Newnan Convention Centre Authority Photo from the website of the Newnan Convention Center, which is under construction. Related Links: Takeover Agreement Between Ohio Casualty and Alabama Schools Newnan Centre subcontractors getting paid through bonding firms account A mid-size building prime contractor in Georgia and Alabama has defaulted and requested help from its surety.Columbus, Ga.-based D. Dean & Associates Inc. also had an office in Birmingham. Founder and President Danny Dean could not be reached for comment, but his company has apparently run into financial problems.According to a version of a takeover agreement with the Alabama Public School Authority, the Shelby
There’s no such thing any more as just grabbing a sandwich, sipping some wine or smacking some golf balls—at least not with a state official or employee.Even if you split the check, dining with a government client or potential client runs the risk of falling within prohibited forms of procurement or goodwill lobbying—comparatively new terms in the regulatory language. Anything that could be construed as influencing content in a request for proposals (RFP), the contract selection process or even a future legislative appropriations vote.These were among the cautions outlined by James A. Kahl, a Washington, D.C.-based attorney who specializes in
PHOTO BY RICHARD KORMAN Maria Leo (right), mother of crane operator Donald Leo, expressed disappointment with the ruling. Related Links: Judge Acquits NYC Crane Owner A state court judge in Manhattan has cleared crane owner James F. Lomma of all charges related to a 2008 tower- crane collapse in New York City that killed a crane operator and a sewer worker. The saga is not over, though, as the victims' attorneys prepare to mount a civil trial against Lomma.Judge Daniel Conviser declared Lomma not guilty of all six counts, which included second-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and reckless endangerment. Some
Richard Korman/ENR Maria Leo, right, mother of crane operator Donald Leo, who died in the 2008 tower crane accident, and attorney Bernadette Panzella, criticize acquittal of crane owner James Lomma outside Manhattan courtroom. Richard Korman/ENR James Lomma, left, leaving the defense table minutes after his acquittal in state court in Manhattan on manslaughter charges. Related Links: Acquittals in Ground Zero Fire Trial Acquitted Master Rigger Seeks Return of License Lomma Employee Plea Deal 2010 Tudor Van Hampton Blog on Lomma Case In six terse sentences following two months of testimony and technical detail, a state court judge in Manhattan cleared
Schooldesign.com Building that had been planned for lot at community college in Chula Vista, Calif. A community college in southern California hired an at-risk construction manager in 2010 to build a new multiuse building but that company based its proposed fee on a higher construction cost than its top competitor, and no one is sure exactly why.The contract was awarded to the construction manager whose price proposal was based on the higher amount, $59 million, according to a review report released last month. The runner-up based its fee proposal on an estimated construction cost of $55 million.Sometimes proposals where price
Related Links: TV News Report One Day After Lightning Strike on the Revel Project TV News Report on the Day of the Lightning Strike at the Revel Two workers injured last September by a lighting strike while building an Atlantic City casino resort, and the widow of a third worker who was killed, filed a lawsuit April 4 against contractors and others involved with the project.Dennis Lamond and Joe Forcinito, the workers, and Carmen Bradley, the widow of Bryan Bradley, filed a lawsuit in state court in Atlantic City against Tishman Construction Corp. and Network Construction Co., Pleasantville, N.J.Network Construction
Office of Councillor Steve Desroches The Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge in Ottawa is designed with three arched trusses. Related Links: Receivership Legal Documents on the Grant Thornton website Project photo on website of Councillor Steve Desroches, Gloucester-South Nepean When a Canadian bank pushed Concreate USL Ltd. into receivership March 16, dozens of projects in eastern Canada and the U.S. stopped dead or slowed down, leaving cities and subcontractors in limbo.The biggest is the Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge in Ottawa, for which Concreate USL Ltd., is the prime contractor. The receivership also applied to a related company, Triwest Construction, whose parent, Triwest Capital Partners, had
Trained as an accountant, Ed Littleton started his career with Arthur Andersen & Co. After a stint at an industrial contractor, he joined the big brokerage Willis, where he held various positions. Later, he became vice president of risk management for Skanska and then construction practice leader for Wachovia Insurance Services, Atlanta. With Balfour Beatty, where he has worked since 2006, Littleton is based in Dallas. We talked with him about his career, the trust between a client and a broker, and how Balfour Beatty manages its risks.What is your background, and how did you begin working as a risk
Are capital-intensive subcontractors with substantial fabricating operations the most likely not to make it through to the end of the construction recession?That’s a question prime contractors could ask in light of the latest major subcontractor default.Austin Industries, the big commercial and industrial contactor, says of its four projects on which Trainor Glass Co. was serving as a subcontractor, three were nearly completed and are running on schedule and the fourth is in a very early stage and is unlikely to be affected.Based in Farmers Branch, Texas, Trainor Glass shut its doors at nine locations where it had operations Feb. 22
Related Links: Arena Subcontractor's 'Untimely' Default Delays Enclosure Are capital-intensive subcontractors with substantial fabricating operations the most likely not to make it through to the end of the construction recession?That’s a question prime contractors could ask in light of the latest major subcontractor default.Austin Industries, the big commercial and industrial contactor, says of its four projects on which Trainor Glass Co. was serving as a subcontractor, three were nearly completed and are running on schedule and the fourth is in a very early stage and is unlikely to be affected.Based in Farmers Branch, Texas, Trainor Glass shut its doors at
