Smith Currie Oles (SCO) provides comprehensive legal services to all parts of the construction industry. SCO lawyers have decades of demonstrated success representing clients in litigation and other forms of dispute resolution. We consult on project development and also advise during construction. The firm has broad experience assisting clients at every stage and with every facet of a project, including: contract preparation and negotiation, labor and employment issues, safety and health matters, insurance and bonding, claims avoidance, claims preparation, prosecution, and defense. SCO also has decades of experience navigating complex regulations governing federal contracting. The firm's lawyers regularly handle complex matters, including bid protests, ethics compliance, cost and pricing data, fraud and false claims, Buy America Act, Davis-Bacon Act, Miller Act bonds, subcontract and small business issues.