Hot off the presses! Anna Oshiro and Christi-Anne Kudo Chock co-authored a chapter in a book entitled Construction Defects that was just published by the American Bar Association and sponsored by the Forum on the Construction Industry. Construction Defects delves into various legal aspects related to issues that commonly arise on construction projects.
This chapter
The Supreme Court of Kansas refused to extend the economic loss doctrine to homeowners suing their contractor for purely economic losses in Daid v. Hett, 270 P.3d 1102 (2011), a case decided in December of last year. In the case, the plaintiffs were inexperienced in construction, and hired a general contractor to perform work
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American Bar Association Forum Committee on the Construction Industry: http://www.americanbar.org/groups/construction_industry.html
Forum Newsletters (“Under Construction” Online): http://www.americanbar.org/groups/construction_industry/publications.html
HAWAII resources — DCCA, licensing, bid openings, GCA, BIA
Business and Trademark Registration
State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Business Registration Division (BREG): http://hawaii.gov/dcca/breg/
Information re business registration: http://hawaii.gov/dcca/breg/geniforegister
BREG Online Services (business name
UHERO issued its Construction Forecast on March 16, 2012. The public summary of the forecast is available here. A summary of the summary is this: the recovery did not happen in 2011, but it appears it may happen in 2012 for a few reasons. First, public construction did not happen in 2011. For whatever
Hawaii procurement officers often complain of an inability to weed out unqualified or undependable contractors from the bidding process, and how the hard bid competitive bidding provisions of the procurement code do not allow sufficient discretion to pick the best contractors. There are, however, codified provisions for such "weeding," including findings of no responsibility, prequalification
The U.S. defense budget is being subject to severe cuts, which may be felt even in military strongholds like Hawaii. According to an article in Pacific Business News, "the Pentagon is requesting $8.5 billion for military construction, which is a 29 percent reduction. It’s also asking for just $1.65 billion for family housing, which is
New wind project obtains financing.
Hearings for House Bill 1671, which relates to the procurement code, are scheduled for
today before the Committee on Public Safety, Government Operations and Military
Affairs. More specifically, HB 1671 is described on the legislature’s Web site
as “[i]mpos[ing] time limits on rendering administrative and judicial review
decisions” and “[l]imiting protests to those that are
Appellant Shaw Construction (“Shaw”) was the contractor for the Roslyn Court condominium complex. Shaw hired a drywall subcontractor and a separate subcontractor to install roofs, gutters, and downspouts.
The City and County of Denver issued certificates of occupancy for each residential building for various periods, with the last certificate for the project being issued on