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Are Electronic Toll Collection Systems Subject to Competitive Bidding?

Best Practices Construction Law

moves toward the construction of "smart" highways as an integral part of our transportation system, state DOTs and localities will be called upon to broaden the horizons of their normal procurement and contracting systems. In 1993, without public bidding, the authority entered into a $1.7 As the U.S. 2d 915 (N.Y.

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Formal and Informal Bid Extensions on a Construction Project

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In the construction world of competitive bidding, however, the request for an extension is not so clear. Most bids on construction projects must be accepted within a certain time period; otherwise, they are no longer binding. What happens if there is no formal agreement to extend the bid acceptance period?

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'Twas the Night Before Christmas.and Comments Were Due on DBE Rule Changes

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Companies involved in federal-aid highway, airport, and other transit construction contracts will have more than visions of sugar plums on December 24, 2012, when comments are due on proposed Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) regulations. Remedies for the breach include termination of the contract and imposition of liquidated damages.

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Efficient Construction Project Delivery for Public Sector Facility Owners – Renovation, Repair, Sustainability

Building Information Management

Gradually, this situation is beginning to change as collaborative, transparent, and productive construction delivery methods, notably Job Order Contracting, JOC, are being implemented. Job Order Contracting Process. Job order contract has several distinct characteristics as listed below. Job Order Contracting Benefits.

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Efficient Construction Project Delivery for Public Sector Facility Owners – Renovation, Repair, Sustainability

Building Information Management

Gradually, this situation is beginning to change as collaborative , transparent , and productive construction delivery methods, notably Job Order Contracting, JOC, are being implemented. Job Order Contracting Process. Job order contract has several distinct characteristics as listed below. Job Order Contracting Benefits.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

With the number of companies bidding on each job increasing and the margins getting smaller, it is imperative that you know the true health of you fleet. If both the owning and operating costs for a piece of equipment are exactly what you planned for, then the “dot” for that piece would be placed in the center of the graph. April 2012.

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John Young to Head Nuclear Lobby Group | ENR: Engineering.

ENR Construction

6 after 28 years with the DOT and five years as chief. Amid PPP Slowdown, India Turns To Cash Contracts. Information is provided on construction projects in following stages in each issue of ENR: Planning , Contracts/Bids/Proposals and Bid/Proposal Dates. Safety & Health. Banking & Credit Crisis. --> Companies.