CFMA CONFINDEX Survey Reveals Improving Confidence, According to Anirban Basu

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 4, 2013) –  The American Public Works Association (APWA), a not-for-profit association devoted to public works, is working together with 17 national partners of leading water groups, associations, and companies to bring top leaders and experts together to share perspectives about the need for resilient water infrastructure systems, and their impact on job creation and a strong financial future. APWA, and the other Water for Jobs campaign partners, will focus on the link between water infrastructure and economic recovery during the National Water Infrastructure Summit: Reinvest/Rebuild/Revive on April 16, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Ronald Reagan Building, at 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, in Washington D.C. “APWA is proud to partner with the Water Environment Federation, and the other…

ALEXANDRIA, VA. (April 1, 2013) — The American Subcontractors Association unveiled a legislative work kit containing model state legislation to address the lack of payment assurances for construction subcontractors on projects financed by public-private partnerships. As P3 projects have become more popular, state legislatures have enacted legislation giving states and localities increasing latitude to negotiate P3 agreements, including more “vertical” construction projects. Unfortunately for subcontractors, often neither the P3 agreements nor existing law provides adequate payment assurances to subcontractors. “Deprived of the clear payment bond protections of the state’s ‘Little Miller Act,’ a subcontractor or supplier working on a P3 project is unlikely to have any payment protections, unless those protections are specified in the authorizing legislation relating to P3s or a provision in the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 29, 2013) – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a third round of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) storm-related reimbursements through the FY 2013 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act. The majority of the $1.4 billion announced today goes to the four transit agencies that incurred the greatest expenses while preparing for and recovering from Hurricane Sandy—the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. (PATH), New Jersey Transit (NJT), and the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT). The remainder will be allocated to other transit agencies that incurred eligible storm-related expenses but have not yet received funds. “Shortly after Hurricane Sandy made landfall, President Obama and I promised that we would do everything in our power to bring relief…

MARLTON, N.J., (April 1, 2013) – Hill International announced today that it has received task orders from New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT) to provide project management oversight (PMO) services in connection with the state agency’s Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts. The two-year assignment has an estimated initial value to Hill of approximately $2.3 million. Beginning on October 28, 2012, and continuing through October 30, 2012, Superstorm Sandy struck the State of New Jersey with high winds and torrential rains producing unprecedented severe weather conditions, including enormous storm surges and devastating flooding. Superstorm Sandy caused significant damage to a large portion of NJ TRANSIT’s transportation assets, impacting NJ TRANSIT’s ability to provide public transportation in accordance with its legislated mission. Although the emergent conditions were mitigated,…

Private Residential and Nonresidential Spending Show Monthly and Year-to-Year Growth in Major Categories; Federal Budget Cuts Undermine State and Local Investment and Jeopardize Industry’s Recovery

U.S. Construction Industry Fueling Increased 6.5% Year-Over-Year in February; Up 1.6% versus Previous Month