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Construction Workforce

DOL Proposes Rule Setting $15 Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors

Contractor groups say regulation would have little impact on construction.

Tom Ichniowski

July 23, 2021

One Comment

Proposal would implement Biden executive order signed in April.

Federal Contracting

Biden Restores Obama-Era Local-Hire Pilot Program on FHWA, FTA Projects

Tom Ichniowski

May 19, 2021

No Comments

Organized labor praises DOT action, but AGC criticizes it.

Federal Contracting

Biden Directive Mandates $15 Minimum Wage for Federal Contracts

Contractor groups see little impact on construction wages

Tom Ichniowski

April 27, 2021

No Comments

ABC contends executive order is an "unlawful...power grab" by the Biden administration.

DOE Abruptly Cancels $13B Cleanup Award to BWXT-Fluor Team

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

December 31, 2020

No Comments

Agency will reprocure an expanded Hanford nuclear site mega-contract but offers scant detail on new value, scope, timeline or bidders; separately, site women settle $450K bias complaint

Federal Contracting

Construction Firm's Ex-CEO Faces Fraud Charges on Corps, NAVFAC Contracts

Tom Ichniowski

October 14, 2020

No Comments

The defendant is Micheline Pollock, who was CEO of construction company Dover Vantage.

Fraud

Wisconsin Concrete Contractor Illegally Received $260M Using Federal DBE Program Front

Sonag Ready Mix of Milwaukee fraudulently used a front company to net federal DBE contracts

Annemarie Mannion

October 7, 2020

No Comments

Owners of Sonag Ready Mix of Milwaukee have been convicted or pled guilty to fraudulently reaping more than $260 million in government contracts intended to benefit minority and veteran-owned businesses.

US Reaches $68 Million Settlement of Korea Base Construction Fraud

Debra K. Rubin

June 17, 2020

No Comments

South Korea's SK Engineering and Construction bribed officials, then obstructed probe linked to contracts for $11 billion U.S. base south of Seoul, says Justice Dept.

Federal Contracting

Okla. Firm To Pay $2.8M To Settle Alleged Set-Aside Contract Violations

Tom Ichniowski

June 4, 2020

No Comments

Ross Group Construction resolves charges that it set up, and controlled, firms that got set-aside contracts for which they weren't eligible.

Water Infrastructure

Corps Studying Multiple-Port Dredging Concept

If funded, plan's focus expected to be on lower Mississippi River

Tom Ichniowski

October 25, 2019

2 Comments

Senate Appropriations Committee also backs multi-project idea as a test program, recommends $525 million for it.

Federal Contract Disputes

Court Ruled U.S. Terminated Small Contractor Based On 'Hostility'

Jonathan Barnes

September 17, 2019

5 Comments

A Dept. of Defense contract team failed to follow criteria for termination firmly established in federal case precedents, a federal claims court ruled.