YES, YOU CAN RECOVER COSTS RELATING TO INFLATION
YES, YOU CAN RECOVER COSTS RELATING TO INFLATION If Your Claim is Presented with the Right Strategy! — For a printable PDF of this blog post and…
DoD ISSUES QUESTIONABLE GUIDANCE ON INFLATION
DoD ISSUES QUESTIONABLE GUIDANCE ON INFLATION Economic Price Adjustment Clause in New, Existing, and Option Contracts — INTRODUCTION In the midst of decades-high inflation, the Department of…
Partial and Full Terminations for Convenience: What are you forgetting?
Terminations for Convenience (T4Cs) on Government contracts are becoming more and more common in today’s contracting arena. When they do occur, many contractors don’t have much in…
Border Wall Terminations for Convenience
Don’t Take the Risk! Excell’s Administrative Costs Associated with Preparation of the Border Wall Contract Termination Settlement Proposals are 100% Recoverable! (i.e., bottom line settlement negotiation situations)…
Federal Government Shutdown – Know Your Rights!
Government Shutdown Survival Checklist What should your organization be thinking about, and do you REALLY understand your rights? Introduction Federal. Government. Shutdown. Three words that are likely to stir…
When False Claims Cause Contractual Damages
When False Claims Cause Contractual Damages: Pursuing Parallel Qui Tam and Breach Claims, and the Public Disclosure Conundrum J. Taylor Benson, EXCELL CONSULTING INTERNATIONAL, INC. / BENSON LAW…
Subcontractors’ Remedies Under the Miller Act
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…
REA vs. CLAIM – Do You Know the Difference?
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…
Subcontractor Remedies Under the Miller Act
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…
Prime Contractor Cannot Pass on Liquidated Damages to Subcontractor
Case Example The prime contractor for a highway construction project subcontracted the excavation, grading, and paving work, and retained the rock crushing and placement work for itself….