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| August 16, 2021 | US Blew $30b on Afghanistan Construction Programs | Here at Contractor News, we like to talk a lot about what we call the three C’s: contracting, construction, and corruption. Though we typically cover domestic issues, Afghanistan is a story that ...Read more |
| August 13, 2021 | New Orleans Convention Center Must Vote Again on Contract Bids | The development follows challenges from bidders who did not secure the contract for hundreds of millions in upgrades to the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Allegations of irregularities i ...Read more |
| August 12, 2021 | Study Says Public Private Partnerships Have Higher DBE Participation | Researchers at the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering published a study recently by professor Qingbin Cui and doctoral student Kinqi Zhang in the journal Transportation ...Read more |
| August 11, 2021 | OMB Report IDs Major Faults in Equity in Federal Programs | OMB, under the leadership of Acting Director Shalanda Young, consulted with a number of US and international experts of matters of equity including assessment and improvement, data science and “o ...Read more |
| August 9, 2021 | Deadline for Applications to Build Chicago’s First Casino Extended | Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tacked on an extra two months for bidders to submit plans to build a casino in Chicago. Bidders were originally given until August 23 but on Friday the deadline w ...Read more |
| August 5, 2021 | LA Transit ‘Mega Project’ to Link San Fernando Valley to West Side, LAX | The project would ultimately connect the San Fernando Valley, the Westside and LAX with high-capacity transit. Sepulveda Transit Corridor Partners includes Bechtel, Meridiam Infrastructure an ...Read more |
| August 4, 2021 | Material Costs Still Sky-High as Infrastructure Bill Approaches Passing | As we recently reported, the massive infrastructure bill championed by the Biden adm ...Read more |
| August 3, 2021 | Louisiana Breaks Ground on $760m Levee Project | Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards led a groundbreaking ceremony, officiating the launch of the project on Monday, July 26. The levee will run from the Bonnet Carre Spillway to the Mississip ...Read more |
| July 30, 2021 | Major $1.3b NYC Project Returned to Sender Over M/WBE Shortfalls | “The Comptroller’s Office has conducted a thorough review and engaged with the City through a series of questions and answers to determine compliance with all applicable rules and regulations p ...Read more |
| July 29, 2021 | Infrastructure Bill Passes Major Hurdle With Bipartisan Support | The US Senate voted on Wednesday to start debating the roughly $1 trillion infrastructure package, a longtime and key component of the Biden Administration’s agenda. The current iteration o ...Read more |