Federal Construction Contracting Blog

APRIL 21, 2022

Unfortunately, the construction industry could not employ the remote workplace, and projects continued to require hands-on personnel who could not socially distance as a practical matter and were at greater risk for contracting COVID. As a result, productivity suffered and the country saw shortages of construction workers.

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Federal Construction Contracting Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Notable about this case is the contractor’s invocation of a July 2, 2020 Department of Defense (DoD) memorandum concerning the financial consequences on contractors with firm-fixed-price contracts lacking an economic price adjustment clause during “historic and unprecedented challenges” in the wake of the pandemic’s onset.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

OCTOBER 16, 2018

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 2, 2012

Dorothy Robyn, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. Instead, the Department of Defense is going to simultaneously require compliance with its green building code and with LEED certification. I assumed that this statement meant LEED certification was "in the past" and the new construction code would be used in the future.

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Construction Dive

MARCH 21, 2019

The Government Accountability Office said that OSHA violations should be tied to a company identification number so that defense contractors can weigh safety records before awarding projects.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 30, 2022

The characteristics of strategic collaboration and efficient construction project delivery are discussed below. Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery. Shorter construction schedules than planned. Partnering: a team building approach to quality construction. Abudayyeh, O.

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Cassell Construction Estimating

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Focus: Estimating & budgeting for Department of Defense projects, facilities, manufacturing, and public utilities. contractors, government agencies, owners Quick evaluation: Easy to use right out of the box for estimating & budgeting. Optimum company (type): > 50 million dollar D.O.D. More popular with D.O.D.,

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NH Construction Law

OCTOBER 22, 2023

It happens this way: A contractor or subcontractor borrows money from a lender, and as security for the loan it gives the lender an assignment of or lien on its receivables and contract rights. Payment should be in the full amount currently owed to the contractor, regardless of how much is still owed on the contractor’s loan.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 25, 2019

Government Accountability Office found a number of safety infractions on Department of Defense jobs.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 8, 2022

A US Defense Dept. guidance memo gives instructions on how contract cost adjustment clauses should be written in the future.

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Construction Dive

MAY 20, 2019

Some general contractors are providing a more effective layer of protection. Traditional hard hats account for falling objects, not falling workers.

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Construction Business Owner

JULY 19, 2016

General contractors, prime or a higher-tier subcontractors working on a PW project are at risk. Many projects assisted with public funds or programs are subject to a myriad of federal, state and local laws and regulations among them, prevailing wage (PW) and reporting requirements.

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NH Construction Law

JUNE 30, 2020

A few years back I blogged (#24) on the Spearin doctrine, which holds that adherence to government-imposed design specifications absolves the contractor from contract liability to the government when the finished product fails to perform as intended. But what about suing the contractor who implemented the faulty design? In Yearsley v.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 10, 2017

LEAN Construction for Facilities Renovation, Repair, Minor New Construction. LEAN Construction for Facilities Renovation, Repair, Minor New Construction can delivery 90%+ of construction projects on-time, on-budget, and to the satisfaction of all parties involved. Reduced overhead for both owner and contractor.

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Construction Dive

APRIL 13, 2018

A circuit court upheld OSHA's decision to issue a willful violation and impose a $49,000 fine against a contractor in relation to a worker's fatal fall.

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NH Construction Law

MAY 20, 2023

A couple of years ago I blogged ( #101 ) on “pay-if-paid” clauses, which make a general contractor’s receipt of payment from the owner a prerequisite – a “condition precedent,” in legal terms – to its obligation to pay subcontractors. Quinn Construction, Inc. JBC Merger Sub LLC v. 145, 286 A.3d

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 21, 2018

LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting has a number of distinct advantages for repetitive repair, renovation, minor new construction and maintenance projects. Awarded JOC contractors also provide all requisite preconstruction services. Both the owner and the JOC contractor benefit from these efficiencies.

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

The Department of Defense has released the findings of an independent report on energy efficiency and sustainability standards used by the Pentagon for military construction. The report strongly affirmed the value of LEED-certified high performing buildings to America’s military and U.S. read more.

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Best Practices Construction Law

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Delay claims on a construction can be confusing, especially when you think about the delay to the work being performed and the disruption to other activities. Triple B Services, LLP , decided on May 26, 2016, the Court of Appeals of Texas reviewed a contractor’s claim for damages on a road expansion project. The Contract.

