Former manager of $3.3B school construction bond in California files whistleblower complaint

David Salazar said he was fired in retaliation for exposing mismanagement and other problems with the Los Angeles Community College District's program.

By Kim Slowey • May 14, 2019

OSHA fines Montana highway contractor $225K for burns, fall

Nelcon received more than two dozen violations after three workers were burned by hot oil and one fell 15 feet at an asphalt mixing plant.

By Kim Slowey • May 13, 2019

CBP seeks public input on replacement of 78 more miles of US-Mexico barrier

U.S. Customs and Border Protection's proposal for border wall replacement falls in environmentally sensitive areas in California and Arizona.

By Kim Slowey • May 9, 2019

Insulation contractor guilty of $45M bid-rigging, fraud scheme

Authorities said Michael Flynn conspired with other contractors to fix prices for a variety of public and private projects in Connecticut.

By Kim Slowey • May 7, 2019

Locked-out Michigan operating engineers strike deal with contractors' association

At the heart of the new agreement, ending an eight-month stalemate, are subcontractor wage controls and future wage increases.

By Kim Slowey • May 2, 2019

The Dotted Line: What makes a successful RFP

Owners seek contractors who flesh out a detailed request, giving them a ready plan of attack if they win the project.

By Kim Slowey • April 30, 2019

Losing bidder sues US over unfair border wall award process

Contractor Fisher Sand & Gravel alleges his firm and other pre-qualified contractors have been suppressed from competing.

By Kim Slowey • Updated May 8, 2019

Investigation looks at new player in deadly Google campus crane collapse

A state investigation into the incident has expanded to include Seaburg Construction Corp., the firm that employed the crane's operators before dismantling began.

By Kim Slowey • Updated May 3, 2019

Deal or no deal: PLAs in the construction industry

The project labor agreement fight has reached the federal level as unions and private associations plead the case for and against.

By Kim Slowey • April 25, 2019

University of Akron sues HNTB, others for $1M 'catastrophic' stadium defects

The lawsuit alleges design-build contractor HNTB Ohio, construction manager Welty Building Co. and several subcontractors and sureties are to blame for a "failing" railing system.

By Kim Slowey • April 24, 2019

Little Caesars Arena construction worker suicide case goes to state AG

Some have accused state safety inspectors of showing favoritism toward the Detroit project's stakeholders in determining that the death wasn't accidental.

By Kim Slowey • April 22, 2019

Construction runoff at Legoland New York spurs 22 violations

Officials for the $500 million destination said above-average rainfall and a town plan prohibiting the removal of soil from the site resulted in $228,050 of fines.

By Kim Slowey • April 21, 2019

NYC lawmaker stresses safety training after month's 3rd death

There has been no indication from the city's Department of Buildings that these deadly accidents will speed up implementation of new safety training laws.

By Kim Slowey • April 17, 2019

The top OSHA fines of Q1 2019

Leading violations show that once again, inspections focused heavily on fall protection.

By Kim Slowey • April 16, 2019

Pentagon to identify projects sidelined for border wall

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said he has "not yet decided" whether to authorize military funds for this purpose, but told the department to make the money available.

By Kim Slowey • April 16, 2019

Bipartisan bill shoots for $125B infrastructure investment

By eliminating capital gains taxes on certain foreign investments, supporters of the Invest in America Act hope to draw in more federal funds for state and local construction projects.

By Kim Slowey • April 15, 2019

Chicago council approves $6B Lincoln Yards, $7B The 78

As a condition of city subsidies, Sterling Bay and Related must use 30% minority- and 10% woman-owned contractors on their respective mixed-use megaprojects.

By Kim Slowey • April 12, 2019

Florida contractor receives 43rd OSHA citation, proposed $1M fine

Travis Slaughter, owner of two roofing companies, also owes $2.2 million in previous penalties.

By Kim Slowey • Updated Jan. 30, 2020

Lawyers: FIU bridge engineers dismissed cracks hours before collapse

Lawyers in civil proceedings are hashing out who gave the all-clear before the deadly incident at Florida International University last March.

By Kim Slowey • April 12, 2019

$4.6B construction bill heads to Washington state's Senate

Public schools and colleges receive record funding and the largest share under the plan, which is part of a national push for infrastructure investment.

By Kim Slowey • April 10, 2019

NABTU: Union, wage protections must underlie $1T infrastructure plan

Union leaders and lawmakers at a conference this week called for prevailing wages, project labor agreements and other standards to be included.

By Kathleen Brown • April 10, 2019

Why contractors should nix 'casual use' of jobsite drones

As use of the technology expands, contractors, subs and other stakeholders should heed the safety and liability risks involved, an aviation attorney writes.

By By Mark A. Dombroff • April 10, 2019

In Illinois, GCs could be on the hook for subs' unpaid wages

As is the case in California and Maryland, the proposed law would subject prime contractors to potentially paying workers twice.

By Kim Slowey • April 10, 2019

Labor secretary: OSHA jobsite inspections likely to increase

The agency's visits to construction sites will ramp up once new inspectors are fully trained, labor department head Alexander Acosta told a House committee.

By Kim Slowey • April 9, 2019

Colorado passes law making wage theft a felony

Effective next year, the state will consider it a criminal offense to underpay full-time, contract, migratory or foreign laborers by $2,000 or more.

By Kim Slowey • Updated May 17, 2019