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"Think Twice Before Relying on a Constructive Termination for Convenience Clause After Terminating a Subcontractor for Default," The Associated General Contractors of America's Law in Brief

By William J. Shaughnessy
May 2019

The right to terminate without cause or the concept to “terminate for convenience” (originally utilized by the federal government during times of war) has steadily evolved into a construction industry standard clause utilized by general contractors to terminate a subcontractor without having to establish the subcontractor as being in default and without the general contractor being liable for what would otherwise be a fundamental breach of contract damages, including consequential damages. Continue reading >

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