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Federal Contracts

SBA Hikes Size Thresholds for Firms to Qualify as Small Businesses

Tom Ichniowski

July 24, 2019

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New minimum is up 8% for most construction categories, 10% for engineering services.

ENR 2019 Top 225 International Design Firms: Market Is on an Uncertain Path

Gary J. Tulacz

Peter Reina

July 24, 2019

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Geopolitical tensions and economic nationalism are now posing a threat to the slowly recovering global design market.

Construction Finance

Italian Banks Back Salini Impregilo Buy of Astaldi With $1.67B Loan Commitment

Jim Parsons

July 24, 2019

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Milan-based contracting giant moves step closer to consolidating country's troubled public works and construction sector.

Construction Workforce

House Passes Bill to Aid Ailing Multiemployer Pension Plans

Tom Ichniowski

July 24, 2019

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UPDATE 7/26/19: House approves bill to create a federal loan program to help plans in distressed condition.

Surety Guarantees

Report: Bonds on Big Projects Often Fall Short of Full Contract Value

Scott Van Voorhis

July 24, 2019

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Why owners of large, complex design-build projects are taking on more risk.

Highway Infrastructure

Senate Panel Aims for Highway Bill Vote by August Break

Tom Ichniowski

July 23, 2019

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UPDATE 7/23/19: Environment and Public Works Chairman Barrasso plans Aug. 1 committee vote on five-year bill.

Water Infrastructure

WIFIA Requests Dip, But Dollars Sought Outrun Funds Available

Tom Ichniowski

July 22, 2019

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EPA gets 51 requests seeking $6.6 billion in loans, exceeding the $6 billion agency can lend.

Renewable Energy

NY Makes Long-Awaited Record Offshore Wind Power Awards

Debra K. Rubin

July 18, 2019

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European firms win projects set to deliver 1,700 MW, with millions in added state and developer infrastructure investments, as state enacts more aggressive clean-energy mandates.

Construction Hazards

Whistleblower Cites Concerns About Boston Light-Rail Project

Former Boston agency safety chief believes he was fired for meeting with federal officials

Johanna Knapschaefer

July 18, 2019

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A high-ranking Boston regional transit agency safety official files a federal complaint.

Virtualization

In Need of Computing Muscle for BIM Detailing, a Specialty Contractor Goes to the Cloud

Jeff Rubenstone

July 16, 2019

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Facing a bottleneck in its design and detailing work, specialty contractor Southland Industries found a virtualization system that met its needs.

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SBA Hikes Size Thresholds for Firms to Qualify as Small Businesses

ENR 2019 Top 225 International Design Firms: Market Is on an Uncertain Path

Italian Banks Back Salini Impregilo Buy of Astaldi With $1.67B Loan Commitment

House Passes Bill to Aid Ailing Multiemployer Pension Plans

Report: Bonds on Big Projects Often Fall Short of Full Contract Value

Senate Panel Aims for Highway Bill Vote by August Break

WIFIA Requests Dip, But Dollars Sought Outrun Funds Available

NY Makes Long-Awaited Record Offshore Wind Power Awards

Whistleblower Cites Concerns About Boston Light-Rail Project

In Need of Computing Muscle for BIM Detailing, a Specialty Contractor Goes to the Cloud

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