Christopher Caiaccio, Gunjan Talati, Kathryn Trent and Destiny Williams | Kilpatrick On December 18, 2023, the General Services Administration (“GSA”) announced a new final rule enforcing Executive Order 14063. The order requires federal agencies to use project labor agreements (“PLA”), which are pre-hire collective bargaining agreements for construction, on large-scale federal construction projects. PLAs are negotiated with construction… Continue reading Federal Construction Projects Will Soon Require Project Labor Agreements Under New Rule
Month: January 2024
Bid Protests in Virginia
Aron C. Beezley, Nathaniel J. Greeson and Patrick R. Quigley | BuildSmart Bradley has been publishing an ongoing survey of state-level bid protest processes and procedures (see, e.g., our post on “Bid Protests in New York” and our “Update on Bid Protests in Alabama”). For the next state in this ongoing series, we focus on… Continue reading Bid Protests in Virginia
Insurer’s Broad Duty to Defend in Oregon, and the Recent Ruling in State of Oregon v. Pacific Indemnity Company
Keith Sparks Ahlers Cressman & Sleight Oregon law mandates a broad duty to defend, requiring insurers to provide legal representation to their policyholders whenever there is a potential for coverage under the policy. The significance of this broad interpretation means that an insurer has a duty to defend an insured even in situations where the… Continue reading Insurer’s Broad Duty to Defend in Oregon, and the Recent Ruling in State of Oregon v. Pacific Indemnity Company
9th Circuit Plumbs Through the Federal and State False Claims Acts
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog You may have heard of the False Claims Act and know that it penalizes companies and individuals in contract with the government who present false claims. The federal False Claims Act was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 to penalize profiteers during the Civil War… Continue reading 9th Circuit Plumbs Through the Federal and State False Claims Acts
Specification Challenge; Excusable Delay; Type 1 Differing Site Condition; Superior Knowledge
David Adelstein | Florida Construction Legal Updates An Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals dispute, Appeal of L.S. Black-Loeffel Civil Constructors JV, ASBCA No. 62402, 2023 WL 5827241 (ASBCA 2023), involved which party bore liability for delay—the federal government or the prime contractor–based on various legal theories. Without detailing the factual details, a number of interesting… Continue reading Specification Challenge; Excusable Delay; Type 1 Differing Site Condition; Superior Knowledge