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QUICK NOTE: “EFFECTIVE” NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT

Posted on 5 August, 2019
As a contractor (or subcontractor or supplier if an unconditional payment bond is not furnished by the contractor) you always want to make sure (1) there is a notice of commencement that was recorded for the job and (2) you are working under an EFFECTIVE notice of commencement...

QUICK NOTE: 4 ELEMENTS OF MILLER ACT PAYMENT BOND CLAIM

Posted on 5 August, 2019

   

A subcontractor on a federal construction project must prove the following four elements in a Miller Act payment bond claim:

 

1. The subcontractor supplied labor and/or material per its subcontract;

 

2. The subcontractor is unpaid for the labor...

JUDICIAL REVIEW OF FINAL AGENCY ACTION ARISING FROM BID PROTEST

Posted on 5 August, 2019
If you are involved in a bid protest governed by Florida’s Administrative Procedures Act (Florida Statute s. 120.57), you know there will be an administrative hearing presided over by an administrative law judge.   The judge will issue a recommended order to the public agency...

DOES HORIZONTAL WORKERS COMPENSATION IMMUNITY APPLY?

Posted on 5 August, 2019
The Second District Court of Appeals in Heredia v. John Beach & Associates, Inc., 44 Fla. L. Weekly D1892a (Fla. 2d DCA 2019) found that horizontal workers compensation immunity did not apply when the subcontractors were hired by a developer and not...

ATTORNEY’S FEES FOR LITIGATING THE AMOUNT OF ATTORNEY’S FEES

Posted on 5 July, 2019
Attorney's fees' provisions are common in construction contracts.  They are an important provision if you want to create a contractual entitlement to recover your attorney's fees in the event there is a contractual dispute.  Presuming you prevail on the significant issues of your dispute and are entitled to...