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Project was delayed by main prime contractor(GC), can liquidated damages be charged to the other prime contractors(MEP)?

Pennsylvania

We are on a job where there are 4 prime contractors. the GC and MEP. The GC has caused the project to be delayed by 5 months. They started the project 2 months late and understaffed it. An extension of time was given and it will not be met. The owners are threatening to charge all the prime contractors liquidated damages. Can they do this when the delay was caused by the GC?

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Jul 28, 2022
No, the Owner cannot charge you liquidated damaged if they are the cause of the delay. Technically, the GC has a contract with the Owner, not you. It therefore should be treated as the Owners agent/representative and its failures should be treated as the failures/breaches of Owner. I've litigated and prevailed on this very issue in a case arising out of a school project in Erie. I am also getting ready to file a claim against an Owner in the Pittsburgh area that has a similar fact pattern.
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I'm going to assume that you are one of the primes. Whether the owner can withhold LDs depends on the language in your contract. It sounds like the owner is trying to get all parties to accelerate their work due to the GC's delays. Perhaps a letter to the owner/owner's rep denying responsibility for the delays and refusing the LD's is appropriate. If you have any questions or would like to discuss further, my contact info: lenwindish@verizon.net (215)979-7605.
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I'm going to assume that you are one of the primes. Whether the owner can withhold LDs depends on the language in your contract. It sounds like the owner is trying to get all parties to accelerate their work due to the GC's delays. Perhaps a letter to the owner/owner's rep denying responsibility for the delays and refusing the LD's is appropriate. If you have any questions or would like to discuss further, my contact info: lenwindish@verizon.net (215)979-7605.   

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