A Lesson in Sausage Making and Persistence

By G. William Quatman, DBIA, Esq.[1]  |  June 20, 2016 It has been said that you should never watch sausage or legislation being made.  President Calvin Coolidge also once said, “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.” These observations have been particularly true in recent years with regard to design-build legislation in […] Read more >

New Bill to Open Tax-Exempt Financing for Social Infrastructure P3s

by Andrew Ausel | June 8, 2016 To assist with private investment in our nation’s aging and dilapidated public builds, a new bill has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would facilitate important public-private partnerships in this arena. While Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) have been all over the news for the past few […] Read more >

Treasury Department Weighs in on Ideal Conditions for a P3

by Andrew Ausel  |  June 8, 2016 In case you missed it, at the end of last month, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published an Economic Framework for Comparing Public-Private Partnerships and Conventional Procurement. Within the publication, the Treasury concluded that there is no single factor that definitively informs whether a P3 is likely […] Read more >

Registration Open for 2016 Design-Build Conference & Expo

By Stephenie Zvonkovich | May 6, 2016 Join DBIA this November 2-4 in Las Vegas for the 2016 Design-Build Conference & Expo! The Design-Build Conference & Expo is the largest gathering of the year for the design-build market and the only event centered exclusively on design-build. It is the perfect opportunity to learn key aspects […] Read more >