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Phase l Assessments for Tenants are the Hottest Environmental Issue in 2020

Green Building Law Update

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA, commonly referred to as Superfund), 42 U.S.C. In 2020, prospective tenants in commercial and industrial properties are now ordering a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment. 9601 et seq.,

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Tongue Twister: Commander Closes Construction Site for COVID and Contractor Can’t Recover Contract Costs

Best Practices Construction Law

62982) involved a contractor who sought to recover $99,076 in operational costs incurred on a construction contract during a two-month period in 2020. 2008), wherein a government contractor sought compensation for being barred from a military base for 41 days following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. APTIM Federal Services, LLC (ASBCA No.

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Email Sent After Final Payment Held Insufficient to Preserve Timeliness of Claim Against Government

Best Practices Construction Law

The Government’s final payment defense is an affirmative defense on which the Government bears the burden of proof. Final payment does not bar a claim where the contracting officer knows that the contractor is asserting a right to additional compensation, even though a formal claim has not been filed. 59637 (Feb.

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I Just Read my 1000th Phase I Environmental Site Assessment this Year

Green Building Law Update

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA, commonly referred to as Superfund), 42 U.S.C. In 2020, the state of the environmental industrial complex is strong. 9601 et seq., Such is a dramatically large issue with the economic contribution of real estate to the U.S.

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Federal Construction Contractors Are Faced with the Double Whammy of the Pandemic and Price Escalation: What Can Be Done?

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

When the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in March 2020, various lockdowns were ordered and Americans learned a new term—“social distancing.” Delays to projects were frequent, but contractors were told that although they would be granted time extensions, these extensions would be non-compensable. This doesn’t seem to be very fair.

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Home Building by the Numbers

Pro Builder

At the outset of 2020, Emma Shinn felt confident that home builders were poised to have a “super” year. Hindsight was never more valuable than after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic in March 2020, and the economy went topsy-turvy. John Caulfield, Contributing Editor.

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International Arbitration Experts Discuss The Impact On The Global Economy

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Editor’s Note: Copyright # 2020, LexisNexis. Reynolds: The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the global economy has led to an increase in breach of contract claims, and a parallel rise in novel breach of con­tract defenses focused on excuses for non-performance. Mealey’s International Arbitration Report – Nov.

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