Construction & Claims: June 2023

Welcome to Construction & Claims, a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving construction news, claims, bid protests, contract administration and payment-related disputes.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs New Infrastructure Proposals
California Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled legislation to speed up construction of power lines, water works, bridges and other big infrastructure projects.

Newsom stated California is poised to […]

By | June 24th, 2023 ||

Preparing For Your 2023 Construction Project Pipeline: Streamline Your Contract Management

With spring upon us, the construction industry is buzzing. As your company looks at upcoming construction projects in the pipeline, now is a great time to consider optimizing processes for efficient and effective contract management. With some planning, organization and collaboration with your project team, the process for reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts can be a critical component to project risk control. In this article, McNees highlights a few best practices and key considerations […]

By | June 15th, 2023 ||

Florida’s Shortened Statute Of Repose For Construction Defect Claims

On April 13, 2023, and as part of other recent tort reform measures implemented in Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 360 into law.
This most recent bill makes changes to, among other laws, Florida Statute 95.11(3), which sets forth certain requirements that property owners must meet in order to successfully bring lawsuits against builders for latent construction defects in the State.

First, the bill shortens from ten years to seven the statute of repose for filing […]

By | June 10th, 2023 ||