[WEBINAR] Who Does What? Defining Proper Roles for Staff and Elected Officials
This full-day seminar, specifically designed for Ohio public owners, covers the project delivery methods available for public construction projects, as well as requirements and best practices for administering procurement...more
On 19 November 2024, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed Executive Order No. 2024-04, streamlining and accelerating the permitting process for critical infrastructure projects within the Commonwealth. The Executive...more
Now is the time for local governments, higher education institutions, development authorities and other public entities to best position themselves to harness the once-in-a-generation federal funding flowing out of...more
In its 2023 budget bill, H.B. 33, the Ohio Legislature modified several provisions of the Ohio Revised Code that establish dollar thresholds for when certain public authorities must competitively bid for certain goods and...more
This full-day workshop, specifically designed for Ohio public owners, covers the project delivery methods available for public construction projects and when competitive bidding is required. The morning session features a...more
I have blogged many times on prevailing wage issues and, of late, have commented on the unwarranted expansion of these laws. Well, here’s another one. The State of New York enacted an enhancement of its prevailing wage law,...more
This webinar is part of the 13th Annual Selecting Project Delivery Methods & Bidding Public Construction Contracts Webinar Series. During 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal government made funding...more
The Illinois Supreme Court’s recent decision in Restore Construction Company v. Board of Education of Proviso Township High Schools District 209 conclusively closed an unusual loophole through which public entities could, in...more
A recent Illinois Appellate Court case appears to have closed a loophole through which some school districts and other public entities have avoided liability for work performed by construction companies under invalid...more
Design-build (DB) means a firm is responsible to a public owner for both the design and construction of a project. The procurement process for public design-build projects is set forth in the Ohio Revised Code (ORC) and Ohio...more
The Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (the “Act”) limits the liability of public bodies for claims of negligence, including in cases based on performance of discretionary functions. ...more
Public entities are often faced with the challenging issue of acquiring property for construction projects. Acquiring property can be a lengthy process depending on property owners’ disposition with regard to selling...more
Woodrow Wilson Constr. LLC v. Orleans Par. Sch. Bd., 2018 La. App. LEXIS 762 (April 18, 2018) - The Orleans Parish School Board (“OPSB”) awarded a prime contract to Woodrow Wilson Construction (“WWC”) for the construction...more
At the TRB P3 Subcommittee meeting on January 12, 2015, among the topics discussed is the growth in the U.S. P3 market of the availability payment approach and less use of toll concessions. Availability payment contracts...more