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Crumbling Buildings, Roads, and Dams – Money Isn’t the Problem

Building Information Management

Furthermore the overall construction process generally wastes 30%-60% of funds on delays, change orders, reworks, low productivity, and legal disputes. State DOTs are just one example. Much of the available funding is given to, and administered by state departments of transportation.

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

Best Practices Construction Law

On September 6, 2012, the United States Department of Transportation issued its notice of proposed rulemaking. In support of the proposed rules, DOT explains that it “has noticed an unfortunate trend” in which contract awardees have a period after bid opening to provide DBE information. Responsiveness versus Responsibility.

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North Carolina Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Industrial Road Access Program: Administered by North Carolina’s Department of Transportation (DOT), this program provides funds for the construction of roads to provide access to new or expanded industrial facilities. Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ): Neutral, secured areas legally outside of the U.S.

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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. As the U.S. The Court of Appeals agreed with Amtech and the authority. Lesson Learned.

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Formal and Informal Bid Extensions on a Construction Project

Best Practices Construction Law

In this case, the City sought bids for repavement of a road. A good example of this scenario is found in the case of Prime Contractors, Inc. City of Girard , where a disappointed low bidder contested an award to the second bidder.

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Homeland Insecurity

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

This category tells you which states are doing the best job of upgrading their roads, bridges, dams, pipelines, broadband and all of the other essentials of transportation and commerce. What, you didn’t know that suspected terrorist wannabes we’re actually watching are legally permitted to buy weapons?

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QR Codes Unlocking Secrets of NYC Building Permits | ENR.

ENR Construction

Transportation. Related Links: On the Road to Digitization. Building permits posted on New York City construction sites are sporting an intelligent look these days as older permits give way to new ones bearing QR codes—those stamp-like squares of dots and dashes. of Transportation, the Fire Dept., contact us.

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