In addition to introducing their new celebrity part-owner, Shaquille O’Neal, the Sacramento Kings confirmed their concept for an “indoor-outdoor” facility for the new arena that will be constructed in Sacramento’s current Downtown Plaza. At a recent press conference, majority owner Vivek Ranadive suggested that the design for the $448 million…
There are numerous contractor-related bills making their way through the California legislature this year. The following bills, although not an all-inclusive list, are worth noting: Assembly Bill 44 – An Act to amend, repeal, and add Public Contract Code § 4104 relating to public contracts – signed into law by…
UPDATE: In its Notice of CSLB Quarterly Meeting, the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) indicated that, at its upcoming February 19, 2014 quarterly Board meeting, its Enforcement Committee Report may include an update on its Electrician Certification Enforcement Policy. The meeting is scheduled to commence at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday,…
Since the California Mechanic’s Lien Law was established more than 100 years ago, it has been black-letter law that a contractor or materials supplier has no right to assert a mechanic’s lien against public property. Thus, contractors and material suppliers (and even legal practitioners) have resigned themselves to the notion…
UPDATE: Sacramento Business Journal, Sacramento Kings, Turner Construction plan contractor outreach meetings for arena (Feb. 27, 2014) On July 30, it was announced that the Sacramento Kings ownership group has hired Turner Construction Company to build the planned arena at Downtown Plaza. Turner Construction Company has a number of stadium…
File this one under “you must be kidding”: Builders destroy 2,300-year-old Mayan pyramid in Belize to use rubble for road fill. In New Jersey, crews tear down the Seaside Heights roller coaster, which has been sitting in the ocean since Superstorm Sandy. The demolition of the Waldo-Hancock Bridge in Maine…
Don’t worry. That shaking you feel isn’t an earthquake. It’s the construction of the new Tappan Zee bridge across the Hudson River north of New York. I’m kidding of course. Construction on the $3.9 billion project hasn’t even started yet, but much of the geotechnical work, not to mention the…
For a visual tour of the construction of New York’s Second Avenue Subway line, the Big Apple’s first major expansion of its subway system since 1932, check out CBS Sunday Morning’s video, NYC’s subway, still under construction. Amidst the obligatory interviews on the surface with planners, engineers, and inconvenienced neighbors,…
The 22nd edition of Pillsbury’s Newsletter: Perspectives on Real Estate features articles on energy consumption data reporting (AB1103 and 531), construction and risk management, new foreign tax withholding forms, chapter 9 and public-private partnerships. Articles include: Energy Consumption Data Reporting in California — AB 1103 and 531 Real Estate and…
On November 20, 2012, the California Contractors State License Board posted an Industry Bulletin alerting licensees and applicants alike to a recent scam involving fraudulent calls asking licensees or applicants for their credit card information over the phone in connection with renewing their licenses, obtaining continuing education credits, or taking…