The engineering and construction industry is facing a more transactional environment that challenges ethical standards of its employers and practitioners, say former chiefs of nine leading companies working in the U.S. and globally. Each also is a
recipient, between 2006 and 2024, of ASCE’s Opal Award for management.
The city of Denver now estimates that the start of its Colorado Convention Center expansion will be delayed by at least a year and possibly longer, following an alleged bid-rigging scandal that derailed contractor selection late last year.
Executives from HAKS, SIMCO, Haider and others, along with an ex-NYC DEP manager, are charged with bribery and corruption related to water system construction contracts.
The owner of an Orlando-based construction company faces up to 60 years in prison for workers’-compensation fraud involving underreporting the firm’s payroll by more than $6 million, the state Dept. of Financial Services reported recently.