{"id":901299,"date":"2023-06-15T14:04:28","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T20:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/?p=901299"},"modified":"2023-06-15T14:04:32","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T20:04:32","slug":"dispute-resolution-provisions-dont-ignore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/dispute-resolution-provisions-dont-ignore\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Ignore the Dispute Resolution Provisions in Your Construction Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>David Adelstein | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridaconstructionlegalupdates.com\/dont-ignore-the-dispute-resolution-provisions-in-your-construction-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Florida Construction Legal Updates<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t ignore dispute resolution provisions in a construction contract.\u00a0 Sometimes, you may want to.\u00a0 But\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/dispute-resolution-provisions-in-construction-contracts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dispute resolution provisions<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0should be one of the first provisions you look to when a dispute arises recognizing these provisions will be raised if you fail to comply. \u00a0Not only will they be raised, but the presumption is they will be enforced. This is the situation that was raised in\u00a0<em>Seminole County, Florida v. APM Construction Corp<\/em>., 2023 WL 3555356 (Fla. 5<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0DCA 2023).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, a contractor was terminated for cause by Seminole County. The contractor then filed suit against the County. The County moved to dismiss the lawsuit because the contractor failed to comply with&nbsp;<strong>contractual presuit administrative procedures<\/strong>&nbsp;in the contract prior to filing a lawsuit. While the trial court denied the County\u2019s motion to dismiss, the appellate court granted the County\u2019s petition for writ of certiorari quashing the trial court\u2019s order denying the motion to dismiss.&nbsp; For purposes of granting the writ of certiorari, the appellate court held irreparable harm existed because \u201c<strong>certiorari jurisdiction is properly exercised when a trial court permits a party to litigate when there is a contractual or legal obligation to first administrative proceed.<\/strong>\u201d&nbsp;<em>Seminole County, supra<\/em>, at *2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The contract between the County and its contractor contained the following dispute resolution provisions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(a) In the event of a dispute related to any performance or payment obligation arising under this Agreement, the parties shall exhaust County&nbsp;administrative dispute resolution procedures&nbsp;prior to filing a lawsuit or otherwise pursuing legal remedies\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(b) In any lawsuit or legal proceeding arising under this Agreement [contractor] hereby waives any claim or defense based on facts or evidentiary materials that were not presented for consideration in County administrative dispute resolution procedures set forth in subsection (a) above which [contractor] had knowledge and failed to present during County administrative dispute resolution procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regardless of the termination for cause, the appellate court noted \u201c<strong>nothing in the contract shows that the parties intended to expressly exclude post-termination disputes such as the one brought by [contractor] from the scope of its presuit administrative dispute resolution provisions<\/strong>.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Seminole County, supra<\/em>, at *2.&nbsp; Thus, the presuit administrative dispute resolution procedures applied. The appellate court explained:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[Contractor] signed a contract in which it agreed that: (1) disputes regarding contract performance&nbsp;<em>shall<\/em>&nbsp;require the exhaustion of the administrative dispute resolution procedures prior to the filing of a lawsuit; and (2) the termination of [contractor\u2019s] services under the contract by [the County] shall not affect any rights [the County] may have against [the contractor]. Furthermore, the contract contained no language that expressly excluded post-termination disputes\u2014such as the claims being asserted in counts one and two of [the contractor\u2019s] complaint\u2014from the scope of the presuit administrative dispute resolution process. Lastly, we discern no present basis in the record to conclude that the required presuit administrative dispute resolution procedures will be futile.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Seminole County, supra<\/em>, at *3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When one of your cases is in need of a construction expert, estimates, insurance appraisal or umpire services in defect or insurance disputes &#8211; please call Advise &amp; Consult, Inc. at 888.684.8305, or email <a href=\"mailto:experts@adviseandconsult.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">experts@adviseandconsult.net<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Adelstein | Florida Construction Legal Updates Don\u2019t ignore dispute resolution provisions in a construction contract.\u00a0 Sometimes, you may want to.\u00a0 But\u00a0dispute resolution provisions\u00a0should be one of the first provisions you look to when a dispute arises recognizing these provisions will be raised if you fail to comply. \u00a0Not only will they be raised, but&hellip; 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