STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS: DESCRIPTION

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP has successfully litigated and counseled clients in all aspects of state and local Government contract law. Our expertise includes not only the state and local agencies within California, Colorado, Georgia, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia, but also includes an extensive list of additional state and local agencies within the United States. We have in-depth knowledge of the procurement laws and regulations applicable to these jurisdictions, and work with clients to maximize the likelihood that state and local agencies will select their proposals for performance. Should agencies make erroneous bid selections, we have the legal expertise and political clout to successfully protest such selections. We also have long and successfully prepared and litigated claims seeking to recover cost overruns often caused by state and local agencies

More specifically, our counseling and litigation experience includes:

• Counseling clients on the state and local laws applicable to procurements, including minority subcontracting, labor, recycled content, balanced bid and technical specification issues
• Negotiating final terms and conditions on behalf of clients with state and local Government agencies
• Protesting procurement awards made by state and local agencies on behalf of information technology, transportation, service contractor, professional consulting and construction clients
• Preparing and submitting claims for payment to state and local agencies under the theories of constructive change, defective specifications, bid mistake and mandatory economic price adjustment
• Litigating denied claims and bid protests in the applicable state court

For more information about our state and local Government Contracts practice, please contact Michael Rizzo.