One of the more complicated things to have come out of Intelligence Community recently are the new ICD 705 Standards which provide the guidelines for SCIF (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility) and sometimes SAP (Special Access Program) build outs. While the design and construction communities are still digesting all of the changes found in the new…
You can’t complete a headline scroll these days without seeing a story on tariffs and “trade wars.” Commodities central to the construction industry like steel, aluminum, lumber, and copper have all been subjects of new or potential tariffs in recent days. As a stakeholder in a construction project, here’s what you should know about this,…
I previously worked with a client who purchased a building which housed a high-security tenant. The acquisition occurred after the signing of a new lease, finalization and government review of the Tenant Improvement Design, and the submission of the project cost summary by the General Contractor (GC). Upon my involvement in the project, I quickly…
Nothing elicits greater frustration in most landlords (LL) leasing to the Federal Government than TICS Negotiation.
In the realm of completing work for the Federal Government, Fair and Reasonable pricing plays a vital role in ensuring taxpayer dollars are used efficiently and effectively. The Federal Government, with its vast purchasing power, must navigate the complexities of pricing to secure value for money while maintaining fairness and integrity. This blog post delves…
Undue Burden is an undefined theoretical concept within the Federal Government which boils down to this: The Government, in its course of operating as a business entity, cannot cause an undue burden to any of its vendors. There are a multitude of ways in which to argue Undue Burden but the most common justifications would…
Often Project Managers are tasked with arguing Tenant Improvement Cost Summary (TICS) Table Allocations on behalf of an ownership long after the lease has been negotiated and fully executed by the Landlord (LL) and Government Lease Contracting Officer (LCO). Some of the common aspects of a lease that are either overlooked by an ownership or…