Tag: legal

March 17, 2017

Construction projects, like anything else in life, are subject to change. Design blunders, unanticipated revisions to building codes, an owner-driven switch in material selection — all of these events can lead to changes that add a few dollars or create a […]

March 16, 2017

Affordable housing advocates are in favor of the plan— estimated to cost an average of $1,500 per new single-family home and hundreds of thousands of dollars for big residential or commercial projects — and said the Denver fees would be less than those […]

March 14, 2017

Seattle also passed regulations last year that will require commercial builders to contribute to the affordable housing fund once those developer capacities are increased. The cost to developers will be $5 per square foot to $17.50 per square foot, depending […]

March 13, 2017

Whether just starting out or operating for years, there are many legal obligations and issues that confront a small business owner. The Small Business Legal guide from Legal Services Link provides information on the top ten areas business owners need […]

March 13, 2017

The global construction industry faces a “strong risk” of modern slavery, according to a new report by LexisNexis BIS. The report, called Hidden in Plain Site – Modern Slavery in the Construction Industry, analysed articles from more than 6,000 licensed […]

March 10, 2017

Also active in this latest funding round is previous investor Brick & Mortar Ventures, which led the company’s $1.3 million investment round in March. Brick & Mortar head Darren Bechtel said that the “construction payment process is too messy” and […]

February 17, 2017

In a separate suit, Malcolm Drilling Company filed an $11 million claim against STP — a joint venture including New York-based Dragados USA and California-based Tutor Perini — due to what it said resulted from difficult soil conditions when it […]

December 14, 2016

Dayton suggested to reporters at a press conference that the “cost of inaction” by lawmakers had contributed to the rail’s rising costs. He added that the longer the project languished, the more expensive it would be. Kate Brickman of the […]

December 12, 2016

Denver’s hot housing market, as in many other cities, has resulted in a lack of affordable housing, and condos often provide a lower-cost entry into the real estate market for lower-income and first-time buyers. Critics of the Colorado defects law […]

December 8, 2016

In December 2014, President Barack Obama announced that hisadministration planned to pursue a new, open policy with the island nation of Cuba, the first such gesture since diplomatic and trade relations between the two countries were terminated in 1961, two […]

December 1, 2016

The consensus among large regional contractors is that 2016 is proving to be stronger than last year in terms of revenue and work opportunities. “There’s still plenty of work available, but the shortage of experienced workers is growing more acute,” […]

December 1, 2016

Lendlease also settled overbilling claims for $56 million in 2012, and James Abadie, principal of the company’s New York office, pleaded guilty to fraud related to projects including the New York Mets’ Citi Field and a renovation of Grand Central […]

November 28, 2016

Cities across the United States are grappling with a lack of affordable housing. Similar inclusionary-zoning plans are in the works in other cities like New York and Los Angeles. Seattle, Portland, OR, and San Francisco recently passed affordable housing regulations. A […]

November 16, 2016

AGC CEO Stephen E. Sandher said in a release that along with the rule’s unfair procedures, it will also keep smaller firms — scared away by the potential risks and increased costs of compliance — from seeking out federal contracts. […]

November 15, 2016

Buy American — its sounds great, right? After all, what’s wrong with requiring businesses, especially those using federal dollars, to spend their money here at home? As it turns out, some construction industry groups claim the rules intended to help American manufacturers and […]

November 14, 2016

Construction companies are stepping away from the federal contracting market because they say recently finalized reporting rules have placed too much risk on them. The Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces executive order (EO 13,673) requires contractors to disclose any violations […]

October 4, 2016

This case is just the latest round of high-profile construction defects cases brought against homebuilders operating in Florida. In February, KB Homes, the sixth-largest homebuilder in the U.S. paid $23.5 million to the Florida attorney general’s office to settle claims […]

October 4, 2016

Olympic officials first chose a stadium design by late British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, but projected costs soon began to escalate and ended up at almost $2.5 billion for a futuristic design that the Japanese public did not embrace. After her […]

October 4, 2016

he story in San Jose is the same as it is in many areas of the country, even in union strongholds like New York City. Some of the biggest construction names in the Big Apple — such as Tishman Construction […]

September 2, 2016

Construction spending in July was virtually even with the June level but rose 1.5% from the year-earlier total, as private-sector work increased and public-sector volume declined, the Commerce Dept. has reported. Commerce’s U.S. Census Bureau said on Sept. 1 that […]