Effective October 3, 2023, the threshold amount for rejecting bids when they exceed the original construction estimate will increase for certain Ohio public entities. Previously, Ohio Revised Code (ORC)153.12 specified that...more
Se publicó el 15 de enero de 2024, en la Gaceta Oficial de la República de Panamá, la Resolución No. MIPRE-2024-0001384 "Que recomienda adoptar medidas para la contratación de potencia y/o energía para garantizar, en el largo...more
North Carolina statutes permit State agencies and local governments (the "government") to use alternatives to traditional bid-build approaches to construction. Two popular options are construction manager at risk and...more
Legislative Update Alert - SF 183 - On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, Governor Reynolds signed into law SF 183 (Iowa Legislature - BillBook) related to alternative delivery methods for public improvement projects....more
Public construction in Pennsylvania and elsewhere continues to present substantial challenges to local governmental entities. While some projects have been deferred in the current health and economic climate, at some point,...more
In a recent Illinois Appellate Court decision, a taxpayer unsuccessfully challenged a school district’s guaranteed energy savings contract. School Board members should be aware of this decision because the favorable outcome...more
In The City of Cleveland v. The State of Ohio, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld Ohio Revised Code 9.75, which prohibits a public authority from requiring a contractor to “employ as laborers a certain number or percentage of...more
Popple Construction, Inc. v. Reilly Associates, Inc. No. 775-MDA-2017, 2019 BL 213236 (Pa. Sup. Ct., June 10, 2019). On June 10, 2019, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed a lower court decision to deny a motion to...more
On June 26th, Governor Janet Mills signed new legislation to broaden customer access to net metering (known in Maine as net energy billing, or NEB) and to promote distributed energy generation, including through competitive...more