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Architect faces up to 6 years in prison for VA medical center contract conspiracy
Mark Farmer's plea deal also requires him to potentially pay between $10,000 and $250,000 in fines.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 3, 2016 -
'Clear the books': States eager for disbursement of $2.1B in unused federal highway funds
The 2016 omnibus bill called for the release of unused Federal Highway Administration funds set aside for projects originally authorized as far back as 10 years ago.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 2, 2016 -
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Contracts, disputes, change orders and delays can keep builders up at night. Construction Dive covers some of the top issues facing the industry.
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Engineer finds construction flaws in tornado-damaged TX school
However, another engineer said the wind force could have been up to two and a half times what codes were meant to handle and could have played a larger role in the wall failure.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 1, 2016 -
OSHA fines TX contractor $86K for trench excavation hazards
The agency inspected Hurtado Construction's Katy, TX, worksite as part of its national excavation awareness program.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 1, 2016 -
CA bullet train officials: Project likely to see longer build time, lower costs
The chairman of an independent peer review committee testified that the rail authority needs "significantly closer oversight by a well-funded and long-term branch of the state government."
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 29, 2016 -
OSHA slaps MA roofer with hefty $188K fine for 16 safety violations
The agency also added AS Construction to its Severe Violators Program for what it called a pattern of willful and repeated violations.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 28, 2016 -
Contractors push back against WA Gov. order to stop Seattle viaduct tunneling
Seattle Tunnel Partners wants Gov. Inslee and WSDOT to allow tunneling to continue at least 250 feet to a concrete "rest stop" for Bertha, the tunnel-boring machine.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 28, 2016 -
UPDATE: DBIA disputes study claiming design-build projects often delivered on time, over budget
The Design-Build Institute of America said the researchers are "off the mark," as they did not account for possible additional costs resulting from owner-initiated scope changes.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 27, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Integrated project delivery: A 'new way of thinking' with potential to revamp the construction industry?
Watch out design-bid-build and design-build, there's a new kid on the block.
By Emily Peiffer • Jan. 27, 2016 -
CA county CEO: Delivery method for troubled Turner project 'failed us'
Jeff Smith said the design-bid-build contract between the county and the contractor was not the right type for such a "complex" project with incomplete designs.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 26, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Avoiding 'the perp walk on the 6 o'clock news': The dangers of workers' comp fraud
"In construction, probably 20%-30% of the workers are misclassified," one expert told Construction Dive. "They are either being paid as independent contractors, or they are being paid cash off the books."
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 26, 2016 -
OSHA fines NJ contractor $54K for fall protection violations
OSHA says it inspected Berlin Builders 20 times, making eight citations since the company's incorporation in March 2015.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 22, 2016 -
MassDOT vows 'brutal' cutbacks to $3B Green Line
Costs have soared to $1 billion over the MBTA's original estimate, and MassDOT has ordered the project redesigned in an effort to get back some of the overruns.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 22, 2016 -
With mounting bullet train concerns, CA lawmakers plan hearings
Hearings into the project were proposed after a Los Angeles Times investigation raised doubts about the California High Speed Rail Authority's transparency regarding cost overruns, delays and overall feasibility.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 22, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Are high school career tech training programs the answer to the skilled labor shortage?
Despite a growing interest in career and technical training programs, federal funding has been on the decline in recent years.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 21, 2016 -
MBTA ignored higher cost estimates for Green Line, says report
The Berkeley report said the MBTA ignored general contractor White-Skanska-Kiewit's higher estimate and set their own estimate for the total project, including non-construction costs, at $1.99 billion based on HDR/Gilbane's lower number.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 19, 2016 -
FL county demands $34M from Tutor Perini JV, cites airport delays
In an effort to recoup the $34 million Broward County says the Tutor Perini-led joint venture owes, the county said it intends on withholding retainage payments as well as future partial payments.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 19, 2016 -
NYC unions, developers reach stalemate; 421-a tax credit on last legs
The credit offered a tax break to multi-unit residential developers who agreed to include affordable units in their projects and was worth an estimated $1.5 billion.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 19, 2016 -
UPDATE: Ousted Turner returning to troubled CA hospital project with reported $85M contract
The deal would bring the construction company's total contract for the project to $466 million and include a 14-month schedule for completion, sources told the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
By Emily Peiffer , Kim Slowey • Jan. 15, 2016 -
Skanska-Trident files multimillion-dollar lawsuit against architects of SC Gaillard Center for negligence
The general contractor claims that incomplete documents from the three firms led to delays and cost overruns on the renovation and expansion project.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 15, 2016 -
Report: Prevailing wages could add $2.8B to cost of NYC affordable housing plan
Union leaders and developers must come to an agreement on the ongoing issue before Jan. 15 or risk losing the 421-a tax break.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 13, 2016 -
ABC backs bill preventing government-mandated PLAs
The bill, recently reported out of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform as favorable, would prevent federal agencies from requiring contractors to sign PLAs as a condition of winning federally funded contracts.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 13, 2016 -
Project manager sentenced to 3-1/2 years in prison for worker deaths
The Ontario Federation of Labour launched a "Kill a Worker, Go to Jail" campaign after the Toronto incident.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 12, 2016 -
Deep Dive
The Dotted Line: How GMP contracts keep projects from endless 'costs and costs and costs'
In the first installment of our monthly series, we asked legal and industry experts about the best times to use cost-plus-fee with a guaranteed maximum price contracts, what factors to consider, and what owners and contractors need to know.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 12, 2016 -
Contractors sentenced to prison in deadly Philadelphia wall collapse
A judge called demolition contractor Griffin Campbell a danger to the community for ignoring conditions that led to the 2013 collapse resulting in six fatalities.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 11, 2016
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