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

NH Construction Law

When that is the case, can a general contractor with a pay-if-paid provision in its subcontracts hide behind that provision when the reason for owner nonpayment is the general contractor’s own default? JBC Merger Sub LLC v. Tricon Enterprises, Inc. , 145, 286 A.3d 3d 1186 (2022), didn’t think so. Quinn Construction, Inc.

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#98:  Good Faith Limits on Termination for Convenience

NH Construction Law

Such a provision was part of a commercial painting subcontract in Hate to Paint, LLC v. The AIA’s popular A201 General Conditions form had such a provision in its 2007 version; it was eliminated in the 2017 version in favor of a pre-negotiated termination fee.) Ambrose Development, LLC , No.