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Monthly Archives: November 2007

GC Required to Pay Sub’s Workers Comp Premiums

By John Parnass on Posted in Construction

If you are a general contractor and your subcontractor does its books & records at the kitchen table rather than a legitimate IRS recognized place of business, be prepared to get hammered by L&I when the sub fails to pay its workers compensation insurance premiums.  

Severin Watch

By John Parnass on Posted in Construction

This procedurally tangled case between Fluor and the structural steel subcontractor Walter on the DOC project in Aberdeen will be of virtually no interest to anyone but the parties themselves, except for the following two kernels: The Court of Appeals recognizes — and presumably adopts in Washington — the federal Severin doctrine (a GC who has… Continue Reading

Gehry

By John Parnass on Posted in Construction

Whatever you think of Gehry’s designs — the EMP, for example — this suit will be fun to keep an eye on.

Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards

By John Parnass on Posted in Construction

Arbitration awards are notoriously difficult to overturn in court because the various arbitration statutes list only narrow grounds for appeal such as arbitrator bias.  But are the parties free to provide for a broader scope of court review by so stipulating in the arbitration contract itself?  Various courts have said various things on the matter, and… Continue Reading

Responsible Bidder Criteria

By John Parnass on Posted in Construction

CPARB — the Capital Projects Advisory Review Board created in 2005 — has released its suggested guidelines for implementing the new legislation (HB 2010) on public works bidder responsibility.  A copy is available here.