If you answered “yes” but only because the title conjured up images of late nights in a small room with 11 other jurors of your peers…there is another type of “sequestration” that might be of concern to you. The more noteworthy sequestration is the automatic budget cuts that were triggered…
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Virginia wades deeper into the promise of P3
Virginia announced a $940 million dollar P3 agreement with Flour-Transurban. The agreement calls for the construction of a 29 mile hot lane to ease the Virginia’s traffic congestion, especially during rush hour. The agreement calls for Fluor-Transurban to pay $843 million and Virginia to $97 million. Most of the current…
Show me the money! US to Invest $4 Billion in Sustainable Construction
With all the talk — and all the press — about our cash-strapped federal government, you’d think that announcements of new government spending would be few and far between. But not if you’re into green building. President Obama is teaming with former President Clinton to invest $4 Billion — yes,…
Battling Unfair Unsats (Todd Construction, L.P. v. U.S.)
Historically, when a government contractor received an “unsatisfactory” performance rating (“Unsat”) that was issued without proper procedures being followed or was substantively erroneous, the contractor’s only immediate recourse was to ask the agency to reconsider. Otherwise, the contractor had to wait to seek judicial review through a bid protest on…