Construction Law Now Blog

The on-again-off-again Graterford Prison project has just met another hurdle. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett’s administration just announced that the Department of General Services will re-bid the project to include a new death row wing, and a ...

Since public bidding began in the State of New Jersey, contractors have had to be especially diligent in the computation and review of their bid packages. This is because New Jersey has remained one of the few states that does not have an ...

The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners announced on January 26, 2011, that they passed an ordinance banning the use of project labor agreements (PLAs) “on all county-funded construction projects.” With the passage of Ordinance 99, all ...

Although entering the public bidding arena presents contractors with a plethora of opportunities, these opportunities do not come without risk. As many contractors can attest, oftentimes public bidding can seem more like gambling than bidding. This ...

The project to expand the State Correctional Institute at Graterford due to overcrowding has been canceled. Currently, the prison houses 2,100 inmates, but it is so crowded that prisoners are being shipped to Michigan and Virginia. The project was ...

Prompted by criticism relating to inappropriate perks, nepotism, and corruption, the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) has recently enacted reforms that will affect DRPA’s construction projects. The DRPA is responsible for operating 4 toll ...

Contractors and subcontractors who engage in public work must be mindful of the language contained in bid solicitations.  While it is easy to presume that the solicitations or advertisements for certain types of contracts are consistent within the ...