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California Water Views - 2024 Outlook

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Water Agencies Beware Before Proceeding with Forced Municipalization - California’s state water system serves roughly 40 million people and irrigates nearly 10 million acres of farmland. The 2023 water year was ranked as...more

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[Hybrid Event] 15th Annual Construction Procurement for Public Entities in Ohio - May 11th, Dublin, OH

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This full-day workshop, specifically designed for Ohio public owners, covers the project delivery methods available for public construction projects and when competitive bidding is required. The morning session features a...more

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[Webinar] Construction Webinar Series: CARES Act Funding of Construction Improvements - May 13th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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This webinar is part of the 13th Annual Selecting Project Delivery Methods & Bidding Public Construction Contracts Webinar Series. During 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal government made funding...more

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“Loophole” for Unauthorized and Improperly Bid Construction Contract Closed

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The Illinois Supreme Court’s recent decision in Restore Construction Company v. Board of Education of Proviso Township High Schools District 209 conclusively closed an unusual loophole through which public entities could, in...more

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Illinois Appellate Court Requires School Board to Pay for Services Rendered Under an Invalid Construction Contract

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A recent Illinois Appellate Court case appears to have closed a loophole through which some school districts and other public entities have avoided liability for work performed by construction companies under invalid...more

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Warning! Danger Ahead for Public Entities

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Public entities are known to assert False Claims actions “to up the ante” to intimidate and aggressively address contractor construction claims. This strategy in the case of John Ross of Industrial Sheet Metal, Inc. (JRI) V....more

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Introduction to design-build and construction manager at risk procurement for Ohio public entities

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Design-build (DB) means a firm is responsible to a public owner for both the design and construction of a project. The procurement process for public design-build projects is set forth in the Ohio Revised Code (ORC) and Ohio...more

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Under Louisiana Payment Act, Once Contractor Meets Contractual Requirements for Final Payment, Public Entity Has a Duty to Issue...

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Woodrow Wilson Constr. LLC v. Orleans Par. Sch. Bd., 2018 La. App. LEXIS 762 (April 18, 2018) - The Orleans Parish School Board (“OPSB”) awarded a prime contract to Woodrow Wilson Construction (“WWC”) for the construction...more

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Fixed-Price Contracts Are Simple - Or Are They?

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Firm fixed-price contracts seem like a simple concept in practice — agreements that do not allow for the modification of the contract price after award without an express agreement between the parties. Originally published...more

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Size Your Project Up: Developing a Tailored RFP Can Lead to More Effective Procurements, Successful Projects and Fewer Protests

Gone is the day when public agencies only have one option — the traditional design-bid-build construction delivery method — for procuring a contractor for a public construction project. Instead, there is an increased...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act Not Applicable to Public Works Project

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In a decision issued last week in Clipper Pipe & Service, Inc. v. Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court concluded that the Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act, 73 P.S §§ 501-516 (CASPA) does not...more

Carlton Fields

Construction Case Law Update - March 2015

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Racial discrimination; City Contracting Ordinances; Federal Affirmative Action Compliance in Contracting – Plaintiff-contractor sued the City of Jacksonville, alleging racial discrimination against him and other...more

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Public Entities' Discretion in Approving Construction Designs Strengthened - Recent Decision Rejects Adding Requirements for...

The California Court of Appeal recently held that one of the three elements needed to establish the design immunity defense -- discretionary approval -- may be established either by evidence of appropriate discretionary...more

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