Orangedogsrule
PULEEZE LET SMOKEY WIN!!!
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i can see this being the case, but as others have pointed out I dont see how it is worth the legal fees to do this as a business practice.
So you're a commercial GC with a high dollar project and your contract is cost plus.
The worst thing you can do for yourself is "trust" the owner to pay according to payment on completion negotiated terms. Use AIA contracts and get partial payments at agreed upon milestones.
Rich people will use the, "Work wasn't up to our standards" BS all the time. If they can't push it onto the GC they'll try to push it on the Architect ... Even though they approved the contract documents (Construction Drawings and Project Specifications) they'll act like someone, anyone, didn't do right and that's why they're not going to pay more than some arbitrary number they want to pass off as "fair".
Trump is known for doing this and I'm actually surprised he gets many bids on his projects. You'd have to build in the lawyerin & court costs to get paid to a bid.
