Legal Opinion
Star Equipment, Ltd. v. State of Iowa, Iowa Department of Transportation
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 31, 2014No. 12–1378PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATERMAN, Justice.
This appeal presents questions of first impression on the meaning and constitutionality of Iowa Code section 573.2 (2011). That statute governs subcontractors’ remedies for unpaid work on public improvements when the state waives the performance bond for a general contractor that is a “Targeted Small Business” (TSB). Three subcontractors obtained default judgments against a TSB, which remain unsatisfied. The district court ruled that, in the absence of a bond, the subcontractors’ remedy against the state is limited to the funds the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT)…
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