• What Can Be Done About Bid Shopping?0

    By Don Gregory, Kegler, Brown Hill & Ritter “Bid shopping” occurs when a general contractor discloses the bid price of one subcontractor (or suppliers) to its competitors in an attempt to obtain a lower bid than the one on which the general contractor based its bid to the owner. Put another way, bid shopping occurs

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    June 2018   House Committee Approves ASA-Endorsed Contractor Payment Protections The House Armed Services Committee, on May 9, voted to incorporate two key contractor payment protections in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (H.R. 5515). One amendment (Sec. 855) would require federal contracting agencies to provide with their invitations for bid and

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    December 2017 ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ Survivor Dave Sanderson Will Be Keynote Speaker at SUBExcel 2018 US Airways Flight 1549, or “The Miracle on the Hudson,” survivor Dave Sanderson, an inspirational speaker and author, has been confirmed as ASA’s keynote speaker at SUBExcel 2018! Sanderson’s thoughts on leadership have made him an internationally sought-out speaker.

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    November 2017 Appeals Court Hears Oral Arguments on OSHA Silica Rule On Sept. 26, business and labor lawyers, as well as representatives of OSHA, made oral arguments concerning OSHA’s silica rule before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Industry attorneys, including those representing ASA and the Construction Industry Safety Coalition,

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    August 2017 ASA Encourages Prime Contractors to Apply for National Construction Best Practices Awards Prime contractors and specialty trade contractors that have signed, within the past year, a contract directly with a construction owner under which it performs construction services are encouraged to apply for ASA’s National Construction Best Practices Awards. These awards recognize prime

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  • LEGALLY SPEAKING: Do We Have a Deal? Avoiding Handshakes (and Litigation) in Contracting0

    by Lauren P. McLaughlin, Esq., BrigliaMcLaughlin, PLLC Bid day deals are often fraught with risk for all parties in the privity chain. One example of this plays out when a general contractor submits a proposal for a project, wins the award of a prime contract, and then later discovers that one of the subcontractors upon

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