Notice provisions must be followed
Article Abstract:
Notice provisions furnish project owners with the chance to eliminate or mitigate the impact of unexpected issues encountered by contractors and are typical in construction contracts. Failure to comply with the contract's notice requirements may bar contractors from obtaining financial relief from such occurrences. A court case involving a contractor and the Army Corps of Engineers will show that the consequences are extreme if contractors fail to adhere to notice provisions and unfairly placing owners at a disadvantage, whether or not courts require strict compliance with such provisions.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 1999
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Payment bond covers delay damages
Article Abstract:
An appellate court has ruled the delay damages are recoverable under a payment bond even when the contractor is only partially at fault for the delay. The ruling stemmed from the case filed by Consolidated Electrical and Mechanicals Inc. against Biggs General Contracting Inc. Biggs was the prime contractor in the renovation of the Missouri Air National Guard buildings at St. Louis International Airport. Consolidated was the subcontractor that installed the electrical fixtures and equipment on the project.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 1999
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: Noah's flood? Painters' atoms. Molecular crayons and mustard seed avalanches
- Abstracts: Discussion by Tien H. Wu, fellow, ASCE, and Walter E. Hanson, honorary member, ASCE. Closure by Akram N. Alshawabkeh, associate member, ASCE
- Abstracts: Owners' 'bad faith' can relieve contractors of notice requirements. Warranty of specification-shifting risk to the contractor