P3s are in a constant state of flux as project owners and participants continue to innovate, striking upon new ways to bring much-needed infrastructure online.
In this, our seventh annual report covering public-private...more
5/13/2024
/ Commercial Real Estate Market ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Projects ,
Federal Contractors ,
Higher Education Act ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Labor Shortage ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Private Activity Bonds ,
Project Delivery Methods ,
Project Labor Agreements ,
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) ,
Risk Management ,
Tax Credits ,
Transportation Industry ,
Wage Determinations (WDs)
Developers of renewable energy projects generally haven’t concerned themselves with the Davis-Bacon Act, the Great Depression-era federal law that mandates the paying of prevailing wages to laborers on public works projects;...more
8/31/2023
/ Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Construction Site ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Energy Projects ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Register ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Prevailing Wages ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Wage and Hour
For the first time in 40 years, the Department of Labor (DOL) updated its interpretation and implementation of the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts in new final rules. DOL’s new final rules concerning the prevailing wages and...more
8/31/2023
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Bureau of Labor Statistics ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
Fringe Benefits ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Material Suppliers ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Prime Contractor ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Related Acts Clauses ,
Service Contract Act ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Wage and Hour
On February 4, 2022, President Biden issued Executive Order 14063, requiring certain federal construction contractors and subcontractors “to negotiate or become party to a project labor agreement with one or more appropriate...more
For years, I have been blogging and speaking about the very real and very serious civil and potential criminal consequences of a failure to comply with the Davis Bacon Act. Every once in a while, a case comes along that...more
On April 27, 2021, President Biden issued a new Executive Order that raises the federal contractor minimum wage to $15 per hour, from the current $10.95 per hour, starting January 30, 2022...more
It’s coming. From all outward signs, it appears that the Biden Administration may be planning to use the “American Jobs Plan” – otherwise known as the proposed infrastructure plan – to expand the Davis Bacon Act (“DBA”) and...more