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In the wake of the devastating LA wildfires, the importance of stringent controls and oversight in disaster recovery efforts cannot be overstated. As we mobilize to rebuild and restore, it is crucial to learn from past...more
As an initial primer: tariffs typically work as a tax, charged on goods purchased and imported to the United States from a foreign country. The tariff is charged as a percentage on the price paid for the foreign good. Tariffs...more
The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced on April 25, 2024 its designation of 16 additional federal construction projects to participate in the Mega Construction Project...more
For the first time in almost 40 years, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has finalized comprehensive changes to regulations covering the Davis-Bacon Act (“DBA”) and 70 “DBA Related Acts,” federal wage regulations that...more
Contractors know when they bid a public job that it’s the lowest and best bidder that will ultimately come out on top. Contractors and public bodies also know that when a public body rejects the lowest bid, it needs to...more
Last month, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals held that a public contractor could not recover $100k in construction costs incurred following the government’s decision to close down a base in Tennessee due to...more
Tel Aviv may be all dug up, and the sidewalks gone, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel – at least at the end of the tunnel between Lincoln Street and Yitzhak Sadeh Street. It isn’t only Tel Aviv that’s dug up. Work...more
As the old saying holds, cash-flow is the life blood of the construction industry. In 2021, Hong Kong looks set to join Singapore, Australia and other jurisdictions in implementing a Security of Payment regime to...more
Despite “troubling” government conduct, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) recently denied an appeal arising out of electrical work performed on a $38 million construction project involving the ground-up...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has settled and obtained judgments in excess of $2.8 billion for false claims against the government last year. Over $2.1 billion of these cases arose from lawsuits filed under the qui...more
In recent years, California has experienced the worst wildfires in its history, devastating the state and setting record-breaking highs. In just 2018 alone, the wildfires across California took 106 lives and burned more than...more
Contracting with the federal government on construction projects involves challenges and risks for even the most experienced contractors. In this seminar, federal construction contracting attorneys Michael Payne and Bob...more
City of Dardenne Prairie v. Adams Concrete & Masonry, LLC, No. ED104982, 2017 Mo. App. LEXIS 533 (Mo. Ct. App. May 30, 2017) - This case arises out of a construction project in which the City of Dardenne Prairie (the...more
Nova Contr., Inc. v. City of Olympia, No. 48644-0-II, 2017 Wash. App. LEXIS 913 (Ct. App. Apr. 18, 2017) - This case arose out of a public project in which the City of Olympia (“City”) hired Nova Contracting, Inc. (“Nova”)...more
The Massachusetts Attorney General is taking action to ensure that general contractors working on public construction are complying with state requirements to use DBE/MBE subcontractors....more
In the prior issue of this newsletter, we included an article on the high standard of proof and the practical considerations for a federal government contractor claiming that the federal government acted in bad faith in its...more
The sovereign acts doctrine provides that the federal government, when sued as a contractor, cannot be held liable for an obstruction to the performance of the particular contract resulting from its public and general acts as...more
In a recent decision, the federal appellate court encompassing nine western states and two Pacific island jurisdictions held that a California law restricting the right of non-licensed contractors to recover for unpaid...more
On July 11, 2014, the Maryland Board of Public Works issued a Notice of Proposed Action that proposed new regulations concerning the preference for American-manufactured goods on most public contracts. The regulations, as...more