On April 20, 2021, a federal contractor settled allegations that it violated federal contracting rules by paying the Department of Justice $ 2.5 million. The settlement follows the DOJ's allegations that the contractor was affiliated with a Service Disabled Veteran...

Project owners, designers, and contractors are often unaware of the extent of insurance coverage available to them under Commercial General Liability ("CGL") policies. In recent years, courts in many states have construed the standard CGL policy to include broader...

The following is an updated Q&A I originally wrote for Louisville Business First in 2014. It has been updated to reflect some changes since then and I've added some additional thoughts as well. Question: I own a small business that I’m trying to grow. I hear a lot...

In August 2014, I presented a contrarian view of "Alternative Project Delivery" focusing much of my skepticism on large Public Private Partnerships (aka P3 or PPP or Mega P3) at the ASCE Pipelines conference in Portland Oregon. The proceedings of that conference...

Construction projects involve a great many risks. In projects involving deep foundations or other subsurface work, one significant risk is that the subsurface conditions encountered during construction will differ from either what is expected or is indicated in the...