Construction Law Links

Find links to construction industry resources, associations, legal links, and more.  Our construction lawyers represent contractors and builders, subcontractors, suppliers, and owners in all types of commercial construction disputes. Given our experiences, both as attorneys and before becoming attorneys, we bring an uncommon understanding and perspective to our construction law practice. For a link to a construction law resource, click on one of the following subjects:

         Ohio statutes and regulations,
         U.S. laws, legislation, and executive orders
         Federal acquisition regulations,
         Case law,
         Construction industry guides and publications,
         Construction industry periodicals,
         Government contract search engines, and
         Construction industry and trade association sites.

Ohio Law Links

Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Government Front Page

U.S. Laws, Legislation, Executive Order

Executive Orders

House and Senate Bills

House and Senate Reports (Legislative History)

Public Laws

U.S. Code

Occupational Safety and Health Act (1970)

OSHA Regulations

U.S. Code of Federal Regulations

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Acquisition Regulations

Federal Register

Code of Federal Regulations

Federal Acquisition Regulation

Defense FAR Supplement

Engineering FAR Supplement

General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation

NASA FAR Supplement

Energy FAR Supplement

Navy Acquisition Procurement Supplement

Air Force FAR Supplement

Army FAR Supplement

Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation

Transportation Acquisition Regulation

Environmental Protection Agency Acquisition Regulation

U.S. Postal Service Purchasing Manual

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Case Law

Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals

Comptroller General Decisions

Engineer Board of Contract Appeals

Labor Board of Contract Appeals

Veterans Administration Board of Contract Appeals

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

Ist Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions Jurisdiction includes Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island.

2nd Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions Jurisdiction includes New York, Vermont, and Connecticut.

3rd Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions Jurisdiction includes Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Virgin Islands.

4th Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions Jurisdiction includes Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.

5th Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions Jurisdiction includes Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi.

6th Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions Jurisdiction includes Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.

7th Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions Jurisdiction includes Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

8th Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions Jurisdiction includes North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Arkansas.

9th Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions Jurisdictions includes California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.

10th Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions Jurisdiction includes Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming, plus those portions of the Yellowstone National Parkextending into Montana and Idaho.

11th Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions Jurisdiction includes Alabama, Georgia and Florida.

District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions Jurisdiction includes the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the United States Tax Court, and appeals from many administrative agencies of the federal government.

Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions Jurisdiction includes the U.S. Court of International Trade, U.S. Claims Court and the Court of Veterans' Appeals and patent appeals.

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Other Agency Guidance & Publications

Best Practices Guides

Commerce Business Daily

Cost, Pricing, and Finance

DCAA Field Memos

Defense Acquisition Deskbook

DoD Directives and Instructions

DoD Regulations and Manuals

OFPP Policy Letters

OMB Circulars

Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Non-Procurement Programs

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Periodicals

Contract Management

National Contract Management Journal

Public Contract Law Journal

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Government Contract Metasites and Search Engines

Department of Commerce General Counsel's Office

George Washington University Law Library's Government Contracts Resource Guide

Georgetown University Law Library

GSA Acquisition Reform Network

Federal Acquisition Jumpstation

FindLaw

Steve Schooner's Web Page

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Other industry and trade association sites

American Institute of Architects

AIA forms, discussion

American Consulting Engineers Council

American Public Works Association

American Society of Civil Engineers

ASCE Forms

American Society of Interior Designers

American Society of Landscape Architects

American Subcontractors Association

Associated Builders and Contractors

Associated General Contractors

AGC Forms, guide

Canada Construction Association

Constructionbidding.com  Post a project for bid, view projects, submit proposals on line 

Construction Mangement Association of America

Construction Specification Institute

Design Built Instuitute of America

National Association of Home Builders

National Association of Women in Construction

National Association of Professional Engineers

Industry and trade sites

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