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A brief reminder of the Miller Act’s purpose and how to ensure coverage. The Miller Act has two elements. It requires prime contractors on some, but not all, federal government projects to obtain performance bonds that protect the government (the o

Atlanta – Kevin Gaffney, director, CSC:  “The Construction SuperConference plans its educational content to comply with the accreditation requirements accepted by most major credentialing organizations, which allow for attendees to obtain M

Mr. Pruitt believes the EPA should follow the mandates of Congress. The Senate, after contentious partisan hearings, confirmed Scott Pruitt, the former attorney general of Oklahoma, as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This could

In New York, a subcontractor may be bound by notice provisions in the contract between the prime contractor and the owner. All contractors know that failure to comply with notice provisions in construction contracts may jeopardize their ability to li

The new administration has ended what critics called a campaign of public shaming. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has, since its creation, worked aggressively to make the work place safer for American workers. Critics, and t

The permitting process for major projects is a complicated, disorganized boondagle. The permitting process for large, multistate infrastructure construction projects is a disorganized piece-meal review by multiple federal and state agencies in which,

The Obama Administration rules requiring contractors to report “violations” are now on hold. An article in Federal Construction Contracting Blog by Edward DeLisle, discusses recent actions by both the Federal Court of Texas and Congress to put th

We’d like to thank everyone who came to this year’s Construction SuperConference in Las Vegas! We hope you were informed and inspired, and discovered new ideas and solutions for your projects and facilities while catching up and connectin

Sen. Dan Sullivan’s proposals are worth considering. Revitalizing federal construction projects is a two-step process. First, Congress and the White House must pass legislation that provides funding. Second, federal permitting procedures must be ra