The Federal Miller Act and the Virginia “Little Miller Act” are great tools that Virginia construction professionals can use on Federal and State construction projects. Particularly in today’s construction marketplace construction subcontractors and suppliers are bidding on more government work to which these statutes apply. This page compiles the various Construction Law Musings relating to construction bond claims and other construction surety and bonding issues.
Thoughts on the construction landscape from Christopher G. Hill, Virginia construction lawyer, LEED AP and member of the Virginia Legal Elite in Construction Law
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What Is Construction Law?
In the past few weeks, I must have been asked one question on multiple occasions: “What is Construction Law?” When this question was asked, I realized that I’ve been Musing on this topic for almost three years and realized that I’ve posted on everything from why I enjoy being a construction lawyer, to various topics…
Is Moving Away from Construction Bonding Requirements a Good Idea?
Recently, the legal/construction blogosphere (if that’s still a word) has been discussing a move by Ohio State University to eliminate the need for construction payment and performance bonds on public projects for the university. Needless to say, this move is not popular with certain portions of the construction industry. In fact the Surety and Fidelity…
Deadline Nears for “Green Performance Bond” Implementation
For this weeks Guest Post Friday at Musings, we welcome Surety Bonds.com, a leading online surety provider. SuretyBonds.com specializes in educating current and prospective business owners about local surety requirements. To keep up with surety bond trends, follow and Surety Bonds Insider blog and @suretybond on Twitter. Professionals who work in the construction industry know…
No Recoupment Defense to Supplier’s Miller Act Claim
We’re back on the Miller Act train here at Musings. Recently, the Alexandria, VA Federal District Court revisited the issue of whether the failure of a subcontractor to pay its supplier provides a general contractor and its surety with a defense to a Federal Miller Act bond claim. The short answer is “No.” In U.S….