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#111:  The "One Year" Warranty: Myth and Reality

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of ConsensusDocs 200 – Standard Agreement and General Conditions Between Owner and Constructor. .” of ConsensusDocs 200 – Standard Agreement and General Conditions Between Owner and Constructor. The basic one is found in Section 3.5.1, ” Almost identical language is found in Section 3.8.1

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#125:  Pay-if-Paid Clauses and Contractor Default

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New Hampshire employs the same general rule.) Can its decision to give up money in a settlement agreement rather than litigate the owner’s claimed justification for nonpayment effectively bargain away the subcontractors’ right to payment under a pay-if-paid provision? ” 286 A.3d 3d at 1201.

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#98:  Good Faith Limits on Termination for Convenience

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A recent New Hampshire Superior Court case applied the covenant to restrict a contractor’s right to terminate a subcontractor “for convenience” – the ultimate exercise of discretion – before the subcontractor even starts work, simply in order to try to obtain a better price.

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#74:  Disclaiming Implied Warranties: Public Policy Considerations

NH Construction Law

A necessary principle of contract law is that “[p]arties generally are bound by the terms of an agreement freely and openly entered into,” Mills v. Healthsource New Hampshire , 140 N.H. Healthsource New Hampshire , 140 N.H. Nashua Federal Sav. and Loan Ass ’ n , 121 N.H. 722, 726 (1981).

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#75:  Recovery for Defective Work After Termination for Convenience

NH Construction Law

The trial court disallowed the setoff, and the appeals court agreed, ruling that “the text of the termination for convenience clause, in context, does not under the circumstances of this case permit Catamount to both terminate Steelwood without cause and subsequently proceed against Steelwood as if it had terminated the agreement for cause. [W]e

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Less Is More In New England

Business Facilities

of Transportation invested more than $135 million into the Spaulding Turnpike in Rochester, directly impacting and making improvements for this massive development zone in the Seacoast of New Hampshire. Phase 2 Medical, one of the fastest growing medical device firms in New Hampshire is located in a 75,000-square-foot facility.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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In 2012, the Alliance visited 178 companies to assist with access to capital, workforce training opportunities, permitting issues and site location assistance. The first, announced in 2012, is ConAgra’s new facility and research agreement. New England U.S. The Partnership is leading an effort to undertake a $2.5-million

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