Government Contracting Archives - Lamson Dugan & Murray LLP

7 Oct, 2020

Executive Order Requires Government Contractors to Review Employee Training

Craig Martin2020-10-03T11:27:48-05:00October 7th, 2020|Construction Contractor Advisor, Executive Order, Federal Construction Projects, Government Contracting|

On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued an executive order entitled Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping. The Executive Order requires contractors to review the anti-harassment training they provide to their employees and include additional language in their subcontracts. The Purpose of the Executive Order The express purpose of the Executive Order is to combat “misrepresentations of our country’s history and its role in the world.” According to the EO, these [...]

FIGG Bridge–Debarred for 10 Years?

Craig Martin2020-08-04T07:34:32-05:00August 5th, 2020|Construction Contractor Advisor, Debarred, Federal Construction Projects|

The Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) suspended FIGG Bridge Engineers, Inc. from participating in any federally funded projects and has proposed a 10-year debarment, which would bar FIGG from performing work on any federally funded or assisted projects. The FHWA decision to bar FIGG is based on FIGG’s involvement with the 2018 pedestrian bridge collapse at Florida International University’s campus. As you may recall, the collapse killed six [...]

Are Individual Sureties Under Attack?

Craig Martin2012-11-27T08:00:19-06:00November 27th, 2012|Surety|

The National Association of Surety Bond Producers is pushing a bill called the Security in Bonding Act that will require individual sureties that provide bonds on federal projects to use only assets that can easily be liquidated to quickly fund legitimate claims. It would also require that those assets be placed in the custody and control of the federal government until the project is completed. Individual sureties are individuals - [...]