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#96:  Payment Bond Sureties and "Pay-if-Paid" Subcontracts

NH Construction Law

If the principal is a general contractor with a “pay-if-paid” clause in its subcontracts, must a subcontractor wait for the general contractor to be paid before it can collect on a payment bond? Thus the liability of the company as surety is coextensive with that of the principal.” United States ex rel. 27, 29 (1959).

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#116:  Termination as a Condition of Performance Bond Liability

NH Construction Law

Conversely, not terminating also forgoes the protection of the bond – if termination is an enforceable condition of the surety’s liability. “In interpreting a multiple-document agreement, we seek to harmonize and give effect to the provisions of the various documents so that none will be rendered meaningless.”

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Choose With Care: Tennessee Federal Court’s Prompt Payment Conclusions Turn on Choice of Law Clause

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Relyant subcontracted with Federal Engineers and Constructors, Inc. (FE&C). Relyant later terminated its subcontract with FE&C. Under FE&C’s theory, it was entitled to recover interest under a subcontract provision that generally incorporated all “terms and conditions … required by law.”

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Digital Builder Podcast Ep 22: How Specialty Contractors Can Navigate Contracts & Get Paid On Time

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Karalynn also brought up the tendency of the industry to pass liability down the chain when drawing up contracts. For this reason, construction professionals must find better ways to craft and negotiate agreements. Karalynn also emphasizes the importance of negotiating who takes on certain risks and liabilities.

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#95:  Are Miller Act Claims Arbitrable?

NH Construction Law

The Federal Arbitration Act instructs federal courts to enforce arbitration agreements according to their terms. An arbitration agreement is the quintessential “waiver of the right to bring a civil action,” and when contained in a signed subcontract it will necessarily be executed before labor or materials are furnished.

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Lawsuit over First LEED Platinum Building is Over

Green Building Law Update

District Court for Maryland, filed a Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice following a confidential Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release. Permapost had a subcontract to apply pressure-treated PolyClear 2000 preservative to the Parallams. Weyerhaeuser Company, et al, pending in the U.S. And now you know the rest of the story.

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What Is an Installation Floater?

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” You may already have an insurance policy that offers coverage for business property and general liability. Frequently, the terms of a construction contract require that a sub be named as an additional insured on the contractor’s general liability policy. But, therein lies the rub. .