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Breakfast Roundtable: A 360° Discussion on Delegated Design

Oct 10, 2019

Construction, Firm News, From the Ground Up

Please join us for a roundtable discussion on the risks and benefits of delegated design. Delegating design has been the industry standard for fire-suppression and elevator trades and is common for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work. Deleg...

2020 Brings Change to Oregon’s Public Contracting Code

Sep 26, 2019

By Christine L. Taylor

Construction, Legal Developments—Oregon, From the Ground Up

Changes are coming to Oregon’s public contracting code in the form of HB 2769, passed during the Oregon Legislature’s 2019 session. As those familiar with Oregon’s public contacting rules know, under ORS 279C.110, contracting agenc...

Bid Protest Time Extension

Sep 09, 2019

Construction, From the Ground Up, Legal Developments—Washington

Washington contractors now have more time to file a bid protest on a public works project. Under prior law, an aggrieved contractor had to submit their bid protest within two days after the bid opening. RCW 39.04.105. For many contractors, they ofte...

Dealing With the Ups & Downs: The Importance of Price Escalation Clauses in Construction Contracts

Jul 01, 2019

By Vanessa Triplett Kuchulis

From the Ground Up, Construction

In this era of trade wars and tariffs, the likelihood that fluctuating building material costs will derail present and future construction projects is greater than ever. This is because over the past year the volatile world economy has made the price...

Supreme Court Gives Government Contractors Greater Protection for Their Confidential Information

Jun 25, 2019

By Brian Esler

Intellectual Property, Legal Developments—National, From the Ground Up

As we’ve discussed on our IP Law Trends blog, there is significant tension between government’s duty to give the public access to its records, and the desire of those who deal with the government to keep some of their information confidential. Yester...

The U.S. Supreme Court Rids Constitutional Takings Claims of the “San Remo Preclusion Trap”

Jun 25, 2019

Legal Developments—National, From the Ground Up

On June 21, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court released Knick v. Township of Scott, in which the Court overruled a 1985 decision holding that a property owner’s claim against a local government under the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment was not ripe u...