Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Under the statutes and/or case law in many states, unlicensed contractors cannot enforce the construction contract. To be blunt, they are not legally entitled to payment for their work, no matter how outstanding that work may have been. By Bruce Jervis Contractors performing work without proper state licenses are in great jeopardy.

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NH Construction Law

MAY 20, 2023

A couple of years ago I blogged ( #101 ) on “pay-if-paid” clauses, which make a general contractor’s receipt of payment from the owner a prerequisite – a “condition precedent,” in legal terms – to its obligation to pay subcontractors. Quinn Construction, Inc. JBC Merger Sub LLC v. 145, 286 A.3d

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NH Construction Law

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Many construction contracts and subcontracts provide for arbitration of disputes. To be enforceable, contracts require “consideration,” a bargained-for exchange of value or promises of value on both sides. Harbor Construction Co. Maverick Construction Management Services, Inc. Consigli Construction Co.,

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