By: Daniel M. Drewry As the Indiana General Assembly adjourned last March, three relatively anonymous bills (at least in relation to some of their better publicized contemporaries – e.g. the unemployment insurance fix or local government reform) failed to pass that had the potential… Read More >
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Indiana Legislative Report – Construction-Related Measures that Failed to Pass
Bid Protest Statistics for 2009
By: Andrew C. Briscoe On January 25, 2010, the United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released its annual compilation of bid protest statistics for the 2009 fiscal year. The statistics revealed that contractors filed 1,989 protests, a 20% increase from the prior fiscal year,… Read More >
Construction outlook appears strong in Evansville, Indiana
By: Andrew C. Briscoe The Evansville, Indiana area is experiencing a period of previously unseen growth in the construction sector. Currently, four high-profile construction projects are underway, including the new municipal arena, museum expansion and renovation, North High School and Junior School campus, and… Read More >
IU Set to Move Forward with Major Building Initiative
By: Sean T. Devenney A recent announcement by Indiana University President Michael McRobbie suggests that IU intends to move forward on significant building projects at its IU Indy and Bloomington campuses in the near future. This should come as good news for contractors and… Read More >
Illiana Expressway Passes out of House Committee
By: Joseph M. Leone, LEEP AP Senate Bill 0382, which authorizes the State to undertake the development of the Illiana Expressway, passed out of the House Roads and Transportation Committee on a 10-2 vote. The Committee added amendments which may help overcome the Bill’s failure… Read More >
Indiana Senator Tackles Illegal Immigration in Indiana… Again
By: Shelley R. McCoy For the third year in a row, State Senator Mike Delph – R-Carmel, has introduced a bill targeting employers of illegal immigrants. During the last two meetings of the General Assembly, Sen. Delph authored bills which would have prohibited any… Read More >
Did the U.S. Supreme Court change the construction referendum game in Indiana?
By: Andrew J. Mallon On January 21, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission pressed the reset button on decades old First Amendment law addressing whether governments can restrict political speech by limiting a corporation’s or union’s ability to… Read More >