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Daily Construction Reports: Don’t Leave the Job Without Them

by Patrick Barthet | Dec 7, 2021
Business | Dispute Resolution | Legal and Regulatory | OSHA | Project Delivery | Risk | Risk Management | Safety

Daily construction reports can help resolve a delay issue or clarify a jobsite access claim. They are admissible in court since the information was recorded when the events in question occurred.

2022 Political Forecast Promises More of the Same—Change

by Vance Walter | Dec 1, 2021
ABCs | Legal and Regulatory | Policy | Washington Update

While the results of recent statewide elections in Virginia and New Jersey led to headlines featuring words such as “shocking” and “upset,” a more careful survey of the data and an understanding of the nature [...]

2022 Political Forecast Promises More of the Same—Change

by Vance Walter | Dec 1, 2021
Legal and Regulatory | Legislation | Total Human Health

Moving into 2022, there are three key factors that will determine just how far the political pendulum might swing away from the Democrats in power: temperature, candidates and maps.

Novation Agreements Under Federal Contracts

by Hal Perloff | Nov 17, 2021
Contracts | Legal and Regulatory | Markets

Government contractors contemplating a corporate transaction requiring a novation should approach the government customer as early as possible. Ideally, significant details of the novation can be worked out between the government and contractor before closing.

Avoiding Project Planning Disasters: How to Spot Problem Projects

by James T. Dixon | Nov 15, 2021
Business | Business Risk | Dispute Resolution | Project Delivery | Project Management | Risk | Risk Management

Contractors can evaluate potential projects to ensure that an owner’s planning failures do not become the contractor’s problems by focusing on personnel, processes and technical features.

Anti-Employer Language in Reconciliation Raises Concerns

by Rachel E. Pelovitz | Nov 10, 2021
Legal and Regulatory | Legislation

The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace has sent a letter to Congress regarding “serious concerns” found in the proposed tax and spending reconciliation package.

What to Expect From the New Self-Retracting Devices Standard

by Andre Pelland | Nov 3, 2021
Equipment | Legal and Regulatory | Regulations | Tools

The ANSI/ASSP Z359.14 2021 revision becomes effective August 2022. Users need to understand and prepare for changes in terminology performance requirements that will alter equipment selection criteria.

FAR Goes Beyond the A/E Firm to Affect Contractors

by Michelle Johnson, Robert Mercado | Nov 3, 2021
Accounting | Business | Contracts | Finance

Contractors that understand the complexities of working with government entities can have profitable opportunities. The key identifying allowable and unallowable costs, which will assist in maximizing the overhead rate.
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