Real $$$ At Stake: Paid Sick Leave Rule
PART III: DOL Issues Final Rule for Mandatory Paid Sick Leave FINAL RULE ON PAID SICK LEAVE The United States Department of Labor (DOL) recently released its…
PART III: DOL Issues Final Rule for Mandatory Paid Sick Leave FINAL RULE ON PAID SICK LEAVE The United States Department of Labor (DOL) recently released its…
INTRODUCTION Value Engineering Change Proposals (VECPs) incentivize prime construction contractors to voluntarily submit proposals to identify ways the Federal Government can reduce costs. In turn, if the…
INTRODUCTION If you work with Government Contracts – especially CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS – you need to read this!! REQUEST FOR EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT (REA) A contractor recently recovered $3.5…
Excell Consulting International (Excell) recently resolved a $7.5 million claim request submitted to Zurich. After a Subcontractor was defaulted for cause on a construction project in Las…
INTRODUCTION If you work with Services Contracts – especially INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING or TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES AND/OR OTHER KNOWLEDGE-BASED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES – you need to read…
INTRODUCTION Is your proprietary data safe from disclosure by the Government? According to a recent Court of Federal Claims (Court) decision, if your proprietary data is not…
INTRODUCTION When a contractor in entitled to an adjustment to the cost or time on a contract, the contractor is expected to prove its costs by submitting…
INTRODUCTION Contract documents for a construction project are an imperfect form of communication. The Architect or Engineer does its best to translate the owner’s needs into plans…
INTRODUCTION Costs incurred as a result of Sovereign Acts of the Government are generally not compensable. The recent Armed Services Board of Appeals (ASBCA or Board) Appeal…
Knowing the Different Types and How to Handle Them Properly. This article is in all probability one of the most important ever generated by Excell because the issues of Order of Precedence, Site Visit Responsibilities, and Differing Site Conditions, have recently been ruled on in a most favorable light by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal…