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President Obama encourages increased private investment in US infrastructure

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 29 2013

President Obama today announced a series of proposals to encourage greater private investment in US highways and other infrastructure assets. The

Recent US Department of Defense solicitation for up to $7 billion of renewable or alternative energy utilizing power purchase agreements

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 13 2012

Under mandates that require the US Department of Defense (DOD) to produce or procure from renewable resources at least 25 percent of its total facility energy needs by 2025, the DOD, through the US Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, Alabama (CEHNC), has recently issued and posted a solicitation (RFP) for up to $7 billion of renewable or alternative energy (RAE) generation over 10 years

Transportation reauthorization bill implications for transportation P3 projects

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 28 2012

On June 28, 2012, the US House of Representatives and Senate reached agreement on the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (S.1813; MAP-21

City of Chicago establishes Chicago Infrastructure Trust

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 1 2012

On April 24, 2012, the Chicago City Council, by a vote of 41-7, established the Chicago Infrastructure Trust, an innovative approach proposed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel to leverage private investment for transformative infrastructure projects

Fairness hearing required prior to dismissal of settled FCA case over a relator's objection

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 26 2012

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has issued an opinion involving False Claims Act (FCA) allegations related to General Services Administration (GSA) schedule contracts

Illinois PPP legislation

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 21 2011

On June 3, 2011, in an effort to seek new sources of investment capital and deliver infrastructure improvements, the Illinois General Assembly passed the Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act (HB 1091), which is now in the hands of Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to sign into law

California becomes first state to ban firms doing business with Iran from state contracts

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • Iran, USA
  • -
  • June 29 2011

The cost of doing business with Iran’s petroleum, natural gas, and nuclear industries just went up

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals overturns trial court award of roughly $500,000 in attorneys’ fees under the False Claims Act

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 27 2011

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit’s recent decision in United States ex rel. Ubl v. IIF Data Solutions, No. 09-2280, 2011 WL 1474783 (4th Cir. Apr. 19, 2011), overturned an award of attorneys’ fees under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729-33 (FCA

Developers and sponsors of merchant transmission facing regulatory “Catch 22" in many US jurisdictions

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 31 2011

Non-utility developers and sponsors of merchant transmission are finding themselves caught in a "Catch 22" under the laws of several states as they seek to develop new projects in competition with incumbent utilities

Recent developments in Illinois’ electric power procurement

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 3 2011

On December 15, 2010, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ILCC) authorized Ameren Illinois Utilities (Ameren) and Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) to enter into long-term contracts involving 37,234,500 megawatt-hours (MWH) of renewable energy over 20 years (1,261,725 MWH per year for ComEd and 600,000 MWH per year for Ameren) for an average price of $55