Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog January was a tough month in the courts for Hensel Phelps Construction Company. Hot off the heels of Hensel Phelps Construction Co. v. Superior Court, a case concerning the 10-year statute of limitations under Civil Code section 941, comes Hensel Phelps Construction Co. v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,… Continue reading Sometimes You Just Need to Call it Day: Court Finds That Contractor Not Entitled to Recover Costs After Public Works Contract is Invalidated
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Mississippi’s “Preference” Statute–It is really quite simple. : Construction Law Toolbox
Christopher Solop – January 4, 2013 Mississippi has two “preference” statutes. The first one is found under the statutory scheme for the Board of Public Contractors at Miss. Code Ann. §31-3-21(3) (Rev.2010). The second one is found under the Mississippi statutes dealing with Public Purchases at Miss. Code Ann. §31-7-47 (Supp. 2012). The purpose of… Continue reading Mississippi’s “Preference” Statute–It is really quite simple. : Construction Law Toolbox
Late Bids/Proposals
Jay R. Houghton – April 6, 2012 Proposing or bidding on federal government contracts requires that a contractor strictly comply with multiple regulations, as well as the requirements stated in the agency’s solicitation (“RFP” or “IFB”). If a contractor fails to do so, the likely result is that the expensive and time consuming proposal effort… Continue reading Late Bids/Proposals
Mistakes in Bids
By Albert B. Wolf – Wolf Slatkin & Madison P.C. One of the problems which frequently troubles the construction industry is bidding mistakes. The high incidence of mistaken bids is understood by industry people who know that the bidding process is often a frenzied last-minute accumulation of ideas and numbers quickly inserted into documents and… Continue reading Mistakes in Bids