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Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

What Local Governments Need to Know About Latest Federal Procurement Updates and Steps to Avoid Conflicts of Interest

Before a local government can build a new town hall building or upgrade its water and sewer infrastructure using federal funds, it needs to navigate a complex maze of federal procurement requirements....more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Washington Expands Change Order Protections to Private Projects

In March 2024, Governor Inslee signed SSB 6192 into law. This amended RCW 39.04.360 to require timely execution of change orders on both public and private construction projects. The amended language, which went into effect...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

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

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

“I Can See Clearly Now…the Procurement Regs Are Here”

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Hey, now!  It isn’t 1972 and John Lester “Johnny” Nash, Jr., did not jump from his singer-songwriter gig to writing regulations for Baltimore City, but to be sure, fall is here, the rain is (mostly) gone, and we have a much...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Oyster Bay’s Code Provision Linking Building Permits To Qualified Apprenticeship Programs Enjoined

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Several Long Island municipalities have local laws that peg the issuance of certain building permits to a requirement that contractors and subcontractors be participants in a “qualified apprenticeship program” that is...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Appellate Court Notes

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- Supreme Court Advance Release Opinions: - SC19422 - Awdziewicz v. Meriden Certain police officers retired, entitling them to pension benefits under the City Charter as previously modified in a separate lawsuit...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

City of Lakewood Adopts Ordinance to Encourage Condominium Construction and Reduce Construction Defect Litigation

On Monday, October 13, 2014, the City of Lakewood became the first Colorado municipality to adopt legislation intended to encourage construction of “for sale” multifamily projects by mitigating the risks to developers and...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

Construction Defect Claims Tackled By Lakewood

The impact of construction defect lawsuits on condominium development in Colorado has been a hot topic recently. Colorado law treats residential construction differently than non-residential construction. This increases the...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Appellate Court Notes

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AC35632- U.S. Bank, N.A. v. Foote - Second time is the charm. Defendant succeeded in getting plaintiff’s foreclosure action dismissed for lack of standing due to the inability of the witnesses to establish that the...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Exemption for Construction of Water and Sewer Lines

The PA Department of Revenue has renewed a ruling that a contractor may claim exemption for certain items installed in the construction of water and sanitary sewer lines for a private developer where the sewer lines will be...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

SEC Issues Additional FAQs On Engineering Exclusion From Municipal Advisor Rules

We have reviewed prior SEC guidance on the municipal advisor rules, from a view point of structuring a business to avoid a municipal advisory role. The SEC has now issued additional FAQs, including on the engineering...more

Baker Donelson

Controversial Baltimore City Local Hiring Ordinance is Enacted

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A controversial new law is set to take effect soon. Legislation was introduced in the Baltimore City Council that requires employers benefitted by city contracts and subsidies to take measures to hire Baltimore City...more

Cole Schotz

Public Bidder’s Attempt “To Play Trump Card” Fails

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In a recent unpublished opinion, New Jersey’s Appellate Division provides another reminder to contractors bidding on municipal contracts to timely challenge any portion of the bid specifications that may be improper or...more

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