Construction Law Now Blog

The Lehigh Valley is entering a transformative new chapter. Cohen Seglias is pleased to recognize Eli Lilly and Company’s selection of Fogelsville, Pennsylvania, for its new $3.5 billion pharmaceutical manufacturing campus. As the largest life ...

On January 12, 2026, Governor Phil Murphy signed S-4281 (substituted by A-4006) into law, updating New Jersey’s Public Works Contractor Registration Act. The new statute meaningfully changes how partnerships and joint ventures (JVs) may pursue ...

The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) recently proposed extensive amendments to the regulations governing public bidding. While these changes are aimed at revising the prequalification framework and updating the bidding provisions, ...

Can deception used to secure a construction project bid constitute mail or wire fraud, even if there was no intent to financially harm the bid solicitor or even lower the project’s cost? That’s one of the questions the United States Supreme ...

The bidding process for a construction project includes a vast array of folks: estimators, owners, project managers, design professionals and many others. Security, especially cybersecurity, can prove a challenge, and those receiving, drafting or ...

For contractors trying to navigate the construction industry’s current supply-chain battles, President Dwight D. Eisenhower once articulated advice that, although not about the industry’s problem, is still right on point: “In preparing for ...

In April, the New Jersey Supreme Court agreed to review the case of Waste Management of New Jersey, Inc. v. Mercer County Improvement Authority.  The matter concerns a defect in a bid submitted under the New Jersey Public Contracts Law ...

By: Daniella Gordon and Jennifer M. Horn The New Jersey legislature is considering a bill which would permanently bar contractors who are convicted of fraud in connection with work on government contracts from bidding on future public contracts in ...

As many contractors know, Pennsylvania’s attempt to formulate and use innovative procurement methods has incurred a series of setbacks from the Commonwealth’s appellate courts. The latest setback came when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court found ...

If you are a contractor bidding on public projects in New Jersey, a recent NJ case sheds light on an aggregate rating requirement which, if violated, could cause your bid to be disqualified. What Are Aggregate Rating Requirements Under NJ Law? Most ...