| BASICS OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT |
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| A construction contract with the federal government normally involves the General Services Administration, which agency is responsible for the construction, alteration, or demolishing of all public buildings. Where the expenditures for the construction, alteration, or demolishing of a public building exceed $ 500,000, the work must be approved by the Committee on Public Works of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. More... |
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| Case Management Order in Construction Defect Actions |
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| Given the complexity and size of most construction defect actions, the Case Management Order (CMO) is crucial to the orderly, cost-effective, and efficient adjudication of all the parties' claims. Generally, the CMO is drafted and agreed to by the parties and then signed as an order from the court. In construction defect cases, the homeowners and developer are usually the parties who initiate the CMO. Later parties, such as subcontractors, are automatically subject to the CMO provisions upon their entrance into the litigation. More... |
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| Bid Protests |
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| Bidding for construction contracts is the primary method by which contractors submit competing offers to provide services or supplies on a public construction project. The rules and regulations adopted by governmental entities for the procurement of their contracts must be followed by all participants in the bidding process. When a contractor believes that the requisite rules or regulations have been abrogated by a fellow contractor, he will likely file a bid protest against any award of the contract to the fellow contractor. More... |
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| Enforcement of Subcontractor Bids to the General Contractor |
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| General contractors (aka prime contractors) do not normally perform all the work on a construction project. Rather, it is parceled out to various subcontractors with specialities in the necessary areas. In order to submit its own bid to the owner for a construction project, the general contractor will utilize the chosen bids from each of the subcontractors. More... |
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| Regulatory Takings |
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| A regulatory taking exists when a government regulation is so burdensome and restrictive as to what an owner may do with his property that the government has essentially "taken" the property. Restrictions on land use are prominent when the property is a historic structure. Aggrieved landowners may seek compensation for the taking from the government. More... |
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