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

Best Practices Construction Law

In a recent Board decision dated December 13, 2023, the United States Army Corps of Engineers sought to amend its answer in the case of APPEALS OF – KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT SERVICES, INC., The proposed amendment introduces an affirmative defense, contending that Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. under Contract No.

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

NH Construction Law

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

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Federal Court dismisses sub's claim against GC because of arbitration

Construction Lawyer

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. April 2, 2012), dismissed an action by a subcontractor against the general because there was an agreement to arbitrate in the subcontract.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Eleven different Pennsylvania-based construction companies already have been subcontracted to do much of the work, and many more opportunities will be made available as the project goes forward. The percentage of electricity generated by renewables continues to surge in the United States. Andrew Cuomo.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

In addition to the manufacturing industry and California’s small business employers, the Panel also prioritizes nanotechnology, biotechnology and life sciences, goods movement and transportation logistics, aerospace and defense, advanced IT services, multimedia/entertainment, healthcare, construction, agriculture and renewables.

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State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The port bonus would therefore be equal to 5% of the qualified investment in expenses directly related to manufacturing or providing telecommunication services, with the credit increasing to 8% for recycling, pollution control and defense conversion. Qualifying defense contractors. Qualifying financial service providers.

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