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Canceled contract pre lien, Contractor now wants unconditional when we have performed no work

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We were listed as the HVAC subcontractor on a school project. During the initial construction phase we requested further clarification on the project due to poor plans so we knew where to start. At that point it was discovered that the school was providing the HVAC portion of the project with the mobile classroom purchase. We were then issued a change order deducting the job total and canceling our contract. Now a year later the GC is coming back asking us to sign an unconditional release. We were never paid nor performed any onsite work. Should we sign the unconditional or do something else?

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Apr 16, 2020
You have not performed any work so you do not have lien rights. So signing an unconditional release may be a relatively harmless step. But, assuming that this was a public works project, it sounds like the GC may have improperly substituted you and is now attempting to cover that up by having you sign an unconditional release. You should make sure that someone else's work is not being attributed to you as that could ultimately have negative ramifications. As long as that is not the case, likely no harm in signing the release.
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