Although the federal government is pouring trillions of dollars into the U.S. economy through stimulus checks and various small business lending programs, these solutions provide only short-term relief and do not provide any...more
5/31/2020
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We previously wrote about the role that P3s can play during a recession and the (albeit limited) infrastructure funding included in the CARES Act. At the time, Congress was continuing to discuss a new, infrastructure-focused...more
During this current COVID-19 crisis, a great deal has been written on what government is not doing (or not allowing others to do). But the same attention is often not given to what government is doing. The reality is that...more
As discussed in our previous posts on emergency contracting procedures in Miami-Dade County and the State of Florida, the spread of COVID-19 has added many new goods and services to government procurement lists. Not only are...more
To be sure, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act is not focused on funding infrastructure. Although infrastructure spending has been part of the stimulus discussion since its inception, the CARES Act...more
For good reason, COVID-19 is dominating the current news cycle, and we will not attempt to either summarize or contribute to the many ongoing discussions regarding the potential magnitude and duration of the economic crisis...more
The coronavirus pandemic is taxing government services and infrastructure in numerous ways, and many of the resulting shortages are well-publicized in the media. Some of those needs are intuitive—increased hospital capacity,...more