Puget Sound Business Journal reported this week that the Port of Seattle has announced that it will re-commence work on its 23-acre, $419 million dollar rental car facility at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The project was put on hold in December 2008 due to the anemic long-term bond market. According to the Port, it has now
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WA Supreme Court Confirms Right to Claim Liens over Improvements on Public Property
By Adam Walters on
It is well known that public property is not lienable in most states, including Washington. However, it has been generally assumed that under Washington’s mechanic’s lien statute (RCW 60.04), improvements constructed on public property are lienable. In Estate of Haselwood v. Bremerton Ice Arena, Inc., No. 80411-7 (June 25, 2009) the Supreme Court of Washington…
Exciting Times at the Boring Machine
By Karl Oles on
Posted in Public Construction Contracting
The $1 billion Brightwater wastewater treatment plant in north King County is experiencing delays. The attached video describes a problem with one of the large boring machines. The project, which includes several long tunnels and a central treatment plant, is divided up among several large contracts.