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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Build America Buy America What is it? How to qualify.

Senior Associate Attorney Kerry Wang, Braumiller Law Group, joins VP Marketing/NBD Bob Brewer for a discussion on Build America Buy America. What is it, and how does one qualify their goods....more

Hinckley Allen

U.S. DOT Rule Revisions to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Take Effect – How Might These Changes Affect You?

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On May 9, 2024, the United States Department of Transportation’s (“USDOT”) amendments to the rules governing the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (“DBE”) and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (“ACDBE”)...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Preparing for Major Changes to DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise DBE Program

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The Department of Transportation (DOT) recently published a final rule making significant changes to the agency’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program which take effect on May 9. The rule aims to improve the...more

Morgan Lewis

Grants Power Up EV Adoption, but Compliance Requirements Remain

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Thanks to the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, billions of dollars of government funding are available for electric vehicle (EV) charging projects as part of an effort to supercharge EV adoption in the United States. Two...more

Nossaman LLP

[Webinar] Buy America Implementation and Compliance (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Build America Buy America Act)...

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Join us on March 19, 2024 for the next presentation in our Infra Insight webinar series focusing on the Build America Buy America Act. While the Build America Buy America Act aims to promote domestic manufacturing and...more

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EPC Contracts and NEC

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An article on NEC's practice note explaining how the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract can be adapted for use as an engineering procurement and construction (EPC) contract. NEC has recently published a practice...more

Wiley Rein LLP

OMB Proposes Far-Reaching AI Risk Management Guidance Following AI Executive Order

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On November 1, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a Proposed Memorandum on Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence (Draft Memorandum), which aims...more

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OFCCP Jump-Starts the 2024 Fiscal Year With New List of Mega Construction Designees

On October 6, 2023—less than a week into its new 2024 fiscal year (FY)—the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced a new list of mega construction designees, identifying twelve new construction...more

Wiley Rein LLP

[Webinar] 2023 Federal Infrastructure Series - Prevailing Wage and Labor & Employment Update - October 5th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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Please join us for our first fall 2023 episode of Wiley’s Federal Infrastructure Webinar Series, a series of webinars that will bring together attorneys from across the firm to discuss current developments relating to the...more

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Back to School: Time to Study the OMB Final Rule Implementing BABA

Just in time for the season of new backpacks, lunch boxes, and school supplies, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has assigned some homework to contractors looking to participate in Federal financial assistance...more

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FAR Council Bans TikTok from Federal Contractor Devices  

On June 2, 2023, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council published an interim rule which requires contracting officers to insert a new clause – FAR 52.204-27 – in solicitations after June 2, 2023 or when exercising...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Infratech: New Opportunities for Public/Private Partnerships and Unsolicited Proposals

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Infratech, an amalgamation of “infrastructure” and “technology,” refers generally to the development and implementation of new technologies in infrastructure.  Just as refrigerators and other household appliances have...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Amtrak Inspector General Cites Increased Fraud Risk as Government Invests in Infrastructure

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Though the golden days of passenger rail service are long since behind us, the federal government continues to operate Amtrak, a sprawling federal agency with more than 19,000 employees in 46 states that provides rail service...more

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OFCCP’s Mega Construction Project Program: OFCCP Continues Its Focus on the Construction Industry

As part of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) continued focus on the construction industry amid the Biden administration’s infrastructure push, the agency is homing in on...more

Troutman Pepper

Suppliers Beware: US Government Continues Prosecution of DBE Fraud Cases Involving Supplies Passed Through DBEs

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On April 21, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions of a painting subcontractor and its owner (defendants) under the federal wire fraud statute for conspiring to defraud the Department of Transportation...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

OMB’s Proposed Rule for BABA Implementation Attracts Industry Criticism

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a Proposed Rule and Notification of Proposed Guidance to federal agencies earlier this year regarding the implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

More Funding Brings More Bureaucracy to Federal Projects

On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (Public Law 117-58).  The IIJA includes the Build America, Buy America Act which declares that “none of the funds made...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Takeaways from Biden Administration’s Initiative to Promote Equal Opportunity in Federally Funded Infrastructure Projects

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On March 14, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the launch of the “Mega Construction Project Program” initiative, which is designed to promote equal opportunity and expand the workforce in construction trades...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

What’s the Status of Buy American Requirements for Public Infrastructure Projects?

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More than a year has passed since Congress enacted the Build America, Buy America Act (“BABA”)—a sweeping change to domestic sourcing requirements for federally funded infrastructure projects. BABA, which was included as part...more

Gray Reed

Bad Guys in Energy 2022

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With it being Lent and all, we ask, are this year’s Ferrymen of the River Styx using these 40 days to turn from wickedness and find their way to repentence? Who knows, but we do know that as alternative energy rises, so do...more

Venable LLP

OMB Proposes New Buy America Regulations for Federal Grant Recipients Participating in Infrastructure Projects, but Leaves Many...

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While Buy America requirements are nothing new to the realm of federal procurement, the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly referred to as the “Uniform...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Buy America Requirements for Infrastructure: Analysis of New Proposed Rule and Guidance from White House

Following President Biden’s State of the Union address highlighting increased enforcement of Buy America requirements for federally funded infrastructure projects and new standards for construction materials, the White House...more

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OMB Proposes New Domestic Preference Requirements For Federally Funded Infrastructure Projects

On February 9, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a proposed rule that would subject all federally funded infrastructure projects to domestic preference requirements that are materially similar to the Buy...more

Wiley Rein LLP

OMB Issues Proposed Guidance on Requirement for U.S.-Produced Construction Materials in Infrastructure Projects

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WHAT: Following the State of the Union, in which President Biden reiterated the Administration’s focus on made-in-America infrastructure, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued proposed guidance aimed at...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Site Report - Construction Law Insights, Issue 12, December 2022

Welcome to the 12th and final issue of the year for The Site Report. Top Three Construction Disputes and How to Avoid Them - Construction professionals sometimes feel as if it is déjà vu when it comes to disputes—and they...more

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