Foreign Entry Into The United States Construction, Infrastructure And PPP Markets

Two major forces are combining to create extraordinary opportunities for infrastructure project participants in the United States. One is the long pent-up demand for overhaul of the nation’s roads, ports, dams and other civil works. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) routinely awards “C-” or worse grades for the status and safety of the country’s backbone facilities. The lack of prior investment is apparent to anyone who uses public transit in the U.S. and then […]

By | September 4th, 2023 ||

Construction & Claims: 2023

Welcome to Construction & Claims, a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving construction news, claims, bid protests, contract administration and payment-related disputes.
The California Supreme Court Clarifies the Failure to Warn Test for the Government Claims Act’s Design Immunity Provision
In Tansavatdi v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes (2023) 14 Cal.5th 639, the California Supreme Court held that Government Code section 830.6, which protects public entities from claims alleging dangerous conditions on […]

By | September 1st, 2023 ||

OFCCP Publishes CSAL For Construction Contractors

In June 2023, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a new Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) for construction contractors. The latest CSAL identifies 250 federal contractors, federally assisted contractors and federally assisted subcontractors for compliance evaluations.

While the agency is not required to publish the CSAL, it serves as a “courtesy notification” to contractors who are selected by the OFCCP for a compliance evaluation. According to the OFCCP, the CSAL provides contractors with notice […]

By | August 3rd, 2023 ||