Chart Explaining Miller Act Claim Rights and Deadlines
On February 22, 2010
By Scott Wolfe Jr
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We spend so much time talking about Mechanic Liens we sometimes overlook the equivalent tool available to contractors and suppliers on federal projects – claims under the Miller Act.
The good news about the Miller Act’s requirements is that they are the same across the country. As such, contractors on federal projects need only be familiar with one set of rules. The bad news, however, is that the requirements are often misstated.
To make things easy, we created this chart.
This article was originally posted on Express Lien’s topic-specific Construction Lien Blog.
About the Author: Scott Wolfe Jr
Scott Wolfe, Jr. obtained his J.D. degree from Loyola University of New Orleans, and his B.A. from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. In 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, Scott was recognized as a Leader in Law by CityBusiness Magazine. The son and grandson of general contractors, Scott is a construction litigator in the Pacific Northwest, and the founding member of the bi-coastal law firm, Wolfe Law Group. Scott is also the founder and CEO of Express Lien, Inc., a legal document preparation service for contractors. In 2008, City Business Magazine recognized Scott as one of its Innovators of the Year for the Express Lien concept. As an entrepreneur himself, Scott has a strong background in business and commercial transactions and laws. He focuses his practice on the legal issues facing the construction industry, and has represented clients in multi-million dollar construction disputes in litigation and alternative dispute resolution proceedings. Scott is a LEED AP.
Really nice, handy chart Scott!!
I missed this when it went up to begin with, randomly ran across it now, this is very helpful.
Great Chart Scott! I’ll have to spread it around!