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Public Procurement of Construction Services

Job Order Contracting

Public procurement of construction services could be improved through the adoption of currently available best management practices. How Organizational integration and alignment of cultural, professional, management, and commercial interests is also required, both internally and with construction services providers. Ballard, G.

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DC Metro awards $214M Potomac Yard Metrorail contract to Halmar-Schiavone JV

Construction Dive

Higher-than-anticipated bids prompted officials to alter the design, such as eliminating one entrance and revising another, to lower costs from the originally budgeted $268 million.

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DC Metro Chief Defends Track Repair Blitz

ENR Construction

.’s beleaguered Metrorail system recently told Congress his agency “had to move and move quickly” in launching an accelerated infrastructure maintenance program in 2016, despite lacking a budget or management plan to guide what could be a $118-million effort to restore the 118-mile system.

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Maryland Sidesteps LEED in Favor of the IgCC

Green Building Law Update

At first blush that language sounds innocuous, however the bill portends fewer, if any, Maryland state and local government projects will be LEED certified in the future, in favor of projects built to the International Green Construction Code. High performance building is defined as one that “meets or exceeds the U.S.

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A Day in the Life of a Green Building Attorney

Green Building Law Update

Responding to client email about impact of construction project change order on contemplated LEED certification, so that payment can be released today. Reviewing and editing proposed specifications for university mandated to be green building construction contract. Conference call with trade association about proposed ASHRAE 189.1

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Model Sustainability and Green Building Initiatives for a More Verdant City and Town

Green Building Law Update

Bill 3-14 would require newly constructed buildings of 10,000 square feet or more or extensively modified buildings to achieve a Silver certification in the appropriate LEED rating system. Appreciate also that Montgomery County, situated just north of Washington, DC, is the 11th wealthiest county, by household income, in the country.

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Vicki Worden on the New Green Globes and Her Commitment to the Mission

Green Building Law Update

We spoke after the public comment period commenced on the GBI’s revision to its Green Building Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings that forms the basis for the current version of Green Globes for New Construction. The comment period runs through October 26, 2015.

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