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Contract Surety 06.27.2022

Expanding: Clean Energy Construction

  New executive orders from the White House leverage the Defense Production Act of 1950 to propel clean energy construction and, ultimately, increase the production of clean energy in the United States. Domestic Manufacturing Construction…
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Expanding: Clean Energy Construction
Contract Surety 06.20.2022

Dig Once: Coordinators Please

  To effectively leverage federal infrastructure dollars—and achieve successful builds—governors recognize ever more efficiency is needed across multiple, complex systems. Their appointed infrastructure coordinators are taking on mission critical work in states across the country….
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Dig Once: Coordinators Please
Contract Surety 06.16.2022

Winner!

  The American Council of Engineering Companies has recognized New York City’s Moynihan Train Hall for “most outstanding engineering effort” of 2021. Located across 8th Avenue from the infamously dingy Penn Station, Moynihan Train Hall…
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Winner!
Contract Surety 06.16.2022

Building For The Home Opener

  Sports franchises are determined to wow fans with ever more exciting game day experiences—in modern facilities. Negotiations and plans are underway for new stadiums in regions around the country. Looks like Nashville Soccer Club’s…
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Building For The Home Opener
Contract Surety 06.10.2022

$2.5 Billion Airport Expansion: San Antonio?

  San Antonio has grown by 8% in ten years. Estimates indicate a million more people will call the city home by 2040. Recognizing that airport expansion is critical to the regional boom, public leaders…
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$2.5 Billion Airport Expansion: San Antonio?
Contract Surety 05.24.2022

Infrastructure In Real Life?

  Infrastructure has become such a buzzy word that it’s easy to lose sight of how the presence of a strong infrastructure enables our everyday lives. In celebration of “United for Infrastructure,” leadership of the…
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Infrastructure In Real Life?
Contract Surety 05.24.2022

Construction Commitments: California

  From Sacramento comes the news that the California Transportation Commission (CTC) has committed $700 million for improvements to transportation infrastructure across the state. Contractors are gearing up their bids as states and localities across…
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Construction Commitments: California
Contract Surety 05.16.2022

Resuming Construction: Maryland’s Purple Line

  It’s been nearly two years since construction came to a halt over disputes, but building is slated to resume, on the first “suburb to suburb” rail line in the Washington D.C. region. The work…
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Resuming Construction: Maryland’s Purple Line
Contract Surety 05.16.2022

Great Expectations: Bridge Repair

Great Expectations: Bridge Repair 178 million times a day? According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, that’s the number of times Americans cross deteriorating bridges around the country—every day. As states work to leverage…
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Great Expectations: Bridge Repair