Amidst the flurry of tariff threats swirling around the world, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is terminating the waiver known as the Manufactured Products General Waiver from the Buy America requirements found in 23 U.S.C.A § 313. The Buy America regulation requires all federal-aid projects to use only steel, iron, and manufactured products that are
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Executive Order Update on Construction Materials
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This post was authored by International team lawyer Kathleen Porter.
Executive Order Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into The United States
On February 11, 2025, in an executive order titled Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States, President Trump increased, from 10% to 25%, the ad valorem tariff rate on imports of aluminum…
Mitigating the Risks of Materials Price Escalation: Better Now Than Never!
Below is an excerpt of an article published in Construction Executive on September 9, 2021.
The prices of raw building materials have risen dramatically over the past year, primarily because of the global pandemic and trade policies implemented by the previous administration, thereby jeopardizing construction projects that did not mitigate the risks of material price…