- September 14, 2025Many local government attorneys assemble each year at the Institute for City and County Attorneys, in Athens. I provided an…
- February 21, 2023A bill introduced in the General Assembly would modify the authority of state and local governments, as well as school…
- September 7, 2022Effective July 1, 2019, consultants who advise or assist local governments in developing specifications or solicitation requirements must enter an…
- August 29, 2022For contracting opportunities of public works construction contracts, local governments must advertise and award them on the basis of competitive…
- August 24, 2022In the 2021-2022 session, the Georgia General Assembly made substantive changes in the Payment and Retainage Law. The rules still…
- August 21, 2021Effective July 1, 2022, counties may execute design-build contracts for transportation-related projects that include buildings, bridges and approaches, rail corridors,…
- January 17, 2018UPDATE: This post is updated below. State and local governments enjoy the protection of sovereign immunity. It may be waived…
- 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…
- September 6, 2016In a very well-reasoned opinion, the Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the denial of a contractor’s unwritten contract claim against…
- January 28, 2016More than three years after Georgia Governor Nathan Deal made it his top transportation project, the planned redevelopment of the…
- May 30, 2015In May, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved the GMP (guaranteed maximum price) for construction of the new Atlanta…
- 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 5, 2013Building Profits -- the magazine for the Construction Financial Management Association -- recently published an article written by Attorney David…
- June 4, 2013This guest post was written by James Richardson of the "Georgia Tipsheet." Read the Executive Order here. Georgia Gov. Nathan…
- April 22, 2013Surety bonds offer security to owners, contractors, subcontractors, and others for performance of work and payment therefor. Both payment and…
- January 6, 2013In several prior blog posts, we discussed the effectiveness of implied-contract claims against public owners, such as counties, school boards,…
- 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…
