Excell Prepares and Negotiates $2.3 million REA for Subcontractor This REA included Defective and Deficient Contract Documents, Differing Site Conditions, Out of Scope Work, Unreasonable Specifications, Cardinal…
Should I File in State or Federal Court? INTRODUCTION As explained in a previous post, Subcontractors and Sub-subcontractors on federal government construction projects can recover payments…
Requests for Equitable Adjustment (REA) and Claims are similar by definition; however, the purposes for filing either a REA or a Claim are quite different. It is important for a contractor to know the differences in order to…
INTRODUCTION Before elaborating on the question of recovery of consulting fees and/or legal fees, let’s be clear on a major point: a claim situation does not exist…
INTRODUCTION Concurrent delay is a method that the owner of a project can use in its defense against a contractor when “allegations” that delays experienced, which affect…
INTRODUCTION When an appeal from a Contracting Officer’s final decision is filed with either the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) or the Civilian Board of…
SUSPENSION OF WORK The Suspension of Work clause, found in FAR 52.242-14, provides that if the contracting officer orders the suspension, delay or interruption of the contract…
INTRODUCTION As explained in a previous post, Subcontractors and Sub-subcontractors on federal government construction projects can recover payments due to them under the Miller Act. In pursuing…
INTRODUCTION In Federal Government contracting, Subcontractors and Prime Contractors often face the dilemma of how to handle Subcontractor claims against the Prime that result from Government action…
INTRODUCTION To every rule, there are exceptions and nuances. Such is the case with CDA claims. Part 1 of this series set forth the fundamental requirements and…
