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In routine times, Israeli law obligates public entities to publish tenders for the procurement of goods, services, and the performance of work. However, Israel’s various Mandatory Tender Regulations contain provisions...more
We recently blogged about New Jersey’s bid protest requirements for procurements solicited under the New Jersey Division of Purchase and Property (DPP) here. As we noted, public procurements by local governmental authorities...more
The Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) fiscal year 2024 report on federal bid protests includes useful insights into federal procurement trends that can help state and local government agencies mitigate bid protest...more
Bradley has been publishing an ongoing survey of state-level bid protest processes and procedures (see our posts on “Bid Protests in Georgia,” “Bid Protests in the District of Columbia,” “Bid Protests in New York,” “Bid...more
Effective July 1, 2024, the Mississippi Legislative enacted multiple statutory changes applicable to the construction industry, including (1) an increase to the monetary threshold requiring public bidding, (2) new delivery...more
The Florida Legislature recently amended Section 255.065, Florida Statutes (P3 Law) pursuant to House Bill (HB) 781, which is expected to become effective on July 1, 2024. HB 781 provides responsible public entities (e.g.,...more
Bradley has been publishing an ongoing survey of state-level bid protest processes and procedures (see, e.g., our posts on “Bid Protests in Georgia,” “Bid Protests in the District of Columbia,” “Bid Protests in New York,”...more
In its 2023 budget bill, H.B. 33, the Ohio Legislature modified several provisions of the Ohio Revised Code that establish dollar thresholds for when certain public authorities must competitively bid for certain goods and...more
By now, Ohio municipalities, counties, and townships are well aware that the federal government passed significant coronavirus relief funding in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Specifically, Ohio’s political subdivisions...more
On January 7, 2022, Governor Inslee signed Executive Order 22-01 for Equity in Public Contracting and directly increased government contracting opportunities for certified women-, minority- and, veteran businesses (“Certified...more
Local agencies routinely require project applicants to agree to indemnification on application forms or as conditions of approval. These agreements or conditions of approval typically include language requiring an applicant...more
Earlier this year, the policymakers of Florida’s 2020 Legislative session tackled roughly 3,500 filed bills, passing roughly 200 and approving a $93.2 billion budget. Several pieces of this year’s legislative changes will...more
In this installment of the “Doing Business With the Commonwealth of Virginia” video series, the Hon. David Albo, chair of Williams Mullen’s Government Relations Group, and Elizabeth Rafferty,* Director of Government...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
The Supreme Court held that the FCA’s extended limitations period is available to relators in qui tam cases even when the government declines to intervene. Lower courts continued to divide over the first-to-file bar,...more
Governor Baker addressed a room full of offshore wind stakeholders at “The Future of Offshore Wind” Forum hosted by the Environmental League of Massachusetts on Wednesday morning. He applauded the developers, environmental...more
In this article, the authors will explore the design-build delivery method under the Texas public procurement statutes. Design-build is a project delivery method in which the public owner hires one entity to perform both the...more
In This Presentation: Public Private Partnership Opportunities: - Public Assistance into Private Projects • Economic Development/Redevelopment • Land Use/Zoning • Real Estate Assets/Long Range Property...more