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Transportation

Peer Review of Portland Congestion Relief Project’s Environmental Study Yields Mixed Results

Project is lauded for technical rigor, but review says ODOT still needs to work on community trust

June 5, 2020

A 31 peer review of the Oregon Department of Transportation’s environmental assessment for the proposed expansion of Interstate 5 found the document to be technically sound, but lacking in public communication quality.

Feds Enter Whistleblower Suit Against AECOM Over Katrina Claim Overcharges

Mary B. Powers

June 5, 2020

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Firm defends work under FEMA 'supervision' in just unsealed case; former client settles for $12M, staff whistleblower collects $2.3M.

Coronavirus and Construction

Update: Trump Signs Bill Making More Changes in Paycheck Protection Program

Tom Ichniowski

June 5, 2020

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Newly enacted legislation eases payroll spending requirement, extends period for loan recipients to spend funds.

Construction Workforce

Construction Jobs Rebound in May, Recoup Half of Huge April Losses

Tom Ichniowski

June 5, 2020

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Industry adds 464,000 jobs last month after shedding 995,000 in April.

Federal Contracting

Okla. Firm To Pay $2.8M To Settle Alleged Set-Aside Contract Violations

Tom Ichniowski

June 4, 2020

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Ross Group Construction resolves charges that it set up, and controlled, firms that got set-aside contracts for which they weren't eligible.

Portland Grows High School Bond to $1 Billion, Addressing Racial Inequity

Oregon's largest school district bond now includes new construction

Tim Newcomb

June 4, 2020

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Portland Public Schools board reverses course to reconsider a $1 billion bond measure that includes $320 million for a new Jefferson High School, one of the district’s most outdated high schools and Oregon’s high school most attended by black students.

Transportation

Maryland Advances Next Big P3 Project Even as Cost Dispute Stalls Existing One

Jim Parsons

June 3, 2020

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State reveals four bids for $9B-to-$11B Beltway project but offers no new detail on status of talks to restart shuttered $2B Purple Line rail.

Construction Disputes

Survey: Contract Term Flare-Ups Continue to Plague Construction

Compromise, collaboration and cool heads will avert many conflicts

Richard Korman

June 3, 2020

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Bad relationships do the most damage, annual survey finds.

Team Set to Start Muddy River Project in Mass.

Second phase of the overall $76-million flood management project to start in July

Stephanie Loder

June 3, 2020

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The second phase of the Muddy River flood risk management construction is scheduled to begin in July following the award of a $36.5 million contract by the Army Corps of Engineers, New England District.