Brooklyn judge moves Barclays contract dispute forward
A contract case between general and subcontractors is allowed by move forward in Brooklyn’s Commercial Division, Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Carolyn Demarest ruled.
General contractor Hunt Construction Group Inc. entered into a subcontract with The Laquila Group Inc. for Laquila to provide excavation and foundation work for the then-anticipated Barclays’ Center in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. The original contract price was set at $27.5 million with the understanding that the work had to be completed in a timely manner due to events at Barclays already scheduled around the completion date. The contract also made clear that all changes in the work order must be done in writing and stated that Hunt would not pay for any work done by Laquila without a written work order.
In January 2013, Laquila submitted a claim requesting $10,870,534.34 be paid by Hunt for additional costs incurred during the project. Laquila specifically pointed to a “7.4 month” delay in the Barclays project caused his company to assume unexpected costs and that the original contract price was based on representations not followed through on by Hunt.