- April 22, 2025State and local public works projects are subject to statutory requirements that affect advertising, bidding, preference, sourcing, contracting, and other…
- February 12, 2017Throughout 2016, Attorney David Cook presented to multiple state and local government organizations concerning Georgia law of procurement. Governmental entities…
- October 22, 2016This post was written and edited by Chadd Reynolds and David Cook. A few months ago, a decision by the…
- April 9, 2015Lawmakers Approve Bill Allowing Local Governments to Partner with Private Entities for Public Projects A bill soon headed to the…
- October 3, 2013When a cleaning contractor failed to pay its employees for cleaning services at a university, its employees sued the Board…
- 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…
- June 4, 2013This guest post was written by James Richardson of the "Georgia Tipsheet." Read the Executive Order here. Georgia Gov. Nathan…
- January 6, 2013In several prior blog posts, we discussed the effectiveness of implied-contract claims against public owners, such as counties, school boards,…
- November 28, 2012Read the opinion here: Case - ArcherWestern v Pitts Construction owners occasionally use an Owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP) to…
- August 30, 2012In the latest edition of Georgia County Government Magazine, attorney David R. Cook discusses benefits and risks to local governments…
- 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…
- November 5, 2011Public owners, such as state agencies, cities and counties, and school districts, are considering the advantages of energy efficiency projects. …
- October 24, 2011The Georgia Court of Appeals recently held that claims against municipal governments by subcontractors are not covered by GIRMA's risk…
- June 25, 2011In the 2011 Regular Session, the Georgia General Assembly enacted the Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011. The…
