The Trump administration, as part of its efforts to reshape the federal government, began terminating federal contracts for the convenience of the government almost immediately after coming back to town. These contract terminations show no signs of slowing in the near term. Accordingly, government contractors need to know their rights and obligations so that they
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Government to consider potential alternatives to rent pressure zones
The Irish press has reported this week that Taoiseach and head of the incoming government, Micheál Martin, has indicated that rent pressure zones (RPZs) may be phased out when their current designation expires at the end of 2025.
Mr Martin said on Sunday that “we have time to see if we can develop an alternative…
Waste Management Companies Beware! The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act was Amended
In a previous post, I mentioned that contracts between public entities and private waste management companies usually contain compliance and regulation clauses. Such a clause requires a waste management company to comply with applicable laws. Some changes may be on the horizon as it relates to one of those laws – the Resource Conservation…
Reliance Letters: An Essential Part of Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments
Reliance letters are an indispensable tool in the due diligence process…
First Circuit Broadly Interprets Exclusion in Commercial General Liability Policy Under Current Massachusetts Law
In Admiral Insurance Co. v. Tocci Building Corp., 120 F.4th 933 (1st Cir. 2024), the federal Court of Appeals ruled that, under current Massachusetts law, a general contractor’s Commercial General Liability (CGL) policy does not cover damage to non-defective work resulting from defective work by subcontractors.
The defendant contractor was retained as a construction manager…
Can jointly owned property be sold by one owner?
Joint ownership of property carries a significant number of rights with it. However, a joint owner cannot sell the property without permission from other co-owners. If one co-owner wants to sell or encumber the entire property and the other co-owner disagrees this can cause conflict. Outside of marriage, property is usually owned as a tenancy…
FHWA Rescinds Longstanding Buy America Waiver for Manufactured Products
On January 14, 2025, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced a new final rule to end its longstanding waiver of Buy America requirements for “manufactured products” used in Federal-aid highway projects.By way of background, FHWA’s Buy America statute was enacted in 1983 and required FHWA to ensure that all federally funded projects use only steel, iron,…
Municipalities Have Determined Their Affordable Housing Present and Prospective Need Obligations; What Are The Numbers, What Do They Mean, and What Comes Next?
The deadline for municipalities to pass a binding resolution determining their present and prospective fair share obligation under the fourth round of affordable housing was January 31. Linked here is a chart showing both the Department of Community Affairs (“DCA”) and the municipalities’ present and prospective need calculations. The chart also identifies the reduction, if…
Municipalities Have Determined Their Affordable Housing Present and Prospective Need Obligations; What Are The Numbers, What Do They Mean, and What Comes Next?
The deadline for municipalities to pass a binding resolution determining their present and prospective fair share obligation under the fourth round of affordable housing was January 31. Linked here is a chart showing both the Department of Community Affairs (“DCA”) and the municipalities’ present and prospective need calculations. The chart also identifies the reduction, if…
Bradley’s Government Contracts Team Named Law360 “Practice Group of the Year” for 2024
Bradley’s Government Contracts Practice Group was recently named a Law360 “Practice Group of the Year” for 2024.This award recognizes the practice groups that worked on the biggest deals or achieved the biggest wins in the most important cases over the past year in a variety of key practice areas. Law360’s recognition highlighted Bradley’s extensive bid…