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Federal Construction Contracting Blog

JUNE 7, 2022

Oftentimes, contractors find it difficult to differentiate between the government’s acts taken in its sovereign capacity as opposed to those taken in its contractual capacity. Under the order’s parameters, the contractor did not qualify as urgent personnel and, thus, it was prevented from entering the base.

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Federal Construction Contracting Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Department of Defense (DoD) published the much anticipated proposed rule for the revamped Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 For example, contractors subject to 252.204–7012 are already required to safeguard covered defense information in accordance with NIST SP 800-171. On December 26, 2023, the U.S.

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ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

based contractor Gilbane Federal completed a sophisticated, self-sustaining 414,000-sq-ft headquarters building for the Afghanistan Ministry of Defense, in Kabul. In May 2015, U.S.-based

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 19, 2017

Community-based Construction Cost Estimating … The OpenCost TM Approach. Take advantage of several critical improvements relative to the collection, validation, use, and maintenance of detailed line item unit price cost data to improve construction outcomes. The estimator (owner/contractor/A&E, etc.)

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Best Practices Construction Law

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Contractors, LLC v. United States , the contractor who had been awarded a fixed price, time sensitive contractor to repair pavement at an Air Force base filed suit against the Department of Defense (“Agency”), alleging it had been wrongfully terminated for default. ” In Alutiiq Manf.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 9, 2018

Turn your JOC Program and JOC estimating into a truly efficient construction procurement and construction management asset.Turn your JOC Program and JOC estimating into a truly efficient construction procurement and construction management asset. Create defensible, fine-tuned estimates (owners and contractors).

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 24, 2023

While incredibly rewarding, the construction industry is a challenging sector to work in for cost-focused business and project executives. Bank failures, rising interest rates, high material prices, and labor crunches are all making it more challenging for construction companies to protect, let alone, improve their margins.

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Pro Builder

JULY 28, 2022

Excavation and Trench Safety Best Practices for Construction Jobsites. Trenching and excavating are two of the most dangerous activities in the construction industry. Fran Smith safety director for Cavan Construction , in the greater Philadelphia area, advises workers to never enter a trench unless it has been properly inspected.

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Best Practices Construction Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

As you may be aware, one of the greatest risks on a construction project involves the payment process. Just like my kids expect to be paid for the lemonade they sell, contractors and subcontractors expect to be paid on a timely basis once the work has been performed. Turner Construction Company , the U.S.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Publicly available social media or communications platforms governed under Federal agency social media policies, in which Federal employees or support contractors may or may not enter Federal information. #3. Publicly available services that provide commercially available information.”

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Or… Job Order Contracting is a LEAN procurement and project delivery method for facilities repair, renovation, and minor new construction. It can deliver major benefits, but only if fundamental LEAN processes are adhered to and the real property owner actively participates and provides leadership. The post appeared first on 4BT.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

This project includes four of the five buildings planned for a campus that serves a defense contractor and its team working on the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) Program at Hill Air Force Base in northern Utah.

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Best Practices Construction Law

MARCH 10, 2020

In the world of construction contracts, preservation of claims made in hindsight does not always get you what you want. As to the preservation of the contractor’s claim, the ASBCA held that the contractor submitted its claim for delay damages after receipt of final payment. In Appeal of Matcon Diamond, Inc. 59637 (Feb.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

The LEAN Integrated Construction Project Delivery Method. . It did so in response to a growing need for increasing and unsupportable demands for construction throughout Europe. Department of Defense: West Point Academy in 1985, and United States Air Force bases in 1986. The History of Job Order Contracting.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 26, 2023

The construction industry has embarked on a massive and long journey toward digital transformation. Furthermore, the pressure put on the environment is greater than ever, and the damages done to the planet are indisputable. More and more large construction firms are rethinking their business entirely.

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ENR Construction

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Officials and contractors in British Columbia and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Washington state push to reopen, repair and add resilience to battered highways and flood defenses after a month of repeat storms.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 4, 2021

As predominantly small- and medium-size companies, home builders and trade contractors are especially vulnerable to cybersecurity issues, so it's important for them to understand the risks and take action to protect their companies. PRO BUILDER: What are some common cyberattacks hackers use on construction companies? Mike Beirne.

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NH Construction Law

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

It applies only to residential construction, and it provides little more than a temporary delay in a homeowner’s ability to sue. There are few safer bets than that the cost of third party repair will exceed what it would cost the defendant contractor to make things right. Well, not so much. Wrobleski v. Constellation Corp. ,

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