by Nora Ritinski | Sep 5, 2023 | Construction, Construction Contracts, Donald J. Hillman, Government Procurement and Contracting, Governmental / Administrative Challenges & Appeals, Uncategorized
Couch White, LLP Partner, Don Hillmann, successfully appealed a denial for a recertification of a Women-owned Business Enterprise (WBE) on behalf of Stefanie Wiley, President of Hoosick Valley Contractors (HVC). Stefanie is a third-generation majority owner of the...
by Nora Ritinski | Sep 5, 2023 | Charles G. Carluccio, Commercial and Complex Litigation, Donald J. Hillman, Real Property Litigation, Real Property Tax and Assessment
Couch White, LLP secured a favorable ruling in a Tax Certiorari matter seeking a reduction in real property and school taxes for Northeastern IP Holdings, LLC – the owner of the Northeastern Industrial Park in Guilderland, New York. The Northeastern Industrial Park...
by Nora Ritinski | May 25, 2023 | Construction, Construction Contracts, Donald J. Hillman, General
Couch White’s expert attorneys in construction and litigation release memo on New York State Department of Labor Contractor Registry Department’s new policy. Effective December 30, 2024, New York Labor Law section 220-i will require all contractors bidding...
by Lindsay Perkins | Oct 17, 2022 | Construction Contracts, Donald J. Hillman, General
Effective October 28, 2022, DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) to implement a section of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, requiring agencies to provide a notice,...
by Kimberly Schaffer | Mar 15, 2022 | Construction, Donald J. Hillman, General, Labor, Wage and Collective Bargaining
New York State Department of Labor recently released interim guidance and proposed regulation regarding prevailing wage requirements for aggregate supply construction material haulers. Read the article.
by Kimberly Schaffer | Dec 13, 2021 | Construction, Construction Contracts, Donald J. Hillman, General
As part of the Fiscal Year 2020-21 New York State Enacted Budget, lawmakers passed legislation which will expand prevailing wage requirements beyond public works projects to include some private projects as well – a first in the State’s history. The law, which becomes...