FTI Consulting Time and money are often seen as going hand in hand in construction contracts. In a typical employer contractor relationship, if the project is delayed by matters for which the contractor is responsible (non-excusable delay events), then the contractor may find itself liable to the employer for damages. Damages payable to an employer… Continue reading Time is Money…Except When It Isn’t – Financial Consequences of Extensions of Time in Construction Contracts
Month: August 2020
A Primer on Suspension and Debarment for Federal Construction Projects
Hal J. Perloff | Construction Executive We’ve all heard the expression that those who deal with the government must turn square corners. This is because the government has a broad array of tools at its disposal to motivate, coax and cajole contractors and federal grant recipients to play by the rules. Those tools include harsh… Continue reading A Primer on Suspension and Debarment for Federal Construction Projects
STOP in the Name of Releases, Before They Break Your Claims
Amy Elizabeth Garber | Buildsmart Given the uncertainty that COVID-19 has brought to federal projects, it is imperative now more than ever that contractors preserve rights to potential claims at all turns. Fortunately, with careful reading and documentation, contractors can satisfy the government’s desire for releases while preserving their claims. A recent Armed Services Board… Continue reading STOP in the Name of Releases, Before They Break Your Claims
Courts Are Ordering Remote Depositions as the COVID-19 Pandemic Continues
Victor J. Zarrilli, Robert G. Devine and Douglas M. Weck | White and Williams The COVID-19 pandemic has generally put a stop to in-person depositions nationwide. Many litigants and their attorneys have also resisted attempts to proceed with remote video depositions, some holding out for the pandemic to subside and for the return of in-person business as usual while others… Continue reading Courts Are Ordering Remote Depositions as the COVID-19 Pandemic Continues
Practical Implications of DoD $100 Million 8(a) Sole-Source Threshold Increase
Aron C. Beezley and Nathaniel J. Greeson | Buildsmart We recently wrote about the Department of Defense (DoD) amendment to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to increase the threshold for requiring defense contracting agencies to issue sole-source justifications to companies participating in the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) program. The amendment – DFARS 206.303-1 – increased the… Continue reading Practical Implications of DoD $100 Million 8(a) Sole-Source Threshold Increase