Manhattan developers could be forced to demo 20 floors from top of luxury condo

Legal action taking aim at permits being granted in an alleged zoning loophole could put the nearly complete project's financing in jeopardy and affect at least 20 other projects in New York City.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 24, 2020

DHS waives procurement regs for border wall construction

The contractors who will bid on projects subject to the waiver have already been shortlisted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 21, 2020

Construction companies subpoenaed by San Francisco City

Officials are investigating alleged corruption by a public works official and restaurateur and seeing how Webcor, Pankow, Clark and more may have been involved.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 19, 2020

Comcast developer, LF Driscoll face off in lawsuits over extra work at $1.5B Philadelphia tower

Developer Liberty Property Trust and contractor LF Driscoll Co. are suing each other for $103 million each over cost overruns and delays on the tallest building in the city, the Comcast Technology Center.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 18, 2020

New Jersey DOL cites, fines Katerra sub for wage violations

Subcontractor REB Construction and Maintenance was working for Katerra but has since been replaced after a stop-work-order and $19,250 fine.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 18, 2020

Widow sues construction equipment supplier 3M for wrongful death

Plantiffs claim that the 3M lifeline failed to protect the Kiewit-Hoffman East Link Constructors worker from a 35-foot fall at the $3.7 billion East Link rail project in Seattle.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 11, 2020

10 biggest OSHA fines of 2019

Fall protection violations are by far the most common among the heaviest fines, which reached as high as $1.8 million in 2019.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 5, 2020

$1B US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis construction issues include 2-year, $21M leak exposure fix

The eight companies involved will pay for the work through a fund established during mediation between Mortenson, the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority and other parties involved in the NFL arena.

By Kim Slowey • Updated March 3, 2020

Miami Beach city manager calls Clark's convention center allegations 'unfounded'

In a lawsuit filed last week, Clark Construction Group said it is seeking approximately $90 million for extra work and retainage on the $600 million project. 

By Kim Slowey • Updated Feb. 3, 2020

Hard Rock Hotel project collapse sparks new investigation

In addition to OSHA and other investigations, the New Orleans City Council will hold hearings on the October hotel project collapse that killed three workers and injured several others.

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 30, 2020

Connecticut construction exec sentenced to prison for defrauding employees out of $3.4M

The owner of Ferguson Mechanical and Ferguson Electric deducted sham pension administrative fees from his 300 employees' paychecks and diverted the cash for his own use.

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 29, 2020

San Francisco's Treasure Island residents sue Lennar, others for $2B, claim failed toxic cleanup

The plaintiffs are asking to halt construction on the $6 billion redevelopment on a San Francisco Bay island until independent verification is provided.

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 28, 2020

Lendlease sues NYC building department over death citation

Lendlease maintains that the security guard killed on the $3 billion Central Park Tower project in 2018 was an employee and not a member of the public.

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 27, 2020

Manhattan DA charges former Metro-North Railroad employee, 2 others in bid-rigging scheme

WRS Environmental Services, according to the district attorney, won Metro-North contracts worth $10 million by using inside information and is also charged. 

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 23, 2020

Construction's costliest OSHA fines of Q4 2019

One incident cited by the agency involved a 15-year-old roofer, who died after he fell through an unsupported roof section.

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 23, 2020

Austin, Texas, program requires contractors, developers to pay for employee parking

A new pilot program designed to curb parking shortages caused by construction workers in downtown Austin follows similar efforts by cities in Florida, California, Utah and Colorado.​

By Jennifer Goodman • Jan. 23, 2020

With ex-exec imprisoned for fraud, several SNC-Lavalin subsidiaries banned from public bidding in Quebec, Canada

Six subsidiaries of the Canadian construction giant are now reportedly prohibited for five years in the province after its construction arm and former executive pleaded guilty to fraud last month.

By Kim Slowey • Updated Feb. 10, 2020

Lawsuits follow last year's Google Seattle site crane collapse

Families of two of the four deceased are suing crane owner Morrow Equipment, general contractor GLY Construction, Northwest Tower Crane Service, Omega Morgan and Seaburg Construction.

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 13, 2020

Arizona lawmakers introduce bill that would clear way for border wall projects on private land

State House Majority Leader Warren Petersen and 15 other Republicans want to amend regulations to exempt border wall projects built on private property from having to secure a building permit. 

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 8, 2020

Contractors sue NYC's MTA over new debarment rules

A coalition of New York City contractors' groups finds fault with the transit authority's controversial debarment regulations designed to keep projects on time and on budget.

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 7, 2020

Texas construction company owners fined $3M in undocumented worker case

Two of those involved in the concrete firm's scheme also face up to five years in federal prison and three others up to six months.

By Kim Slowey • Updated Jan. 30, 2020

NY approves $51B MTA capital plan, its largest ever

Kicking off the massive program, the transit agency announced that it is seeking qualified design-build firms for work on 23 subway and rail stations.

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 2, 2020

Gov. Cuomo signs NYC design-build legislation

City officials have long claimed that using design-build for public works and other projects could save the city time and money.

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 2, 2020

Union accuses Amazon contractors of wage-related violations in Virginia

An Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters' report focuses on drywall subcontractors and the lower-tier subcontractors they reportedly hired to perform work on six projects involving four owners at sites near HQ2.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 20, 2019

Takeaways from the year's construction calamities

This year, and this fall in particular, saw a number of high-profile accidents on U.S. jobsites. Here is a look back at some of the construction calamities from 2091 and the fallout that followed. 

Dec. 20, 2019