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Subcontractor focus – Miller Act time limits may affect payment contingency
January / February 2008
Newsletter: Construction Law Briefing
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 870
Abstract: In the hope of shifting away some of the risk of a government’s refusal to pay general contractors on public projects often insert so-called “pay when paid” clauses in their subcontracts. Recent federal court decisions based on the Miller Act, however, limit a payment bond surety’s ability to use “pay when paid” clauses. This article examines one example of these limitations in a recent West Virginia case, and a sidebar looks at a similar decision.
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Seeing a claim through to fruition requires an eye for details
January / February 2008
Newsletter: Construction Law Briefing
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 612
Abstract: One might assume that a claim for “differing site conditions” would cover items such as additional pile depths and the removal and replacement of unsuitable subsurface material under slab-on-grade floors. This article looks at a case involving the Army Corps of Engineers and a storage base in Israel that shows a court might not make the same assumption.