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Water Infrastructure

Water Resources Bill Heads for House-Senate Conference

Strong September floor votes raise optimism about enacting a WRDA by yearend

Tom Ichniowski

October 3, 2016

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Each bill has funding for Flint, Mich., for drinking-water system upgrades.

Federal Funding

Stopgap Spending Measure Signed, Keeping Agencies Open

Package also cuts DOD, VA construction funding for full year 2017

Tom Ichniowski

September 29, 2016

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Legislation provides $500 million in grants for flood relief and recovery in Louisiana and other states.

Pulse: Project News for the Week of October 3, 2016

Scott Lewis

September 29, 2016

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Episcopal Homes is planning to build the Episcopal Commons Apartments at 1730 Clifton Place in Minneapolis.

New COO for CB&I as Trial Looms in Nuke Deal Dispute

Debra K. Rubin

September 29, 2016

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Duane L. Kenagy, a former senior vice president of design firm Moffat & Nichol, will become interim CEO of the Port of Long Beach, Calif., as of Oct. 31.

Energy Viewpoint

Reducing Engineering and Capital Cost Uncertainties

Ron Beck

September 28, 2016

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Companies worldwide have achieved competitive advantages by utilizing the unique characteristics of an integrated platform of engineering solutions.

VA Slammed for Hospital Fiasco

September 28, 2016

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Enormous budget problems at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs replacement hospital in Aurora, Colo., are “primarily the result of poor business decisions, inexperience with the type of contract used and mismanagement by VA senior leaders.”

Contractor, Developer Executives Named in NY Bribe Scheme Complaint

Mary B. Powers

September 28, 2016

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Three executives of contractor LPCiminelli Inc., three New York power and commercial developers and a former SUNY president are among nine charged in a 79-page US criminal complaint alleging bribery, bid-rigging and influence-peddling on state-funded projects.

Work Re-Starts on Troubled Indiana I-69 P3

September 28, 2016

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The problems have been piling up for Section 5 of I-69 in Indiana, a segment that involves 21 miles of upgrades to existing state Highway 37 from Bloomington to Martinsville.

SNC Lavalin Settles on Ethics As It Inks Major Deal for Chinese Nuclear Reactors

Scott Van Voorhis

September 28, 2016

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With a federal agreement last month that resolves seven years of illegal campaign contributions in Canada by former executives, Montreal-based design-construction giant SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. moves closer to final resolution of its past regime’s ethics issues that have dogged the firm for nearly five years.

Construction

Editorial: We Need More, Not Fewer, Construction Work-Zone Cameras

Getting people to drive at or below the speed limit is like trying to slow down a landslide

September 27, 2016

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Driving faster than the posted limit in a highway work zone, no one enjoys the sting of a speeding ticket for $250 or higher—as it would be in, for example, Illinois—especially if you are caught on camera and not by a cop.