Sports Construction Gilbane-Turner Team Reported in Lead for Big Buffalo Stadium Contract Richard Korman June 30, 2022 One Comment Winner of the $1.4-billion football facility is expected to be announced this month.Read More
Construction Accidents Why A Jury Found That Contractor 'Retaliated' Against Undocumented Craft Worker Richard Korman June 28, 2022 No Comments A broken leg, an immigration arrest and a $650K jury award against a contractor related to safety violations.Read More
Viewpoint Biden Davis-Bacon Update: The Good and the Bad Richard Korman June 23, 2022 No Comments Arguments about prevailing wages have not changed much since the 1980s, the last time the U.S. government changed methods under the 1931 Davis-Bacon Act to determine a prevailing wage on most construction projects with federal funding. Read More
DOD to Contractors: No Inflated Cost Pay on Current Fixed-Price Jobs Richard Korman Scott Van Voorhis June 8, 2022 No Comments A U.S. Defense Dept. guidance memo gives instructions on how contract cost adjustment clauses should be written in the future.Read More
Annals of Inflation How a Critical Delay Sent St. Louis Convention Center Project Costs Sky High Richard Korman James Leggate June 1, 2022 No Comments The bid atmosphere and market for contracting deteriorated as St. Louis County and the city hammered out a deal.Read More
Viewpoint: Biden's Davis-Bacon Wage Overreach Richard Korman May 25, 2022 No Comments Context and details are everything in life, including the way construction trade wages are determined and enforced under the federal Davis-Bacon Act. Read More
Unproven Theory Opened Path to $997M Champlain Towers Collapse Settlement Richard Korman May 17, 2022 No Comments Faced with prospect of trial, insurers settle untested claims about next-door pile installation.Read More
Lawsuits Possible Funding Sources for the $997M Champlain Towers Settlement Richard Korman May 12, 2022 No Comments Many claims by victims and families were expanded to blame construction work on a neighboring building.Read More
How Supertall Buildings Lift Us Higher Richard Korman May 11, 2022 One Comment In a world beset by troubles, supertall buildings, which measure from 984 ft to 1,968 ft, would not seem to rate high on a list of priority concerns.Read More
Financially Distressed Designer EYP Group Seeks Bankruptcy Protection Richard Korman May 4, 2022 No Comments The Albany, N.Y-based company owes millions to creditors, including numerous staff and retirees.Read More