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State Lobbying Update: Hawaii Expands Lobbying Law to Cover Procurement Activities

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A bill recently signed into law by Hawaii Gov. Josh Green significantly expands the scope of the state's lobbying law to cover procurement activities. When the law takes effect on Jan. 1, 2027, its expanded scope will have...more

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HB 497, Updating Several County Laws Including Those for Construction Projects, Is Now Effective

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House Bill 497 (HB 497) took effect on  April 9, 2025, and introduced various changes to the laws governing counties in Ohio. Below are some  key changes in HB 497 that impact county construction projects....more

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Contracting as a Political Subdivision: Contracts for Services

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Ohio’s political subdivisions - such as townships, counties, and municipalities - are authorized to enter into contracts under the Revised Code. Although political subdivisions have the power of local self-government,...more

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Prime Contractor Beware, No. 3: Tis The Season, but is your Retainage safe under the Tree?

Here’s the Scenario: Try explaining the concept of “retainage” to a businessperson unfamiliar with the construction industry at your next holiday party. Here’s the typical response as she spits out her eggnog: “Wait a minute:...more

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Contracting with architects and engineers - New exception to QBS!

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A review of the statutory qualifications-based selection process and a new exception to the process - Ohio public entities are required to follow a qualifications-based selection (QBS) process when hiring an architect,...more

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Contracting with architects and engineers - What’s required today?

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A review of the statutory qualifications-based selection process and when it is required - Ohio public entities are required to follow a qualifications-based selection (QBS) process when hiring an architect, engineer or...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

Connecticut Superior Court Holds That “Slaughter Clauses” Cannot be Added to Public Works Subcontracts Under Connecticut General...

While you may not have heard the term “slaughter clauses” to describe the provisions of a construction contract before, the metaphor makes sense when one considers the provisions to which the Connecticut Superior Court...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Expect Careful Scrutiny of Contractually Shortened Statutes of Limitations

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The statutes of limitations set forth in the CPLR are default rules, and parties generally are free to modify default rules by agreement.  But statutes of limitations also further the important public interests, such as...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Run-Off Endorsement Bars Coverage for “False Filings” Made in Connection with Construction Projects for State Agencies

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Applying New York law, a New York state trial court granted an insurer’s motion for summary judgment where an insured sought coverage under a private company D&O policy for a settlement it had paid for fraudulent filings for...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

Snell & Wilmer

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

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Disputes and Claims for State Contracts in the DMV (D.C., Maryland, and Virginia) Part 2 of 3 – D.C.

This is the second part of our three-part discussion of state government contract claims and dispute processes in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia (see part 1 discussing the claims and disputes process in Maryland here). This...more

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Disputes and Claims for State Contracts in the DMV (D.C., Maryland, and Virginia) Part 1 of 3 – Maryland

During the course of performance on a state level government contract, even the smoothest relationships between the contractor and its government customer can go awry. This can happen for a multitude of reasons—ambiguous...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

The Washington Court of Appeals Clarifies When the Statute of Limitations for a Negligence Claim Begins to Run Under the Discovery...

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Dep’t of Transp. v. Seattle Tunnel Partners, 2019 BL 36988, 2 (Wash. App. Div. 2 Feb. 05, 2019) - On January 8, 2019, the Court of Appeals for the State of Washington reversed and remanded in part a trial court’s grant of...more

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Federal Court in Pennsylvania Holds Pay-If-Paid Clause Unenforceable Where Prime Contractor’s Inadvertent Delays Contribute to the...

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Connelly Constr. Corp. v. Travelers Cas. & Surety Co. of Am., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 123009 (E.D. Pa. July 24, 2018). The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of General Services undertook a project for the construction...more

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A Contractor That Intentionally And Materially Breaches Its Contract Is Not Precluded From Recovery Under Quantum Meruit;...

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G4S Tech. LLC v. Mass. Tech. Park Corp., 2018 Mass. Lexis 357 (June 13, 2018) - A state development agency (the “Agency”), received state and federal funding to build a 1,200-mile fiber optic network. It contracted with...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

[Webinar] Common Missteps Construction Contractors Make when Suing the State of NJ and How to Avoid Them - August 23, 12:00pm ET

When a construction contractor decides to file a claim against the State of New Jersey, certain procedures must be followed. In this webinar, Cohen Seglias Associate Jennifer Budd will discuss common missteps contractors make...more

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Massachusetts Supreme Court Declares That State Contract Principles, Not Federal Precedent, Govern The Interpretation Of...

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A.L. Prime Energy Consultant, Inc. v. Mass. Bay Transport Auth., 479 Mass. 419 (May 2, 2018) - In a case of first impression, the Massachusetts Supreme Court held that general contract principles, and not federal case law,...more

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MA SJC Rules on “Termination for Convenience” Provisions

In a recent decision, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that governmental entities have great flexibility to terminate agreements with contractors where the agreement includes a “termination for convenience”...more

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