Construction Law Report - Summer 2003

The Construction Law Report, published quarterly, focuses on Construction Law trends and recent Construction Law court decisions.

In This Issue:

• Board permits government contractor to collect reasonable contract administration costs despite failed negotiations
• A New York project owner's misrepresentations regarding available financing do not rise to the level of fraud
• Contractor's failure to make reasonable efforts to obtain materials precludes excuse for nonperformance
• Arbitrator's failure to fully disclose his relationship with a party to the arbitration results in the award being vacated
• A New California bidder's option to explore the seldom-used tort of 'interference with a prospective economic advantage'