E-Verify? Uh, what? That might be your response as a contractor – and I wouldn’t blame you. To date, E-Verify has only hit the largest of federal contractors. Rest assured though that it is coming to a small business near you.[...]
Archive for the ‘Public Contracting’ Category
May 16th, 2012 - 10:14 am § in Employment & Labor, Federal & State Contracts, Labor Regulations, Legislation & Law, Public Contracting
E-Verify Is Not Ready, So The Legal Workforce Act Should Wait.
April 3rd, 2012 - 9:31 am § in Construction News, Public Contracting
Washington Builds: SR 520 Looking Good, So Do Light Rail Tunnel and Columbia River Crossing
It has become quite the trend to read the AGC newsletter each morning and see it flush with Washington building news. Today’s edition showcased the Columbia River Crossing and the Seattle Light Rail Tunnel, while the Seattle Tunnel and SR 520 Bridge have been recently discussed. Not a g[...]
Washington Supreme Court Takes On Independent Duty Doctrine In Interesting Construction Law Case
In a new opinion, the Washington Supreme Court opined that the former “Economic Loss Rule” (ELR) did not apply to fraud claims. The state’s high court further touched on a number of great little construction law issue in Elcon Construction v. Eastern Washington Universit[...]
March 27th, 2012 - 9:20 am § in Bids, Construction News, Legislation & Law, New Laws, Public Contracting
Washington’s New Bidder Preference Fair, or Bad Idea?
The State of Washington decided that it was time for a bidder preference law. Many, including me, feared that not only would it make construction more costly for public agencies, but that the state was feeding an “eye for an eye” mentality instead of being a leader in cost-effecti[...]
January 17th, 2012 - 12:11 pm § in Certification, Construction News, Design, Federal & State Contracts, Green Building, Public Contracting
Solicitation of the Month: WWU and Starbucks Announce Green Retrofits
Here is your early jump on a good project – or a number of good projects. Western Washington University has decided to overhaul a large portion of its buildings to join the modern era. How can you jump on the WWU green building wave?[...]
