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Transportation

Toll Road in Uganda Secures Funding

EU, IFC, African Development Bank commit $400 million

February 23, 2017

International lending agencies and the Uganda National Roads Agency putting funding in place for a $1.1-billion that would ease the flow of freight from landlocked Rwanda to the Kenyan port of Mombasa.

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.

Construction Risk Management

Big Disputed Oregon Power Plant Surety Claim Inches Toward Trial

Zurich and Liberty Mutual contend that the bankrupt contractor was not properly terminated.

Richard Korman

February 22, 2017

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Will Zurich and Liberty Mutual be compelled to pay off bond provided by a bankrupt contractor?

Stadiums and Arenas

Disappointment on an Olympian Scale After Rio 2016 Summer Games

Sports infrastructure crumbles less than a year after Olympic Games end

Augusto Diniz

February 21, 2017

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Touted as a way to deliver sustainable, badly needed amenities, the 2016 Rio Olympic Games instead is a sad monument to corruption and poor planning.

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.

Construction Risk Management

How Owners and Architects Differ on Risk Priorities

A new report shows the challenges created by perspective on errors, changes

Richard Korman

February 21, 2017

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Differing perspectives emerge on errors and changes, as seen in the newest Smart Market Report from Dodge Data & Analytics.

Transportation Infrastructure

States Pare Deficient-Bridge Total, but 55,000 Still on List

Did states upgrade enough bridges in 2016 to dent the backlog?

Tom Ichniowski

February 15, 2017

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Iowa had largest number of structurally deficient bridges, followed by Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebraska

Wages

Senate Bill Would Bar Davis-Bacon on Highway Construction Projects

The building trades unions blast the proposal, but can it succeed in the Republican Congress?

John Guzzon

February 15, 2017

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Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) is pushing legislation that would suspend the Davis-Bacon Act’s prevailing-wage provisions on federal highway construction contracts.

Construction Safety

Stream of U.S. OSHA Penalty Press Releases Dries Up

Post Trump, what is the future of the Severe Violators Enforcement Program?

Scott Van Voorhis

February 8, 2017

OSHA press releases often provide the punitive blow that has more impact than the final financial penalty.

County in Pennsylvania Bucks Trend by Initiating P3 Project

Justin Rice

February 8, 2017

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The Northampton County, Pa., General Purpose Authority and Kriger Construction Inc. recently entered into a public-private partnership that is believed to be one of the first P3 transportation infrastructure projects nationwide to be spearheaded by county officials.