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27Aug

Substantial Compliance – When The Contract Doesn’t Always Mean What It Says

As COVID-19 continues to result in government shutdown orders, labor shortages, and increased lead times to acquire materials, project owners, contractors, and subcontractors may begin to make claims of “force majeure,” or may otherwise suspend or even terminate work. Often these notifications or directives can first happen over the phone --- a contractor tells an owner that there is a manpower shortage, or that they are held up by an inability to work on the project site because a local order...
By: Porter Hedges LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/substantial-compliance-when-the-50524/

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