Members of the
Jones Walker Construction practice provide a full range of services in
connection with federal, state and local government contracting. Team members
in various offices have helped clients navigate the often perilous state and
local public bid processes for goods, services and construction, including
qualifying disadvantaged, minority and veteran business organizations under
federal, state and local laws. Jones Walker has experience prosecuting and
defending against public bid protests, as well as in contract disputes and
public works act claims. Team members are also experienced advising clients on
federal projects, including bid protest litigation before the Government
Accountability Office (GAO) and Court of Federal Claims. We have counseled
clients on a wide range of claims arising under federal government contracts,
including analysis of entitlement and claims pricing issues, claim notification
and certification requirements, Contract Disputes Act claims, False Claims Act
investigations and Miller Act Claims.
Representative
Matters
• Assisted a
contractor with its presentation of claims to federal agency in compliance with
Contract Disputes Act.
• Assisted a
contractor with its defense against Miller Act claims by a subcontractor.
• Assisted a
contractor with its termination of a subcontractor.
• Assisted a
contractor with subcontract negotiations and flowdown of FAR requirements.
• Assisted a
contractor in its defense against federal False Claims Act claims.
• Assisted a
contractor in its defense against a qui tam claim.
• Advised a
client regarding the requirements of the Buy American Act and American Recovery
And Reinvestment Act.
• Represented a
government contractor in a lawsuit alleging that defectively performed sitework
caused permanent damage to a landowner’s property.
• Represented
a contractor in consolidated class and individual actions claiming that the New
Orleans area hurricane protection system failed due to design and construction
defects (In re: Katrina Canal Breaches Consolidated Litigation).
• Represented
the successful bidder in defending a challenge to the contract it was awarded
under the Louisiana Professional Services Procurement Code.
• Represented a
successful contractor in defending a contract award under the Louisiana Public
Bid Law.
