Lisa Marsh | Jackson Lewis OFCCP has launch its Mega Construction Project (Megaproject) Program, intended to increase compliance attention on and provide compliance assistance to federal construction contractors with federally funded projects valued at $35 million or more and lasting at least one year. This development marks another step in OFCCP Director Jenny Yang’s campaign to reinvigorate OFCCP’s oversight… Continue reading OFCCP Announces Mega Construction Project Initiative; Focus on Construction Contractors Continues
Month: March 2023
Understanding Infrastructure Disputes: Construction Risks
Pascale Leymin and Seamus O’Doherty | Berkeley Research Group In the second series of BRG’s Understanding Infrastructure Disputes papers, our damages, construction, and energy and resources experts identify risks that can arise during projects from financing through construction to operations, how those risks can best be managed and their potential impact on disputes down the… Continue reading Understanding Infrastructure Disputes: Construction Risks
One More Mechanic’s Lien Number- the Number 30
Christopher G. Hill | Construction Law Musings I’ve spoken here often about the numbers 90 and 150 as they relate to Virginia mechanic’s liens. These numbers are important for all mechanic’s liens in Virginia, whether commercial or residential (meaning liens for 1 and 2-family homes). There is another number, 30, that is important for those construction contractors that… Continue reading One More Mechanic’s Lien Number- the Number 30
The Liquidated Damages Provision in Construction Contracts: Include or Leave Out?
Joseph Voboril | Tonkon Torp When representing owners on construction contracts, I often ask the owner whether they want to include a liquidated damages provision in the contract. A liquidated damages provision describes an amount of money, agreed upon by the parties when the construction contract is signed, that establishes the damages that can be… Continue reading The Liquidated Damages Provision in Construction Contracts: Include or Leave Out?
Arbitration or Court for Construction Disputes: The Pros and Cons
Kyle Doiron and David Taylor | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Many construction contracts used in the industry include clauses mandating that any disputes be decided by binding arbitration rather than a jury or bench trial. The standard AIA forms provide the parties with the option of court or arbitration. Trial courts, overwhelmed by a flood… Continue reading Arbitration or Court for Construction Disputes: The Pros and Cons