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Board Backs Contractor In Corps Cost Recovery Dispute

January 18, 2018

A Denver contractor will not have to pay the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers savings from the use of an alternative construction method on a Texas bridge project, even though the agency did not formally approve the deviation from the contract specification.

Viewpoint: The American Infrastructure

How Long Will the Wait Be For Positive Train Control?

A scheduling expert comments on the recent wreck and never-ending rail industry delays

Fredric L. Plotnick

January 11, 2018

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The technology is well-established, as are the endless deadline extensions.

Editorial

Shining a Light on Infrastructure

ENR Editors

January 10, 2018

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Finally, infrastructure’s moment may soon arrive in U.S. politics, but will critical projects such as replacing 19th-century sewer lines get the attention they deserve?

Ontario Infrastructure Boost To Weigh Climate Change

Scott Van Voorhis

December 20, 2017

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Province sets new project rules in new funding package

Rainier Square Tower's Composite Steel Frame Called a Game-Changer

Nadine M. Post

December 20, 2017

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The team setting the stage in seismic Seattle for a 58-story composite steel frame calls the project “a game-changer”

Viewpoint

Megaprojects in Distress: Rethinking the Theory

Robert Prieto

December 7, 2017

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The status quo of megaprojects these days is not good, with as many as two-thirds significantly disappointing on budget and schedule.

Power Plant Construction

State Analysts Blast Georgia Nuclear Project's Costs as Unreasonable

The public service commission staff criticizes utility's plan to pay to finish Plant Vogtle

Scott Judy

December 4, 2017

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PSC staffers pushed back on Georgia Power's request to have all future costs deemed "reasonable."

Risk Management

Some Companies Are Shut Out of Minneapolis Light-Rail Extension

Contractors and designers complain about missing the construction phase as new bids are due soon

Scott Van Voorhis

November 28, 2017

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A bid using a company that worked on the design or planning phase will be classed as 'non-responsive.'

Craft Labor

Hurricane-Zone Colleges Accelerate Worker Training To Push Rebuilds

Stephenie Overman

November 21, 2017

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Houston's Lone Star College opens $20M trades-skills facility just in time

Engineering and Construction

Wall Street's Signs for the Construction Industry in 2018

Is wage inflation an under appreciated risk?

Debra K. Rubin

November 21, 2017

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State transportation bid data track positive for next year, but wage inflation in all sector work could be an 'underappreciated' potential risk, analysts say.