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Value of subcontracts awarded on HS2 hits £7.9bn

Construction Enquirer

HS2 has revealed that tier two subcontracts totalling £7.9bn have been awarded to over 2,000 UK-based companies since the project started. These firms are providing world-leading consultancy services, engineering solutions and products, with many going on to secure multiple contracts.

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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. Turner Construction Co. , 560 F.Supp.

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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 alleged misrepresentations include issues related to subcontractor quotes, firm fixed prices, subcontracting plans, and more. W912GB-13-C-0011.

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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? Westar Engineering , 290 F.3d I promised elaboration on this question in an earlier blog (# 8). .” United States ex rel.

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Insider Discusses EJCDC's New Document on Subcontracts

Construction Dive

Here is the summary for the October 2013 addition: One of the new documents that the Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee (EJCDC) has added is “C-523,” which addresses subcontracts.

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NY Appellate Court Enforces Pay-If-Paid Provision Against Party With No Lien Rights

Constructlaw

Entech Engineering, P.C. Dewberry Engineers, Inc. , Defendant Dewberry Engineers, Inc. Dewberry retained Entech Engineering PC (Entech) to perform pre-construction lead paint inspections of homes. 3d 467, 167 N.Y.S.3d Eventually, Dewberry terminated Entech.

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Choose With Care: Tennessee Federal Court’s Prompt Payment Conclusions Turn on Choice of Law Clause

Constructlaw

Army Corps of Engineers hired Relyant Global LLC to act as the prime contractor. Relyant subcontracted with Federal Engineers and Constructors, Inc. (FE&C). Relyant later terminated its subcontract with FE&C. The subcontract was silent as to whether retainage must be placed in an escrow account.