I recently litigated a bid protest seeking to overturn acceptance of a bid for a $7 million dollar paving job. The time set for bid opening was 2:00. On the date of bid opening, the low bidder ran into the room, self-stamped his bid, and handed it over to the public agency rep. behind the counter. The
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Okada Trucking 13 Years Later: Still Making Waves in the Industry
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Last year I researched and wrote a paper on the Okada Trucking decision, first issued by the Hawaii Supreme Court in 2002. The decision dramatically affected the scope of a general engineering and building license in the state, altering and limiting work traditionally performed by general contractors, and making them little more than construction managers…
Bidding On Rail
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by Christi-Anne H. Kudo Chock
By the end of March 2011, the City and County of Honolulu had awarded contracts totaling nearly $2.5 billion in connection with the Honolulu High-Capacity Transit Corridor Project (i.e. rail project). With so much money on the line, it is not surprising that some of these awards are currently
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Keeping Track Of Rail
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by Christi-Anne H. Kudo Chock
Honolulu rail, officially referred to as the “High-Capacity Transit Corridor Project,” will generate its share of legal issues over an anticipated eight year construction period, including eminent domain, construction and procurement, and environmental law. The attorneys at Damon Key have a depth of experience in these fields, and stand ready
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