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#88   Battle of the Forms: When Is There an Enforceable Contract?

NH Construction Law

When contracts and subcontracts are negotiated, it is common for written drafts and redrafts to circulate between the parties, sometimes with a letter of intent to enter into a contract thrown into the mix, and sometimes with competing forms being used – a proposal or bid on one side, an expansive formal contract on the other.

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#98:  Good Faith Limits on Termination for Convenience

NH Construction Law

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. Ambrose Development, LLC , No.

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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? New Hampshire employs the same general rule.) JBC Merger Sub LLC v. Tricon Enterprises, Inc. , 145, 286 A.3d 3d at 1201.

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State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Capital Investment: Projects that require major capital investments representing targeted industries and creating new jobs with sustainable wages and benefits may qualify for cash incentives to offset major capital investments that are necessary for the new business expansion. FLORIDA – updated for 2014. FINANCING .

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Lenders negotiate their own fees and the USDA charges 2 percent of the guaranteed amount as a one-time fee. Pre-approved applicants creating or retaining jobs in Florida may receive tax refunds of $3,000 per net new Florida full-time equivalent job created or retained; $6,000 in an Enterprise Zone or rural county.

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#101:  Analyzing "Pay-when-Paid" and "Pay-if-Paid" Clauses

NH Construction Law

213-2019-CV-00221 (April 26, 2021), a case of first impression in New Hampshire. MacMillin was the general contractor on an assisted living facility project in Keene for Prospect Woodward Home, and subcontracted the plumbing and mechanical portion of the project to Denron. MacMillin Company, LLC , No.