- October 20, 2017This article by David Cook was published in the October 2017 issue of IEC Insights. Spotting Problem Project by David…
- March 14, 2017This post was written by David Cook and Chadd Reynolds. In continuing our series on common contract provisions found in…
- February 22, 2017Are the workers you employ on the job site considered employees or independent contractors? This is an important distinction that contractors…
- October 22, 2016This post was written and edited by Chadd Reynolds and David Cook. A few months ago, a decision by the…
- August 23, 2016In prior posts, we have discussed Georgia’s constitutional prohibition against local governments incurring “new debt” without voter approval in the…
- May 15, 2016This post was written by Chadd Reynolds and David Cook. Like many states, Georgia has enacted a False Claims Act,…
- May 30, 2015In May, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved the GMP (guaranteed maximum price) for construction of the new Atlanta…
- August 31, 2013The Association of County Commissioners of Georgia and the Georgia Municipal Association have provided guidance to local governments concerning Georgia’s…
- July 6, 2013The most recent session of Georgia’s General Assembly produced several notable changes to state and local government procurement laws. These…
- April 22, 2013Surety bonds offer security to owners, contractors, subcontractors, and others for performance of work and payment therefor. Both payment and…
- March 23, 2013C&A attorney David Cook authored an article on the False Claims Act that will appear in the next edition of…
- January 6, 2013In several prior blog posts, we discussed the effectiveness of implied-contract claims against public owners, such as counties, school boards,…
- August 10, 2012The Georgia General Assembly recently enacted the Georgia Taxpayer Protection False Claims Act (the "Act") to combat fraud and false…
- July 10, 2012The Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently reported on an unintended exclusion contained in the 2011 E-Verify Law for contractors of small public owners…
- June 22, 2012In a previous Construction Law Update, we discussed a Court of Appeals opinion that held a school district's construction contract…
- May 7, 2012At some point, a county's board or administrators may be faced with complaints from the community about payments made to…
- February 26, 2012A bill before the Georgia General Assembly would revise the rules for contractors that are pre-qualified to perform energy savings…
- February 26, 2012The Georgia Supreme Court recently affirmed a trial court’s order requiring a city to pay a developer for the construction…
- November 5, 2011Public owners, such as state agencies, cities and counties, and school districts, are considering the advantages of energy efficiency projects. …
- September 19, 2011Many vendors to state and local governments (such as contractors, subcontractors, and architects) market their services to public officials and…
- July 13, 2011In the 2011 Regular Session, the Georgia General Assembly enacted the Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011. The…
