Cox & Floyd Grading, Inc. v. Kajima Construction Services, Inc.

KITTREDGE, J.:

Cox & Floyd Grading, Inc., (Cox & Floyd) appeals the circuit court’s order granting summary judgment to Kajima Construction Services, Inc., (Kajima) on Cox & Floyd’s action seeking payment of the retainage 1 from a construction project in which Kajima acted as the general contractor and Cox & Floyd acted as a subcontractor. We affirm.

FACTS

In May 1999, Kajima contracted with Cox & Floyd for the latter to perform excavation, backfilling and compacting services on a construction project of Kajima’s in Greenville County. The contract also specifically required arbitration of all…