Category Archives: Bond Claims

Bid Bonds: The First Preventative Measure for Your Project

For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Construction Law Musings welcomes Danielle Rodabaugh. Danielle (@DaRodabaugh) is a principal for Surety Bonds.com, an agency that issues surety bonds to individuals and businesses across the nation. She writes articles to clarify bonding rules and regulations for those who have a stake in the surety bond industry–from contractors to [...]

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Contractor Side Deals Can Waive Rights

Originally posted 2010-03-22 09:00:00. Republished by Blog Post PromoterHere at Construction Law Musings, we are quite fond of the Federal Miller Act and it’s Virginia counterpart, the “Little” Miller Act.  Both of these statutes allow a subcontractor or supplier on a government construction project the security to perform their work with the knowledge that a [...]

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Bonds, Payment Bonds – Virginia’s “Little Miller Act”

Originally posted 2009-04-06 09:00:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Image via Wikipedia Here at Musings, we have discussed the topic of mechanic’s liens extensively.  However, a mechanic’s lien may not be appropriate depending on the type of project that you work on.  For instance, in Virginia (as in most states), a contractor cannot place a [...]

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No Miller Act Setoff for Non-Federal Claims

Originally posted 2009-08-05 09:00:00. Republished by Blog Post PromoterMusings is back! And a great case for subcontractors on federal projects came out of the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia last month. The Court in U. S. ex rel Acoustical Concepts, Inc. v. Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. of America, et. [...]

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Miller Act Bond Claims Subject to “Pay If Paid”. . . Sometimes

The Federal Miller Act is a great tool that subcontractors and suppliers on Federal projects can use for collection of wrongfully withheld amounts due.  However, as a recent federal case from the Eastern District of Virginia points out, the construction contract’s terms affect when a subcontractor or supplier can use this great collection tool and [...]

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