Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Time: 11 a.m. (ET) / 10 a.m. (CT) / 9 a.m. (MT) / 8 a.m. (PT)
Length: 75 minutes
Speaker: David Ralston, Partner, Foley & Lardner, LLP
Registration Fee: $99
- Steel products firms
- Construction materials buyers
- Corporate compliance officers
- Construction materials suppliers
- Prime contractors
Join David Ralston of Foley & Lardner, LLP as he discusses how to comply with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s “Buy American” provisions, including certification requirements, obligations and liability implications.
You will learn about the Buy American requirements for construction companies on government contracts to use domestic construction materials, and the new federal procurement regulations implementing the Buy American requirement at the federal level. Also, hear about the Office of Management and Budget guidance and federal agency regulations implementing the requirement at the state and local levels through Recovery Act grant conditions.
Additionally, learn about the Buy American certification process that has been imposed on prime contractors of Recovery Act-funded projects, including how to complete the certification to comply with the Buy American provision. Ralston will examine how to approach achieving certification from the prime contractor and supplier contracting tiers.
Ralston also will discuss recent amendments to the False Claims Act and how, in light of the Buy American certification requirement, Buy American violations will likely entail False Claims Act exposure. Learn about the recent amendments to the False Claims Act, how they will apply to Buy American violations and how you can ultimately avoid violations.
This webinar will provide you with the tools and resources to:
- recognize the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s Buy American requirements and how they are implemented;
- understand how Buy American violations can result in potential False Claims Act exposure;
- identify Buy American certification requirements and negotiation points; and
- learn how international procurement agreements impact Buy American provisions.
David Ralston, Partner, Foley & Lardner, LLP
David T. Ralston, Jr. is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP where his practice focuses on government contract litigation and counseling, national and homeland security, air transportation and commercial contract litigation.
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