BID PROTESTS – PROCESS AND PROCEDURES
INTRODUCTION Fresh off the heels of another successful bid protest, Excell Consulting shares the following summary of important information regarding Bid Protests and the process required to…
YES, YOU CAN RECOVER COSTS RELATING TO INFLATION
YES, YOU CAN RECOVER COSTS RELATING TO INFLATION If Your Claim is Presented with the Right Strategy! — For a printable PDF of this blog post and…
DoD ISSUES QUESTIONABLE GUIDANCE ON INFLATION
DoD ISSUES QUESTIONABLE GUIDANCE ON INFLATION Economic Price Adjustment Clause in New, Existing, and Option Contracts — INTRODUCTION In the midst of decades-high inflation, the Department of…
VALUE ENGINEERING CHANGE PROPOSALS (VECPs)
VALUE ENGINEERING CHANGE PROPOSALS (VECPs) CAPTURE A 55% SHARE OF THE COST SAVINGS FOR AN EXTENDED SHARE PERIOD ON LONG-TERM CONTRACTS INTRODUCTION Value Engineering Change…
Partial and Full Terminations for Convenience: What are you forgetting?
Terminations for Convenience (T4Cs) on Government contracts are becoming more and more common in today’s contracting arena. When they do occur, many contractors don’t have much in…
Border Wall Terminations for Convenience
Don’t Take the Risk! Excell’s Administrative Costs Associated with Preparation of the Border Wall Contract Termination Settlement Proposals are 100% Recoverable! (i.e., bottom line settlement negotiation situations)…
RATIFICATION: Government Cannot “Contract Around” Its Duty to Pay For Directed Changes by an Authorized Party
INTRODUCTION In a perfect world, when working on a Government contract, a contractor will always obtain written direction from the Contracting Officer before performing any out-of-scope work….
NOTICE: RECOVERING ADDITIONAL COSTS DUE TO COVID-19 IMPACTS
This post is a follow-on to our previous post: COVID-19 Notice Requirements, Business Risk Insurance, and YOUR PROFITS! Introduction As discussed in our previous post, which can…
COVID-19: Notice Requirements, Business Risk Insurance, and YOUR PROFITS!
YOU NEED TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS, TODAY! With the recent global spread of COVID-19, the construction world has changed, along with the rules it operates by. Now…
Constructive Changes and the Notice Requirement
Court Finally Recognizes that Government’s Actual Knowledge of Changes Fulfills Notice Requirement INTRODUCTION A Government agency’s typical first line of defense when refuting contractor claims that it…