Building Industry Consultants, Inc. v. 3M Parkway, Inc.

Whitmore, Judge.

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, Building Industry Consultants, Inc. (“BIC”), appeals from the judgment of the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas granting summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee, 3M Parkway, Inc. This court reverses.

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{¶ 2} In 2003, 3M Parkway entered into a lot-purchase agreement with NVR, Inc., whereby 3M Parkway would develop a number of single-family lots on its property and then sell the property to NVR. Subsequently, 3M Parkway and BIC began negotiating for BIC to become 3M Parkway’s construction manager on the project. On July 8, 2003, BIC’s…