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The Site Report - Construction Industry Insights, Issue 4, April 2024

Welcome to our fourth issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report. In our Ask the Attorney segment at the bottom of this e-newsletter, we introduce you to Todd Biddle, Member in...more

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Build America, Buy America Final Guidance Issued

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On August 14, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a “pre-publication” version of its final guidance to promote the use of American-made materials in federally funded infrastructure projects.1 The guidance...more

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“Made in America Week” Highlights Requirements, Opportunities for Contractors and Suppliers

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On July 21, 2023, President Biden designated July 23-29, 2023, as “Made in America Week.” This proclamation builds on the Biden Administration’s efforts to bolster domestic manufacturing through evolving policies attached to...more

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COVID-19: Update – New Jersey and New York Executive Orders’ Impact on Construction Projects

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NEW JERSEY - Governor Murphy issued the Statewide “Stay at Home” Order, Executive Order No. 107 (E.O. 107), on March 21, 2020, which closed all non-essential retail businesses and ordered that, where practicable, all other...more

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‘Fitness for Purpose’ and Conflicting Obligations in Offshore Wind Projects

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Two recent cases in the UK illustrate the tricky issues Employers and Contractors have to grapple with in defining the responsibilities of contractors involved in the construction of offshore wind projects. There are no...more

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Sox Are ‘Slippery When Wet’: Contractor May be Liable for Injury Caused by Work Installed According to Customer Specifications

An Illinois appellate court recently addressed the scope of negligence liability for a slip and fall injury on a newly installed roof at the Chicago White Sox Stadium. In 2013, a maintenance employee slipped on the roof at...more

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White House Issues Executive Order Expanding "Buy American" Program - Directs Agencies to Promote Use of Domestic Materials in all...

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• The White House has issued a new Executive Order designed to promote the use of American-made products in all infrastructure projects receiving federal funding, another step in the Trump Administration's Buy American...more

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Growth of Modular Construction Raises New Legal Questions

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A growing number of developers, particularly in the multifamily and hospitality sectors, are using modular construction to reduce construction costs and build projects more quickly and efficiently, with less risk of...more

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Waiver for Stainless Steel Nuts and Bolts Used in Pipe Couplings, Restraints, Joints, Flanges, and Saddles for State Revolving...

United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Assistant Administrator David P. Ross issued an August 24th memorandum titled: Final Extension of the Short-Term National Product Waiver for Stainless Steel Nuts and...more

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"Once In, Always In" Policy/Clean Air Act: January 25th U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Memorandum Announcing Withdrawal

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Assistant Administrator for Air, William L. Wehrum, issued a January 25th Memorandum rescinding the agency’s Clean Air Act “Once In, Always In” policy....more

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New Source Review/Clean Air Act: December 7th U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Memorandum Addressing...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator E. Scott Pruitt issued a December 7th guidance memorandum titled: New Source Review Preconstruction Permitting Requirements: Enforceability and Use of...more

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Trendy Building Material May Cause Future Problems

We all remember the litigation nightmare surrounding synthetic stucco or EIFS (exterior insulation finish systems) in the recent past. Now, commentators worry that Adhered Concrete Masonry Veneer, also known as manufactured...more

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Supreme Court of New Jersey Determines When Statute of Repose Begins to Run for a Mechanical System Serving a Project Completed in...

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State v. Perini Corp., 2015 N.J. LEXIS 388 (N.J. April 30, 2015) - The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that for an improvement supplying critical utilities to multiple buildings constructed as part of a multi-phase...more

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