Chicago Announces Management Guidelines For New Construction Development Projects

On June 16, 2023, the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) announced interim travel demand study and management guidelines for projects located in transit-served locations (the “TDM Guidelines”).

In 2022, the City of Chicago adopted the Connected Communities Ordinance (CCO), amending the Chicago Zoning Ordinance and expanding provisions for transit-served locations. CDOT was granted rulemaking authority to issue Travel Demand Study and Management Rules in line with the CCO. The TDM Guidelines will function as a […]

By | July 22nd, 2023 ||

OFCCP Identifies 250 Federal And Federally Assisted Construction Contractors For Compliance Reviews

On June 5, 2023, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published its FY 2023 Construction Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL). The CSAL includes 250 employers that OFCCP has identified as federal or federally assisted construction contractors.

The CSAL is a courtesy notification. If a construction contractor is on the list, the compliance review will start once the contractor receives OFCCP’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved scheduling letter. OFCCP has curtailed the granting […]

By | July 2nd, 2023 ||

Why Adjudication Is The ‘Only Game In Town’ For Settling Construction Disputes

Statutory adjudication is the most popular form of dispute resolution for construction disputes in the UK and is one of the reasons the UK resolves construction disputes more quickly overall than most other jurisdictions.

Lord Justice Coulson recently challenged the perception that adjudication is just another form of dispute resolution, expressing the view that for most construction disputes “it is not an alternative to anything; it is the only game in town”.

In the UK, statutory […]

By | June 28th, 2023 ||