Government Contracting

GA Court of Appeals–If Contractor Does Not Give Notice, Then No Additional Claims Allowed

by Mark A. Cobb Last week, the Georgia Court of Appeals decided Western Surety Company v. Department of Transportation holding that a construction contract’s claim notice provisions were enforceable which, in turn, invalidated the prime contractor's request for additional funds...

2013 Infrastructure Report Card Shows State of America

by Mark Cobb Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) produces a report evaluating the state of America’s infrastructure and grades them on a scale of A+ (great) to F- (lousy), and they recently released their 2013...

Georgia School Projects–Make Your Claim against the Surety Now!

Since the school projects throughout Georgia are finishing up, we are noticing that some of our clients who furnished labor or materials on Georgia public school projects are calling us to say that they are not being paid. Fortunately for...

Payment Bond Claims on Public Works Projects in Georgia

The pundits continue to debate the state of the economy, but since we represent so many construction professionals, we are able to notice trends pretty quickly ourselves. To no one’s surprise, government contracting work has increased, and this has given...