The United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit issued an interesting opinion this past summer titled SG Homes Associates, LP v. Marinucci, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 11176. The opinion examines the pursuit of a general contractor’s president / shareholder by a project owner…
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce, total construction spending for July 2013 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $900.8 billion. This rate is up 0.6 percent from the revised June estimate of $895.7 billion and is 5.2…
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On August 27th, 2013, the Labor Department announced new requirements issued for most federal contractors in hiring veterans and individuals with disabilities. The new rules, issued by Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), make changes to the affirmative-action requirements that have already been…
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According to an article in the Daily Record written by Alexander Pyles on August 19, 2013, Towson University economist and director of the Regional Economic Studies Institute, Daraius Irani, said he expects construction jobs to drive growth in Maryland employment over the next few years. In…
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The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have recently announced new residential construction statistics for July 2013. According to the data, building permits for privately-owned housing units in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 943,000, up 2.7…
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Many construction contracts contain dispute resolution clauses that require disputes arising out of the project to be resolved through mediation, arbitration, or a combination of both, instead of through litigation. A common question that arises in light of these dispute resolution clauses is whether, and…
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Starting on July 1, 2013, a revision to Section 17-110 of the State Finance and Procurement Article will effectively reduce the amount of retention that a public body in the State of Maryland can withhold from prime contractors on projects that are 100% bonded. Prior…
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Recently the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion on the topic of binding arbitration clauses in written contracts. In Noohi v. Toll Bros., Inc., 708 F. 3d 599 (4th Cir. 2013), a class action of prospective home buyers…
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce, construction spending for June 2013 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $883.9 billion. This rate is down 0.6 percent from the revised May estimate of $889.4 billion. However, when compared to…
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Between June 2012 and June 2013, construction employment has increased in 191 out of 339 metropolitan areas across the United States, according to an analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). The data also showed construction employment declined…
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