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#127:  Subcontract "Flow Down" of Prime Contract Terms

NH Construction Law

Commercial construction subcontracts frequently incorporate by reference provisions of the prime contract between the owner and the general contractor, often with language requiring the subcontractor to assume toward the general contractor all duties owed by the general contractor to the owner. Such was the case in Flatiron-Lane v.

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KBR Will Pay $13.7M to Settle DOD Contract Breach Whistleblower Suit

ENR Construction

agreement resolves claims of subcontracting kickbacks and bid rigging related to firm's past LOGCAP military operations support contract in Iraq Justice Dept.

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Contract Void Ab Initio: Key Insights into the KBR vs. Corps of Engineers Affirmative Defense

Best Practices Construction Law

The alleged misrepresentations include issues related to subcontractor quotes, firm fixed prices, subcontracting plans, and more. Misrepresentation of firm fixed prices and acceptance of subcontract terms. Misrepresentation of the scope and value of work subcontracted to a key subcontractor.

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#95:  Are Miller Act Claims Arbitrable?

NH Construction Law

Because venue provisions can be waived, courts allow Miller Act claims to be litigated in a different court selected by the parties’ contract. The Federal Arbitration Act instructs federal courts to enforce arbitration agreements according to their terms. Industrial Lumber Co. , Enterprises, Inc. , 3d 35, 36 (1st Cir.

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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? It is often said that a payment bond surety may assert all of the contractual defenses to payment enjoyed by its principal. 267 F.Supp.3d

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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. FE&C’s amended complaint included a claim for violation of the federal Prompt Payment Act (PPA). FE&C’s amended complaint also included claims for violation of the Tennessee PPA.

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KBR Pays $13.7M to Settle DOD Contract Breach Whistleblower Suit

ENR Construction

agreement resolves claims of subcontracting kickbacks and bid rigging related to firm's past LOGCAP military operations support contract in Iraq. Justice Dept.