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USS Missouri submarine departs Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard

Military Projects

US Navy Awards IDIQ Contracts to Five Companies for $8B in Shipyard Modernization

James Leggate

November 11, 2021

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Work will modernize aging shipyards in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and Washington state's Puget Sound.

Contractor CentiMark Contests What It Sees as 'Gotcha' OSHA Penalty

The contested penalty involves a critical issue of construction safety

Jonathan Barnes

Richard Korman

November 11, 2021

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Cited by an inspector for a fall protection infraction while preparing early parts of a job, the big contractor challenges penalty as unjustified.

Clean Energy Construction

Giant Virginia Offshore Wind Project Makes Five Key Construction Awards

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

November 11, 2021

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Dominion Energy says project cost rose $2B to nearly $10B, citing commodity price hikes and power transmission route changes, but ratepayer impact stays within approved range.

Biden Agenda's Political Entanglements

Viewpoint: Defend House GOP Infrastructure Supporters Against Threats

Richard Korman

November 8, 2021

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Criticism from the party and the media has been intense for the bill's 13 Republican supporters.

COVID-19 and Construction

US Appeals Court Halts OSHA Vaccine Mandate, Unclear How Long

Debra K. Rubin

Jeff Yoders

November 6, 2021

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Government says OSHA enforcement is "unambiguous ... in addressing grave dangers to employees in the workplace," in rollout of COVID emergency temporary rule.

Transit Construction

Dragados-OHL Team Picked to Execute $2.2B Md. Purple Line Reboot

Jim Parsons

November 6, 2021

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Spain-based firms anticipate reaching commercial and financial close on contract for reconstituted P3 project completion in February, with full-scale construction set to begin soon after.

Construction Lawsuits

Skanska Battles to the End as Verdict Looms in Breakaway Barges Trial

Richard Korman

November 2, 2021

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Depositions and motions show detailed questions about storm preparations and chain of command.

Workforce Dispute

Terminated Nuke Project Workers Seek New Ruling in Pay Suit Against Fluor

Mary B. Powers

November 2, 2021

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Appellate court is set to decide whether workers at abandoned VC Summer project in South Carolina are entitled to compensation for no notice of layoff.

Georgia Power Says Its Coal Ash Cleanup Tab Has Risen to $9 Billion

Mary B. Powers

November 1, 2021

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The utility has already spent $856 million on remediation and is moving on new cleanup projects, but court battle to stop it from passing costs to ratepayers will likely continue.

Federal Contracts

DOE Awards Nearly $30B in 10-Year Nuclear Site Cleanup Contracts

Debra K. Rubin

October 28, 2021

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AECOM spinoff Amentum is part of BWXT-Fluor group awarded DOE Savannah River Site contract in South Carolina, and teams with Jacobs, Honeywell to manage $8.3B of work at the Oak Ridge, Tenn., complex.