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New Department of Defense Policy Accepts Green Globes

Green Building Law Update

In a tectonic shift in government policy, the Department of Defense will now permit the use of both the Green Building Initiatives’ Green Globes and U.S. The new “Department of Defense Sustainable Building Policy” supersedes the October 25, 2010 policy that authorized only LEED.

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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

Job Order Contracting

The primary advantage of JOC has historically been is the flexibility permitted in ordered quantities and delivery scheduling. A public agency can place orders with one or more contractors when the actual need appears and received on-demand services from a vetted service provider. Office of the Assistance Secretary of Defense.

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#125:  Pay-if-Paid Clauses and Contractor Default

NH Construction Law

2010), didn’t think so. But judicial reluctance to reach an unfair result is often in tension with judicial obligation to enforce bargains as written, and an unqualified pay-if-paid clause that recites no exceptions is hard to construe as permitting any. Quinn Construction, Inc. Skanska USA Building, Inc. , 730 F.Supp.2d

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2011 Construction Law Update Is Available

Best Practices Construction Law

35, (2011), the Arizona Court of Appeals held that the defense of lack of licensure could be waived if not timely and appropriately raised in an arbitration proceeding. This Bill will become effective upon signature and approval by Governor Robert Bentley. In William Smith v. Krishna Pinnamaneni et al. 2011 Ariz.App. 2d 119, 243 P.3d

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Construction Cost Estimating, Location Factoring, and National Average Cost Data

Job Order Contracting

The RSMeans city cost index (CCI) and the Department of Defense area cost factor (ACF) index are two primary examples of location factor publications. Martinez, A.,

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

In addition to this year’s first-place finish, Texas also was our top-ranked state for Best Business Climate in 2009 and 2010. For the past few years, we have issued a Metro ranking for our annual evaluation of aerospace/defense manufacturing leaders. aerospace and defense industry directly employed 1.05 million workers in 2010.

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4BT OpenCost(TM) Local Market Granular Cost Data an RSmeans Alternative?

Job Order Contracting

The RSMeans city cost index (CCI) and the Department of Defense area cost factor (ACF) index are two primary examples of location factor publications. Martinez, A.,