Below you'll find a list of all posts from 2017
The U.S. government appropriated $120 billion for federal construction spending in 2017, covering a range of projects from the construction of a new Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters to building agricultural research facilities, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. President Donald Trump’s 2018 budget proposal, even with its cuts to key federal spending programs and new funds for …
An Albuquerque-area contractor has been ordered to spend 27 months in federal prison and pay more than $410,000 in restitution in a tax evasion and fraud case. Federal prosecutors say 38-year-old Joseph Dubois was sentenced this week. His prison term will be followed by three years of supervised release. Tell me more >>>
Nearly every major US toll road project has gone bankrupt or required a government bailout. When this happens, little attention is given to the construction crews who worked on the project that go unpaid. This is what happened to Dig Tech, a small Texas firm that had a deal to dig trenches and install the electrical conduit for the ill-fated …
As a freshman senator I voted against the now infamous Base Load Review Act (BLRA) and urged my colleagues to do likewise. Unfortunately it wasn’t so infamous back then. I lost by a vote of 21 to 1 in the April 3, 2007, Senate Judiciary Committee meeting. I lost by an even larger margin via voice vote on the Senate …
Louisiana’s largest construction industry trade group is raising concerns that the city of New Orleans may have violated public bid law by using a generic pavement maintenance contract to conduct the first major reconstruction of Bourbon Street in more than 90 years. Read the article >>>
Contractors performing federal construction contracts that exceed $150,000 are required to obtain performance and payment surety bonds – which guarantee that the contractor will abide by the terms of the contract, and that suppliers and subcontractors will be paid if the contractor defaults. Read the full article >>>
If you’re looking at ways to improve your construction workforce’s effectiveness, we have actionable, practical ideas for you to implement across your business. Implementing these four ideas could be just what you need to kick-start productivity improvements… Tell me more >>>
When Shelby County resident Rob Thornton went in front of the Shelby County Commission in April, he was hoping for a solution that he and several other residents face: unfinished neighborhood roads. Thornton, who lives in the Mountain Crest Subdivision off of Alabama 119, has seen his neighborhood’s roads remain incomplete, which has led them to deteriorate and cause safety …
Back in November 2015, the state awarded a $14 million contract to an Idaho-based contractor to fix the dilapidated Maipalaoa Bridge in Maili. It’s considered one of the most dangerous bridges in the state. After nearly two years, contractor Performance Systems Inc. abandoned the project, completing just 5 percent of the job. For more information >>>
An unlicensed company that advertises it is in its eighth year of business in selling construction performance bonds in remains in business, despite a half dozen cease and desist orders in multiple states, the Target 12 Investigators have learned. Tell me more >>>
