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ASBCA Holds That Contractor Entitled to Recover Costs of Preparing to Perform, When CO Terminated Contract Before Notice to Proceed

Client Alert | 1 min read | 09.27.17

In Appeal of Pro-Built Construction Firm (ASBCA No. 59278), the Board found that the contractor was entitled to recover nearly $290,000, even though Pro-Built never actually performed the contract. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contracted with Pro-Built to construct a police station in Afghanistan, but eight months later, terminated the contract for convenience, before the USACE ever issued a notice to proceed with construction to Pro-Built. After the USACE determined Pro-Built was entitled to $48,972 in reimbursable costs, Pro-Built appealed to the Board, arguing it was also entitled to direct labor and subcontractor costs as well as lost profit. In rejecting the USACE’s argument that it was unreasonable to incur “standby” costs prior to the NTP, the Board found that Pro-Built was entitled to three months of these costs and lost profit, holding that it was reasonable for Pro-Built to have staff on standby for three – not eight – months, and Pro-Built properly determined it was in its best interest to retain personnel and subcontractors in advance of construction due to the labor market and security situation in Afghanistan.

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Client Alert | 6 min read | 03.26.24

California Office of Health Care Affordability Notice Requirement for Material Change Transactions Closing on or After April 1, 2024

Starting next week, on April 1st, health care entities in California closing “material change transactions” will be required to notify California’s new Office of Health Care Affordability (“OHCA”) and potentially undergo an extensive review process prior to closing. The new review process will impact a broad range of providers, payers, delivery systems, and pharmacy benefit managers with either a current California footprint or a plan to expand into the California market. While health care service plans in California are already subject to an extensive transaction approval process by the Department of Managed Health Care, other health care entities in California have not been required to file notices of transactions historically, and so the notice requirement will have a significant impact on how health care entities need to structure and close deals in California, and the timing on which closing is permitted to occur....