PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — Portland’s notoriously complicated and slow construction permitting process is back in the news. The City Auditor’s Office released an audit Wednesday, March 23, ...

Construction audit procedures extend beyond a cursory check to ensure guidelines and specifications are followed to include pre-construction and planning phase reviews. A full audit provides ...

Denver’s prequalification process for contractors working on projects valued at $1M or more is too opaque and lacks a consistent process to prevent city agencies responsible for selecting contractors ...

The practice of lowballing the costs and value of local construction projects in order to pay lower fees on building permits should get a lot harder next month.Staff from Aspen's and Pitkin County's ...