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County Sovereign Immunity Invokes Change-Order Ordinance

December 12, 2017 at 1:36pm featuring David R. Cook Jr.
City Governments, Construction Estimating, Construction Litigation, Construction Owners, Contractors and Subcontractors, County Governments, Litigation Issues, Local Government, Local Governments, Public Contractors, Public Owners,

The recent case of Fulton County v. Soco Contracting Company, Inc. addresses two very interesting questions for local government attorneys.  First, can a county ordinance bolster a defense of sovereign immunity against a contractor’s claims?  Second, can a county waive …

Solar Resources for Universities and Local Governments: City and County Solar PV Training Program

December 07, 2017 at 8:44pm featuring David R. Cook Jr.
Energy Construction, Energy Efficeincy Projects, Facilities Managers, Public Contractors, Public Owners, Public Works,

NREL, in support of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office, is offering a no-cost PV training program for 50 cities and counties seeking to go solar on their facilities (both buildings and land).

Cities and counties will …