Legal/Regulation: Page 118
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Tenn. takes step towards meeting federal DBE requirements
The Volunteer State will begin on July 13 to require the apparent low bidder for Department of Transportation contracts to turn in a list of all subcontractors who quoted work.
By Ron Gallagher • June 24, 2013 -
Bloomberg, Obamacare and supply shortages: This week's most read construction news
Keep up with the construction industry with our recap of the week's biggest headlines.
By Davide Savenije • June 21, 2013 -
Continuously changing design plans spark $20M lawsuit
An Ohio-based concrete company is charging that designs it was given in 2009 for submitting a fixed-price bid that won the job have been changing ever since.
By Ron Gallagher • June 19, 2013 -
U.S. data reveals boost in construction safety
The just-released Bureau of Labor Statistics' data for 2011 found fewer construction-related deaths than in 2010 and a lower rate of reportable injuries.
By Ron Gallagher • June 19, 2013 -
Guest Column: Renewal Options in Commercial Real Estate Leases
By Louis Pashman An option in a contract is considered to be a “time of the essence” provision. Thus, the parameters for exercise of the option must be strictly met. Because the property owner cannot unilaterally withdraw the offer contained in the option, courts will require the holder to adhere...
June 18, 2013 -
Redefining 'contractors' is bad response to Obamacare, AGC says
The Associated General Contractors says that switching employees to "independent contractors" to avoid healthcare costs is risky business at best.
By Ron Gallagher • June 18, 2013 -
Bloomberg unveils plan to overhaul NYC building codes
Sweeping changes may be in store for New York City building codes.
By Nicole Wrona • June 14, 2013 -
Green building bill gets reworked in N.C.
LEED lumber rules played a significant role in the decision to do a rewrite.
By Brian Warmoth • June 11, 2013 -
Patent trolls strike construction industry
Patent trolls are companies that buy up patents just so they can sue anyone they can, and now some are coming after the construction industry.
By Ron Gallagher • June 10, 2013 -
Wood skyscrapers and the world's tallest building: This week's most read construction news
From extra OSHA scrutiny to the appeal of the International Green Building Code, here's what you need to know.
By Davide Savenije • June 7, 2013 -
Proposed accounting changes on leases could hit contractors' bottom lines
A proposal to change the way companies handle bookkeeping for leases could change the way construction companies do business.
By Ron Gallagher • June 6, 2013 -
Will judge's ruling lead to new limits on highway expansion?
A federal judge said Wisconsin's biggest highway project ever must look at whether it encourages suburban sprawl and hurts urban transit.
By Ron Gallagher • June 5, 2013 -
OSHA to pay extra attention to temporary workers' safety
The agency told its inspectors to scrutinize temporary workers supplied by staffing companies and the safety training they receive onsite.
By Ron Gallagher • June 5, 2013 -
Can you build a skyscraper out of wood?
New research from Skidmore, Owings and Merrill suggests a tower using mass timber along with some concrete and steel is feasible.
By Ron Gallagher • June 4, 2013 -
Audit: Dept. of Transportation not meeting goals for speeding up project delivery
The U.S. Department of Transportation's audit of how MAP-21 project-delivery improvements are going paints a less than glowing picture.
By Ron Gallagher • June 4, 2013 -
Building sites in South asked to stand down for heat-safety training
Regulators and Associated General Contractors' Georgia chapter are asking for an hour-long stand-down across the South on Tuesday morning.
By Ron Gallagher • June 3, 2013 -
4.2M U.S. homes lie in path of hurricane storm surges
Numbers from research firm CoreLogic put $1.1 trillion-worth of U.S. homes within reach of high water driven ashore by hurricanes.
By Ron Gallagher • June 2, 2013 -
Lawsuits target spray-foam makers, installers over products and practices
Green-building advocates say lawsuits being filed in federal courts claim damage from foam-insulation products themselves or from the way they were installed.
By Ron Gallagher • May 31, 2013 -
Appeal of $56M 'Big Dig' claim sparked by lack of contractual clarity
A case from the "Big Dig" project in Boston revolves around who the state and contractors decided could make a claim go to arbitration.
By Ron Gallagher • May 29, 2013 -
OSHA puts controversial crane-operator testing rules on hold
The agency's decision to put a three-year hold on rules for crane-operator certification is stirring as much discussion as the proposed rules themselves.
By Ron Gallagher • May 28, 2013 -
N.Y. contractor faces fines as OSHA alleges trench violations
Officials say the contractor had a 7-foot excavation without cave-in protection and without enough escape ladders in the trench.
By Ron Gallagher • May 27, 2013 -
Why you need proof behind high materials cost claims
Make sure to protect yourself before submitting claims to cover higher costs for materials.
By Ron Gallagher • May 24, 2013 -
Insurers, fire chiefs: We need financial carrot for better state building codes
States may listen to the tune of money more than to the logic of requiring better protection because it's the right thing to do.
By Ron Gallagher • May 23, 2013 -
Contractors fight Labor Dept. survey of workers on worker/contractor rules
Associated General Contractors told the U.S. Department of Labor it would be disruptive to survey 10,000 workers about their employment.
By Ron Gallagher • May 22, 2013 -
Witnesses paint complicated picture in Canadian garage collapse inquiry
A provincial investigation into the collapse of a garage into a shopping mall beneath it in Elliot Lake, Ontario, last year has brought out several curious aspects of the history.
By Ron Gallagher • May 21, 2013
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