Under a new state law, California water providers will need to test for lead in local schools’ drinking water on or before July 1, 2019. The new law, AB 746, imposes certain requirements on both water providers and school...more
California School District Construction Projects Will be Impacted -
The lease-leaseback construction delivery method for K-12 school facilities projects changed under a new law signed Friday by Gov. Jerry Brown....more
Decision Impacts Public Works Projects in California -
The California Court of Appeal has ruled that fabrication of materials for a public works project is not subject to California’s prevailing wage law if it occurs...more
The California Legislature imposed a new registration requirement for contractors and subcontractors involved in public works projects. Senate Bill 854, passed in June, created a registration program, which went into effect...more
Urgency Legislation SB 854 Passed by California Legislature -
The California Legislature has imposed a new registration requirement for contractors and subcontractors involved with public works projects. Senate Bill...more
Counties Can Now Use Construction Management At-Risk -
Effective January 1, 2014, all California counties are expressly authorized to use the “construction management at risk” project delivery method (CMAR) for any...more
BB&K is Assembling a Coalition of Local Governments and Educators to Provide Input to FCC -
The Federal Communication Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) released a second public notice seeking focused...more
Public Agencies are Now Required to Provide Notice of Completion and/or Acceptance on All Public Works Projects to Labor Commissioner Within Five Days -
Effective January 1st, two new California prevailing wage laws...more
After seeing a flurry of school safety proposals in 2013, the year ended quietly, with only a handful of school safety bills enacted that will bring relatively modest change. Here is a summary of new school safety laws, which...more
The Federal Communications Commission, in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) released yesterday, declared that connection to the Internet alone will no longer be the standard of success for the E-rate program. Speed and...more