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Whitefish Responds to Criticism on Contract to Restore Puerto Rico Power

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Pam Radtke Russell

October 25, 2017

Lawmakers question $300-million contract for a tiny, two-year-old Montana company to mobilize 1,000 workers and restore power lines in mountainous regions of island after Hurricane Maria.

Legal Weed

Contracting Firms Should Update Drug-Use Policies as More States Legalize Marijuana

Christine Clearwater

October 25, 2017

The update is need as more states legalize the use and sale of marijuana

Hurricane Sandy

Builders-Risk Insurance

Why an Insurer Denied a Claim For a Storm-Battered Crane

Scott Van Voorhis

October 25, 2017

Why did a developer and construction manager seek to collect builders-risk insurance for a storm-battered tower crane?

Construction Safety

OSHA Extends Enforcement Deadline for Construction Silica Rule

Pam Mcfarland

Pam Hunter McFarland

October 19, 2017

Agency's 30-day extension applies only to companies that show "good faith effort" to comply.

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Commentary on Schedules

The Flaw in ASCE's New Project Delay Guidelines

October 18, 2017

The American Society of Civil Engineer’s new schedule-delay analysis standard attempts to increase significantly an owner’s obligations to grant time extensions for “non-critical path” delays.

Federal Contracting

Western NY Contractors Pay $3M to Settle 'Front' Firm Charges

DOJ says claims resolved are only allegations, with no finding of liability

Tom Ichniowski

October 11, 2017

DOJ alleges firms set up "sham" company with disabled-veteran "figurehead" to get set-aside contracts.

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Editorial Commentary

What's Missing in New York City's Safety Law

October 11, 2017

Training is only one part of preventing accidents

The Downside of Data

Will Project Management Software Developers Learn What Baseball Knows?

Fredric Plotnick

Fredric L. Plotnick

October 11, 2017

A recent front-page article in the Wall Street Journal suggests that “analytics leads to longer games with less action.”

Risk Spotter Searches Internal Data Lakes For Loaded Words

First iteration finds sharp needles in e-mail and attachment haystacks

Tom Sawyer

October 8, 2017

Pro-active internal e-mail and attachment sleuth searches for loaded words and phrases that could fuel claims, before lawsuits fly

Canada Starts Process To Enact Deferred Prosecution Law

Scott Van Voorhis

October 4, 2017

Law could aid Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin avoid corporate fraud-charge conviction

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