In my latest Daily Journal of Commerce Construction column, I discuss the recent rash of cases involving the question of whether subcontractors are bound by the terms of a project’s prime construction contract. In many of these situations, subcontractors contend that their subcontracts give them rights, remedies or defenses against the prime contractor that the
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General contractors: how’s your subcontract?
By Stephen Kelly on
Posted in Construction Contracts
In an article recently published in the Daily Journal of Commerce entitled “General Contractors: How’s Your Subcontract?,” I address five questions that general contractors should ask about their subcontracts. By definition, general contractors are caught in the middle between their owner-clients and their subcontractors—owners hold them responsible for their subcontractors’ work, so they must ensure…