Residents Sue to Stop Development of Former San Francisco Navy Base Mary B. Powers February 12, 2020 No Comments Plaintiffs seek $2 billion in damages from feds, residential developer and consulting firm over alleged site cleanup flaws.Read More
Canada's Trans Mountain Pipeline Wins in Court, But Costs Shoot Up Scott Van Voorhis February 11, 2020 No Comments Government-owned oil carrier beats First Nations' lawsuit but design changes and delays double project price to at least $9.5B.Read More
Ultrafast-Track Wuhan Hospitals Accept First Patients, But More Beds Needed Scott Blair February 11, 2020 No Comments
Public Works Why Atlas Technical Consultants Bested AECOM for Initial Contract on Big Mississippi River Bridge The engineer must work closely with the Capital Area Road & Bridge District, state secretary explains Richard Korman February 8, 2020 One Comment State transportation secretary says he rejected AECOM appeal of design award on project worth up to $2.8B partly due to firm's existing workload.Read More
Cybersecurity Bouygues Construction Unit Gradually Recovering After Ransomware Attack Unconfirmed reports cite a hacking gang that also steals data from companies and governments Richard Korman February 6, 2020 No Comments The French contracting giant says its construction jobsite work was unaffected.Read More
Construction Disputes Solution Over Modular Project Problems Leads to Surety Lawsuit A Boston apartment project ends up in litigation Scott Van Voorhis February 5, 2020 No Comments The problem involves a Boston apartment project constructed by a subsidiary of Tocci Building Corp.Read More
North Carolina DOT Unlocks Lots of Budget-Stalled Project Awards Jim Parsons February 3, 2020 No Comments Design and construction set to resume on hundreds of jobs halted by storm emergency and other shortfalls.Read More
States Push to Limit Fossil-Fuel Plant Shutdowns Mary B. Powers February 1, 2020 One Comment Indiana bill, which would reward utilities that keep coal-fired plants open, is tied to Trump push for fossil-fuel power, says analyst.Read More
Hard Rock Hotel Collapse To Be Examined by New Orleans City Council Pam Radtke Russell January 31, 2020 No Comments The council created a special committee to look at the causes of the collapse over the protest of the city's mayor.Read More
Risk Management Will Contractors Limit Weather Risk With Indexed Insurance? Scott Van Voorhis Richard Korman January 29, 2020 One Comment A new way to weatherproof a contractor’s jobsite risks.Read More