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Environmental Regulations in Construction: What Contractors Need to Know

Levelset

In construction, environmental regulations generally focus on stormwater, waste disposal, hazardous waste handling, and air quality. A construction company that is considered a PRP will need to negotiate a settlement agreement with the EPA. However, certain jobsites may fall under EPCRA regulations. Clean Air Act (CAA).

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Do Project Labor Agreements Restrict Competition?

Construction Dive

By Bruce Jervis Project Labor Agreements are controversial. These are pre-hire agreements between a general contractor or a construction manager and a designated collective bargaining representative for all labor on the project. The court concluded there was conflicting evidence on the effect of PLAs on non-union contractors.

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Army Job Order Contracts FAIL to meet AFARS requirements MOST OF THE TIME

Job Order Contracting

Army Job Order Contracting per GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, ARMY FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SUPPLEMENT ( AFARS ) Subpart 5117.90 – Job Order Contracts 5117.9000 Scope of subpart. 1 Revised August 4, 2022 5117.9004 DOD FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SUPPLEMENT 5117.9004 Procedures. c) Limitations. (1)

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Construction Law: April 2024

Construction Law

Legislation state of play table Our regular update on the progress of regulations and legislation affecting construction and procurement compiled by Alignment Media. Alternative dispute resolution Non-disclosure agreements in settlement: they are not all bad!

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Why You Should Understand DBE Laws and Regulations

Best Practices Construction Law

I recently spoke to a group of highway contractors about disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) laws and regulations and some of the different policies among the state departments of transportation. Financial agreements between prime and DBE contractors. " What is a commercially useful function? DBE Management.

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Job Order Contracting Program Manager

Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting is a multiple party, collaborative win-win agreement between a real property owner and the service provider(s), as such JOC Program management should not be outsourced to a third party, such as JOC consultant. Assure internal cost estimates are created when required and compared to JOC contractor estimates.

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Job Order Contracting Lessons Learned Regarding Improving Construction Productivity

Job Order Contracting

Multi-party Agreements. Compliance with Contract, Rules, Regulations, Statutes. Negotiation-centered Dispute Resolution. Financial Transparency – Detailed Line Item Tasks, including Full Descriptions in Common Terms/Plain English and Labor, Materials, and Equipment Breakdowns. Shared Risk/Reward. Continuous Improvement.

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