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Exxon Mobil Outlines $20 Billion in Projects Along Gulf Coast

March 15, 2017

Exxon Mobil will build or expand 11 projects along the U.S. Gulf Coast in a $20-billion, 10-year program, Darren Woods, Exxon Mobil Corp.’s chairman and CEO, told the annual CERAWeek energy conference in Houston earlier this month.

Infrastructure

ASCE Grades Infrastructure a D+, as Industry Awaits Trump Plan

Tom Ichniowski

Debra K. Rubin

March 15, 2017

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When the Trump administration finally reveals the details and timing of its much-touted infrastructure investment program, the American Society of Civil Engineers has a good idea of what needs to be done.

Viewpoint

Precise Contract Language Is the Key to Avoiding Liquidated Damages

An owner’s termination for convenience does not preclude entitlement to liquidated damages

Audrey K. Kwak

March 8, 2017

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A contractor’s risk of being assessed liquidated damages for delayed performance looms large on any public or private contract.

London, Shanghai Drop in Latest Global Survey of Urban Construction Costs

March 8, 2017

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An annual survey, released on March 6 by consultant Arcadis, once again found New York City to be the world’s most expensive urban construction market, due to the availability and cost of real estate and site-access challenges.

Public Works

Trump Administration Starts Adding Details to Border Wall Plan

The current search is for a prototype, not a 'total solution'

Richard Korman

March 6, 2017

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The timing of the solicitation is delayed by several days.

March 1, 2017

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named former Ontario pension-fund giant CEO Jim Leech as special adviser to Canada’s newly authorized, but still unlaunched, federal infrastructure bank.

Too High Bids Force Alabama Bridges Rebid

March 1, 2017

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Submissions were at least $150 million over estimates, says DOT director.

Banner – University Medical Center Tucson

ENR Southwest's 2017 Owner of the Year: Banner Health

Wayne Schutsky

February 27, 2017

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Arizona’s largest employer has had a hand in several high-profile projects, including two currently underway in Phoenix and Tucson

Construction Risk Management

US Nuke Project Owners Prepare for Worst From Westinghouse

Will hundreds of millions of dollars in surety guarantees and letters of credit be needed?

Scott Judy

February 22, 2017

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Utilities cite surety bonds and hundreds of millions of dollars in letters of credit in backup plans.

Actions by Judges and Lawmakers Could Alter Contracting in California

JT Long

Debra K. Rubin

February 21, 2017

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California high court nixes suit challenging a winning competitor's alleged failure to pay prevailing wages, while an assembly bill would make state the first to weigh carbon costs of materials in bid selection.

Chicago Contractor Charged in $325K Amtrak Bribery Scheme

Kiewit to Build Record 4.5-GW Gas Power Plant for Pa. Data Center Complex

60-Ton, $500K Crane Is Stolen From Ohio Power Construction Site

Nevada Lithium Mine Secures Funding to Begin Construction

A group of workers stand in a line by two orange tents and an excavator picking up pieces of concrete from a collapsed building

Collapse of 33-Story Bangkok Tower During Earthquake Blamed on Substandard Construction

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