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Viewpoint: Construction Safety Benefits Extend Beyond The Project Fences

Todd Stewart

March 8, 2017

A positive safety culture can have effects reaching far beyond the jobsite.

Finance

CB&I CEO Asherman: Trust Toshiba to Finish Big Nuke Jobs

CB&I records a substantial loss for a second year in a row

Richard Korman

March 7, 2017

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Philip K. Asherman, chief executive of CB&I, says he believes prime contractor Toshiba Corp. will finish two delayed and over budget nuclear power-plant projects in Georgia and South Carolina.

Public Works

Trump Administration Starts Adding Details to Border Wall Plan

The current search is for a prototype, not a 'total solution'

Richard Korman

March 6, 2017

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The timing of the solicitation is delayed by several days.

The American Infrastructure

Oroville Dam Problems Trigger a Nationwide Review of Flood Control

Where will the funds come from to finance all dam repairs needed?

JT Long

February 28, 2017

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A trio of spillway failures at the 770-ft-tall earthfill Oroville Dam that prompted the evacuation of more than 188,000 people from central California has renewed questions about the reliability of hundreds of dams in the state and more nationally.

Construction Risk Management

US Nuke Project Owners Prepare for Worst From Westinghouse

Will hundreds of millions of dollars in surety guarantees and letters of credit be needed?

Scott Judy

February 22, 2017

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Utilities cite surety bonds and hundreds of millions of dollars in letters of credit in backup plans.

Construction Risk Management

Big Disputed Oregon Power Plant Surety Claim Inches Toward Trial

Zurich and Liberty Mutual contend that the bankrupt contractor was not properly terminated.

Richard Korman

February 22, 2017

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Will Zurich and Liberty Mutual be compelled to pay off bond provided by a bankrupt contractor?

Actions by Judges and Lawmakers Could Alter Contracting in California

JT Long

Debra K. Rubin

February 21, 2017

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California high court nixes suit challenging a winning competitor's alleged failure to pay prevailing wages, while an assembly bill would make state the first to weigh carbon costs of materials in bid selection.