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Coverage of construction litigation and legislation, particularly in Washington state.

Author: Brett Hill, Ryan Sternoff and John Ahlers practice at Ahlers & Cressman in Seattle.

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Recent Posts from Construction Law Blog

State Dam's At Issue In Political Race
Hydroelectric power provides about 2/3's of Washington's electricity, a major reason the State's carbon footprint is much lower than places where coal or other fossil fuels are used to make power. Four dams along…
Court of Appeals rules that employee trust funds cannot recover against payment bond and retainage
In an unpublished opinion, the Division II Court of Appeals ruled this month that union managed employee benefit trust funds could not recover against a general contractor's payment bond and against an owner's retained…
Alaska House of Representatives moves the TransCanada Pipeline One Step Closer to Reality
On Tuesday, July 22, 2008, the Alaska House of Representatives approved TransCanada's plans to build a $26 billion, 1,700 mile pipeline to transport natural gas from Alaska's North Slope to the US market. An…
Bostons Big Dig Plunged the State of Massachusetts into a Sea of Red Ink
The big dig project in Boston, Massachusetts has caused the state of Massachusetts to struggle under a massive debt burden. The project escalated to $22 billion. The state government now faced with an annual…
Alaska House of Representatives moves the TransCanada Pipeline One Step Closer to Reality
On Tuesday, July 22, 2008, the Alaska House of Representatives approved TransCanada's plans to build a $26 billion, 1,700 mile pipeline to transport natural gas from Alaska's North Slope to the US market. An Alaskan State…
After Twenty Years, Portlands Light Rail is Still a National Model
Portland, Oregon's light rail system, was built 20 years ago and it continues to expand with 50% more track expected in the next 18 months. Ridership numbers are increasing. City government is adding street…
Sound Transit May Add Further Contingency Funds
Federal officials have asked Seattle Sound Transit to add another $150 million in contingency funds to the budget for the 3.15 mile light rail link to the University of Washington. The additional were sought…
Crane subcontractor not required to give pre-lien notice on public project
The Division II Court of Appeals ruled today that a second tier subcontractor that supplied and operated cranes was not required to give a pre-lien notice for its claim against the bond and retainage on a public…
Redacted GAO Decision on Boeing Protest
Further to the June 18, 2008 post, GAO Sustains Boeing Bid Protest of Massive Air Force Contract, the United States Government Accountability Office has released the full, redacted, decision on the Boeing protest, which…
Tale of two construction sectors?
The Seattle Times reports the Washington State nonresidential construction industry is more than pulling its weight to pick up the slack caused by the downturn in residential construction. The article notes that the glut of nonresidential building around…