Bart Reed | Stoel Rives LLP | April 24, 2018 During Seattle’s current construction boom, general contractors and subcontractors may be concentrating more on finalizing work on their projects than on worrying about the niceties of their construction contract documents. It is no less prudent now, however, for the parties to remain aware of their… Continue reading Can a Contingent Payment Provision Affect a Construction Lien Claim in Washington?
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Pay IF Paid: It Means What it Says
Kyle M. Doiron | Bradley | March 2018 Pay when paid clauses are common in the construction industry. A typical pay when paid clause sounds something like this: “Prime Contractor will not pay Subcontractor until Prime Contractor receives payment from Owner.” A lay person might read that and interpret it to mean that if the Prime Contractor… Continue reading Pay IF Paid: It Means What it Says
One Word Makes All The Difference – The Distinction Between “Pay If Paid” and “Pay When Paid” Clauses
David A. Harris | Haight Brown & Bonesteel, LLP | March 30, 2016 Payment clauses in California construction contracts are often complex and multi-layered. This is especially true in contracts between general contractors and their subcontractors. The general does not want to pay the subs until it receives funding from the owners. The subs, of… Continue reading One Word Makes All The Difference – The Distinction Between “Pay If Paid” and “Pay When Paid” Clauses
The Differences Between “Pay if Paid” and “Pay when Paid” Clauses in Construction Contracts
Stephen K. Pudner – January 15, 2013 As attorneys that draft construction contracts and litigate construction disputes on a regular basis, we have seen how construction contract terms are used in contracts and what the practical effects of these terms may be on the rights and obligations of parties to those contracts. While a previous… Continue reading The Differences Between “Pay if Paid” and “Pay when Paid” Clauses in Construction Contracts