Amanda Hough | Jaburg Wilk Construction is booming in Arizona. There continues to be plenty of work for subcontractors as many general contractors do not self-perform the work. Your company submits a bid for a project and your bid wins! Time to get to work, right? Not so fast. General contractors often require subcontractors to… Continue reading Five Clauses to Watch Out for In Your Construction Subcontract
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What is a Public-Private Partnership? (And Why We Should Think Broadly About it)
Eric Singer | Bilzin Sumberg Ask ten people in the industry to define a public-private partnership (P3), and you’ll probably get twice as many definitions. The World Bank’s PPP Knowledge Lab defines a P3 as “a long-term contract between a private party and a government entity, for providing a public asset or service, in which the private… Continue reading What is a Public-Private Partnership? (And Why We Should Think Broadly About it)
Federal Prompt Pay Act Does Not Afford Subcontractors Right to Sue General Contractor
Douglas L. Patin and Amandeep S. Kahlon | Buildsmart On October 15, 2020, in EMTA Insaat Taahhut ve Ticaret A.S. v. Cosmopolitan Incorporated, a federal district court held that the federal Prompt Pay Act (PPA) (31 U.S.C. §§ 3901, et al.) does not create a private right of action for a subcontractor against a general contractor. … Continue reading Federal Prompt Pay Act Does Not Afford Subcontractors Right to Sue General Contractor
Court of Appeal Holds That Higher-Tiered Party on Construction Project Can be Held Liable for Intentional Interference with Contract
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog In Caliber Paving Company, Inc. v. Rexford Industrial Realty and Management, Inc., Case No. G0584406 (September 1, 2020), the 4th District Court of Appeal examined whether a higher-tiered party on a construction project can be held liable for intentional interference with contract when it interferes with the contract between… Continue reading Court of Appeal Holds That Higher-Tiered Party on Construction Project Can be Held Liable for Intentional Interference with Contract
Comparative Breach of Contract – The New Benefit of the Bargain in Construction?
Steven Hoffman, Esq. | Florida Construction Law News Ask most Florida Construction Law practitioners, and you will likely hear that liability may not be apportioned in “pure” breach of contract cases via the Comparative Fault Act, section 768.81, Florida Statutes (the “Act”). If a material breach is a “substantial factor” in causing damages, the breaching… Continue reading Comparative Breach of Contract – The New Benefit of the Bargain in Construction?