Blois Construction, Inc. v. FCI/Fluor/Parsons

Opinion

ROTHSCHILD, P. J.

This case involves the interpretation of prompt payment statutes intended to guarantee timely payments to contractors and subcontractors in construction projects. As is typical in the construction industry, here the contract between the owner of the project and the contractor allowed the owner to withhold as “retentions” a percentage of the payments due pending successful completion of the project. Similarly, the contract between the contractor and the subcontractor allowed the contractor to withhold retentions from the payments due the subcontractor.

Pursuant to Public…