News & Awards Updates

What's happening at Imperial

September 28, 2026

Demonstrated Capability vs Purchased Credentials: What to Look For

A registration is a permission to be considered, not evidence anything was built. The records that prove delivery, how long a construction past-performance file lives, and what a thin file really means.

EPC, Design-Build or Design-Bid-Build: Which Fits a Public Building?

Insight

September 25, 2026

EPC, Design-Build or Design-Bid-Build: Which Fits a Public Building?

EPC vs design-build on public work: why the turnkey model built for plants rarely fits a building an agency intends to watch being built.

What Changed in CPARS for 2026, and What Did Not

Compliance

September 23, 2026

What Changed in CPARS for 2026, and What Did Not

The negative-events-only CPARS overhaul never became law. What did change: the FAR numbering, a marking date, and guidance DoD owes on past performance.

Self-Perform vs Subcontract: Electrical on NJ Public Work

Capabilities

September 22, 2026

Self-Perform vs Subcontract: Electrical on NJ Public Work

Ask every bidder which scopes its own crews install and which it subcontracts, state by state. Our electrical is self-performed in New Jersey only.

Building Around the Occupants: Construction Inside a Facility That Cannot Close

Capabilities

September 21, 2026

Building Around the Occupants: Construction Inside a Facility That Cannot Close

Most public renovation happens in buildings that stay open. The phasing, access, containment and conduct terms a contracting officer should scope.

As-Built Drawings at Project Closeout: The Owner Check

Compliance

September 14, 2026

As-Built Drawings at Project Closeout: The Owner Check

Before you release retainage, confirm the as-builts match the final change orders. The closeout document check a contracting officer should require.

Who Performs a Constructability Review, and at Which Design Stage

Insight

September 7, 2026

Who Performs a Constructability Review, and at Which Design Stage

A constructability review checks the design set for buildability before bid: who performs it, at which design stage, and what it catches at each one.

What to Confirm About a Bidder Before Bid Day on a New Jersey Public Project

Compliance

August 31, 2026

What to Confirm About a Bidder Before Bid Day on a New Jersey Public Project

On New Jersey public work, prime bidders and the subcontractors named in the bid advertisement must be DPMC-classified and, where applicable, SDA-prequalified at the time of the bid proposal. Here is what a public owner should confirm before the envelopes open, and why.

After the Award: What Happens Before Work Actually Starts

Insight

August 24, 2026

After the Award: What Happens Before Work Actually Starts

What happens after a construction contract is awarded: notice to proceed, the post-award conference, and the bonds and submittals that gate mobilization.

Imperial Nears Completion on the F-35 Repair Hangar at Building 1001

Projects

August 18, 2026

Imperial Nears Completion on the F-35 Repair Hangar at Building 1001

Imperial Construction & Electric is on the verge of completing the F-35 repair hangar at Building 1001 for the Air National Guard in Jacksonville, Florida — a $15.7 million modernization of an active maintenance facility.

On a Federal Job, the Documentation Is the Deliverable

Compliance

August 17, 2026

On a Federal Job, the Documentation Is the Deliverable

Federal construction project documentation is a scored deliverable: the five record sets a reviewer reads, and how they become your past performance.

Teaming and Subcontracting: How a Specialty Trade Gets Onto Federal Work

Insight

August 10, 2026

Teaming and Subcontracting: How a Specialty Trade Gets Onto Federal Work

How a teaming agreement, subcontract, or joint venture puts a specialty trade onto government construction work, and what a prime screens before the bid.

What a Fair Public Solicitation Looks Like (and How to Spot One That Is Not)

Insight

August 3, 2026

What a Fair Public Solicitation Looks Like (and How to Spot One That Is Not)

How agencies evaluate construction proposals: five tells a solicitation has already picked its winner, and how to draft a scope firms can compete on.

Surety Bonding on Public Work: What Capacity Actually Means

Compliance

July 27, 2026

Surety Bonding on Public Work: What Capacity Actually Means

Construction surety bonding for government contracts: how bid, performance, and payment bonds work, single vs aggregate capacity, and how to verify a contractor before award.

Design-Build vs Design-Bid-Build: Which Delivery Method Fits Your Public Project?

Insight

July 20, 2026

Design-Build vs Design-Bid-Build: Which Delivery Method Fits Your Public Project?

Design-build vs design-bid-build for public projects: how each method affects accountability, schedule, risk, and change orders, from an MBE/SBE prime.

Awards

June 11, 2026

Imperial Honored at the 2025 ABC NJ Excellence in Construction Awards

Imperial Construction & Electric was recognized at the Associated Builders and Contractors New Jersey Chapter's 2025 Excellence in Construction Awards.

Press

June 5, 2026

Featured in Apeiron Construction

Imperial Construction & Electric was featured in an industry article highlighting our work building federal trust along the East Coast.

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