By: Sean T. Devenney According to recent reports from The Philadelphia Inquirer, plans for a $200 Million construction of a badly needed new Family Court building have derailed due to allegations of mismanagement before the first shovel has hit the ground. The citizens of… Read More >
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Referendum Costs City Millions in Initial Design and Development Fees
BIM Mandate – OH to join WI and TX in requiring BIM?
By: Daniel M. Drewry Since 2008, the debate over the cost/benefits of Building Information Modeling (“BIM”) has reached a fever pitch. What was once easier to categorize as a technology or innovation with only limited practical application outside of the large scale or institutional… Read More >
UE $80 Million Campaign
By: Andrew C. Briscoe The University of Evansville recently announced the successful conclusion of its U•Envision 2010 fundraising campaign. The campaign was launched in September 2007 with the goal of raising $80 million and the purpose of creating a stand-alone Schroeder Family School of… Read More >
Final Rule Issued for PLAs on Federally-Funded Projects
By: Christopher S. Drewry Although the federal government has previously prohibited the requirement that project labor agreements (“PLAs”) be used on federally-funded projects (see Executive Order 13202, signed by President Bush), on February 6, 2009, President Obama issued Executive Order 13502 (“E.O.”), revoking the… Read More >
Indiana Legislative Report – Construction-Related Measures that Failed to Pass
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 >
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 >