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Los Angeles County approves local hiring PLA

Construction Dive

The agreement applies to solely jobs built by the county that cost $5 million or more.

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#135:  Unconscionable Arbitration Agreements

NH Construction Law

“An agreement to arbitrate may be unenforceable if pursuing a claim in arbitration is so cost prohibitive that it prevents a party from vindicating its rights.” 2021) (“TForce states that it has already filed the arbitration demand in Los Angeles and agreed to pay all arbitration fees. 4th 992, 1004 (9th Cir.

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Navistar Partners for Charging Infrastructure

Construction Equipment

Navistar’s NEXT eMobility Solutions business unit has signed a master services agreement with In-Charge Energy, an energy solutions company based in Los Angeles, to provide charging infrastructure and consulting services to Navistar and its electric vehicle customers. With electric vehicles, it’s…

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KOBELCO Excavators Hit US Soil for First Time in Over a Decade

Construction Business Owner

Houston, Texas (April 23, 2013) – Following the termination of a 10-year agreement with CNH in late December and the subsequent opening of their new, independent U.S. headquarters in early April, KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA announced that the first shipment of excavators have arrived at the Ports of Galveston, Texas and Los Angeles.

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Coalition of mayors around the globe pledge net-zero buildings by 2030

BD+C

mayors in Los Angeles, New York City, Portland, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Monica, and Washington D.C., signed the agreement. A coalition of 19 mayors from the C40 group signed a pledge in August to make all new buildings net-zero carbon by 2030.

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LA Metro To Pay Kiewit $297.8M Settlement on Freeway Job

ENR Construction

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) has reached an agreement with Kiewit Corp. million for project change orders on the Interstate 405-Sepulveda Pass Widening Project, in Los Angeles. and will pay the contractor $297.8

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Test the Bounds of Job Order Contracting?

Job Order Contracting

The next case, Los Angeles Unified School District v. was awarded a JOC contract by the Los Angeles Unified School District. Among other things, Torres argued: The JOC contract, because it required that job order proposals be submitted after-the-fact, was not an enforceable contract but merely an agreement to negotiate.

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