Brownfields offer contracting opportunities to remediate properties

by Mary Scott Nabers | Aug 12, 2020 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities

Developers, engineers, and contractors who are interested in municipal projects should consider monitoring grant funding that is currently being awarded to communities for brownfield projects. A large percentage of the most recent grant funding is being awarded for...

Fort Worth considering $1.85B in capital improvement projects over next 5 years

by Texas Government Insider | Aug 10, 2020 | Opportunities

Fort Worth’s city manager presented a recommended $1.85 billion capital improvement plan (CIP) for fiscal years 2021 to 2025 to the City Council on August 4. The proposed CIP includes $394.3 million in proposed projects for next year. The city plans to spend $48.4...

Hillsborough County mulling $1.5B capital improvement plan

by Government Contracting Pipeline | Aug 10, 2020 | Opportunities

Florida – As the Hillsborough County commissioners refine the county’s proposed $6.71 billion budget for fiscal year 2021, they also are reviewing a Recommended Capital Improvement Program FY 21-FY 25 draft that totals $1.5 billion. The county’s Recommended FY 21-FY...

New funding now flowing to airports nationwide

by Mary Scott Nabers | Aug 7, 2020 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities

Another round of funding from by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will guarantee the launch of numerous projects at airports throughout the U.S. This particular grant program provides smaller funding amounts, but the funding can augment projects that are part...

Upcoming P3 Conference focuses on public-private partnerships

by Mary Scott Nabers | Aug 5, 2020 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities

This time last year, I would have been preparing to travel to the upcoming P3 Conference to discuss public-private partnerships. Now, I am planning to engage audiences virtually at this year’s P3 Conference dubbed the ‘Sports, Entertainment and Facilities...

U.S. catching up on overdue bridge construction, repairs

by Mary Scott Nabers | Jul 29, 2020 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities

Bridges, a critical part of America’s infrastructure, need immediate attention. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s 2019 National Bridge Inventory database shows that 81,000 bridges should be replaced and more than 46,000 are structurally deficient. In spite of...