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Twists and Turbines — A New York Case Highlights an Owner’s Risk When Not Using Full-Wrap EPC Delivery

Constructlaw

New York State Thruway Auth. The New York State Thruway Authority (the owner) sued CHA Consulting, Inc. the designer), the Kadney Company (the general contractor), Vergnet (the turbine supplier), and two different site engineers: Prudent Engineering, and Ravi Engineering and Land Surveying (the engineers).

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New York design-build law renewal stalled by project labor agreement requirement

BD+C

The law allowing design-build to be used on New York State construction projects expired when the legislature did not renew it 2014. The law has strong support for renewal, but a newly added provision that would require major design-build projects to use project labor agreements has stalled the measure.

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LEAN Construction Framework – A Robust Solution fully supported by tools and services

Job Order Contracting

Written long-term multi-party agreement with integral operations manual/execution guide. Cost Management, ABI/INFORM Global, New York, 20 (5) 20-27. designing to target cost”. International Journal of Project Management, Elsevier, New York, 20 (1). Cost Management, ABI/INFORM Global, New York, 19 (2) 29-42.

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LiRo Group Will Anchor New Design and CM Unit for Investor Firm GISI

ENR Construction

signed an agreement to "merge" with New York-based LiRo Group, John Dionisio, the investment group's co-founder and vice chairman, told ENR. Global Infrastructure Solutions Inc.

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GCP's Acquisition by Saint-Gobain Closes

GCP Applied Technologies

GCP Applied Technologies, a leading global provider of construction products, announced today that the agreement to be acquired by Saint-Gobain has closed. GCP will delist from the New York Stock Exchange. GCP partners with producers, contractors, designers and engineers to achieve performance and sustainability goals.

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Developer Plans Car-Free Neighborhood in 'Walker's Nightmare'

Pro Builder

Publications have deemed Phoenix as the world’s least sustainable city, a suburbanite wasteland, and it makes the list for one of the worst cities for pedestrians, according to the New York Times. No parking is not an option, it is a contractual agreement. Green Design. Community Development. Mixed-Use Development.

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constructionattorneyblog: New York court holds that contractor.

Construction Lawyer

You are not our client and we are not your attorneys unless and until you enter into a written retainer agreement with us. « Fiduciary Duty by Design Professionals? New York court holds that contractor installing cogeneration system not entitled to a mechanics lien. Unlimited liability for designers and contractors.