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Please Pass the Past Performance Rating: SBA’s Proposed New Rules to Help Small Businesses Become More Competitive

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

The proposed rules implement new provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Fiscal Year 2021 (FY 2021), which will permit a small business government contractor to use the past performance of a joint venture, of which it was a member, “provided that the small business worked on the joint venture’s contract or contracts.”

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Subcontractor’s Failure to Strictly Comply With Notice Provision Costs $200,000

Best Practices Construction Law

When you are required to strictly comply with a particular provision or legal requirement, then any departure from that requirement (no matter how insubstantial) can void the claim or provide an absolute defense. As the trial court noted, “[a]ny further written notice would not have served any practical purpose.”.

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Jerry Rehkemper, the man with the plans

The Korte Company

In Design-Build projects, they work closely with architects to keep projects on schedule and under budget. . He moved back to Highland to recover and worked as a purchasing agent for the next year, writing subcontracts and purchase orders. . This was especially true when it came to working with the Department of Defense.

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5 Types of Subcontractor Software Transforming the Trades 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Subcontracting is a time-honored tradition. Subcontractors are always on the defensive when it comes to rework, which they must mitigate and reduce as much as possible. Even back in the Middle Ages, large endeavors were broken down into skill-specific projects and contracted out to the guilds. Today, little is different.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Eleven different Pennsylvania-based construction companies already have been subcontracted to do much of the work, and many more opportunities will be made available as the project goes forward. defense department, with an additional $500 million in state and private investment. Andrew Cuomo. ACHIEVEMENT IN WORKFORCE TRAINING.

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Best Practices for Multiple Award IDIQ – Task and Delivery Order Contracting

Building Information Management

These contracts allow the government to acquire an indefinite quantity, within stated limits, of supplies or services during a fixed period, with deliveries or performance to be scheduled by placing orders with the contractor. and Part 38 pertaining to the Federal Supply Schedule program, take precedence over the Subpart 16.5

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

PROPERTY TAX REFORM: Business: Accelerated Depreciation schedules for prospective acquisitions of commercial personal property have also been improved. Five-year accelerated depreciation schedules have been increased to help companies recover their investments even faster.

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