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Who is responsible for resolving the lien and is it a valid lien? Any other thoughts would be appreciated.

New YorkMechanics Lien

NYC Dept. of Env. Protection retains NY Power Authority through a term contract to construct a $30M project NYPA retains an engineering consultant to design and retain a contractor to build the project Engineering Consultant bids the project and retains Contractor "A" Contractor A subcontracts to a Fabricator for pipe supports Fabricator buys fasteners from Screw Company for pipe supports Fabricator goes bankrupt July 2020 Screw Company uses "Construction Lien Collections" to file lien with NYC for ~$5,000... Lien names the correct contract number but the wrong Contractor. It is also filed over a year since fasteners were supplied. It also notes that the lien is for supports but the screw company does not make supports. NYC does not notify NYPA until April 2021 of the lien NYPA informs engineering consultant of lien April 2021 Consultant informs Contractor A of lien April 2021 Contractor A has no knowledge of the lien and notes they are not the Contractor named in the lien so they do nothing NYPA wants Engineering Consultant to help resolve the lien since NYCDEP will not pay NYPA $M owed on this and other projects Who resolves this lien and is it a valid lien

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