system in...more

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When the Going Gets Tough the Tough get Going: Brazil Oil & Gas Thrives Despite the Pandemic

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Annus horribilis. This is a moniker that oil and gas insiders might well apply to 2020 given the disastrous effects on the industry from Covid-19 pandemic (“Pandemic”) and its accompanying recession which brought a...more

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Stipends in P3 Procurement: Why Pay the Losers?

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The procurement process for a public-private partnership differs in many respects from the ordinary public-procurement process for goods and services. To be sure, P3s are often large-scale and high-profile, with sophisticated...more

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Single Contractor Not Precluded from Providing Both Design and Construction Services

Case Provides Valuable Guidance for Public Agencies Wanting One Contractor for Two Phases - A contractor that had two separate contracts with a school district — one for preconstruction services and the other for...more

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World Bank Debars Chinese Engineering Company for Fraudulent Bidding Practices in Connection With Liberian Infrastructure Project

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On June 12, 2019, the World Bank announced that China-based Dongfang Electronics Co. Ltd. (“Dongfang”) would be debarred for fifteen (15) months for fraudulently bidding on a $60 million electrical expansion project in...more

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Propuestas no solicitadas para las asociaciones público-privadas

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Ya hemos analizado antes la ley de las P3 del estado de Florida, que, a grandes rasgos, autoriza a las firmas privadas a presentar propuestas no solicitadas a las agencias estatales y locales para una amplia variedad de...more

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Unsolicited Proposals for Public-Private Partnerships

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We have previously discussed the State of Florida’s P3 law, which broadly authorizes private firms to submit unsolicited proposals to state and local agencies for a wide variety of public services and facilities. ...more

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Sale of an Arkansas Municipal Water System: Arkansas Attorney General Opinion Addressing Applicable State Statutory Procedures

The Arkansas Attorney General (“AG”) issued an August 29th Opinion addressing a question involving the sale of a municipal water system. See Opinion No. 2018-058 (“Opinion”). Arkansas State Representative R. Trevor Drown...more

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Developing with Other People's Dollars: Leveraging Public Property for Private Development

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Downtowns across the country are seeing an increase in population and North Carolina is no exception. From 2016-2018, 45% of North Carolina's population growth occurred in its seven largest municipalities. During that...more

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Connecticut To Issue New RFP For Zero-Carbon Electricity Generation: Bids Due September 2018

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The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has initiated a regulatory proceeding in which it will issue at least one request for proposals (RFP) for eligible nuclear, hydropower, Class I...more

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West Virginia, Tightening the Belt, and Growth - Financing Public Improvements in Lean Budget Times

Since 2008, many state and local governments around the country have faced budget challenges. As lawmakers struggle to produce balanced budgets in the face of declining revenues, investment in public improvements, such as...more

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N.C. Governor Signs H.B. 589

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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has signed H.B. 589 into law. H.B. 589, otherwise known as the Competitive Energy Solutions Plan, adds the following features to the already robust North Carolina solar industry: competitive...more

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Brexit and Procurement

UK’s Industrial Strategy announced—new Government contracting approach will favour UK-based firms after Brexit. UK Government spending currently runs circa £278 billion per annum. Government contractors will be...more

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Planning, Tendering and Closing Global PPP Projects

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The sovereign funding gap caused by a low oil price environment, coupled with a global period of economic uncertainty, are two drivers leading governments, procuring authorities and state owned enterprises (Authorities),...more

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Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council: Infrastructure Delivery Including Under a Public Private Partnership Model: Top 10...

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The sovereign funding gap caused by a low oil price environment, coupled with a global period of economic uncertainty, are two drivers leading governments and state owned enterprises (SOEs) throughout the Middle East and...more

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