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Contract Change #9: Owner’s Right to Carry Out the Work (law note)

March 28, 2018 —
In prior versions of the General Conditions, if a contractor defaulted and the Owner (after giving notice) opted to cure by carrying out the work itself, an appropriate Change Order would be issued. However, a Change Order is a contract that requires an agreement by both the Owner and Contractor, and, obviously, Contractors were reluctant to agree that they were in default and responsible for a deductive change order. Read the full story...
Reprinted courtesy of Melissa Dewey Brumback, Construction Law in North Carolina